Planned LAX Rail Misses the Point Entirely

So I'm looking through the measure R documents to see the future rail projects. There's the Expo Line coming soon (near my neighborhood). Some other lines that look interesting. And now my eyes rest on the LAX extension. The Green Line, opened in the 90's, has a stop called "Aviation / LAX". It's not within walking distance of the Airport, so there's a shuttle bus from the station to the terminals. The train line curves south instead of heading to the Airport. So, there is a plan contained in Measure R to extend the line to the Airport; or so I thought. Apparently the plan is to extend the line from Aviation station to Lot C -- a parking lot that *still requires a shuttle bus* to get to the terminals. Why can't the MTA figure out how to build the train to the *TERMINALS*. Building a line from one parking lot to another where they both require shuttle buses to get to the Airport *anyway* misses the point of direct Airport service and is a waste of money. $330,000,000 according to the report.

Quit Complaining

If you moved into a house by the railroad tracks, don't complain when trains come by. You knew where you were moving to. Seriously.

Metrolink continues to be stupid

Message to Keith Millhouse: No one wants to ride a service where they'll have to wait four hours when they miss a train, even if it was free. Cutting the number of train services in a day will discourage more and more riders and you won't have anybody to pay the fares.

Writing Scams

Now I have only started learning the logistics of professional writing, so I've only heard a couple of stories of scams here and there, but as I perused the classifieds for jobs that would require a writer I noticed a scam right away. A person who claims to be a producer asked for a *COMPLETE SCRIPT*, and he says he'll pay later, *IF* he decides to make a movie with it. So he wants a writer's service for free. Nice. And, he says if he makes the movie, he'll *split* the writing fee with you. So when he does decide to pay you, you're only getting paid half. My favorite line of the whole ad, "This is not a scam!" That disclaimer saves you every time!