@charleycollier_ One of the things I look forward to the most. Love these highlighted stories that Dave Phillips is able to find and highlight every week.
@guardidoc@UtahCitizens You are exactly correct, it was a private public partnership and military members get preferential rates. Those rates are lowest for enlisted soldiers and higher for officers (on a scale based on rank). I also support the use of taxpayer dollars for subsidized army rates.
@L_ryanbjj@RideUTA Agree to disagree, I was on the train yesterday, had plenty of communication and solved the problem myself with a quick scooter ride. Sure it cost me $3 more to get to work but I never felt uninformed or abandoned by UTA
Ben Barton needed to win the 1500 m (final decathlon event) by 7 seconds to take home the national championship. He won the race by 8.2 seconds ๐คฏ
First BYU Decathlon champion since 1979
@kevinolearytv Because we donโt love you negotiating these deals under the table with politicians and ignoring the will of the people of Utah. We are tired of people who are not from Utah taking the last of the resources we have left. Go build them in Canada.
Today we announced a 60,000 SF sports performance center with Intermountain Health at the SEG sports campus right next to the @utahmammoth and @utahjazz practice facilities.
Itโs a game changer. The first-of-its-kind campus will create a competitive advantage unlike anything in professional sports.
I was on a train in Tokyo. We stopped between stations. Announcement in Japanese, then in English: "We apologize for the delay. We will resume shortly."
The delay was maybe 3 minutes. Not a big deal.
When the train started moving again, another announcement: "We sincerely apologize for the delay. We were stopped for 3 minutes and 20 seconds. This is unacceptable. Thank you for your patience."
Three minutes and twenty seconds. They measured it exactly. And called it unacceptable.
When I got off at my stop, there were station staff on the platform bowing and handing out delay certificates.
I took one out of curiosity. It was an official document stating that the train had been delayed by 3 minutes and 20 seconds, signed and stamped.
The staff member said in English "for your employer. So they know the delay was not your fault."
I said I'm a tourist, I don't need it. He looked confused. "But the delay affected you. You deserve an apology."
Three minutes. They were treating a three-minute delay like a major incident.
Later I mentioned this to a Japanese friend. They said "oh yes, delay certificates are normal. Trains are supposed to be exactly on time. If they are late, they must apologize."
I said three minutes isn't late, it's nothing. My friend said "in Japan, three minutes is late. On time means on time. Not approximately on time."
They said the train company probably investigated why there was a 3-minute delay. "They will find the cause and fix it so it doesn't happen again."
I kept the certificate. It's framed in my apartment now. A reminder that somewhere in the world, people care about three minutes.
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