The other day I decided to take the ferry home instead of the bus, and while this isn't a bus or ferry story, it's what happened on the way to the ferry.
I had just left my office building and was waiting to cross the street during rush hour. There is no crosswalk at this intersection but there is a law that says any intersection, whether it is a marked crosswalk or not, it is still considered a crosswalk and traffic must stop and let pedestrians cross. So myself along with 2 other people were standing on the corner waiting for traffic to stop so we could cross, which they did. We did not just walk out in traffic, we waited patiently. We were more than half way across the street approaching the opposite curb when a middle aged lady on her bike comes flying up the bike lane, along side the stopped cars. Clearly this lady had no intentions of stopping for us. One of the people crossing the street with me could sense this and they stopped so that they wouldn't get hit, but not me. How I see it is that I am a pedestrian that waited for traffic to stop and then crossed the street not doing anything wrong, and if this lady on her bike wants to ride her bike in the bike lane and consider herself a vehicle like that rest of the cars on the road, then she will obey all laws like the rest of the cars! Why should I stop when I am doing nothing wrong? I kept walking and the lady saw me, made eye contact with me, but kept biking! She really does not give a F that she was going to hit us, or what the rules of the road are! Again I am not stopping just because one person feels they are above everyone else. Finally when the lady was about 3 feet away from me she slammed on the brakes and stopped. One of the other people crossing with me hesitated and stopped so when bike lady saw this she decided to keep on biking. However i was still walking so the lady had to slam on her brakes again! She muttered something like "jesus christ" and gave all 3 of us real nasty looks like we were in the wrong. We finally got to the sidewalk and before we even had both of our feet on the ground the lady took off on her bike muttering to herself. All 3 of us looked at each other completely bewildered and even a man in one of the stopped cars shrugged his shoulders in confusion. None of us could believe how rude this bike lady was! I yelled down the street to the biker something like "you're supposed to stop for pedestrians too you know!" out of anger. I know it was silly, but just had to say it to feel better.
The rest of the walk to the fery I was fuming mad at the lady's ignorance and how she really could think she did not have to stop for us! So I get to the ferry terminal and as I approach the waiting area, who do I see? A middle aged lady standing and waiting with her bike! Of all the space I had to stand and wait, I decided to walk right over to the lady, about a meter away and wait for my ferry. I slowly turned my head, looked over at her and smiled. I held my gaze for at least 10 seconds before slowly turning away to grab my phone to tell my friend I almsot just got run over by a cyclist. The lady said nothing, turned her head and just looked straight ahead for the rest of our wait for the ferry. I could have easily told her off right there but decided not too since there is a good chance I will see her again. There will be many more chances for me to tell her off.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Headphones please!
On my way to work and the bus is stuck in traffic. It's bad enough I can hear Party Rock Anthem blaring from the headphones of the girl sitting in front of me, but now I can hear some other noise coming from behind me. This doesn't sound like noise from headphones but noise from speakers. I turn around to see if I can find the source of noise but almost everyone is wearing headphones. Maybe someone thinks their headphones are plugged in but they aren't. No that noise is definitely coming from speakers. So who is it? I turn around and take another glance but can't figure it out. The noise sounds like it's a TV show, a guy & girl having conversation. Ok judging by the romantic sounds of it I will say it's a girl watching it and it just keeps getting louder & louder! I take another look, but this time a few people are staring at me since i have turned around a couple times now. A guy sitting across from me just took his headphones off and looked back. He mumbles something to me about the noise; he can hear it too. We both look back and there is a girl sitting directly behind him who is hunched over holding her phone in her hands staring at it. It must be her! A young guy sitting 2 seats over from her takes his headphones off, stares at her and now all 3 of us are looking around. We all look at the girl and nod to each other that it must be her. Now there are at least 2 more people taking their headphones off to see where the noise is coming from. Just to give you an idea of how loud it is, 4 different people could hear the girl's noise over the music coming from their own headphones! The young guy sitting beside her has had enough and after looking at me one final time he leans over and says to her with a not so happy look on his face "excuse me, do you not have headphones?". The girl oblivious to what she is doing and how rude it is, looks at him and giggles "oh I'm sorry", and turns it off. The guy and everyone else in the area shake their heads and go back to their business. I look at the guy , mouth a thank you, and smile.
Wow for once someone actually spoke up about another passengers lack of respect! Just really amazed at this girls ignorance.
I'm sure the signs on the bus saying no stereos, and headphones are required apply to everyone!
Wow for once someone actually spoke up about another passengers lack of respect! Just really amazed at this girls ignorance.
I'm sure the signs on the bus saying no stereos, and headphones are required apply to everyone!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Street Cred
It's after work, I'm sitting at the back of the bus. Bus pulls up to a major bustop and at least a dozen people get on. Everyone is pushed to the back where I am to make room for more people. So there are now about 6 people standing in front of me. I'm playing with my phone trying to zone things out when the person i am with nudges me and points to a young guy standing right in front of us. He points to a tattoo on the guy's arm. I'm trying to read it but the font used is horrible and i can't tell if i am reading it upside down or what! Finally I am able to make out what it says "WOODSIDE". Oh what a lovely tattoo, the name of one our towns ghettos! Staying classy I see. So we chuckle to ourselves but its not until i continue looking him over that I see the ultimate accesory. Sideways ball cap check, baggy white shirt check, big fake blinged out watch check, hold up, is that a glow in the dark rosary around your neck! WTF it is! Holy Shit, i have never seen something so ridiculous! Nothing against the rosary but come on buddy you really expect me to believe you pray and go to church? Maybe you pray you don't get shot, but thats about it. And glow in the dark? Does this add to your street cred or something? If you're that cool, then you should not be taking the bus.
Oh how I love this town!
Oh how I love this town!
Monday, August 15, 2011
Summer Break!
I know, I know..... it's been over a month since i've had any updates on the crazy bus people. Between summer vacation & work, and taking the ferry, it's been impossible to write about anything. But vacation is over, the weather is horrible, and I am back to taking the bus again.
I have mentioned before that on the ferry nothing really weird or unbelievable happens but I have seen one or two things that made me laugh. One morning I was getting on the ferry and a lady was standing with her daughter in her stroller. That was not weird but the mother seemed weird. She ordered a muffin from the coffee stand, and after paying for it she turned around and pushed the stroller away......never taking the muffin. I bought my coffee and I was going to grab her muffin and bring it to her but before I had a chance to grab it she came back, pushing me aside and laughing hysterically muttering something about her muffin. I could say it was still early in the morning and we have all done something like that, but I think there was more to it and i'm not sure what. I watched her as she pushed the stroller and instead of standing up straight to push it, she bent over so that her back was level with the handle and pushed it like she was trying to move something that weighed 1000lbs! Maybe she was going for the ergonomic style but I highly doubt it and I also doubt the stroller weighed that much! When we got on the ferry she stood instead of taking a seat. The ferry was half empty so she had plenty of seats to choose from. So since she stood she spent most of the ride trying to keep her balance (waves were choppy) so why not take a seat?? Then she forgot to put the brakes on the stroller, turned her back for 1 minute and there goes the stroller across the aisle! Other people kept staring at her daughter and paying attention to what the girl was doing but I couldn't see her so maybe the daughter was just as weird.
Then there was the guy who obviously had trouble dressing himself for work. I got off the ferry and a young guy was walking in front of me. I have seen him on the ferry and bus for the last 4 years and know enough that Fridays are casual dress day at his office. So he had on jeans and a rugby style American Eagle shirt. How did I know it was AE? Because his shirt was on inside out! At first I thought it was one of those shirts that have the tags on the oustide on purpose, and I grumbled about how much I hate those shirts. But then I noticed the seams were also on the outside! Wait a minute! Omg, his shirt is on inside out! There it is, American Eagle XL size, for everyone to see! I sort of felt bad and wanted to tell him so to save him the embarassment when he got to work. But then again he doesn't know me, I just watch him, so I kept on walking.
The good thing about seeing these things on the ferry/ bus is that I now have quite the checklist for presenting myself as a decent/ normal person. Order coffee: do i have my coffee? Check yes! Get dressed in the morning: are my clothes on properly? Check yes!
See, simple life lessons can help make you a normal person :)
I have mentioned before that on the ferry nothing really weird or unbelievable happens but I have seen one or two things that made me laugh. One morning I was getting on the ferry and a lady was standing with her daughter in her stroller. That was not weird but the mother seemed weird. She ordered a muffin from the coffee stand, and after paying for it she turned around and pushed the stroller away......never taking the muffin. I bought my coffee and I was going to grab her muffin and bring it to her but before I had a chance to grab it she came back, pushing me aside and laughing hysterically muttering something about her muffin. I could say it was still early in the morning and we have all done something like that, but I think there was more to it and i'm not sure what. I watched her as she pushed the stroller and instead of standing up straight to push it, she bent over so that her back was level with the handle and pushed it like she was trying to move something that weighed 1000lbs! Maybe she was going for the ergonomic style but I highly doubt it and I also doubt the stroller weighed that much! When we got on the ferry she stood instead of taking a seat. The ferry was half empty so she had plenty of seats to choose from. So since she stood she spent most of the ride trying to keep her balance (waves were choppy) so why not take a seat?? Then she forgot to put the brakes on the stroller, turned her back for 1 minute and there goes the stroller across the aisle! Other people kept staring at her daughter and paying attention to what the girl was doing but I couldn't see her so maybe the daughter was just as weird.
Then there was the guy who obviously had trouble dressing himself for work. I got off the ferry and a young guy was walking in front of me. I have seen him on the ferry and bus for the last 4 years and know enough that Fridays are casual dress day at his office. So he had on jeans and a rugby style American Eagle shirt. How did I know it was AE? Because his shirt was on inside out! At first I thought it was one of those shirts that have the tags on the oustide on purpose, and I grumbled about how much I hate those shirts. But then I noticed the seams were also on the outside! Wait a minute! Omg, his shirt is on inside out! There it is, American Eagle XL size, for everyone to see! I sort of felt bad and wanted to tell him so to save him the embarassment when he got to work. But then again he doesn't know me, I just watch him, so I kept on walking.
