mf - story #1075 - GTA cycling Saturday the 26

GTA cycling Saturday the 26
posted by pasofol on April 25th, 2008 at 11:11AM

I biked to Oakville two days ago and found that I do enjoy biking but I am in extremely bad shape.

So I will start doing trips on my own but anyone else is welcome to come if you dont mind cycling for at least an hour. I know not everyone is in shape so will plan trips accordingly.

I plan to visit mec tomorrow and St. Lawrence Market aswell. Stops along the way would be local parks if desired.

Have one extra bike in okay shape if needed.

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posted by dennisn on April 25th, 2008 at 11:40AM

It's too bad the ttc didn't strike. GTA cycling would have been so fun if it had. (And if cyclists swamped the streets).

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Well you got your wish.
posted by pasofol on April 25th, 2008 at 11:20PM

STRIKE!!

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posted by dennisn on April 26th, 2008 at 5:04PM

What's the point of a union and striking, if they can be forced back to work?

(On a pleasant side note, the city is beautifully quiet today. And I'm sure the air is a lot cleaner. I HATE THOSE LOUD POLLUTING PIECES OF SHIT.) (not to mention their legislated theft of honest, uninvolved, citizens).

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posted by dsk on April 26th, 2008 at 2:44AM

heh. 3% raise per year for the next 3 years wasn't enough I suppose.

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I liked thier arguments.
posted by pasofol on April 26th, 2008 at 4:15AM

Well miss transit get paid more (they are the highest paid) but the TTC wouldn't have it any other way if they weren't the highest paid.

I think the miss transit had same argument saying TTC workers get more like a year ago.

What about all the other transit workers from other cities and even greyhound so on. They make considerably less.

Also they bitch about having to work 12 hours shifts. 4 hours of work, 4 hour break and then 4 hours of work. Shit I'd kill for that kind of 12 hour shift. My old 12 hours shifts had a total of 1 Â½ hours of breaks that includes lunch (and only got paid for half of my breaks).

There are reported cases of the ticket booth guy making over 100g a year. Don't know any normal job with maxed out overtime that would give that kind of money.

So I hope they strike for good and people learn to live without it. A private sector would likely slowly replace the current one and wouldn't surprise me if the tickets would be cheaper too.

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I'm pretty sure the drivers we by dennisn on April 26th, 2008 at 10:18AM.

Actually I work at a place by pasofol on April 26th, 2008 at 11:10AM.

Well, just to clarify things, by dennisn on April 26th, 2008 at 2:29PM.

I'm pretty (oh so pretty) (pretty sure, that is)
posted by pasofol on April 25th, 2008 at 12:55PM

sure the city would be swamped by more cars than normal. Making cycling even more unsave downtown.

But it would bring out more cyclists, how much no idea.

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