Thursday, December 4, 2014

Metrolinx meets next week (December 11). I smell a fare increase

It smells like too much perfume, mixed in with a fresh bag of McDonald's take-away, topped off with someone carrying a box of fried noodles, with a hint of that leather smell that comes from an empty wallet.

That's what a fare increase smells like.

8 comments:

  1. DakotaDecember 4, 2014 at 11:29 AM

    I hope there is no increase. The trains have been late again and when I checked to see if I could claim the fare back it says not eligible because of an operational issues. WTH?

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  2. BickyDecember 4, 2014 at 1:01 PM

    Um....

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  3. AprilDecember 4, 2014 at 1:50 PM

    I can't afford another increase. My salary didn't go up 4.8% last year!

    Bastards.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 4, 2014 at 2:22 PM

    At least if the fare goes up you'll get more back when you are entitled for a refund...;)

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  5. C.J. SmithDecember 4, 2014 at 2:36 PM

    ^ Um...

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  6. SquigglesDecember 4, 2014 at 2:46 PM

    The sad thing is Anon that they are playing games with the service guarantee... last week, my train in the morning was late twice. The first by 10mins. Ok, doesn't qualify. The second was delayed 18 mins. EIGHTEEN! But somehow, by the time we hit Union, we managed to only be late 14 mins. Therefore we do not qualify. Yet, my time to get into the office was closer to the 20 mins later than normal.

    All I can say is that currently I work from home 1 day a week. If it is a fare increase, guess what? Telecommuting will increase, probably to two days a week. Take myself out of the equation.

    But it is something that bother/confuses me. I know costs go up. But if ridership increases and fares remain the same, wouldn't the pool of money be greater than a bigger increase? Especially if it means a lower ridership?

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  7. Tal HartsfeldDecember 5, 2014 at 11:23 AM

    Dear Squiggles:
    That type of "wholesale" mindset will never occur to today's "bottom-line mentality" business and governmental sectors.

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  8. SquigglesDecember 5, 2014 at 12:09 PM

    True enough. But it is something that bugs me and will always bug me.

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