The good thing about seeing these things on the ferry/ bus is that I now have quite the checklist for presenting myself as a decent/ normal person. Order coffee: do i have my coffee? Check yes! Get dressed in the morning: are my clothes on properly? Check yes!
See, simple life lessons can help make you a normal person :)
Friday, July 8, 2011
Don't run, just walk
Sometimes I run to catch my bus, but I think after what I saw today I may not do it anymore. Or at least not do it the way a lady just did it.
While waiting for my bus, a different bus pulled up, passengers got on, and it started to pull away. A lady was trying to run and catch that bus before it took off. Even after the bus started to pull away, she still kept running knocking and pounding on the side of the bus trying to stop it. This is where SHE should have stopped! She left the sidewalk and was now running between the bus & curb, even though it is obvious this bus is not stopping. So what happens next, she trips on the edge of the curb ( there was only about a foot of space between the bus & curb) falls backwards, and rolls onto the sidewalk. Everyone gasped and ran over to help her and I felt bad but at the same time it could have been prevented. what if the bus had been going faster and she fell towards the bus, not away from it. I feel horrible but was catching that bus really worth risking her life? She looked really embarassed when everyone tried helping her up so hopefully she realized her stupidity and won't do it again!
Would you chase a bus down the street?
While waiting for my bus, a different bus pulled up, passengers got on, and it started to pull away. A lady was trying to run and catch that bus before it took off. Even after the bus started to pull away, she still kept running knocking and pounding on the side of the bus trying to stop it. This is where SHE should have stopped! She left the sidewalk and was now running between the bus & curb, even though it is obvious this bus is not stopping. So what happens next, she trips on the edge of the curb ( there was only about a foot of space between the bus & curb) falls backwards, and rolls onto the sidewalk. Everyone gasped and ran over to help her and I felt bad but at the same time it could have been prevented. what if the bus had been going faster and she fell towards the bus, not away from it. I feel horrible but was catching that bus really worth risking her life? She looked really embarassed when everyone tried helping her up so hopefully she realized her stupidity and won't do it again!
Would you chase a bus down the street?
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Ever wonder why.....
Ever wonder why:
-people dance & sing while listening to their music? I dance & sing, but when i am alone or with friends. I do not dance when i am standing by myself waiting for a bus or the ferry, and definitely don't do it like i am auditioning for a tv show! For example, a girl waiting for the ferry this morning was all by herself with her headphones on jamming. She held her ipod way up in the air staring at it and she was singing & dancing back from side to side. There was at least 45 other people also waiting so i just don't understand it. It's not like she could actually sing, it was horrible! Why, just why?
-people stare & continuously smile at you? I do! Last night while waiting for my bus, a lady sat down beside me on the bench. She looked at me and smiled, and I nodded back. That's normal, we say hi to each other around here. What's not normal is that she kept glancing & smiling, like she wanted to talk to me, or just really enjoyed my presence. It's creepy! Why are you staring at me?
-people act pissed off when you sit in the seat next to them and they have to shove over? You paid fare for one person so guess what? You only get one seat! It's public transportation, people are going to sit beside you whether you like it or not!
-parents let their kids bang their head off the window and don't stop them? Seriously, I have seen this happen!
-people wear sneakers with a suit/ dress/ skirt? this has nothing to do with the bus really besides the fact i see women on the bus wearing sneakers with big wooly socks and they have a blazer and pencil skirt on. Why do you do it? It's silly.
-there's a weird greasy smudge on the window beside your face? Did a girl lean her face on the window and take a little nap leaving behind her makeup smear? Did someone lean their head against the window leaving behind a hair gel smear? Does someone have really greasy shoulders that left a smudged behind? Besides these thoughts i really cannot explain that mystery smear, but i do know to not touch it or lean on the window.
-people dance & sing while listening to their music? I dance & sing, but when i am alone or with friends. I do not dance when i am standing by myself waiting for a bus or the ferry, and definitely don't do it like i am auditioning for a tv show! For example, a girl waiting for the ferry this morning was all by herself with her headphones on jamming. She held her ipod way up in the air staring at it and she was singing & dancing back from side to side. There was at least 45 other people also waiting so i just don't understand it. It's not like she could actually sing, it was horrible! Why, just why?
-people stare & continuously smile at you? I do! Last night while waiting for my bus, a lady sat down beside me on the bench. She looked at me and smiled, and I nodded back. That's normal, we say hi to each other around here. What's not normal is that she kept glancing & smiling, like she wanted to talk to me, or just really enjoyed my presence. It's creepy! Why are you staring at me?
-people act pissed off when you sit in the seat next to them and they have to shove over? You paid fare for one person so guess what? You only get one seat! It's public transportation, people are going to sit beside you whether you like it or not!
-parents let their kids bang their head off the window and don't stop them? Seriously, I have seen this happen!
-people wear sneakers with a suit/ dress/ skirt? this has nothing to do with the bus really besides the fact i see women on the bus wearing sneakers with big wooly socks and they have a blazer and pencil skirt on. Why do you do it? It's silly.
-there's a weird greasy smudge on the window beside your face? Did a girl lean her face on the window and take a little nap leaving behind her makeup smear? Did someone lean their head against the window leaving behind a hair gel smear? Does someone have really greasy shoulders that left a smudged behind? Besides these thoughts i really cannot explain that mystery smear, but i do know to not touch it or lean on the window.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Chatterbox & the Seal
Normally the ferry ride to work is not very exciting. It's relaxing and beautiful, but you don't normally see weird stuff. But the bus ride to the ferry can fun which is where i first laid eyes on Pin head.Well this week we have a new addition to the ferry bus, Chatterbox.
I got on a fairly empty bus, and sat on one of the seats the runs parallel with the aisle. Across from me was this lady chatting away! 3 seats down from her was another lady reading a paper who did not seem one bit itnerested in what Chatterbox was saying so i figured she was not the one she was talking to. Chatterbox continues talking but at the same time she was looking at the ceiling with her eyes rolled halfway into the back of her head, and just kept moving her head from side to side. Okay now i am starting to question her sobriety. She's now asking questions in her conversation but the hell is she talking to? No one is sitting beside her and no one is really paying attention to her either. She looks past the lady sitting 3 seats down and randomly asks if they (whoever they is...) still ahve her number. A guy sitting a few seats down from 3 seat down lady looks at Chatterbox and grumbles "do you ever stop talking?". Chatterbox asks again about the number and he just rolls eyes, shakes his head and looks away. Maybe he has been on the bus for awhile with her and getting sick of it. Who knows! And she keeps talking. I'm trying not to laugh at this point because i really cannot figure out if the guy knows her or not because she seems very interested in him. She continues talking to him (even though he is a good 3 meters away from her) and he just shakes his head and asks her to shut up. I look down at her feet and she has with her a blue recycable bag which has 2 rolls of toilet paper and slippers in it. I think it's safe to assume Chatterbox is not all there in the head.
One last thing, on the way home that same day on the ferry, as we were crossing our Harbour i saw something black bobbing up & down in the water. It was a seal!! Yeah it made my day :)
Happy Friday everyone!
I got on a fairly empty bus, and sat on one of the seats the runs parallel with the aisle. Across from me was this lady chatting away! 3 seats down from her was another lady reading a paper who did not seem one bit itnerested in what Chatterbox was saying so i figured she was not the one she was talking to. Chatterbox continues talking but at the same time she was looking at the ceiling with her eyes rolled halfway into the back of her head, and just kept moving her head from side to side. Okay now i am starting to question her sobriety. She's now asking questions in her conversation but the hell is she talking to? No one is sitting beside her and no one is really paying attention to her either. She looks past the lady sitting 3 seats down and randomly asks if they (whoever they is...) still ahve her number. A guy sitting a few seats down from 3 seat down lady looks at Chatterbox and grumbles "do you ever stop talking?". Chatterbox asks again about the number and he just rolls eyes, shakes his head and looks away. Maybe he has been on the bus for awhile with her and getting sick of it. Who knows! And she keeps talking. I'm trying not to laugh at this point because i really cannot figure out if the guy knows her or not because she seems very interested in him. She continues talking to him (even though he is a good 3 meters away from her) and he just shakes his head and asks her to shut up. I look down at her feet and she has with her a blue recycable bag which has 2 rolls of toilet paper and slippers in it. I think it's safe to assume Chatterbox is not all there in the head.
One last thing, on the way home that same day on the ferry, as we were crossing our Harbour i saw something black bobbing up & down in the water. It was a seal!! Yeah it made my day :)
Happy Friday everyone!
Friday, June 10, 2011
The Randoms Roundup
Nothing too exciting has happened on the bus this week, but a few oddities did stand out!
Earlier in the week I was on the bus on my way to the ferry. I sat down in my usual seat and looked over and who do i see? Pin head!! She was sitting in the same seat, dressed sharp just like last time, however she did not have as much going on in her hair. I tried counting the pins before she got off the bus but i was only able to count 13 pins before she got off. Also i noticed she only had one elastic in her ponytail, not an assortment of hair accessories. However this time i was riding the bus with a friend so i was able to point her out to them. Funny, i didn't have to tell them who she was, after seeing the amount of pins they figured it out on their own who she was!!
This morning on the bus i saw a very interesting sight. It was something i have never ever seen on the bus before and it definitely made my jaw drop and question the sanity of the person. Well this person wasn't on the bus, he was outside walking towards the bus so it still counts, and it was at a major bus terminal. So i am on the bus and we are pulling away from the stop and i glanced out the window and i see this guy walking towards the bus stop. This guy looks about in his early 20's, had bright dyed red hair with his bangs twisted and coming down the front (picture a "greaser" hairstyle but with the bangs coming down way past the eyes) and wearing the most unbelievable thing i have ever seen; a bathrobe & slippers. No joke! He was casually strolling across the parking lot wearing a navy blue robe and slippers like it was normal!! He had a friend with him who was wearing normal clothing but not this guy. I couldn't believe it. Maybe he was doing it as a dare or joke, or maybe normal just isn't his style. All i know is that i would love to see this guy again, actually riding the bus! Now that would make my day.
