Showers early, then becoming windy with a steady rain for the afternoon. High around 60F. Winds SSW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a half an inch..
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Rain and thunderstorms. Low 51F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100%.
With the San Carlos Meature T coming up for vote on Tuesday, March 8, I'd like to share the following. After riding SCOOT on Wednesday, Feb. 9, I found that there were only two other riders going downtown with me on the Melendy pick up route, and three other riders coming back with me on my return trip. After sharing this information with some friends and others, I thought that perhaps I was being a bit unfair, looking at only one round trip, so I've been spying just a little bit. I've been looking for SCOOT buses, and attempting to see how many people are riding the bus. I didn't go out of my way; I just looked at the SCOOT bus if we happened to be passing each other. Do you know what I discovered? Outside of school bus use, that original figure of mine turned out to be pretty accurate. There seemed to be three or four people riding the SCOOT bus, each time I looked, and sometimes fewer.
Being a fair person, as well as an elderly one, I've come up with a solution for the transportation problem. Why not buy each SCOOT rider a low-priced car and be done with it? Instead of a parcel tax hitting us each year, let's just donate a car to those people who can't, won't, or are unable to afford the fare for a ride. And for those of you who are backing Measure T, I'd like to put my name on the list for a new car. Think of the money we'll all save.
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