The Official
3FC Webpage

(Frequent Farebox Fire Club)


 Welcome to the Frequent Farebox Fire Club's home on the internet, also known as 3FC!

If you're a driver for any public transportation agency that uses electronic fare collection equipment aboard the coaches, you're welcomed to join!  If you're a passenger and witness a Farebox smoking, throw on a hot dog and tell the driver about 3FC! 


How Do I Join?

To join, you need for the Farebox on your bus to smoke or catch fire.  When this happens, you call your Road Supervisor or director, who will come out to investigate the B-B-Q Farebox and maybe do a coach exchange, or bring out some hot dogs.  If he/she determines that the thing is really smoking or on fire, the RS will take your name and put it on the 3FC manifest.

What Happens Next?

Well, your agency's 3FC Steward will contact you and provide you with a patch, a little yellow sticker that says “Here's Your Sign” and a membership card!  To stay qualified with 3FC, you need to make sure that the Farebox on your coach smokes or flames once a year.  Smoke or fire on any other parts of the bus does not qualify.  And using the Farebox as a ashtray also doesn't count.  So Fire up the old Farebox Bar-bee and cook those hot-dogs!

 Is there any special events or prizes?

Yes!  There's the national Farebox Cook-off and Beerfest!  And the top prize is a modified GFI Box that is an actual Bar-B-Que pit!
Imagine the looks on your friends when you fire up the ol’ farebox!

Kool!  I'm Excited!

Me too!  So, get out and grab the hot-dogs and it's time to fry the GFI!  There are Fareboxes ready to flame up and hot dogs to cook!!!


Comments from 3FC Members!
 
Shut up and sit down!  Don't remind me!
-Anonymous
 
When we kissed, it was like Fi-re!
-Pointer Sisters
 
I don't want to hear about it!  Leave me alone!
-C.N.
 
Sorry, that hot dog is too greasy!
-Anonymous
 
Approaching First at Neal!
-Talking Bus
 
©1997 3FC Association
 
(Disclaimer:  GFI is a fine manufacturer and no harm to them is intended.  The idea for this humorous site came from a local bus operator who had her farebox smoke on her coach a couple of times probably due to the box not being installed properly.  We all know if something isn't installed right, it either smokes or gets Free HBO!)
 
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