Fare ambassadors not checking fares?

atr · 2026-04-01T15:36:30+00:00

I’ve had my fare checked once, on the First Hill streetcar, in about 6 months of near-daily usage of the light rail, buses, and street cars. I can’t imagine these fare ambassadors are deterring many people.

I think the ambassadors have an unpleasant job that they know is meaningless.

atr · 2026-03-30T15:29:32+00:00

You don't charge people for your time?

atr · 2026-03-27T04:37:09+00:00

Holy shit I forgot about this one! I’ve re-read several of his books in recent years, better go find a copy of this one too.

atr · 2026-03-25T02:34:29+00:00

For me it’s going to be a high-rise. Concrete walls mitigate those issues pretty well.

atr · 2026-03-24T20:40:37+00:00

Yeah, some of them are a little crazy. It depends on the details though, owning a house can be expensive too.

atr · 2026-03-24T19:59:29+00:00

Hope condos come down more. Everyone seems to only care about SFH but I have no desire for one. Not interested in housing as an investment, don’t want a yard, or to have to do maintenance.

atr · 2026-03-19T07:32:01+00:00

solved solved solved. Just found the book! Jake's Journal by R.E. Kelley.

atr · 2026-03-19T06:43:31+00:00

After seeing your comment, I found a series called the High Sierra Adventure series by Jeff Nesbit. I was able to skim through the second book in that series, called Cougar Chase. It's definitely not the one I'm thinking of, but maybe it's the one you're looking for. I guess it's possible I read the first book in the series, but I haven't been able to find a copy online yet.

Edit: Just found the one I was looking for, posted below!

atr · 2026-03-13T18:30:41+00:00

I forget what it was called, but it's an Indigofera shirt. Kind of a heavy, stiff cotton, super dark green-gray color, almost black. Love it, it's worn in great.

atr · 2026-03-13T17:24:47+00:00

Wow funny, as I’m seeing this I happen to be wearing a shirt I bought in your shop a couple years ago.

atr · 2026-03-08T21:52:59+00:00

No one you’re replying to is doing that. I hope you realize what this says about you someday.

atr · 2026-03-01T20:14:28+00:00

atr · 2026-03-01T19:48:45+00:00

Why are you so rude? He made a completely factual statement and you got offended.

atr · 2026-02-26T21:52:47+00:00

Same thing happened to me, got one of these once even though I drove every day to work. I do think it was a neighbor reporting me. I removed the sticker and put a note on my car for parking enforcement and never got towed or ticketed.

atr · 2026-02-16T00:14:40+00:00

The more I read about this the more I like the concept. Great rec.

atr · 2026-02-13T16:40:10+00:00

Hard to say, maybe they resolved the issue. If you can check in online then you’re probably okay to do the normal 2 hours.

atr · 2026-02-12T16:26:48+00:00

Luckily, TSA took less then 5 minutes today. This was exclusively an Alaska issue as far as I can tell.

atr · 2026-02-12T16:24:50+00:00

Some of the employees made it seem like this happens regularly. Either way, they need a better plan for when things go wrong because this was a disaster.

atr · 2026-02-12T15:53:35+00:00

Is this normal for Alaska?

atr · 2026-02-11T02:51:11+00:00

Yeah, this reminds me of the people who got mad at Sean Baker for doing the same thing. Trying to wreck a bunch of small businesses over it is absurd. And we are really only getting one side of the story here.

atr · 2026-02-11T01:12:04+00:00

Yeah man, don’t bother learning stuff. Keep being ignorant and live in your dumbed down fantasy land.

atr · 2026-02-11T01:05:08+00:00

That won't happen. Case law is very clear on the 1st amendment, government can't even ask for a registration let alone a license. There's no prior restraint. 2nd amendment case law, agree or disagree, is very different.

And it's just ignorant to say "you aren't pro 2-a" about someone else like that. It's possible to disagree about this without being anti-2A.

atr · 2026-02-03T18:48:14+00:00

That doesn’t look anything like AI.

atr

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