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First train trip
Jun. 19th, 2021 08:35 amI had the day off yesterday and decided I wanted to go visit the food carts in central Beaverton. So for the first time since March 13, 2020, I rode my bike up to the light rail station and got on a MAX train.
Where the buses have been cut to half their seating capacity, the trains are down to one quarter of theirs. This might be because the trains don't have openable windows, but MAX's web site says the HVAC units can exchange all the air in one car every 7.5 minutes, and in my experience so far the buses have all their windows closed more often than not. I will say the proportion of people who are vague on how to use a mask properly was noticeably higher on the train, though.
But it was a worthwhile trip. Thai Bloom turns out to have one of the better pineapple fried rices I have had around here.
Where the buses have been cut to half their seating capacity, the trains are down to one quarter of theirs. This might be because the trains don't have openable windows, but MAX's web site says the HVAC units can exchange all the air in one car every 7.5 minutes, and in my experience so far the buses have all their windows closed more often than not. I will say the proportion of people who are vague on how to use a mask properly was noticeably higher on the train, though.
But it was a worthwhile trip. Thai Bloom turns out to have one of the better pineapple fried rices I have had around here.