Earlier in the week I was on the bus on my way to the ferry. I sat down in my usual seat and looked over and who do i see? Pin head!! She was sitting in the same seat, dressed sharp just like last time, however she did not have as much going on in her hair. I tried counting the pins before she got off the bus but i was only able to count 13 pins before she got off. Also i noticed she only had one elastic in her ponytail, not an assortment of hair accessories. However this time i was riding the bus with a friend so i was able to point her out to them. Funny, i didn't have to tell them who she was, after seeing the amount of pins they figured it out on their own who she was!!
This morning on the bus i saw a very interesting sight. It was something i have never ever seen on the bus before and it definitely made my jaw drop and question the sanity of the person. Well this person wasn't on the bus, he was outside walking towards the bus so it still counts, and it was at a major bus terminal. So i am on the bus and we are pulling away from the stop and i glanced out the window and i see this guy walking towards the bus stop. This guy looks about in his early 20's, had bright dyed red hair with his bangs twisted and coming down the front (picture a "greaser" hairstyle but with the bangs coming down way past the eyes) and wearing the most unbelievable thing i have ever seen; a bathrobe & slippers. No joke! He was casually strolling across the parking lot wearing a navy blue robe and slippers like it was normal!! He had a friend with him who was wearing normal clothing but not this guy. I couldn't believe it. Maybe he was doing it as a dare or joke, or maybe normal just isn't his style. All i know is that i would love to see this guy again, actually riding the bus! Now that would make my day.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Stop, hey, what's that sound
An interesting story from 2008!
So a few days ago I was on the bus on my way to work. There was a guy talking to the bus driver about his kid & summer camp & taking him there. This man was wearing a shirt & tie & was clean shaven. I was trying to figure out why he was telling the bus driver his life story & figured it was just another one of those passengers (the ones that think the bus driver is their best friend). So the man sits back in his seat which is 2 seats behind me, and the bus takes off. Almost immediately I start to hear weird noises coming from behind me & i can hear the man talking, so I just assume it was his son being wild or something. The noises continued and I started to think to myself 'what is that kid doing?' but chose to ignore it and try to mind my own business. The bus makes a stop and a lady gets on. As she sits down she recognizes the man sitting 2 seats behind me. She starts to wave hello to him but just as she is in mid-wave the smile on her face changes to horror & disgust and she covers her mouth with her hand. I can still hear the weird noises coming from behind me & now i am really starting to wonder what the hell this kid is doing! Another noise and the lady covers her mouth again and then starts digging through her purse looking for something. I decide to finally turn around to see what is going on and just as i turn around BLLLAAAAH! It's the man puking into a grocery store bag! There was no child with him! The noise was him puking the whole time, and what the lady was looking for was a kleenex to give to him!
I guess what happened was he had to drop his son off at summer camp but had the stomach flu & decided to take his chances, which were obviously not in his favour. And the reason he was talking to the bus driver was to let the driver know about his situation. So very interesting morning indeed! The next day he was on the bus again but i think he was feeling much better. No bag & no puke!
So a few days ago I was on the bus on my way to work. There was a guy talking to the bus driver about his kid & summer camp & taking him there. This man was wearing a shirt & tie & was clean shaven. I was trying to figure out why he was telling the bus driver his life story & figured it was just another one of those passengers (the ones that think the bus driver is their best friend). So the man sits back in his seat which is 2 seats behind me, and the bus takes off. Almost immediately I start to hear weird noises coming from behind me & i can hear the man talking, so I just assume it was his son being wild or something. The noises continued and I started to think to myself 'what is that kid doing?' but chose to ignore it and try to mind my own business. The bus makes a stop and a lady gets on. As she sits down she recognizes the man sitting 2 seats behind me. She starts to wave hello to him but just as she is in mid-wave the smile on her face changes to horror & disgust and she covers her mouth with her hand. I can still hear the weird noises coming from behind me & now i am really starting to wonder what the hell this kid is doing! Another noise and the lady covers her mouth again and then starts digging through her purse looking for something. I decide to finally turn around to see what is going on and just as i turn around BLLLAAAAH! It's the man puking into a grocery store bag! There was no child with him! The noise was him puking the whole time, and what the lady was looking for was a kleenex to give to him!
I guess what happened was he had to drop his son off at summer camp but had the stomach flu & decided to take his chances, which were obviously not in his favour. And the reason he was talking to the bus driver was to let the driver know about his situation. So very interesting morning indeed! The next day he was on the bus again but i think he was feeling much better. No bag & no puke!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Pin Head
Hey there bobby pin head! Did u have some trouble with your hair this morning? I see an assortment of bobby pins, clips, even hair elastics in your hair! Geez i just counted about 12 pins on one side of your head, how many do you have on the other side? 1, 2, 3, 4....forget it. I'm just going to quit now and round it up to about 20. Wait, you can't get off the bus, i was just about to take a picture of your wonderful hair style! Sorry I didn't mean to stare and look like a weirdo but considering your dressed quite sharp, and you are young and pretty, i just can't get over the fuckery of your hair!
Time to get off the bus and switch over to the ferry. I think i will take a seat right in front so i can watch the ferry approach the other side of the harbour. Oh someone left the newspaper behind, I"ll skim through this while we cross over. Ten minutes later and we have reached our destination. Wait, WTF? I'm now looking at the side of the harbour we just came from. But I sat in the front facing the side we were going to. How did i go from sitting at the front of the ferry, to now sitting at the back facing the opposite direction! I didn't move! Did the ferry reverse at some point and go backwards? How did I not notice that? Wow this morning is just full of questionable things!
Time to get off the bus and switch over to the ferry. I think i will take a seat right in front so i can watch the ferry approach the other side of the harbour. Oh someone left the newspaper behind, I"ll skim through this while we cross over. Ten minutes later and we have reached our destination. Wait, WTF? I'm now looking at the side of the harbour we just came from. But I sat in the front facing the side we were going to. How did i go from sitting at the front of the ferry, to now sitting at the back facing the opposite direction! I didn't move! Did the ferry reverse at some point and go backwards? How did I not notice that? Wow this morning is just full of questionable things!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Muggy & Gross
It's that time of year again, a nice mix between wet & muggy and if you thought outside was bad, just wait until you step onto the bus! It's a perfect breeding ground for sweat and body odours to intensify and for some reason on these wet days there always seems to be more people on the bus, and dirtier sweaty people. I want to open a window but we are going pretty fast and it;s pouring outside so all i am going to do is drench the people sitting behind me! Sometimes you have to put manners before your own comfort; i can hold my breath.
OH GROSS! You should never ever check your shoulders for dandruff while on the bus, and NEVER brush it off onto the people behind you! This girl (?) looking extra greasy just did. Yes i am questioning the gender. I can't tell what it is sitting in the seat. Oh finally the air circulation kicked in. I can already feel the air clearing up. Eww no, don't scratch your head! Stop it! Now it looks like its snowing on the bus! God their hair looks like it hasn't been washed in a month. I understand that it probably does itch being that greasy and doing that stuff is fine in the privacy of your own home when no one is around, but come on! You are on the bus and it's flaking all over the people behind you! STOP IT!
OH GROSS! You should never ever check your shoulders for dandruff while on the bus, and NEVER brush it off onto the people behind you! This girl (?) looking extra greasy just did. Yes i am questioning the gender. I can't tell what it is sitting in the seat. Oh finally the air circulation kicked in. I can already feel the air clearing up. Eww no, don't scratch your head! Stop it! Now it looks like its snowing on the bus! God their hair looks like it hasn't been washed in a month. I understand that it probably does itch being that greasy and doing that stuff is fine in the privacy of your own home when no one is around, but come on! You are on the bus and it's flaking all over the people behind you! STOP IT!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Bus Roundup
I'm back! Sorry it's been awhile. My life has been busy and hectic, but still taking the bus. I used to think putting headphones on and reading is what it takes to block out the craziness on the bus. However over the past 2 weeks I've learned that if you have a lot on your mind and if you go into a deep thought, you barely notice what is going on around you, and the bus ride is much faster. But it is the bus, so there are some things no one can ignore. Here's a rundown of the past few weeks:
On my way home from work two girls get on the bus and sit beside me. At first they seemed normal and I thought they were regulars since one of them said hi to almost every person sitting in the front end of the bus, but after a few minutes i started to rethink that thought. They were talking and laughing so loud, and at one point it seemed like they were acting out scenes from a movie or something. One of them even had a beard! They were talking to everyone that came on the bus, even if they didn't know them, and tried to keep the conversation going, and every now and then would stare at me. It was just weird. Bearded lady scared me.
A different day a guy sat two seats down from me but the whole time he hovered & leaned towards me. I didn"t dare look at him to see what was really going on especailly since he kept hacking and sniffling. Eventually he got off the bus but when he tried to get off, he tried to open the door before the bus even came to a stop! He was trying to get the door open so fast and pushed so hard that I actually thought he was going to jump out and roll down the street. Shortly after he got off a guy on the bus sneezed so loud that the poor girl sitting in front of him jumped out of her seat and looked so frightened amd cringed as if he sneezed on the back of her neck. I couldn't help it, I laughed.
A couple got on the bus and stood in the aisle for 5 minutes arguing over who was going to sit down first. The guy waned the girl to slide into the seat and sit before him (being a gentleman) but the girl wanted him to sit first. So instead of either one of them sitting, they stood in front of the seat blocking the rest of the people coming down the aisle, and argued about who was going to take the seat first!
Besides that and the regular drunks and bag people, not much more to report. I promise to keep up with the stories this month!
On my way home from work two girls get on the bus and sit beside me. At first they seemed normal and I thought they were regulars since one of them said hi to almost every person sitting in the front end of the bus, but after a few minutes i started to rethink that thought. They were talking and laughing so loud, and at one point it seemed like they were acting out scenes from a movie or something. One of them even had a beard! They were talking to everyone that came on the bus, even if they didn't know them, and tried to keep the conversation going, and every now and then would stare at me. It was just weird. Bearded lady scared me.
