# FUBARed on the LIRR

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fubared-on-the-lirr/507657>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 25, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fubared-on-the-lirr/507657 "2009-08-25T17:56:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![THespos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fubared-on-the-lirr/507657/21 "2009-08-26T15:18:23Z")

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> [@smiling\_bandit](#):
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> Ok, different question: how do I become the consultant?

Work for the railroad for 30 years, then take the pension. Come out of retirement as needed to bill your old cronies millions for advice.

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**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fubared-on-the-lirr/507657/22 "2009-08-26T15:18:40Z")

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> [@THespos](#):
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> They would spend six figures on a consultant to come in and find out how many people get on the wrong trains and spend hours going to places they never intended to go.
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> Six months later, the consultant will come back and, for a fee slightly exceeding $500,000, come to the conclusion that the “Don’t Be A Pain” campaign didn’t work.
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> The riders would go ballistic, come to the public hearing and listen to the consultant for a while. For an incremental fee of $50,000 (his day rate), he’ll present a flip-chart of his findings concerning Stupid Stops and the utter failure of the “Don’t Be A Pain” campaign.

Do you know when bids on this project will start?

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**Author:** ![THespos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fubared-on-the-lirr/507657/23 "2009-08-26T18:38:15Z")

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> [@D\_Odds](#):
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> Do you know when bids on this project will start?

It’s a matter of public record. Bid solicitation began several months ago and closed about 15 minutes before you submitted your post. 😉

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