Musings from a variety of people from Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
11/04/2005
WYO
Well I guess its about time for some kind of comments on the SEPTA situation. Rather than peddle my opinion I'll let everyone chime in. Comment away.
I will say though people need to lose that chip on their shoulder and realize this isn't going away. Your just going to have to learn to deal with packed trains (yes, even if more cars are added the trains will still be packed) and long lines. We all have to go through it and no your not a special case. Everyone has a job to make, appointments to make, kids to pick up, etc, etc, etc... Yes it sucks but constantly complaining about it and showing your short fuse to everyone around you isn't going to alleviate the problem one bit.
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Point well taken. But I do have a problem with this and it came from a quote from the Daily Times. The Union President said that same thing somewhat, only to his union brothers & sisters. I can't quote it, because the wife threw out the paper, but basically he said there are tough times ahead for their families, and to hang tough.
ReplyDeleteWhat he didn't say was anything about WHO pays him. Not Septa, but the thousands of paying customers that commute daily. What about them? Only an inconvenience? My 81 year old mother had to go to the doctor tuesday. My brother in law took her, only because he is out of work. Normally she rides the Media trolly.
Bottom line? Septa employees are greedy as hell, not to consider paying in to their healthcare. Many other companies and corporations employees have to, even my spouse's union took out dues for her's.
As for myself, being self employed and "In the middle" I make too much it seems for Cobra, but at $800.00 a month for Blue Cross I am now cancelled due to being late.
So I and my falily right now have ZERO healthcare. So do you want me to feel sorry for these people?
I don't have the luxury of having a "Union" behind me. But that's the way both myself and 10 million plus choose to earn a living. How many low income familes are suffering because of this? Does Septa or local 234 give a dam? Don't bet on it.
Ending this post I'll say this: When this is all over be sure to look for fewer riders equaling fewer revenue. Maybe something good may come out of this. Let's hope so.
I stopped riding SEPTA when I ceased working in the City of Phiadelphia who had their hand in my pocket every payday with their ridiculous city wage tax. I sympathize with those that have to rely on SEPTA. I took a short train drive on the P&W a couple times to go to some Phillies games w/my son this summer. The trains were filthy, beer cans, food wrappers, candy wrappers, all over the place, a real shithole if you will. The SEPTA drivers I encountered could give a rats ass about riders, remember when drivers actually had a "warm" and thoughtful personality? Well, they've retired a while ago, nowyour stuck with drone like robots who could give a shit that their train or bus is a friggin trash dump.
ReplyDeleteWell well well. The strike is over. What do you know.
ReplyDeletePHILADELPHIA - Negotiators for the region's transit agency and about 5,300 striking workers reached a tentative agreement on a new contract Monday after an all-night bargaining session, ending a weeklong walkout.
And I was betting that it would last longer than the one in 1998. I was wrong. Mow people can go about their daily business to work, school, etc.
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