Probably within the next few weeks ... http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/battle_over_denial_of_bus_serv.html

Just the suggestion of Cathie Black to pay parents to take their special ed kids to school was enough to spur 1181 and others into preemptive action. Mike Reilly of the Community Education Council is on his way to Albany today and will meet up with 1181's lobbyists there regarding same. At the end of this month (28th or 29th) 1181 will be going up to Albany with buses to lobby members of the state legislature. Anybody who would like to go should contact the union. It will be a work day, but there are jobs at stake here and they would like to have a few members from each yard around the city. (I would think some casuals and shapes should be willing to sacrifice their half-day's pay to help insure they have a job.) P.I.S.T. - Parents to Improve School Transportation - will also be supporting us on this, as they have on other busing issues.

The a-holes at OPT had the wrong date ... it's tomorrow. Sheesh! 

Yard inspection tomorrow at 9:30 for even-numbered routes. There's always a link to the Yard Inspection Checklist on the homepage, or you can use the link below. Guess everybody has to come back after the a.m. (What will the inspectors be doing between 5:30 and 9:30? ? ? )


http://1181drivers.com/InspectionChecklist.html

I heard that 5 drivers got violations last week for not having their correct route number signs in the windows. They couldn't get their regular buses out of the yard so they used other buses ... but didn't change the route numbers. Unofficially, I heard the fine is $200 per sign ($400).

Used to be you virtually never saw an inspector at a non-public school ... let alone on a holiday week. That's all changed, folks ... stay on your toes!

Former staff sergeant speaking at liberal puppy-mill Columbia University is laughed at by some students. This guy was in the hospital for 2 years as a result of his injuries, for which he received the Purple Heart. He is still in a wheelchair. What a disgrace that guys like him risk their lives so assholes like those that are in the audience are free to heckle him.

Thinking of retiring? Buy-Outs are again on the table and you could get yours as early as the end of this month. Same deal as before ...

$15,000 - 2 weeks of accrual checks or less

$16,000 - 3 weeks of accrual

$17,000 - 4 weeks of accrual

$18,000 - 5 weeks of accrual

No specific number given as to how many, but I'm told it will be limited and on a first-come first-served basis. If you're interested, give Neil or Stacy a call.

Amazing ... these performances are 47 years apart (1957 & 2004) ... with the original guys! I think they sound even better in the second one. Absolutely amazing! (Thanks to the driver who e-mailed these to me.)

Just like in the show, soda cans from a state with no deposit redeemed in a state with 5-cent deposit ... but who knew it was a crime?

http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=14013813

Saw a pot-hole repair crew on Hylan Blvd. this morning. Being a Sunday, do they get overtime ... time-and-a-half ... maybe double? (NUMBERS would be able to get the answer to that question.) If so, how did the state save any money by forcing a non-paid furlough day ... then send them out on a Sunday instead?

Obama's birth certificate ...

It never ceases to amaze me that some of the lucky pool winners are too friggin' cheap to tip a full 10% ... or not at all. Whether you won $5000 or $200, ten percent is ten percent. NOTHING is taken off the top. There is a lot of time, work and aggravation to running a pool, not to mention the fiduciary responsibility of safeguarding (and making good for) a lot of money.

The guy deserves a FULL 10%. If you can't afford to give him that, you shouldn't be gambling in the first place! If you haven't done the right thing, MAKE IT RIGHT. Don't be a ...

Eddie has been working with Mike Reilly of the CEC in response to drivers' safety concerns at the Marsh Ave. School, apparently due to cars being parked in and around "the loop." The D.O.T. will be placing "Bus Only" signs in the area and there will be police enforcement (once the signs are in place) thanks to their efforts.

Stern warning from Mary this afternoon not to park in the front double row unless you intend to be gone by 6 tomorrow ... and that somebody will be checking. This is what should be done all the time, not just in bad weather. A lot of guys got the "permit" basis their report time, but don't actually leave anywhere near that early.

I cannot imagine that there are more than a handful of regular ed runs that have to be out at 6 a.m. Where are their runs ... in Queens? Maybe the few buses that do I.S. 49 morning extended day, and buses that pick up NCLB on the North Shore for South Shore schools.  What could it be ... 15, 20 buses, maybe, that really have to leave by 6?

Cut those spaces in half and let the other prima donnas schlep to the nether regions of the yard, just like the rest of us! 

As tricky as driving was on some streets, walking is even worse ... all over! I know Bloomy wouldn't close schools for a little ice, heaven forbid, but I think a 2-hour delay would have been in order.

I understand one driver was taken out of the yard in an ambulance this morning, due to the ice. Hope he's OK.

In an effort to help with collection from delinquent gamblers, here's a list of the boxes that have not yet been paid for, with initials:

$100 Pool #1
50 - B. & P.

$100 Pool #2
33 - R. G.
34 - B. F.

$50 Pool
68 - P. T.
97 - R. C.

$25 Pool #1
18 - G. D.
31 - D. B.
54 - G. D.
63 - A.

$25 Pool #2
33 - S. & L.
35 - R. C.
36 - S. & L.
58 - R. C.
61 - S. & L.
64 - S. & L.

If anyone knows who "S. & L." is, please tell Andy or Rudy. (Or PM me and I'll give them the message)

This is good ... there is no mirror. That's the woman's twin sister.





Thanks to the driver who sent it to me. 
(But how is it that men and women use the same washroom ? ? ? )

To all those who were early to claim their desired Superbowl Pool box and still haven't paid: PAY UP! You've had more than two months!

The rest of us would like to know what scores we have, but we're waiting for you so the numbers can be picked!

Thank you. 

My prediction: Only all public schools plus St. Pat's will be open tomorrow. 

Sounds like someone was working on 1200's transmitter this morning. Is it fixed? That sound of water gurgling down a nearly empty bathtub drain is making me nuts! Funny that we only hear it when nobody's on the air. Might be some kind of PSYOP thing at work here ... where music/sound is used to either drive the enemy crazy or rally one's own troops. Worse than listening to Kate Perry sing without Auto-Tune! Make it stop!!