She ain't bound for nowhere
It's time for a new year with the Chinook Book -- some great deals in there, if you're willing to be a coupon-clipper. The 2009 book expired on Monday, and with it, a couple of offers we were intending to get in on, but never got around to. That free loaf of bread at Grand Central Bakery with a $5 purchase -- letting that one slip away really hurt.
Last year, we complained that Tri-Met had stopped putting free bus passes in the Chinook Book -- the cheapskates. This year, they insulted us even worse, by including two tickets to ride the WES train, the spendy commuter train that runs, mostly empty, between Beaverton and Wilsonville during weekday rush hour. And if you want to transfer to a bus or MAX train, the coupon's no good for that -- you have to pay.
Hey, Crocodile Hansen, don't do us any favors. You and your anemic board of directors have taken one of the country's best transit systems and driven it straight to mediocrity. Oblivion is next -- all aboard!
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Comments (6)
Hmmm, the "Oblivion Express" where have I heard that before?
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Posted by Bad Brad | December 4, 2009 11:13 AM
WES is a joke. I see it every day. Nearly empty always.
Posted by Dave Lister | December 4, 2009 11:19 AM
I don't know how many tickets were included in the past, but looking at the offers there actually is a free C-TRAN day pass, which is more valuable than a TriMet ticket ($6 vs $2.30). Not only can it be all day, but it can also be used on C-TRAN's express buses. So if you want your free transit fix (besides a WES ride), you can still have it.
http://www.ecometro.com/portland/location/C-TRAN/2189/
Posted by Jason McHuff | December 4, 2009 8:52 PM
I know this is hard for you to grasp, but most people don't ride mass transit for the "fix" of it. They're trying to get somewhere. And ain't too many of us trying to get to the 'Couv.
In any event, C-Tran may have given us something worthwhile in the Chinook Book, but Tri-Met gave us the sleeves from their vest.
Posted by Jack Bog | December 4, 2009 8:56 PM
Hahaha!
That is insulting!
Only good on the
*W*asteful *E*xecutive *S*pending!
What a freaking joke, can't even transfer!
BTW-Our union is giving Fred a vote of NO CONFIDENCE!
Posted by al m | December 4, 2009 10:07 PM
My onion is giving TriMet a vote of NO CONFIDENCE. The declining service SMELLS-all for trolleys and light rail.
Posted by lw | December 5, 2009 6:50 PM