Should #MetroTransit change its name? There's a Metro Transit in Saint Louis Missouri. And Omaha Nebraska. And Madison Wisconsin. And King County Washington (including Seattle). It fails as a Mastodon hashtag, so I think it fails as a brand. If it were […] [Original post on bettercities.top]

My favorite local Nordic ski club name is "Eat Bowl Relax". With a red flannel lumberjack design on their skills suits (I think they train in Maple Grove MN area). I wholeheartedly approve of their sport/life balance.

Tuning in to watch the first #xcski race of the olympics, the Women's Pursuit. 0.0C snow temp, 5.1C air temp. Anybody know if the Olympics is allowing flouro waxes? This could either be rocket-fast, or a slog in the sunny spots.

Grr, paid for a month of NBC streaming to get Olympics, and can't stream using stock Firefox or ever stock Brave (chromium based) with Shields Down. I can log in, but when the stream opens, I get a sad kitten picture. Brave has always worked with DRM content before. But I haven't bought NBC […]

Watching #milesintransit , I saw this picture of the UCSan Diego Blue & Green Lines' "Old Town" station... including a "Metro" kiosk within a Metro (rail) station

I had a complete Fail on a 20 mile errand at maybe -12F / -24C. It seemed like moisture from eyeballs was condensing inside my ski goggles, and froze over. I think I'd need to drill a pilot hole or two in them to use consistently at those temps. But it's rare enough that I haven't gotten good […]

The "partner" transit agencies provide very little info on the web. I took the 777 to its last stop in Plymouth, and couldn't tell if they could read GoTo cards (they could), or if the bus would have a bike rack (it did). Those buses used to be very confusing years ago: you didn't pay at all […]

I did my usual "eight bus ride Monday". On a #metrotransitmn bus at 9pm, there was a syringe on the floor in front of my seat. I was unsure whether I should: - tell the driver - text 612-444-1161 "for ride info" (but this isn't really ride info) - text 612-900-0411 "for safety" (but I didn't […]

Was out on frozen Bde Maka Ska at sunset, with about a thousand of my neigbors #iceout #minneapolis

Every time the announcers say "Ottawa Charge Coach Carla Macleod", I hear a voice saying "of the Clan MacLeod... there can be only ONE!" (Team Canada coach)

I rode eight #metrotransitmn buses yesterday. I forgot my discount bus card, and had to buy a "1 day pass" at full price ...for $4 rock on, MetroTransit! 🚍 🚌 🤘

Bus prices are all over the map: - 45 miles Marquette MI to Munising MI? $9 each way (Nice! #algercounty Transit) - 95 miles Minneapolis to Rochester MN: $22 each way (#jeffersonlines) ...but - 20 miles Minneapolis to Northfield MN: $40 each way! #northflieldlines is really pushing me to keep […]

My wife and I boarded a #metrotransitmn bus last week with a single GoTo fare card. "Two fares please" I said to the driver (they need to press a few buttons to get the fare reader to increment from Qty.1 to Qty.2) The driver just waved us to our seats. This has happened before, including with […]

When I moved to the Twin Cities in the 1990s, the buses would only stop and pick people up at bus stops; but when you rang the bell to get off, they'd stop at the next street corner(!). It worked well on commuter buses that went further distances (I lived in Burnsville then Inver Grove). I'm […]

I was at Minneapolis' Uptown Transit Station, when an out-of-towner stopped me and asked how to get down to the subway platform 😂 oh how I wish I wish I wish #metrotransitmn

Yesterday's commute & errands managed to use 4 different #minneapolis & Saint Paul MN bus lines, exactly twice each. Not sure what that means, other than I really appreciate the $1 reduced bus fare and 2.5 hour fare window: it cost me $3 total. #metrotransitmn

I love #trains. But I have asthma and hate smoke. So... coal-powered #steamrailway trains are best experienced by video for me. Is there a way to preserve steam trains, but convert them to LP or CNG? It would be cool if there were artificial "fake coal" cubes made of hydrogen.