A different day a guy sat two seats down from me but the whole time he hovered & leaned towards me. I didn"t dare look at him to see what was really going on especailly since he kept hacking and sniffling. Eventually he got off the bus but when he tried to get off, he tried to open the door before the bus even came to a stop! He was trying to get the door open so fast and pushed so hard that I actually thought he was going to jump out and roll down the street. Shortly after he got off a guy on the bus sneezed so loud that the poor girl sitting in front of him jumped out of her seat and looked so frightened amd cringed as if he sneezed on the back of her neck. I couldn't help it, I laughed.
A couple got on the bus and stood in the aisle for 5 minutes arguing over who was going to sit down first. The guy waned the girl to slide into the seat and sit before him (being a gentleman) but the girl wanted him to sit first. So instead of either one of them sitting, they stood in front of the seat blocking the rest of the people coming down the aisle, and argued about who was going to take the seat first!
Besides that and the regular drunks and bag people, not much more to report. I promise to keep up with the stories this month!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
It's my party and I"ll sit if I want to
A girl just got on the bus and sat down beside me. This girl is wearing one of those Dollar store Birthday hats that look like a cake with candles on it. I thought people only wore those at parties because someone is forcing them to wear it. I have never seen someone volunteer to wear one, and out in public at that! She also has three bags with her (can't describe the joy oozing out of me) and smells like mothballs and my cat's litter box. People are standing and bday girl doesn't feel the need to move any of her bags even though she is taking up 1.5 seats. I understand you are a bigger girl but if you take the bag of your back, take off the bag slung over your shoulder, I am sure we can find the other half of that seat, and just maybe you can find the birthday spirit in you to let someone sit down. She is talking to her male companion about herself, extremely loud, loud enough for everyone to hear. I have a feeling this girl is an attention seeker. Oh she took off her backpack........and picked her nose and flicked it :(
Nevermind, forget about the seat. Time for me to get off this bus.
Nevermind, forget about the seat. Time for me to get off this bus.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Deja vu
Okay so once again i am on the bus, same seat as the other day, and as i am playing with my phone the lady sitting beside me starts asking about my phone. And just like the other day, she kept talking about it and telling me about her phone. She went on & on and I couldn't hear half of what she was saying! I had to do what I did the day before and just smile & nod and hope she would eventually shutup! Like the other guy, she got off at the same bus stop. It's so weird, two days in a row I sit in the same seat and the I don't get it. The next day I sat in a different seat and no one even looked at me. Hmm, I almost want to go back to the phone seat just to see if it is jinxed and if someone will talk to me about my phone. Not that i am hoping weird strangers will have a conversation with me, but i want to see if it will happen again. At least the ladies breath didn't smell like something crawled in her mouth and died!
Happy Friday!
Happy Friday!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Please, have a tic tac
Wow, it's been a week since i last posted! Sorry about the wait. Life has been busy & the bus has been boring, nothing is quite as exciting as the knife altercation. However i did have an annoying ride home yesterday.
I sat at the back of the bus because there were not many seats left. I saw a few at the back where a group of women were sitting. I think they must work together because they were all different ages but knew each other by name and one girl was doing work on her laptop. Now the girl on the laptop was one of those 'bag people', her bag and coat had a seat of their own despite the fact people were now standing. A lady got on the bus and could see no one was sitting there but as she got to the seat she realized it was reserved for a bag however she was not going to allow a bag to get a seat and for her to stand. The girl with the laptop at this point had her head down in her lap like she was trying to sleep so her friend called her name and tapped her on the leg to wake her up and tell her to move her bag. At least her friend had some manners! Laptop girl sat up looked at the lady waiting to sit down then looked at her bag and scoffed and said to her friend 'i'm about to puke any minute, what do you want me to do?" I couldn't believe it! Just because you are sick does not mean you get two seats, and i'm sure the girl was able to lift her bag down to the ground. Eventually with the help of her friend she moved her bag and the lady got to sit down, but the laptop girl just kept complaining that she was feeling sick. Another one of her friends asked if she had the flu or something and she said no she had motion sickness because she walks everywhere she goes and now she is taking the bus and couldn't handle the motion! WTF! The bus was going about 50km/hr down the road which is not fast at all! Also if you are feeling that sick maybe getting off the bus and getting fresh air is a better idea than bitching on the bus and possibly puking everywhere! Ugh, long story short, the girl made it to her bus stop without puking and got off the bus.
So she didn't puke however I almost puked after a guy sitting beside me decided to chat me up. His breath was horrible! He must be a chain smoker and a heavy coffee drinker!! It all started because i was playing with my phone to help me ignore pukey girl and he kept looking over my shoulder watching what i was doing. I could feel his eyes on me and i was trying to ignore it, like i do with everything on the bus, when he finally made a comment about my phone. He asked if it was the new Blackberry and then proceeded to ask a few questions about it. I figured okay he wants to buy one and is just wondering if it's any good, so i chatted for a bit with him about it. But when i more or less ended the conversation and turned my head back to my phone and continued palying with it, he started mumbling to me about something. We are at the back of the bus, right beside where the engine is, so i can't here a damn thing he is saying! He keeps chatting and i just keep smiling and nodding since i have no clue what we are talking about just keep hoping he will leave me alone. Nope, the rest of the bus ride he kept talking and from what i could hear it was about texting, and playing videogames and finger excercises!! Now he was just chatting me up as a friend and it had nothing to do with my phone. It's one thing to try and be polite and smile, but when his breath smells worse than horse shit, it is even harder not to offer the guy a piece of gum or a mint.
Hmm maybe it wasn't motion sickness for laptop/ bag girl. Maybe she was just getting a whiff of phone guy's breath!
I sat at the back of the bus because there were not many seats left. I saw a few at the back where a group of women were sitting. I think they must work together because they were all different ages but knew each other by name and one girl was doing work on her laptop. Now the girl on the laptop was one of those 'bag people', her bag and coat had a seat of their own despite the fact people were now standing. A lady got on the bus and could see no one was sitting there but as she got to the seat she realized it was reserved for a bag however she was not going to allow a bag to get a seat and for her to stand. The girl with the laptop at this point had her head down in her lap like she was trying to sleep so her friend called her name and tapped her on the leg to wake her up and tell her to move her bag. At least her friend had some manners! Laptop girl sat up looked at the lady waiting to sit down then looked at her bag and scoffed and said to her friend 'i'm about to puke any minute, what do you want me to do?" I couldn't believe it! Just because you are sick does not mean you get two seats, and i'm sure the girl was able to lift her bag down to the ground. Eventually with the help of her friend she moved her bag and the lady got to sit down, but the laptop girl just kept complaining that she was feeling sick. Another one of her friends asked if she had the flu or something and she said no she had motion sickness because she walks everywhere she goes and now she is taking the bus and couldn't handle the motion! WTF! The bus was going about 50km/hr down the road which is not fast at all! Also if you are feeling that sick maybe getting off the bus and getting fresh air is a better idea than bitching on the bus and possibly puking everywhere! Ugh, long story short, the girl made it to her bus stop without puking and got off the bus.
So she didn't puke however I almost puked after a guy sitting beside me decided to chat me up. His breath was horrible! He must be a chain smoker and a heavy coffee drinker!! It all started because i was playing with my phone to help me ignore pukey girl and he kept looking over my shoulder watching what i was doing. I could feel his eyes on me and i was trying to ignore it, like i do with everything on the bus, when he finally made a comment about my phone. He asked if it was the new Blackberry and then proceeded to ask a few questions about it. I figured okay he wants to buy one and is just wondering if it's any good, so i chatted for a bit with him about it. But when i more or less ended the conversation and turned my head back to my phone and continued palying with it, he started mumbling to me about something. We are at the back of the bus, right beside where the engine is, so i can't here a damn thing he is saying! He keeps chatting and i just keep smiling and nodding since i have no clue what we are talking about just keep hoping he will leave me alone. Nope, the rest of the bus ride he kept talking and from what i could hear it was about texting, and playing videogames and finger excercises!! Now he was just chatting me up as a friend and it had nothing to do with my phone. It's one thing to try and be polite and smile, but when his breath smells worse than horse shit, it is even harder not to offer the guy a piece of gum or a mint.
Hmm maybe it wasn't motion sickness for laptop/ bag girl. Maybe she was just getting a whiff of phone guy's breath!
Monday, March 28, 2011
TGIF...or not
Friday night after work, the bus ride home did not disappoint! It's a Friday so you know it's bound to be a little bit wilder.
Half way home the bus stopped at the main terminal and we sat there for a few minutes waiting to catch up on our time. Besides our bus there were a few other buses sitting there and all bus drivers were outside gathered chatting & smoking. Then i realized they were not just shooting the shit, but they were all gathered to discuss something and it seemed like there was something going on or something had happened. Then a commotion breaks out and the bus drivers ran back to their buses and shut the doors, and just as soon as our bus driver got back on the bus a guy, maybe early 20's, runs in front of the bus and bangs his hands on the front windshield and keeps runing towards the other buses. Bus driver picks up the phone and calls 911 and says "i would like to report an altercation involving a knife" and continues to talk to the dispatcher. So that would explain why the drivers were talking and why they ran back onto the buses! I groan to myself 'oh great' and the guy beside me heard and said 'doesn't surprise me, i've seen worse things happend here'. I look around and all the other drivers were now on their phones calling in the incident. I don't think the guy who hit the bus was the knife guy but i think he was running to alert the drivers to call someone. Our driver is still on the phone and i hear him say "so should I continue with my route or do I stay here and wait?" NO, i want to go home!! Don't make us sit here while there is a maniac outside! Get us home to safety! I guess other passengers heard him question waiting and they decided they were not waiting. 3 people got up and got off the bus. Really? You want to go out there? I would rather sit & wait! Another guy piped up and told us what was going on. Before he got on the bus he saw a group of guys dealing drugs and i guess it went bad and a knife got involved. And thats all we know! So after about 10 minutes we finally leave the bus terminal and we get no more than half way down the street when the bus driver slams on the brakes to let a speeding cop car, sirens & lights going, cut down the street in front of us. The guy beside flew into me and his elbow got me in the ribs. He asked if i was okay and I just laughed and said i was fine. Bus driver looks up and nervously laughs 'Sorry about that everyone, that was the first time i ever had one of those incidents!'
