ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[Canard]

Wonder if they got permission to use the logo, eh?

[Bob_McBob]

I usually post these when I see them, but if anyone's curious, here is an archive of this artist's LRT comics going back to 2015. Doesn't include various anti-public transit and bike infrastructure comics. He started by drawing ION as a literal white elephant devouring money and it kind of went downhill from there.

https://imgur.com/a/D17orfS

[Canard]

I really wish I didn't see these. They just make me angry.

[trainspotter139]

More from the Woolwich Observer...

This one isn't even remotely accurate with respect to timeline...

[trainspotter139]

Wonder if they got permission to use the logo, eh?

Fair use due to the satirical nature of editorial comics.

[Canard]

502 and 510 are out for testing & training today!

Edit - 510 is heading back to the OMSF, though, because the horn stopped working (sounds like it has iced up). 514 coming out with a different team.

[KevinL]

Horns icing up is not the sort of problem we want to see in our climate. Hopefully a fix is in store...

[Canard]

The gong failed on one of the other vehicles not too long ago, but that's got to be a software issue, since it's digital. The horn is a "car horn", which has a mechanical moving element that vibrates. I'm just guessing it was weather-related based on the chatter I heard, that they said it was "barely audible". If it wasn't working for another reason (software, wiring, etc.), it would have just stopped altogether, and been silent.

The fix, I would hope, is that the horn is removed. I hate it so, so much.

10h32: 502, 513 and 514 are the LRV's which are out now.

[jeffster]

I really wish I didn't see these.  They just make me angry.

It would be different if it was The Record; but I still haven't figured out why The Observer continues to post these shots at the LRT. How are they involved, or any of their readers involved, in all of this?

[KevinL]

Woolwich is not properly involved, of course. But big city foibles are easy conversation for such areas.

[Canard]

People have to have something to hate, something to bitch about, something to put others down in order to feel better about themselves. It’s pathetic, and sad.

[jeffster]

People have to have something to hate, something to bitch about, something to put others down in order to feel better about themselves. It’s pathetic, and sad.

And not helpful. I wonder why the artist doesn't have cartoons of the money being blown to have a GRT bus route going to Elmira?

[taylortbb]

People have to have something to hate, something to bitch about, something to put others down in order to feel better about themselves. It’s pathetic, and sad.

And not helpful. I wonder why the artist doesn't have cartoons of the money being blown to have a GRT bus route going to Elmira?

I think they've complained about that too. As far as I can tell they're one of those people that thinks everyone should just drive everywhere, and can't understand why anyone ever does anything else.

[Bob_McBob]

I wonder why the artist doesn't have cartoons of the money being blown to have a GRT bus route going to Elmira?

Well...



"2+2 is 4 (and double), but Woolwich residents are interested in the math that doesn’t add up when it comes to another bus route: 2 x $500,000."

[KevinT]

People have to have something to hate, something to bitch about, something to put others down in order to feel better about themselves. It’s pathetic, and sad.

I nominate Woolwich.  :-)