[17:45] Ken Conaway: meh
[17:45] Ken Conaway: new topic
[17:45] tecsbrain: make sure you understand the topic before you begin talking about it
[17:45] Ken Conaway: gps tracking and rtpi
[17:46] Ken Conaway: real time passenger info
[17:46] Ken Conaway: have you ever heard of a company named connexionz
[17:46] Ken Conaway: not related to connex
[17:46] tecsbrain: yes
[17:47] tecsbrain: ART has their system
[17:47] Ken Conaway: and so do we
[17:47] tecsbrain: i heard
[17:47] tecsbrain: a long time ago
[17:47] Ken Conaway: about us getting it?
[17:47] tecsbrain: yes
[17:47] Ken Conaway: hmm
[17:47] Ken Conaway: for the most part
[17:47] Ken Conaway: its pretty accurate
[17:48] Ken Conaway: little errors but all in all good
[17:48] tecsbrain: kthx
[17:48] Ken Conaway: i think its cost effective
[17:48] Ken Conaway: hence y ART prolly got it
[17:48] tecsbrain: do you know what the cost actually is?
[17:48] Ken Conaway: not really
[17:48] Ken Conaway: but like if we had our pic
[17:49] Ken Conaway: wed go nextbus
[17:49] tecsbrain: well u cant make that judgment can u
[17:49] Ken Conaway: im just saying for an agency ARTs side
[17:49] Ken Conaway: size
[17:49] tecsbrain: finish the sentence
[17:49] tecsbrain: for an agency ART's size, _________________
[17:49] Ken Conaway: wouldnt they be considered a small agency
[17:50] Ken Conaway: with only a small profit margin
[17:50] Ken Conaway: and budgety
[17:50] Ken Conaway: budget*
[17:50] tecsbrain: finish
[17:50] tecsbrain: the
[17:50] tecsbrain: sentence
[17:50] Ken Conaway: i just did
[17:50] tecsbrain: [17:49] tecsbrain: for an agency ART's size, _________________
[17:51] tecsbrain: i dont think there's a profit margin involved in public transit.....
[17:51] tecsbrain: ...
[17:51] Ken Conaway: well profit
[17:51] tecsbrain: like i said
[17:51] Ken Conaway: im not economist
[17:51] tecsbrain: there's no profit involved in transit
[17:53] tecsbrain: please tell me you didnt think these people are out here making oney
[17:53] tecsbrain: money*
[17:54] Ken Conaway: well yea
[17:54] Ken Conaway: look at MTA
[17:54] Ken Conaway: i mean cmon
[17:54] tecsbrain: MTA does not make a profit
[17:54] Ken Conaway: yea they do
[17:54] tecsbrain: transit does not make a profit
[17:54] tecsbrain: no they dont
[17:54] Ken Conaway: they do
[17:54] tecsbrain: they dont
[17:54] Ken Conaway: we might not think they do
[17:54] tecsbrain: unless you dont know what profit means
[17:54] Ken Conaway: but they do
[17:54] tecsbrain: they dont
[17:54] Ken Conaway: fuck it
[17:54] tecsbrain: do you know what profit means?
[17:55] Ken Conaway: making more than your expenses
[17:56] tecsbrain: right
[17:56] tecsbrain: so you're trying to tell me that MTA makes more money than expenses
[17:56] Ken Conaway: bribes
[17:56] Ken Conaway: do you kno how much shit they get away with
[17:56] tecsbrain: oh so this is a government conspiracy theory, okay
[17:56] Ken Conaway: 25 percent of our buses are not street legal per se
[17:56] tecsbrain: i thought you were talking fact
[17:56] Ken Conaway: listen to this
[17:56] Ken Conaway: 99 buses with cracks
[17:56] Ken Conaway: running on the street
[17:57] Ken Conaway: imposing a safety hazard
[17:57] Ken Conaway: remember 2001
[17:57] tecsbrain: currently being repaired due to manufacturer defect
[17:57] Ken Conaway: wheels falling off
[17:57] tecsbrain: problem has been repaired
[17:57] Ken Conaway: for now
[17:57] Ken Conaway: damn green tags
[17:57] Ken Conaway: ADA
[17:57] Ken Conaway: half of our lifts are not in good working order
[17:57] tecsbrain: WMATA had the same problem with their new flyers when they first arrived
[17:58] tecsbrain: wheelchair lifts suck, half of DASH's are not in good working order
[17:58] tecsbrain: they're just shitty machines
[17:58] tecsbrain: hence the low floor
[17:58] Ken Conaway: yea
[17:58] Ken Conaway: heres what i dont get
[17:58] Ken Conaway: people think theyre short
[17:58] Ken Conaway: no
[17:58] Ken Conaway: four fucking seats were taken ou
[17:58] Ken Conaway: out
[17:58] Ken Conaway: same length
[17:58] Ken Conaway: and such
[17:58] tecsbrain: low floors cause a reduction in seats
[17:58] Ken Conaway: true
[17:58] tecsbrain: so what's your point
[17:58] Ken Conaway: but theyre ADA friendly
[17:59] Ken Conaway: like people favor the high floors better
[17:59] Ken Conaway: but the thing about that is
[17:59] Ken Conaway: when you have a low curb
[17:59] Ken Conaway: they dont kneel the buses like they should
[17:59] tecsbrain: you havent yet given a single piece of info to back up your hypothesis that MTA is taking bribes
[17:59] tecsbrain: i dont have time to sit here and be told the obvious
[17:59] Ken Conaway: just being hypothetical
[18:00] tecsbrain: no you're being a waste of my time
[18:00] tecsbrain: do you have a point or not?