And let's hope it stays that way.
Half way home the bus stopped at the main terminal and we sat there for a few minutes waiting to catch up on our time. Besides our bus there were a few other buses sitting there and all bus drivers were outside gathered chatting & smoking. Then i realized they were not just shooting the shit, but they were all gathered to discuss something and it seemed like there was something going on or something had happened. Then a commotion breaks out and the bus drivers ran back to their buses and shut the doors, and just as soon as our bus driver got back on the bus a guy, maybe early 20's, runs in front of the bus and bangs his hands on the front windshield and keeps runing towards the other buses. Bus driver picks up the phone and calls 911 and says "i would like to report an altercation involving a knife" and continues to talk to the dispatcher. So that would explain why the drivers were talking and why they ran back onto the buses! I groan to myself 'oh great' and the guy beside me heard and said 'doesn't surprise me, i've seen worse things happend here'. I look around and all the other drivers were now on their phones calling in the incident. I don't think the guy who hit the bus was the knife guy but i think he was running to alert the drivers to call someone. Our driver is still on the phone and i hear him say "so should I continue with my route or do I stay here and wait?" NO, i want to go home!! Don't make us sit here while there is a maniac outside! Get us home to safety! I guess other passengers heard him question waiting and they decided they were not waiting. 3 people got up and got off the bus. Really? You want to go out there? I would rather sit & wait! Another guy piped up and told us what was going on. Before he got on the bus he saw a group of guys dealing drugs and i guess it went bad and a knife got involved. And thats all we know! So after about 10 minutes we finally leave the bus terminal and we get no more than half way down the street when the bus driver slams on the brakes to let a speeding cop car, sirens & lights going, cut down the street in front of us. The guy beside flew into me and his elbow got me in the ribs. He asked if i was okay and I just laughed and said i was fine. Bus driver looks up and nervously laughs 'Sorry about that everyone, that was the first time i ever had one of those incidents!'
And let's hope it stays that way.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
The bus, the bus, the bus is on fire.
On my way home from work, long day at the office, bus is packed, traffic is slow, nothing out of the ordinary here. HOLY SHIT THERE IS SMOKE ON THE BUS! Smoke is rising up from behind the seat two woman are sitting in. Someone open a window & someone tell the bus driver! But where is the smoke coming from? The woman are joking that their seat isn't warm and there is nothing under the seat burning. Is it seeping in from outside? Is it coming from the wheel, it is under them. Okay we are pulled over and the driver is outside having a look at things. One person just got off the bus oh and another just got off the bus. They probably figure we are about to be told to get off the bus anyway. Bus driver is done checking things out and is back on the bus. He hasn't said anything and he's continuing to drive. Hmm....interesting. There is still smoke rising up from behind their seat but it's not a concern? At least i am beside an emergency exit in case we have to bail! Second window just got opened. The smoke is on the move, it is now rising up from behind another seat! And a third window just got opened. Ok time to start reading the instructions for the emergency window. Oh crap, we are now on a bridge and about 100 feet above the water! Now where are we supposed to go! My head hurts, I can't tell if it's from a day of work or sitting in a smoke filled bus, or the thought of plunging to my death into the water. We're off the bridge and my stop is in sight! I guess the mystery of the smoke will remain a mystery.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
A few of my LEAST favourite things
Last post was a positive post, but now its time to get back to being negative. So what better way to do this than to discuss what annoys me on the bus.
Two things: screaming children & backpacks! Let's talk about the backpacks today.
I don't think there should be a size restriction to them but if you are going to be rude & oblivious about your back pack then yes, there should be a size limit. For example, the other day a lady got on the bus with her back pack and she decided she wanted to stand so she could talk to her friend instead of sitting (plenty of seats available). She was standing near the front of the bus which meant every person getting on the bus had to move past her, however this lady seemed oblivious to how large her backpack was (more than a foot out into the aisle) and didn't bother moving out of the way. People were asking her to move so they could get by but her voice was so loud she couldn't hear them. One lady finally just pushed her out of the way. Also when she got excited during the conversation with her friend she would kind of flail around which made her bag bump into everyone around her. At this point the bus was packed so other people were now standing beside her, but she still didn't even consider the fact her bag was hitting people in the face. So that's the oblivious bag person, and then there are the rude bag people. Rude bag people are the people who treat their bag like its a person and make sure their bag has a seat too! The bus could be packed and most people are standing, but they refuse to move their bag so someone can sit down! One guy had his bag on the seat and everyone standing near him would make eye contact with him and then glare at his bag like they were hoping he would get the hint and move his bag. But nope he would just turn his head and look out the window. Finally a lady had to ask him to move it which he did. However i think its rude that the only way he would move his bag was to be told to do it. I have even seen people reserve a seat for their bag instead of offering the seat to a mother with her child! Sometimes i wish the signs on the bus that suggest giving your seat up for an elderly/disabled/ or person with child would flash neon pink at times like this. And they should flash right in the rude persons face!
Please remember, if your bag sticks more than a foot out into the aisle, take it off and set it by your feet. If there are no seats left and someone has to stand, put your bag on your lap and let that person sit down.
Two things: screaming children & backpacks! Let's talk about the backpacks today.
I don't think there should be a size restriction to them but if you are going to be rude & oblivious about your back pack then yes, there should be a size limit. For example, the other day a lady got on the bus with her back pack and she decided she wanted to stand so she could talk to her friend instead of sitting (plenty of seats available). She was standing near the front of the bus which meant every person getting on the bus had to move past her, however this lady seemed oblivious to how large her backpack was (more than a foot out into the aisle) and didn't bother moving out of the way. People were asking her to move so they could get by but her voice was so loud she couldn't hear them. One lady finally just pushed her out of the way. Also when she got excited during the conversation with her friend she would kind of flail around which made her bag bump into everyone around her. At this point the bus was packed so other people were now standing beside her, but she still didn't even consider the fact her bag was hitting people in the face. So that's the oblivious bag person, and then there are the rude bag people. Rude bag people are the people who treat their bag like its a person and make sure their bag has a seat too! The bus could be packed and most people are standing, but they refuse to move their bag so someone can sit down! One guy had his bag on the seat and everyone standing near him would make eye contact with him and then glare at his bag like they were hoping he would get the hint and move his bag. But nope he would just turn his head and look out the window. Finally a lady had to ask him to move it which he did. However i think its rude that the only way he would move his bag was to be told to do it. I have even seen people reserve a seat for their bag instead of offering the seat to a mother with her child! Sometimes i wish the signs on the bus that suggest giving your seat up for an elderly/disabled/ or person with child would flash neon pink at times like this. And they should flash right in the rude persons face!
Please remember, if your bag sticks more than a foot out into the aisle, take it off and set it by your feet. If there are no seats left and someone has to stand, put your bag on your lap and let that person sit down.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
The Friendly Bus Driver
In the morning i usually take the same bus at the same time which always has the same bus driver. Not just any bus driver though, the BEST bus driver! For years now i have seen him driving different routes and he is always so pleasant. For the past few months he has been doing my morning route and thank god for that! If i am running a bit late sometimes a bus driver may not wait for you even if they see you running for the bus. This guy waits even if he doesn't see me because he knows i will be running across the street at any minute! One day i didn't have to run for the bus and i was already at the stop waiting like everyone else. As i got on the bus he laughed and said "You didn't have to run today! You made it!" and then we both laughed. Some days he doesn't even make me dig through my purse for my bus pass, he just waves me on through! And the part i like the best, he refers to men as gentleman and women as 'my lady'. Everyday he greets me with "good morning my lady". If i am having a bit of a bad day it really cheers me up. I know it might sound a bit corny but trust me, with some of the bad attitude bus drivers out there, this makes a huge difference!
Monday i wasn't feeling good and had a hectic time getting ready for work and it was one of those mornings where it was one thign after another going wrong. I missed my regular bus so i had to catch a later one. As i was crossing the street the bus started to pull away and thought to myself the day couldn't get any worse. But then the bus stopped. I thought maybe it was just lettting traffic go by, but then the dorrs opened. I stood there not knowing what was going on and finally decided to approach the bus. The doors stayed open so i hopped on. It was my friendly bus driver!!! His route changed to the later bus and he saw me at the last moment crossing the street so he pulled over! I love this guy! But the amazingness that is my bus driver doesn't end there. We approach my stop to get off but in my sick haze i forgot to pull the "request stop" so i grumbled i would have to wait until the next stop to get off. Even though i didn't pull the request stop, the bus pulls over anyway and the doors open. No one was getting on the bus, and no one else was getting off the bus. It's because the driver knows what stop i always get off at so he pulled over for me! This could quite possibly be the best driver ever!!!! Keep up the good work driver!
Monday i wasn't feeling good and had a hectic time getting ready for work and it was one of those mornings where it was one thign after another going wrong. I missed my regular bus so i had to catch a later one. As i was crossing the street the bus started to pull away and thought to myself the day couldn't get any worse. But then the bus stopped. I thought maybe it was just lettting traffic go by, but then the dorrs opened. I stood there not knowing what was going on and finally decided to approach the bus. The doors stayed open so i hopped on. It was my friendly bus driver!!! His route changed to the later bus and he saw me at the last moment crossing the street so he pulled over! I love this guy! But the amazingness that is my bus driver doesn't end there. We approach my stop to get off but in my sick haze i forgot to pull the "request stop" so i grumbled i would have to wait until the next stop to get off. Even though i didn't pull the request stop, the bus pulls over anyway and the doors open. No one was getting on the bus, and no one else was getting off the bus. It's because the driver knows what stop i always get off at so he pulled over for me! This could quite possibly be the best driver ever!!!! Keep up the good work driver!
