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10/13/2012

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358 number Nine variable, outbound. Coach 2425.

I'm not sure if I should share this, because it has a little too much to do with me and not enough to do with my wonderful passengers. It's probably not too interesting to read, but I'll put it up for data reasons. It's a record of everything said into the mic, for one trip (last week, Tuesday, I believe). A line break indicates a pause- a red light, a movement to the next stop, people getting on, etc. Inbound trips have more "here we go"s and "hang on tight"s, simply because I only say those or variations of those when people are walking in the aisles; this outbound trip is mostly dropoffs. I don't include all the stuff I don't say in mic- conversations, etc. It was a relatively quiet evening on the 358, all things considered. I think I only used the lift two or three times. We finished early; this trip took just under an hour.

"Here we go.
Alright, comin' up next is James, Third and James, Jefferson, Yesler Way. Right by the King County Courthouse, Upper Pioneer Square, Triangle Park, all right here.
Once again James. Next stop after this is, uh, Marion.
We're movin' out.
Okay, comin' up next.
Comin' up next is Madison Marion. This is by the Wells Fargo Tower, Ferry Terminal, Seattle Public Library. After this will be Union.
Hang on tight.
We got Union University, right here by the post office, good for Benaroya Hall Seattle Art Museum. It's Union. Next one after this is Pine.
Time to roll out.
Here's Pine Street next, Pine and Olive by Westlake Center, Westlake Station The Monorail Pike Place Market. Gimme a second to pull forward.
There we go. Thanks for waiting, Pine Street once again. After this will be Virginia.
Have a good night.
Let's roll outta here.
[through the window:] AHMED!!!
Alright, let's do Virginia Lenora, by the YWCA, DSHS, Worksource; makin' a stop at Virginia Street. Next stop after this is at Bell.
That's the bell for Bell Battery next, Belltown. This is our last stop on Third Avenue, 'cause this is a 358. Next stop after this, is Denny and Aurora.
We're movin' out.
Next one. Looks like Denny Way. There's Denny and Aurora, by the Elephant car wash, also transfer to an 8. This is a 358, goin' up the street, all the way to the county line.
Alright, here's the express part of the route. Next stop is up at Broad.
Okay Broad and Mercer; this'll be as close as we get to Seattle Center, that's on the left. Stop after this is Galer.
Hang on tight.
There it is, Galer. By the overpass. After this one is Lynn.
Alright, we got Lynn. It's Lynn Street, last stop before the bridge; next stop isn't until 46th;
We're makin' a stop at 46th street. Forty sixth, transfer downstairs to a 44; that'll take you to Ballard. Or the U-District. Have a good night, be safe. Remember, you can use both doors, it's okay to use any door.
Okay, movin' out. Next one is way up at 64th.
Okay, 64th and Woodland is next, this is Green Lake. Watch your step here, be careful.
We have a stop at 68th.
Next one 72nd at Linden.
How 'bout a left turn, back onto Aurora here. Next stop will be at 75th.
Once again 75th. Have a good one.
Rollin' out.
It's 80th. Transfer to a 48 goin' East, to the U District, Central District.
One more time 80th Street. Kinda close to Green Lake Way.
It'll be 85th next. Transfer to a 48 goin' West, to Loyal Heights.
Alright.
There's 90th.
And 95th.
Getting close to 100th, by the movie theatre.
And next one, there it is, 105th. 105th and Northgate Way, transfer to a 40. If you don't know what the 40 is, we have a couple schedules up here. Have a good one, take care.
There's 112th, by the cemetery.
And, 115th. It's the Home Depot stop. Also good for Northwest Hospital, both a those on the right.
Let's see here, 125th, right by Lowes.
And we're gonna do 130th next, 130th, by K-Mart. Transfer to a 345.
Comin' up here, we got 135th, right next to Social Security. St. Vincent de Paul.
There's 145th Street. Leaving the city limits here. 145th is by, uh. The Post Office. And Walgreens.
Here we go.
Time for 152nd.
There's 155th, across from Sears, Safeway. Also get on a 330 here.
It's 160th, walking distance to Shoreline Community College, that's on the left side.
Looks like 165th.
Alright 170th. Across from THS.
Let's do 175th. This is good for the fire station.
It's 180th, by the thrift store. Take it easy.
Up ahead there, that's 185th, pretty good for Fred Meyer, Department of Licensing up there on the left. Grab a 348 here, 185th. This is also close to the District Court.
Alright 192nd, our stop for Shoreline Park and Ride, comin' up on the left side here.
Hang on tight.
There's 195th.
And, 198th, last stop before the turn.
It'll be 200th next, right around the corner.
Alright here it is, 200th.
All right. Next one is Aurora Village Transit Center. We made it to Aurora Village. Transfer to Community Transit, or get buses to Kenmore, Northgate. Once again Aurora Village, by Costco. We're pullin' in about 8 minutes early today. Have good evening, everyone. Take it easy tonight. Time is 6:40."

Bam. Done. I'd kind of like to keep going, but I'm supposed to take it back to North Base. Oh well, alright!
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Sheila
10/15/2012 02:47:26 am

Earlier this summer I took a day trip to Vancouver. I bought a day pass and rode many trolleys all over town. I tried to sit in the low floor version of the dummy seat (chat seat to you) so I could watch the driver and look out the front window. One driver would always say, in his normal, quiet speaking voice, "Hang on, we're moving" just as he smoothly pulled from the zone.

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Nathan
10/16/2012 03:59:43 am

Sheila, that's so great! Riding the trolleys is the first thing I did when I went up there as well. Great minds, I guess! Their trolley system is massive. I'm thankful for what we have, but can't help but wish more of our routes were on wire (11, 8, 48, Fremont). Glad to hear about that driver's "hang on." I had good experiences with the operators up there. Also, I could tell, instantly, if a person walking down the street was an operator or not! I didn't even know what the uniform looked like, but you would notice someone, something about their stance or cant, and when you saw them take over a coach at a relief point, say, you'd discover you were right! I guess we must have some kind of sixth sense for sniffing out bus drivers!

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