[18:00] Ken Conaway: did you get Chris's pic of the flx with no back door window
[18:00] tecsbrain: very easily could have been smashed out by vandals
[18:00] tecsbrain: not far fetched in baltimore
[18:00] Ken Conaway: but it was in operation
[18:00] Ken Conaway: which should not have been
[18:01] tecsbrain: the bus driver doesnt sit in the back
[18:01] tecsbrain: it would be very easy not to notice
[18:01] Ken Conaway: but thats a safety hazard man
[18:02] tecsbrain: yes but [18:01] tecsbrain: the bus driver doesnt sit in the back
[18:01] tecsbrain: it would be very easy not to notice

[18:02] Ken Conaway: someone would not
[18:02] Ken Conaway: notice
[18:02] tecsbrain: if you dont notice it then you cant do anything about it
[18:02] Ken Conaway: i notice everything man
[18:02] tecsbrain: you arent the bus driver
[18:02] Ken Conaway: i dont give a fuck
[18:02] tecsbrain: you arent in position to do anything about the problem
[18:02] Ken Conaway: its something that should be checked out
[18:02] tecsbrain: this isnt about you
[18:03] Ken Conaway: fuck that
[18:03] tecsbrain: if the driver doesnt notice, the driver cant do anything about it
[18:03] Ken Conaway: id slash the tires
[18:03] tecsbrain: put it that way
[18:03] Ken Conaway: and the driver wouldnt notice
[18:03] tecsbrain: okay then
[18:03] Ken Conaway: would it still be running
[18:03] tecsbrain: if the driver doesnt notice that the tires are flat then he/she cant call that in to have it fixed
[18:03] tecsbrain: this is very elementary
[18:03] Ken Conaway: first of all
[18:03] Ken Conaway: o i kno
[18:04] Ken Conaway: vehicle inspections
[18:04] Ken Conaway: the drivers are supposed to inspect the vehicle of any defects or malfunctions
[18:04] Ken Conaway: a few weeks ago
[18:04] tecsbrain: they dont inspect it every 4 seconds
[18:04] Ken Conaway: i was on the 40 with Chris
[18:04] Ken Conaway: listen
[18:04] Ken Conaway: just listen
[18:04] tecsbrain: if you slash the tires and the driver doesnt notice en route
[18:04] Ken Conaway: listen dammit
[18:04] tecsbrain: i'm sick of doing all the listening
[18:04] tecsbrain: you dont listen to me
[18:04] tecsbrain: you just talk
[18:04] tecsbrain: talk talk talk talk talk
[18:04] tecsbrain: and its been all bullshit
[18:05] tecsbrain: you havent come across with one single piece of valid information
[18:05] Ken Conaway: im trying to get to that
[18:05] Ken Conaway: if youd let me explain
[18:05] tecsbrain: i dont have all tthe evening to wait for you to explain
[18:05] Ken Conaway: me and Chris was on the 40
[18:05] Ken Conaway: we got to Middle River
[18:05] tecsbrain: this has been going on for 40 minutes
[18:05] tecsbrain: you have to get to the point
[18:05] Ken Conaway: im trying to
[18:05] Ken Conaway: you keep interrupting me
[18:05] tecsbrain: you have like 30 seconds to get to the point here
[18:06] tecsbrain: its an instant message
[18:06] tecsbrain: you dont have to stop typing just because i say something
[18:06] tecsbrain: you can keep saying what you have to say
[18:06] tecsbrain: well now you cant because your time is up
[18:06] tecsbrain: *buzz*
[18:06] Ken Conaway: cuz you kept fucking talkin
[18:06] tecsbrain: now who can i see to get the last 40 minutes of my life back
[18:06] tecsbrain: see you arent listening
[18:06] tecsbrain: i just said you dont have to stop just because i type something
[18:07] tecsbrain: this isnt a phone call