This kind of goes to the point I want to make. Why don't they install the damn turnstiles NOW? I'm sure there must be some kind of added revenue in that.

I agree that the current infrastructure is pretty bad, imagine when the Olympics roll in no one will get on the trains lol.

The majority of people do not have the luxury of living in the same city as where they work.

I really liked how you brought up that admin cost point.

But we're not just talking about translink, but other crown corporations as well.

There are plenty of places to make wage cuts in the public sector. Many of the jobs do require the high wages, but there are plenty more that don't require $25/hr + awesome benefits to be a receptionist.

The market should determine the wages. For many jobs that have a huge supply of workers wanting to and able to do the occupation, I dont understand why the wages are so high for many jobs that do not require a lot of skill/education.

Even if we save $2 million a year or so. That's 2 million that could be used to do things like. . . . .cover the potholes!

That person totally deserved that money IMO as they totally fucked her business. I hope all the other business who were affected sue as well.

Richmond-bubble phenomenon right there.

For shits and giggles, some people posts in the threads talking about tolling Port Mann, Patullo and Golden Ears bridges when it doesn't effect them. I'm sure they feel the same way now, toll that fucker. [/sarcasm]


http://www.revscene.net/forums/patul...highlight=toll


http://www.revscene.net/forums/new-p...highlight=toll


http://www.revscene.net/forums/new-p...highlight=toll

http://www.revscene.net/forums/pattu...highlight=toll

Well fuck them

^ Nice I want to fuck the majority of (female) population too.

i agree, i didn't that she doesn't deserve it. every business that went under should get some kind of compensation. it was absolutely selfish and ignorant for translink to implement a cut-and-over to save costs and expect no one to sue.

my point was that, despite reasonable logic (and ethical issues), chances are that translink will try to make us pay for that settlement and any others in the future.

LOL. Might as well toll every bloody street in Lower mainland for that matter.

just heard on the radio that Golden Ears makes about 1mil per month in tolls.

translink ceos/directors/supervisors get more than that!

ICBC = Crown Corp = surplus

shit roads shitty bus service. = translink

why not take ICBC's surplus and fucking fix these god damn roads

To be honest, If they do Toll

Please toll EVERY bridge, just to make it make more sense, like the crappier bridges for cheaper... and better ones for a little more and even better ones little more

like

$2
$5
$10


Not percisely in that price... please no

but do it like how they do it in Hong Kong

I think thats one of the lamest excuses I hear from people. "Vancouver is so expensive etc. etc" Umm.. no its not. Almost anyone who has a full time job can afford to live in Vancouver. Its just that supersized North Americans like their Supersized cars and Supersized houses and they'd rather spend 100's of additional hours commuting every year so they can buy that monster house in the suburbs instead of a nice condo in the city.

With everything said and done, living in the suburbs and commuting is actually MORE expensive than living in the city when you include the added stress, time, expense, etc. So why do so many people still do this? Because they are fucking STUPID! :D

Delete off topic.

Tell me how I(used generally) can pay a mortgage with 12/hr with a wife who makes $10/hr with two kids 1 in elementry and 1 in highschool.

can i own a house in "vancouver" - tell me where ( 2 br , 2 full bath )

(12*160hrs/mo + 10*160hrs/mo) = 3500/mo gross x 18% for tax =2860 after tax x 12 = 35k per year!


can i own a decent car ? decent = 2000+ without it having to breakdown every 2500km

seems like ur in fantasy land mr.piggy, or u've grown up with money all ur life that you have lost its meaning..

Have you checked how much it costs to afford a home in Vancouver? I as well as many people I know would rather buy a house in the suburbs than live in a small condo in Vancouver.

WTF are you talking about?? So you're calling everyone that can't afford to live in vancouver stupid. I don't even know where to begin to describe how stupid you are.

I've lived almost everywhere in the lower mainland.

Burnaby, East Van, Langley, Delta, Surrey, Burnaby (by SFU), Coquitlam, and Abbotsford.

It's near impossible for me to afford a house in East Van on an average persons salary unless I have help from rich parents. If I got kids, I can't live in a condo!

fuck . i dont even want to start . . .just want to say you're an idiot!

U quoted me wrong lol. I never complain aobut the tolling of the bridges. I just came to express my feelings aobut how crappy bus/skytrain services is even though they are getting huge amounts of fundings from tax/revenues and other sauces.

This tolling is not going to help to improve the public transportation in any way. Is just a money grab for the higher ups so they can give themselvies 40% annual raise every year.

They'll be fucked if there's an earthquake warning and they are told to evacuate the area.
HA!

I thought i was the only soldier in the mr.piggy battle.

garrhh - still pisses me off

:mad:
http://www.news1130.com/news/local/m...18_100650_2648

^ wow these motherfuckers are crazy.

time to buy a boat