Your question of the week, "Have you ever ridden the KATS bus?" and you wanted the answer over the Web.
Well, dear folks, there are millions of us Senior Citizens who have no computer, and if we did have, we could not use it. Nor do we want to. Surprise, surprise - we still write letters and we are sick of being discriminated against by one and all.
Take the electric company. They offer a discount if you win, but you got to have a computer, pay your bills by computer (so someone can steal everything on your computer).
As for riding the KATS bus. No it appears this has been turned into an elitist thing for the poor. If you don't have a Gold Card or so-called Sooner Card, you do not ride the bus unless you are a group of illegals who have never paid a dime in taxes, and it is our tax money that keeps the KATS afloat.
Just call KATS and ask for a ride to the doctor or dentist. The first thing they ask you, "Do you have a Sooner Card," and if you say no (I have no idea what a Sooner Card is) they quickly say I am sorry, but you do not qualify.
I think you need to do a story on KATS and the Sooner Card. It appears someone is picking and choosing who rides and some who do not.
I have called them twice to no avail. It appears some wear the badge of being poor, when they are not.
Think twice about those of us who do not use computers the next time. We do take and read your paper.
Mrs. Thelma Moton
Braggs
Editor's Note: Charla Sloan, director of the KATS bus system, said that those people who have a Sooner Care Card can ride a KATS bus to medical appointments at no charge. Other passengers pay $1. She said there is no Gold Card program that pays for KATS transportation. Sloan said that for a time, KATS attempted to serve the Gore area, but a lack of riders forced them to end service to that area.