Friday, March 4, 2011
Do I look like a babysitter?
Best thing I have ever heard on the bus!
A lady gets on the bus with her daughter about 4 years old. There are no seats left so a man gets up to offer this lady & her daughter his seat. She says 'no that's alright' and the man insists she take a seat. Again she replies 'no thanks' and the man ask if she is sure and she responds 'yah i'm sure, but you can put her on your lap so i can hold my other daughter' and before the guy can even react she picks her daughter up and plunks her down on his lap!! From behind her emerges an even younger daughter and then she asks 'you don't mind do you?' Um....I don't think she really gave him a choice! The look on the guys face was priceless! He didn't know what to do! He sat there with this little girl on his lap, just staring at him. He held his arms out like he wanted to hold her on his lap so she wouldn't fall but couldn't bring himself to do it because he was in shock and felt awkward not knowing this little girl!
A lady gets on the bus with her daughter about 4 years old. There are no seats left so a man gets up to offer this lady & her daughter his seat. She says 'no that's alright' and the man insists she take a seat. Again she replies 'no thanks' and the man ask if she is sure and she responds 'yah i'm sure, but you can put her on your lap so i can hold my other daughter' and before the guy can even react she picks her daughter up and plunks her down on his lap!! From behind her emerges an even younger daughter and then she asks 'you don't mind do you?' Um....I don't think she really gave him a choice! The look on the guys face was priceless! He didn't know what to do! He sat there with this little girl on his lap, just staring at him. He held his arms out like he wanted to hold her on his lap so she wouldn't fall but couldn't bring himself to do it because he was in shock and felt awkward not knowing this little girl!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
The Wheels on the bus go....
...round & round. Or at least that's what they did on my way home from work when we got stuck in a snow storm!
Bus pulls up at a bus stop on a hill, and when it attemps to drive away of course we get stuck in the snow. The wheels were spinning and we were fish tailing but at a rate of what felt like a foot a minute we eventually made our way up the hill! Everyone on the bus started cheering and clapping when the bus finally got traction and continued on with its route! The weather is horrible! What was snow has now turned into ice pellets! We're going across the bridge and you can hear the ice hitting the roof of the bus! Ah I just got pelted in the face with ice, but i'm inside! Oh great, the seat i am sitting in has a faulty seal around the window and the force of the wind is pushing the ice through it! Ah and another one hit my hand! Haha i'm not the only one getting hit! A lady just rubbed the back if her neck and is looking around trying to figure out what hit her, and the guy sitting across from her just wiped his head and is now putting his toque back on! It seems a few windows have broken seals and now we have an ice storm INSIDE the bus! Oh a better seat just became available, i think i will steal it! Hmm or at least i thought it was a better seat. Once again a window has a faulty seal except there isn't ice (ice which has now turned into rain) coming through the window, but a pool of water in the window seal that splashes over everytime we brake! Hmm maybe if this screw below it was tightened it would solve the problem. Oh well, no longer my problem, I'm finally at my stop and excited to get off this stormy bus!
Bus pulls up at a bus stop on a hill, and when it attemps to drive away of course we get stuck in the snow. The wheels were spinning and we were fish tailing but at a rate of what felt like a foot a minute we eventually made our way up the hill! Everyone on the bus started cheering and clapping when the bus finally got traction and continued on with its route! The weather is horrible! What was snow has now turned into ice pellets! We're going across the bridge and you can hear the ice hitting the roof of the bus! Ah I just got pelted in the face with ice, but i'm inside! Oh great, the seat i am sitting in has a faulty seal around the window and the force of the wind is pushing the ice through it! Ah and another one hit my hand! Haha i'm not the only one getting hit! A lady just rubbed the back if her neck and is looking around trying to figure out what hit her, and the guy sitting across from her just wiped his head and is now putting his toque back on! It seems a few windows have broken seals and now we have an ice storm INSIDE the bus! Oh a better seat just became available, i think i will steal it! Hmm or at least i thought it was a better seat. Once again a window has a faulty seal except there isn't ice (ice which has now turned into rain) coming through the window, but a pool of water in the window seal that splashes over everytime we brake! Hmm maybe if this screw below it was tightened it would solve the problem. Oh well, no longer my problem, I'm finally at my stop and excited to get off this stormy bus!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Epic Bus Ride!
Last night on the way home from work was by far the most exciting ride in months!
I'm sitting at the back of the bus for the whole ride and at one of the main bus stop terminals a group of 6 young teens get on. You can tell they are nothing but trouble makers considering the get on the bus singing "Smoking weed all day, drinking booze all day" at the top of their lungs not giving a shit. Considering the oldest looked 15 and the youngest looked aobut 12, it seemed like a pathetic attempt at getting attention. And when they get on where did they decide to sit? Around me! They sat beside me, behind me, in front of me, and across from me. I felt like i was being swarmed and at any moment they were going to rob me of everything. Almost as soon as they sit down, the bus driver stands up and begins walking towards the back of the bus. 'Oh i know exactly where this is going' i think to myself. Bus driver asks to see all of their transfers because he does not think they are valid. One girl yells 'i showed you my bus pass' and he says thats great but the people that had transfers he wants to see them again. The boy that looked 12 flashes his transfer slipped rolled up into a tube and puts it away. The bus driver yells 'unroll it and show it to me'. The boy unravels it, flashes it, then rolls it back up. The bus driver asks again 'unroll it and show it to me!' this time noticably pissed off. The driver looks at it and says that it is no good. Boy tells him it is. Bus driver says that the transfer is only good until 5:30pm and it is now 6pm, so either pay or get off the bus. The the driver realizes everyones trasnfer slips expired at 5:30pm. One girl says 'well we have been waiting for the bus since 5:30pm'. Yah it doesn't exactly work that way. When it expires, it expires and the bus was not late, in fact the bus was early! So he tells them all to either pay or get off. Most of them refuse because they claim they don't understand what the problem is. He tells them either get off or I will call the cops to explain it! Driver decides that he should have a second look at the one girls bus pass, and when she flashed it all i heard was the driver yell "thats not even a bus pass, pay or get off!" Haha! I am trying not to laugh because their attempts at getting/ staying on the bus are becoming more & more pathetic! He gives up and demands that all of them get off his bus! He goes back to the front and the kids start walking towards the back door. As soon as the door opens they try to pretend they get off but it's hard not to notice a group of 6 loud kids! Bus driver really screams "GET OFF MY BUS NOW" and walks towards the back door to personally escort them off! One by one as they leave he yells "Get off! Get off! Gett off!" then the 12 year old yells "F you!" Bus driver contunues "Shut up! Shut up!" as they get off!!! HAHAHA! It was great & hilarious! All i know is that it made the rest of my bus ride nice & peaceful!
Bus driver, you are my hero!
I'm sitting at the back of the bus for the whole ride and at one of the main bus stop terminals a group of 6 young teens get on. You can tell they are nothing but trouble makers considering the get on the bus singing "Smoking weed all day, drinking booze all day" at the top of their lungs not giving a shit. Considering the oldest looked 15 and the youngest looked aobut 12, it seemed like a pathetic attempt at getting attention. And when they get on where did they decide to sit? Around me! They sat beside me, behind me, in front of me, and across from me. I felt like i was being swarmed and at any moment they were going to rob me of everything. Almost as soon as they sit down, the bus driver stands up and begins walking towards the back of the bus. 'Oh i know exactly where this is going' i think to myself. Bus driver asks to see all of their transfers because he does not think they are valid. One girl yells 'i showed you my bus pass' and he says thats great but the people that had transfers he wants to see them again. The boy that looked 12 flashes his transfer slipped rolled up into a tube and puts it away. The bus driver yells 'unroll it and show it to me'. The boy unravels it, flashes it, then rolls it back up. The bus driver asks again 'unroll it and show it to me!' this time noticably pissed off. The driver looks at it and says that it is no good. Boy tells him it is. Bus driver says that the transfer is only good until 5:30pm and it is now 6pm, so either pay or get off the bus. The the driver realizes everyones trasnfer slips expired at 5:30pm. One girl says 'well we have been waiting for the bus since 5:30pm'. Yah it doesn't exactly work that way. When it expires, it expires and the bus was not late, in fact the bus was early! So he tells them all to either pay or get off. Most of them refuse because they claim they don't understand what the problem is. He tells them either get off or I will call the cops to explain it! Driver decides that he should have a second look at the one girls bus pass, and when she flashed it all i heard was the driver yell "thats not even a bus pass, pay or get off!" Haha! I am trying not to laugh because their attempts at getting/ staying on the bus are becoming more & more pathetic! He gives up and demands that all of them get off his bus! He goes back to the front and the kids start walking towards the back door. As soon as the door opens they try to pretend they get off but it's hard not to notice a group of 6 loud kids! Bus driver really screams "GET OFF MY BUS NOW" and walks towards the back door to personally escort them off! One by one as they leave he yells "Get off! Get off! Gett off!" then the 12 year old yells "F you!" Bus driver contunues "Shut up! Shut up!" as they get off!!! HAHAHA! It was great & hilarious! All i know is that it made the rest of my bus ride nice & peaceful!
Bus driver, you are my hero!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Listerine, does the body good!
Here's an interesting story i recorded from 2008!
Today i'm in store for a treat! Not only do I have an alcoholic sitting behind me, but it's a special kind of alcoholic; a listerine drinker!
As soon as the guy attempted to sit down, by almost falling on me, i realized he was drunk. I slowly started to smell the alcohol, and eventually so did the other passenger sitting close by. After a few minutes the guy changed seats from beside me to sitting behind me, which is even worse because now i feel like he is breathing down my neck! So drunk guy starts talking to himself and soon enough another passenger turns around and realizes the guy is drunk. So here's the guy talking to himself, constantly siffling his nose like he has a bad cocaine addiction when all of a sudden he pulls a Listerine bottle out of his bag, opens it up, and takes a big swig of it! I'm thinking to myself 'now what is he goign to do, spit it out on the floor?' Nope, he swallows it. He wasn't using it to freshen his breath from the alcohol, the Listerine WAS the alcohol! WOW! So we finally arrive at the main terminal and of course the ride is not complete for our Listerine friend without hawking a huge wad of spit on the floor. Keep in mind this guy is standing right behind me, for all i know he may have spit on me!
