Gracias RFTA

I drove a bus for RFTA for a little over a year, starting in November 2021. I am writing to express my gratitude towards the management of RFTA, as well as its passengers and the majority of RFTA employees for making the experience a pleasant one.

RFTA trains drivers to be safe and courteous. The RFTA management, as well as all of the supervisors, are very friendly. When you experience a driver treating you poorly, or driving unsafe, that is not how RFTA management wants them to behave. RFTA management wants drivers to treat passengers, as well as all vehicles sharing the road, with respect and common courtesy. 

By using public transportation, passengers are helping to reduce pollution. They deserve respect. If you experience bad behavior from a RFTA bus driver, it is not management’s fault. Maybe their hemorrhoids are increasing, or maybe, they are just not a nice person. My experience with the passengers was very good.

Thank you to all passengers, most employees, all supervisors and RFTA management for making my experience working for RFTA fun and enjoyable.

I’ll see you from the passenger seat.

Stephen Horn, former RFTA employee, No. 1-4-69

Editor’s note: This letter was originally written in Spanish.

Advice to commissioners

Let me advise the Board of Garfield County Commissioners, John Martin, Mike Samson and Tom Jankovsky, after reading “Garfield County Libraries Report: A quick look at GCPLD’s 2024 draft budget” (Sopris Sun, Nov. 23, 2023) that the Garfield County Public Library District (GCPLD) Board of Trustees should reduce their advertising and marketing budget simply bumping up their promotions and cultural events publicity efforts by using more Yankee ingenuity and Beverly Hills’ fabulous Rodeo Drive Committee legacy strategic antics to capture the news media’s and the general public’s imagination for wanting to be there for the spectacular action and dazzling showmanship during one-of-kind moments.

Furthermore, let me suggest the GCPLD board and library staff get busy using their present precious resources to turn mud into rivers of gold. Get busy and read their books. Wonders never cease!

If Mr. Beverly Hills Fred Hayman and the original Rodeo Drive Committee could produce spectacular special events and publicity stunts on shoestring budgets time and time again in yesteryear with little planning, then GCPLD board and the library staff can do it today. Let them use their brains to show everybody they are not educated fools.

In conclusion, I say the same thing to the Aspen Chamber Resort Association, Carbondale Chamber of Commerce, Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association, (Rifle) Colorado River Valley Chamber of Commerce, Basalt Chamber of Commerce, and other unmentioned area business groups.  

Emzy Veazy III, Aspen

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