Never Go Greyhound (sad)

[Buslady]

Awful. I won't ever go by the hound ever as it is, this is just a good example why not to. There are so many nuts out there, they have no security scans before boarding and it's impractical. You take your chances here.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080801/ap_on_re_ca/canada_bus_stabbing

[Warhorse]

It's official, world's gone nuts! Been nuts for some time now.

The way the news article had it, makes me wonder if the kid was under some sort of witness protecting and the attacker was a hit man, sent out to send a message or something. The way witnesses said he was very calm while carving away and all.

[Machias Banshee]

What the hell is going on in the world? We got this same kinda behavior (beheadings and much more) happening all along the US-Mexican Border... the world is losing it's sanity!

[VaughnMichael]

What the hell is going on in the world? We got this same kinda behavior (beheadings and much more) happening all along the US-Mexican Border... the world is losing it's sanity!
and we wonder why we have boarders...hey lets keep letting more killers in without background checks.:roll:

[Brodie]

I just had to take a Greyhound last week....They're not starving for the seedier gentry, they've got enough.

Crazy story.

[Buslady]

I kinda feel bad for Greyhound cos recently they've been trying to attract high class folks, with refurbing coaches, buying tons new MCIs and Prevosts - which the latter are higher class coaches; the new dog pain scheme on the sides.....it's sad.
This probably just killed their business along with that poor young man. God I feel bad for him, and I think about his mother. Her baby's gone.

Go to the LA terminal...it's scary. All the freaks are down there. You'd never wanna go near a 'hound with that lot.

[Sewer Bull]

I blame slasher movies and violent videos games for this incident.

[Brodie]

Also, Marlyn Manson, and the Rock and the Roll.

[Sewer Bull]

Who's The Roll? The Rock's unsuccessful younger brother?

[Mr. Snackpants]

Awful. I won't ever go by the hound ever as it is, this is just a good example why not to. There are so many nuts out there, they have no security scans before boarding and it's impractical. You take your chances here.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080801/ap_on_re_ca/canada_bus_stabbing

May I ask why Greyhound is the devil?

[ToTheNines]

Why didn't anyone help the dude?

[VaughnMichael]

Why didn't anyone help the dude?
Because they where all Amish coming from Pennsylvania.
But yeah seriously the same thing came to my mind.

[Warhorse]

We don't know enough to really pass true judgement on the people that were there. I think it came down to shock. But you have to give them props, they barred the doors of the bus so the attacker couldn't escape.

Attacker is identified as 40 year old Vince Weiguang Li.

Victim was a 22 year old carnival worker identified as Tim McLean.

There is a full story at this web site.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7537675.stm

[VaughnMichael]

Wasn't the guy who did the Virginia Tech Massacre of Asiatic origins as well?

They all should be sent back to Beijing, no matter from which part of Asia they originally came from.
Yeah since everyone is the same.

[Buslady]

May I ask why Greyhound is the devil?


I never said that. Greyhound is a low end form of transportation. Unfortunantly they attracts mostly the folks of the unusual kind and down right dangerous.
If you want a discussion about Greyhound and it's service, bring it on. I know my business.:evilgrin: (jus teasin!)

[The Stryker]

Wasn't the guy who did the Virginia Tech Massacre of Asiatic origins as well?

They all should be sent back to Beijing, no matter from which part of Asia they originally came from.

Wow, someone is feeling alittle racist today.

[Spitfire]

Wow, someone is feeling alittle racist today.

You think that's bad you should see some of my friends on the freeway during rush hour. They can get pretty creative with the racial slurs, 90% of which being directed at people from Asia.

[Mecha Cow]

They all should be sent back to Beijing, no matter from which part of Asia they originally came from.
What the hell, man.

[Mr. Snackpants]

Wasn't the guy who did the Virginia Tech Massacre of Asiatic origins as well?

They all should be sent back to Beijing, no matter from which part of Asia they originally came from.


Friggin' wow...

I'm packing my bags now then, I guess...

[Hannah]

I'm pretty sure he's JK. LOL!

[Mecha Cow]

I would certainly hope so. That still doesn't make it appropriate or acceptable.

[愛]

That wasn't cool at all, Rob. Racism like that will not be tolerated here, even if it was a joke.

[ToTheNines]

I've never met an Asian I didn't like, even the one who kicked my ass in grade school.

[Jester]

If you wanna see some real anti-Asian racism, go watch the 1940's Batman serials....

Wozzers, this makes the "Cap says, 'Slap a Jap!'" stuff look tame.

[jeff the cheff]

I never said that. Greyhound is a low end form of transportation. Unfortunantly they attracts mostly the folks of the unusual kind and down right dangerous.
If you want a discussion about Greyhound and it's service, bring it on. I know my business.:evilgrin: (jus teasin!)


I'm not sure why greyhound has anything to do with it. By the same logic you could say all buses are a low end form of transportation (lower end than an airplane). You could also say never go on a train or a subway. I'm not sure what the problem with the bus company is.

[Spitfire]

If you wanna see some real anti-Asian racism, go watch the 1940's Batman serials....

Wozzers, this makes the "Cap says, 'Slap a Jap!'" stuff look tame.

Or watch Reno 911. I never got why all my Asian friends for the most part hated that show until I rewatched it.

[Sewer Bull]

OK, I was a bit of a jerk with that one. Apologies to everyone who found it personally offending, although it was supposed to sound ridiculous enough not to be taken seriously.

I'm just an attention whore lately.

I'm not sure why greyhound has anything to do with it. By the same logic you could say all buses are a low end form of transportation (lower end than an airplane). You could also say never go on a train or a subway. I'm not sure what the problem with the bus company is.

QFT. Are there any bus companies where they check people so carefully like they'd do at the airports?

[Buslady]

I'm not sure why greyhound has anything to do with it. By the same logic you could say all buses are a low end form of transportation (lower end than an airplane). You could also say never go on a train or a subway. I'm not sure what the problem with the bus company is.


Intercity buses are a lower end of getting around. Anybody who's anybody can get a ticket and get on. One of the reasons is cos the 'Hound failed to move their stations away from locations at one time were beautiful, once run down (downtown LA for example) it attracts the less desirable crowd.
If they grew with the newer neighborhoods, closing the ones in the run down areas and building new ones, it could have been better. They are trying to improve their image in the past few years with new paint schemes (the big dog on the side is new) and new interiors, new coaches, but the stations attract questionable clientele.

Air is the way to go today, if you got money why go on the bus?

(im not including privately owned charter coaches cos that is a private service.)

[tOkKa]

-->> ..sometimes i've had no choice.

I've HAD to go Greyhound.

>v<

[Buslady]

-->> ..sometimes i've had no choice.

I've HAD to go Greyhound.

>v<


I know bud, that scares me.

[Evenstar227]

A guy in my office building regularly takes the bus or train for work. We were talking today about this incident, and he told me he once witnessed a man on a bus try to garrote a woman with a piano wire. :eek: Apparently the dude was off his meds and hearing voices.