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There are 27 Responses to “Officially on Hiatus”:

1. Fred, thank you so much for this blog and for your forum. I have found it invaluable. Enjoy your hiatus and have some fun too.

   THANK YOU.

   Comment by Dan Wentzel on July 15th, 2008 at 10:13 am »Reply«
   
   

2. Sad! Will miss MetroRiderLA, but hope you enjoy the break

   Comment by Siel on July 15th, 2008 at 10:48 am »Reply«
   
   

3. Fred,

   MetroRider was an inspiration to me when I moved out here and through all the months that we worked together to cover the Metro news that was out here. I think anyone that read a write up of something that you and one of us platinum playboys both covered would have to agree that you are every bit (and probably more) the writer and journalist that anyone else that takes keyboard to an idea and writes about it.

   I hope you find your way back to the Internet, and if you ever want space on Streetsblog, all you have to do is let me know. Take Care, and see you in real life.

   –Damien

   Comment by Damien Newton on July 15th, 2008 at 10:52 am »Reply«
   
   

4. That’s too bad, Camino. The Militant enjoyed this blog. The Militant, too has gone on hiatus, though fortunately it only lasts for a few days. But he understands full well that you gots to make dat cash, so you go, boy! So best of luck in whatever you do. The Militant may or may not run into you on the Metro (or maybe he has already…).

   MA

   Comment by militant angeleno on July 15th, 2008 at 10:58 am »Reply«
   
   

5. Enjoy your break–hopefully you can come back, refreshed and recharged.

   Comment by Heather on July 15th, 2008 at 11:15 am »Reply«
   
   

6. Don’t go, we’ll be good we promise.

   Thanks for the vulgar comment, it takes a village to moon an agency.

   grosses bises,

   Browne, The Bus Bench

   Comment by browne on July 15th, 2008 at 12:19 pm »Reply«
   
   

7. Fred, good luck with your other jobs, but I will miss this blog, it was one of may daily bookmarks.

   Comment by Bert Green on July 15th, 2008 at 12:35 pm »Reply«
   
   

8. Thanks Fred for the awesome LA Coverage. I’m sure you’ll be back but breaks are necessary for refreshing the soul. I really enjoyed the transit-oriented weekend even though I couldn’t partake from up here in SF. If you’re in town give us north bloggers a buzz.

   Comment by The Overhead Wire on July 15th, 2008 at 12:47 pm »Reply«
   
   

9. Thanks for the support guys. It’s really too bad that I’m down on blogging right now since transit ridership is truly starting to bloom in L.A. But, that’s how the cookie crumbles. Hopefully it will just be a small break and a reorientation so that when MetroRiderLA comes back we can grab all those who are new to Metro and spread the gospel of the transit oriented lifestyle.

   Comment by Fred Camino on July 15th, 2008 at 12:58 pm »Reply«
   
   

10. I’ll miss lurking around here. You offered a great resource for Los Angeles and I hope you’ll be able to continue.

    I know exactly how you feel, though. I myself just had to let go for a while and took about a month off from blogging. Damn this medium for being so intense!

    Best wishes, Fred!

    Comment by Rich Alossi on July 15th, 2008 at 1:43 pm »Reply«
    
    

11. Enjoy the time away from the looney bin, I mean blogging.

    Comment by Jerard on July 15th, 2008 at 1:55 pm »Reply«
    
    

12. Maybe you can come visit your parents more often now that you have reduced your workload! Unfortunately, I will lose touch with some of the things going in the great but bewildering metropolis of LA.

    Love, Dad (Flagstaff, AZ)

    Comment by Rick on July 15th, 2008 at 2:41 pm »Reply«
    
    

13. Glad you’re finally putting away these far flung fancy ideas and getting back to doing kick ass design. Seriously, I’ve enjoyed your blog and recommended it to everyone I know. Hopefully, you will not be away too long.

    Comment by Rice on July 15th, 2008 at 2:42 pm »Reply«
    
    

14. Fred, this sad for us. We just found you. When you have the urge to do a one- or two-paragraph rant… please email us at info@freepublictransit.org and we will give you access to post on http://frepubtra.blogspot.com. You are one of the best transit advocates on the web! Take a well-earned break.

    Comment by fpteditors on July 15th, 2008 at 2:46 pm »Reply«
    
    

15. I have to say many thanks for this cool blog you maintained for the past years. It helped me in my hard times while in transition of driver to passenger. Your blog game me the pride to be a transit rider. Now I too promote public transportation, and started my own blog. However, just as you, I also realized that I have to keep my day job so all I post now are videos.

    Once more, good luck and good bye.

    Hope to read from you soon.

    Comment by Manuel on July 15th, 2008 at 3:06 pm »Reply«
    
    

16. All of us in public transportation advocacy hope the hiatus is short, Fred.

    You’ll be missed in the interim.

    Comment by Kymberleigh Richards on July 15th, 2008 at 5:12 pm »Reply«
    
    

17. Hey Fred,

    I can only echo the sentiment of thanks you have gotten from the other readers, I had found your site a while back when at the time I felt bummed out in a way about being just about the only person that I knew of that actually enjoyed public transit and when I found this place it became like my online home. I too have come across a vast array of information that otherwise I would have not been able to anywhere else. Wish you the best and hope you return soon.

    Comment by rogedog92 on July 15th, 2008 at 9:31 pm »Reply«
    
    

18. Prior to MetroRiderLA I used to get complaints for including blogs in the Metro Library’s daily Transportation Headlines. You are irreplaceable and your influence far reaching. Thanks for the ride, the truth, and the style.

    Comment by Matt on July 15th, 2008 at 10:17 pm »Reply«
    
    

19. I agree Kimberleigh. Fred will be truly missed.

    Comment by Jip on July 15th, 2008 at 10:22 pm »Reply«
    
    

20. this blog was of a very high quality…it will be missed

    Comment by brian goldner on July 16th, 2008 at 12:22 am »Reply«
    
    

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22. Thanks for carrying the torch for the LA transit blogs. This was a pioneer effort in getting people in LA to change their perception about transit and I thank you for your hard work over the last 2 years.

    Comment by bzcat on July 16th, 2008 at 8:11 am »Reply«
    
    

23. I’m with you, Fred. It’s hard to regularly write and illustrate good content, but very gratifying when a community builds around it. Especially thanks for setting an un-matched graphic standard here!

    But no point doing ‘me-too’ to the full-timers. I look forward to your new focus after a break.

    Comment by Darrell on July 16th, 2008 at 11:37 am »Reply«
    
    

24. I was a bit worried when this blog wasn’t being updated, but now that I know…..enjoy your break Fred.

    Comment by cph on July 16th, 2008 at 2:55 pm »Reply«
    
    

25. “The time for hiatus has come because of all of this, and I can’t be sure how long it will last.”

    Just under 24 hrs, apparently.

    Comment by Siel on July 16th, 2008 at 3:01 pm »Reply«
    
    

26. I guess when I say “hiatus” I mean a hiatus from the regularly scheduled posting thing that’s been my goal. Until the hiatus is over you can expect random posts here and there, but no guarantee for daily content.

    Comment by Fred Camino on July 17th, 2008 at 4:30 pm »Reply«
    
    

27. Hiatus the Militant’s ass!
    LOL, you’ve already outdone the Militant in terms of number of posts this week.

    Voice in Militant’s head speaks: Way to go, Militant. So what’s your excuse?

    (The Militant hangs his head in shame…)

    Comment by militant angeleno on July 18th, 2008 at 12:50 pm »Reply«
    
    

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