I am so glad we are at our stop! Get me off this bus ASAP!
Today i'm in store for a treat! Not only do I have an alcoholic sitting behind me, but it's a special kind of alcoholic; a listerine drinker!
As soon as the guy attempted to sit down, by almost falling on me, i realized he was drunk. I slowly started to smell the alcohol, and eventually so did the other passenger sitting close by. After a few minutes the guy changed seats from beside me to sitting behind me, which is even worse because now i feel like he is breathing down my neck! So drunk guy starts talking to himself and soon enough another passenger turns around and realizes the guy is drunk. So here's the guy talking to himself, constantly siffling his nose like he has a bad cocaine addiction when all of a sudden he pulls a Listerine bottle out of his bag, opens it up, and takes a big swig of it! I'm thinking to myself 'now what is he goign to do, spit it out on the floor?' Nope, he swallows it. He wasn't using it to freshen his breath from the alcohol, the Listerine WAS the alcohol! WOW! So we finally arrive at the main terminal and of course the ride is not complete for our Listerine friend without hawking a huge wad of spit on the floor. Keep in mind this guy is standing right behind me, for all i know he may have spit on me!
I am so glad we are at our stop! Get me off this bus ASAP!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Not with me please
If you get on the bus and there are at least 20 empty seats would you sit with the person reading the newspaper? Probably not. If you got on the bus and there were 20 empty seats but you were carrying two bags, would u sit with someone reading the newspaper? Definetly not! You would go for one of the many empty seats! So why did this young girl just get on the bus with two bags decide to sit with me when there are at least 20 empty seats!!! She almost sat in an empty seat but stopped and turned around and sat with me instead! And just because of my luck she is drenched in perfume. Before I got upset I turned around to check out the seats and yup, was right, almost every seat behind us is empty, even two person seats. Lots of room for her bags. So can anyone explain to me why she would do this to me? Please any explanation!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Bus surfing
I made a new term this morning after watching people standing on the bus.
When people stand on a moving bus it does,'t really resemble standing but more of a wave or dance, sort of like surfing. So Bus Surfing is when people have to stand on the bus and it's a very bumpy, stop & go ride, and they are being jolted back & forth, side to side trying to balance and keep themselves from falling.
So my story today involves bus surfing, which is something you want to avoid if possible, unless you are like the lady i saw on the bus this morning. She got on and sat at the very back across from me. The bus was driving for no more then 5 minutes when she decided to stand. At first i thought we were approaching her stop but when i looked outside i realized we were on a bridge, and would be on it for at least 5 more minutes. So why did this lady take the time to wipe all crumbs & crusty's off the seat just to stand up within minutes of sitting down especially if her stop isn't for another few minutes. Since we are on the bridge the bus goes over a bump every 3 seconds, why would you want to put yourself through that? So as soon as we get off the bridge there is a bus stop but does she get off? NO! Instead she continues standing but puts her bag down on an empty seat beside her. So her bag can sit but she can't? Keep in mind the bus is packed and everyone is standing, and instead of someone sitting in the last empty seat, she decides her bag should have a seat instead! This makes no sense. I am starting to think maybe she just isn't all there?! At the next stop more people cram onto the bus and the bus driver asks for everyone to push back and make more room. What does the lady do? Nothing! She keeps her bag in the seat and doesn't budge. Everyone is looking at her waiting to see if she is going move her bag and sit down or let someone else sit there. I'm not sure where this lady was going but all i know is that ten minutes later when i got off the bus she was still on it, bus surfing.
Never choose bus surfing over sitting if you have a choice.
When people stand on a moving bus it does,'t really resemble standing but more of a wave or dance, sort of like surfing. So Bus Surfing is when people have to stand on the bus and it's a very bumpy, stop & go ride, and they are being jolted back & forth, side to side trying to balance and keep themselves from falling.
So my story today involves bus surfing, which is something you want to avoid if possible, unless you are like the lady i saw on the bus this morning. She got on and sat at the very back across from me. The bus was driving for no more then 5 minutes when she decided to stand. At first i thought we were approaching her stop but when i looked outside i realized we were on a bridge, and would be on it for at least 5 more minutes. So why did this lady take the time to wipe all crumbs & crusty's off the seat just to stand up within minutes of sitting down especially if her stop isn't for another few minutes. Since we are on the bridge the bus goes over a bump every 3 seconds, why would you want to put yourself through that? So as soon as we get off the bridge there is a bus stop but does she get off? NO! Instead she continues standing but puts her bag down on an empty seat beside her. So her bag can sit but she can't? Keep in mind the bus is packed and everyone is standing, and instead of someone sitting in the last empty seat, she decides her bag should have a seat instead! This makes no sense. I am starting to think maybe she just isn't all there?! At the next stop more people cram onto the bus and the bus driver asks for everyone to push back and make more room. What does the lady do? Nothing! She keeps her bag in the seat and doesn't budge. Everyone is looking at her waiting to see if she is going move her bag and sit down or let someone else sit there. I'm not sure where this lady was going but all i know is that ten minutes later when i got off the bus she was still on it, bus surfing.
Never choose bus surfing over sitting if you have a choice.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Like a can of Sardines
This bus is packed so tight I can't move & my body hurts from being crammed. It doesn't help that the lady beside me is spilling over into my seat! I am at the very back of the bus and the seats feel smaller than the rest. God, my feet don't even touch the floor! One seat is left and that is the one beside me, and this lady spotted it from the other end of the bus. She pushed her way through everyone just to get to it and she is not a tiny person. So she plunks down beside me, shoving me against the person on the other side of me. She really should have stayed standing. I am so crammed that my arm is actually falling asleep. Wait, what, she is reading a book! As if she isn't already taking up enough space, now she is sticking her elbows out just to hold the book! I am about ready to elbow her in the side. Oh and now she is giggling because it's funny how crammed we are. Wait, omg, i know that laugh, i have heard it before. She's the same lady that made the bus driver help her jaywalk!!! I hate u lady, and now i am in a really bad mood! Oh good, get off the bus! i can finally move & breath! Ugh, i am sure i will be seeing her again but next time i will just stand. It can't be any worse than sitting beside her.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Aint no mountain high enough
Lately we have been getting some snow dumped on us, and everyone knows taking the bus after a storm is not fun. So we get about 15 cm of snow over night, nothing too bad and it looks like the plows have cleared almost everything. I get to the bus stop and there's a snowbank roughly 2 feet wide by 1 foot high between me and the road. It's a but too wide for me to stretch my legs over it and climb onto the bus so while i wait for the bus i slowly kick away at the snow & dig myself a little path to the road. Just as i finish, the bus pulls up and even though my path is small, the bus driver pulls right up to it!! Perfect, i walk on without having to climb over the snow bank.
So overnight we receive more snow.This time almost 40cm! Even though we just had this storm everything is open including the office i work in so i have no choice but to get up and take the bus to work. From my window the roads look clear so i figure taking the bus won't be too bad. Well was i WRONG! I leave my place and walk down the plowed path to the sidewalk where my bus stop is. This time it is not a snow bank but it is a MOUNTAIN of snow about 5 feet high! As soon as i realize the size of it my jaw drops, how am i supposed to climb over that when the bus comes!! The sidewalk is very long with no driveways so i would have to walk all the way down the street just to get off the sidewalk and onto the street side. Luckily a man is on the other side of this mountain standing on the street waiting for the bus. He immediately starts chuckling when he sees the dumbfounded look on my face. He says to me "you have no choice but to climb it" and sticks his hand out to help me over it. So with the help of this man i go for it and start mountain climbing...and i survived to tell my tale!
So overnight we receive more snow.This time almost 40cm! Even though we just had this storm everything is open including the office i work in so i have no choice but to get up and take the bus to work. From my window the roads look clear so i figure taking the bus won't be too bad. Well was i WRONG! I leave my place and walk down the plowed path to the sidewalk where my bus stop is. This time it is not a snow bank but it is a MOUNTAIN of snow about 5 feet high! As soon as i realize the size of it my jaw drops, how am i supposed to climb over that when the bus comes!! The sidewalk is very long with no driveways so i would have to walk all the way down the street just to get off the sidewalk and onto the street side. Luckily a man is on the other side of this mountain standing on the street waiting for the bus. He immediately starts chuckling when he sees the dumbfounded look on my face. He says to me "you have no choice but to climb it" and sticks his hand out to help me over it. So with the help of this man i go for it and start mountain climbing...and i survived to tell my tale!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Blast from the Past!
This morning is freezing and it reminded me of an entry i did 2 years ago. So today i am going to post my entry from January 2009! Enjoy!
So today is a typical morning on my way to work, and the winter cold snap has finally hit us! There's a windchill and the coldest it has been all season. So why is it that while we are at a bus stop waiting, the driver finds it a good idea to keep the doors open? We are stuck at this stop for another 2 minutes waiting for other buses to catch up, and our doors are wide open & are remaining open! It's so cold I can see my breath! Sure the driver will say it's so that passengers running to catch the bus will know it's waiting and not leaving. But don't you think they would get that hint from the bus not moving & with its 4 ways on? Once the running passenger gets within, say 5 metres, then open the doors if you would like to give them that reassurance. Otherwise I am already on the bus and would prefer not to freeze @ 8am without being fully awake!
