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Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site designed to improve communication among residents of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post anything Northern Virginia residents would find interesting.
Re: Who The Hell is Working on FCPS Buses? Needs to be Fired!
Posted by:
Bus Driver FCPS1
()
Date: January 27, 2014 04:27AM
bus dreck Wrote:
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> "Over here at FCPS we got at least 40 Thomas buses
> that are from the mid 2000's."
>
>
> NO you don't. The last Thomas Saf-T-Liner MVP
> gen-ed (big) buses are 1998 models. The last Sp
> Ed (small) buses are 2001s.
>
> They began buying Internationals starting with the
> 1999 models. International began calling them IC,
> which stands for Integrated Coach around 2003.
> This continues to this day because IC is the low
> bidder. I think they should try Thomas again,
> even if the cost more, because IC is S H I T.
> Thomas uses Cummins engines which are the best now
> that Caterpillar has abandoned the on-road diesel
> engine market.
YOU ARE 100% wrong. We have plenty of newer Thomas buses.
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> "Over here at FCPS we got at least 40 Thomas buses
> that are from the mid 2000's."
>
>
> NO you don't. The last Thomas Saf-T-Liner MVP
> gen-ed (big) buses are 1998 models. The last Sp
> Ed (small) buses are 2001s.
>
> They began buying Internationals starting with the
> 1999 models. International began calling them IC,
> which stands for Integrated Coach around 2003.
> This continues to this day because IC is the low
> bidder. I think they should try Thomas again,
> even if the cost more, because IC is S H I T.
> Thomas uses Cummins engines which are the best now
> that Caterpillar has abandoned the on-road diesel
> engine market.
YOU ARE 100% wrong. We have plenty of newer Thomas buses.
Re: Who The Hell is Working on FCPS Buses? Needs to be Fired!
Posted by:
Pasat
()
Date: January 27, 2014 09:47AM
It wasn't just the cold. They had all sorts of issues with the buses.
Re: Who The Hell is Working on FCPS Buses? Needs to be Fired!
Posted by:
county man dave
()
Date: January 27, 2014 07:52PM
Pasat Wrote:
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> It wasn't just the cold. They had all sorts of
> issues with the buses.
This is true but diesl fueled buses often fail in extreme cold.
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> It wasn't just the cold. They had all sorts of
> issues with the buses.
This is true but diesl fueled buses often fail in extreme cold.
Re: Who The Hell is Working on FCPS Buses? Needs to be Fired!
Posted by:
Ed
()
Date: January 27, 2014 07:56PM
county man dave Wrote:
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> Pasat Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > It wasn't just the cold. They had all sorts of
> > issues with the buses.
>
>
> This is true but diesl fueled buses often fail in
> extreme cold.
Yet all the other counties seemed to have no problems with their buses.
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> Pasat Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > It wasn't just the cold. They had all sorts of
> > issues with the buses.
>
>
> This is true but diesl fueled buses often fail in
> extreme cold.
Yet all the other counties seemed to have no problems with their buses.
Re: Who The Hell is Working on FCPS Buses? Needs to be Fired!
Posted by:
county man dave
()
Date: January 28, 2014 05:07AM
Ed Wrote:
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> county man dave Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Pasat Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > It wasn't just the cold. They had all sorts
> of
> > > issues with the buses.
> >
> >
> > This is true but diesl fueled buses often fail
> in
> > extreme cold.
>
> Yet all the other counties seemed to have no
> problems with their buses.
Most of the other county school systems were closed that day.
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> county man dave Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Pasat Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > It wasn't just the cold. They had all sorts
> of
> > > issues with the buses.
> >
> >
> > This is true but diesl fueled buses often fail
> in
> > extreme cold.
>
> Yet all the other counties seemed to have no
> problems with their buses.
Most of the other county school systems were closed that day.
Re: Who The Hell is Working on FCPS Buses? Needs to be Fired!
Posted by:
Smart Pants
()
Date: July 30, 2014 04:42PM
So what was the outcome?
Re: Who The Hell is Working on FCPS Buses? Needs to be Fired!
Posted by:
Burrrrrrr
()
Date: January 06, 2016 09:53AM
Are the FCPS buses actually working today? Very cold?
Re: Who The Hell is Working on FCPS Buses? Needs to be Fired!
Posted by:
Really?
()
Date: January 06, 2016 10:03AM
Plainly your brain has lost all remaining function. Maybe it was the cold that did it. Maybe not.
Re: Who The Hell is Working on FCPS Buses? Needs to be Fired!
Posted by:
hans Ruben Booty
()
Date: January 06, 2016 10:18AM
Burrrrrrr Wrote:
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> Are the FCPS buses actually working today? Very
> cold?
Go to the local school and count them for yourself.
Just let us know which school you're going to visit. I won't call the cops and tell them about the suspicious dude stalking kids by the buses ... promise.
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> Are the FCPS buses actually working today? Very
> cold?
Go to the local school and count them for yourself.
Just let us know which school you're going to visit. I won't call the cops and tell them about the suspicious dude stalking kids by the buses ... promise.
Re: Who The Hell is Working on FCPS Buses? Needs to be Fired!
Posted by:
Deep!
()
Date: January 06, 2016 10:54AM
what is worse, why dredge a 2 year old thread up?
Re: Who The Hell is Working on FCPS Buses? Needs to be Fired!
Posted by:
diesel tech
()
Date: January 06, 2016 11:10AM
I once looked into working in the County vehicle shops, but the pay is ridiculously low. I now work in a busy commercial truck shop and easily make more in one day than County mechanics make in a week.
Competent techs will not work for county pay, it's as simple as that.
Competent techs will not work for county pay, it's as simple as that.