Calling Out SEPTA On Diesel Buses

An enterprising Philadelphian sent an email to my boss late last week remarking on a trip to Toronto. It seems in the city is known for more than just being clean; it also has electric trolleys. SEPTA, meanwhile, recently purchased 400 new hybrid buses, which run on diesel fuel.

Our traveler went upon himself to inform Philadelphians of this situation in the best way possible (click to enlarge):

The text reads:

SEPTA’s new “hybrid” buses burn diesel fuel. Thousands of gallons, each and every day.

If we cared, we would buy new clean zero-emissions electric trolley cars, instead.

But we don’t care. And you can’t make us.

We’re SEPTA. Third-rate in every way.

Mocking SEPTA is kind of an official Philadelphia Will Do pastime, and I have to say this is simply a fantastic effort — especially the placement of the ad. Five stars.

Want to make your own fun? Here’s the flier as a .pdf. But you better print it out on recycled paper!!

76ers Open Season In Pointless, Boring Fashion

The 76ers opened their season last night with a big old boring 9-point loss to the Toronto Raptors in Canada.

The game mirrored what many expected from the 76ers this year; a little bit of effort, a couple of runs — the 76ers cut it to 1 in the fourth quarter — but in the end a not-so-close loss. Take what happened after the Sixers cut a 22-point deficit to 1 last night: It was 90-89, and the 76ers had the ball. But Iguodala turned it over and T.J. Ford found Andrea Bargnani wide open for three. Samuel Dalembert added to the fun by fouling Bargnani on the three-pointer, and suddenly it was 94-89.

Hey, maybe this year Mo Cheeks and the boys will actually get a high draft pick Larry Brown can waste! In news that actually led the post-game show, Iguodala didn’t get offered a contact. And as Phil Sheridan lets us know, he’s a star: “In the visitors’ locker room at the Air Canada Centre, he was assigned the oversize locker that goes to NHL goaltenders.”

Maybe the Flyers were under the impression they were the ones who needed to offer him a contact. After all, they could probably use him to go bust some heads.