So today is a typical morning on my way to work, and the winter cold snap has finally hit us! There's a windchill and the coldest it has been all season. So why is it that while we are at a bus stop waiting, the driver finds it a good idea to keep the doors open? We are stuck at this stop for another 2 minutes waiting for other buses to catch up, and our doors are wide open & are remaining open! It's so cold I can see my breath! Sure the driver will say it's so that passengers running to catch the bus will know it's waiting and not leaving. But don't you think they would get that hint from the bus not moving & with its 4 ways on? Once the running passenger gets within, say 5 metres, then open the doors if you would like to give them that reassurance. Otherwise I am already on the bus and would prefer not to freeze @ 8am without being fully awake!Thursday, January 27, 2011
There she blows
Today is quite windy & rainy. Miserable to be exact, and so dark out it feels like nightime. Nothing really happened on the bus today, i think everyone is too focused on the weather and what they have to face when they got off the bus.
So I get to my stop and as soon as i step off i almost get blown away. Luckily the building I am going to is just a few metres down the street & across the intersection. As i am walking away from the bus i hear this lady laughing and giggling. I look back and its a lady that was on my bus now trying to cross the street. However my jaw drops because a) she made the bus driver get off the bus to escort her across the street so she doesn't blow away? and b) she is making him do it in the middle of the street during rush hour, not even at an intersection. What was wrong with using the crosswalk just a few meters down the street like everyone else who got off the bus? It's a very busy street this time of day and sorry lady but judging by the size of you i don't think the wind will be blowing you down. Just strong winds, not hurricane force winds. To make things worse, when i get inside the building there she is coming down the hallway! So she made the driver help her jaywalk, then enters the building through a door that was further down the street requiring more walking! Why?! What was the purpose of that?! She really needs to get that Agyrophobia taken care of.
So I get to my stop and as soon as i step off i almost get blown away. Luckily the building I am going to is just a few metres down the street & across the intersection. As i am walking away from the bus i hear this lady laughing and giggling. I look back and its a lady that was on my bus now trying to cross the street. However my jaw drops because a) she made the bus driver get off the bus to escort her across the street so she doesn't blow away? and b) she is making him do it in the middle of the street during rush hour, not even at an intersection. What was wrong with using the crosswalk just a few meters down the street like everyone else who got off the bus? It's a very busy street this time of day and sorry lady but judging by the size of you i don't think the wind will be blowing you down. Just strong winds, not hurricane force winds. To make things worse, when i get inside the building there she is coming down the hallway! So she made the driver help her jaywalk, then enters the building through a door that was further down the street requiring more walking! Why?! What was the purpose of that?! She really needs to get that Agyrophobia taken care of.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
On the catwalk
Hmmm black pantyhose over red leggings. Now that's an interseting concept! Did those holes get there before or while you were attempting to pull them over your leggings? And you're knitting! Well thats good, hoepfully you are knitting yoruself a pair of pants considering it's -20 degrees outside!! I can't imagine your holey attire is providing much warmth. Slippers on your feet? Sure why not. I suppose they are warm, but warmer then a pair of boots? And not to be picky dear but your bright fluorescent pink lips just don't match the bright red slippers, leggings and hair!
Would it be rude to take a picture? A picture is worth a 1000 words!
Would it be rude to take a picture? A picture is worth a 1000 words!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Stinky Stink
Oh, god! Seriously someone just shit their pants! There is no way a bus should smell this bad! It's an accordian bus which means there is twice the space for the air to move around. It's really gross and I'm going to puke! There must be more than one culprit! Thank god I only have 5 more minutes till I am home.
So my phone just rang, the bus is packed with lots of people talking, and of course the moment i answer my phone and start talking everyone goes silent. ugh. At least i'm not one of the rude people who feel the need to yell their conversation out to the whole bus! Kind of like the girl sitting behind me. I don't know you and i really don't care that whatever your friend told you, you think is "total bullshit", and i don't think anyone else on the bus cares either! So please shutup and keep your conversation to yourself!
Remember, public transportation means you are in public. Get it?
So my phone just rang, the bus is packed with lots of people talking, and of course the moment i answer my phone and start talking everyone goes silent. ugh. At least i'm not one of the rude people who feel the need to yell their conversation out to the whole bus! Kind of like the girl sitting behind me. I don't know you and i really don't care that whatever your friend told you, you think is "total bullshit", and i don't think anyone else on the bus cares either! So please shutup and keep your conversation to yourself!
Remember, public transportation means you are in public. Get it?
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
It smells like Popcorn!
For anyone who takes the bus, you are well aware of the variety of odour’s on it. It’s a game I like to play called “Name that Smell”.
There’s the typical smells such as body odour, last night’s curry dish for supper, a babies dirty diaper (why would you bring a dirty baby on the bus) the smell of the alcoholic sitting next to you, farts, stale cigarette smoke, and the butted out cigarette smell coming from the guy who just got on the bus who couldn’t part with his half smoked cigarette so he’s saving it for later which is now festering in his pocket! Those are the normal bus smells, but then you have the unusual smells like pizza (is it stashed in someone’s bag?), gasoline (I really hope that’s not the bus leaking), sulphur from a lit match (yes people light matches on buses for the hell of it), paint (not to point fingers but I am going to say that might have something to do with the construction guy covered in paint), and today’s random scent POPCORN! Everyday it’s like a surprise to see what the bus will smell like. Also it depends on the bus route as to what the bus will smell like. For example, if the bus route runs through the lower income area, then you are guaranteed a cigarette & alcohol smell! If the bus runs downtown where all the offices are located then you are going to smell cologne coming because of all the business men on the bus.
So just some advice, if you are not feeling well and your stomach is already a little upset, choose wisely which bus you get on.
There’s the typical smells such as body odour, last night’s curry dish for supper, a babies dirty diaper (why would you bring a dirty baby on the bus) the smell of the alcoholic sitting next to you, farts, stale cigarette smoke, and the butted out cigarette smell coming from the guy who just got on the bus who couldn’t part with his half smoked cigarette so he’s saving it for later which is now festering in his pocket! Those are the normal bus smells, but then you have the unusual smells like pizza (is it stashed in someone’s bag?), gasoline (I really hope that’s not the bus leaking), sulphur from a lit match (yes people light matches on buses for the hell of it), paint (not to point fingers but I am going to say that might have something to do with the construction guy covered in paint), and today’s random scent POPCORN! Everyday it’s like a surprise to see what the bus will smell like. Also it depends on the bus route as to what the bus will smell like. For example, if the bus route runs through the lower income area, then you are guaranteed a cigarette & alcohol smell! If the bus runs downtown where all the offices are located then you are going to smell cologne coming because of all the business men on the bus.
So just some advice, if you are not feeling well and your stomach is already a little upset, choose wisely which bus you get on.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Dance Dance
So its been two days & nothing has happened on the bus. Nothing! Well there is James Brown sitting across from me, dancing in his seat like his life depends on it. Oh crap, he's staring at me! Can he hear the words i'm typing? Nope he found a young lady friend to talk to instead. So i have come to realize that as long as you have a set of headphones and a smart phone to occupy yourself with, you can pretty much make everyone on the bus disappear & invisible. The bus ride feels shorter & much less annoying. However it's also a lot less entertaining. Ok let's remove the heaphones & take a quick look around for entertainment.....about 6 other people using the same technique as me by playing with their phones, a few coworkers,hmm a guy at the front looks questionable....oh shit! James Brown just moved closer to me and looks like he wants to talk! And the headphones go back on. James Brown is now invisible.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Waiting is just as bad
So riding the bus can be quite the adventure. However waiting for the bus is just as exciting....or creepy.
Yesterday i stayed at work late which meant the bus wasn't running as often so I was stuck at the bus stop waiting for about 20 minutes. During that time there was another guy waiting for the bus. At first he seemed normal (clean, dressed well, not begging for change) but within minutes that changed. He started walking back & forth, pacing on the sidewalk. It wasn't a normal 'waiting for the bus' kind of pace, it was 'I am thinking evil thoughts in my head and going to snap' kind of pace. At one point my back was to the guy while i was talking to a friend. I turned around to see if my bus was coming down the street, and as I turned around the guy was right there behind me staring straight at me and as soon as i looked at him he turned and walked away from me. It sent shivers down my back and i instantly clutched the bag hanging from my shoulder. Sketchy? Yes! I even asked my friend if it seemed like the guy was planning on taking my bag and he agreed! The guy made it about 5 meters down the street and turned around and came back at me! Everytime he got within a foot of me he would turn around and walk away. He continued to do this until i moved into a doorway off the sidwalk. Just in time too, he beat up a snowbank shortly afterwards. Yes a snowbank!
Yesterday i stayed at work late which meant the bus wasn't running as often so I was stuck at the bus stop waiting for about 20 minutes. During that time there was another guy waiting for the bus. At first he seemed normal (clean, dressed well, not begging for change) but within minutes that changed. He started walking back & forth, pacing on the sidewalk. It wasn't a normal 'waiting for the bus' kind of pace, it was 'I am thinking evil thoughts in my head and going to snap' kind of pace. At one point my back was to the guy while i was talking to a friend. I turned around to see if my bus was coming down the street, and as I turned around the guy was right there behind me staring straight at me and as soon as i looked at him he turned and walked away from me. It sent shivers down my back and i instantly clutched the bag hanging from my shoulder. Sketchy? Yes! I even asked my friend if it seemed like the guy was planning on taking my bag and he agreed! The guy made it about 5 meters down the street and turned around and came back at me! Everytime he got within a foot of me he would turn around and walk away. He continued to do this until i moved into a doorway off the sidwalk. Just in time too, he beat up a snowbank shortly afterwards. Yes a snowbank!
What is a Bus Jacking?
I have been riding the bus for years, since 2000 to be exact. Over the years i have witnessed some wild & unbelievable things during my many journeys on the bus. Some things make me laugh, others make my jaw drop in disbelief! I have always shared my stories with friends and family and it is at the point that when i see them the first thing they ask is "got any bus stories?"
Over the years i have compiled quite the collection of stories and have finally decided it's time to share with the rest of the world my bus adventures. If you are already a fellow bus commuter such as myself then i am sure you will be able to relate. If you have never taken the bus then this will open your eyes up to what really happens on the bus!
Bus jacking is just my way of saying when you think no one is watching or paying attention to you......think again. I am watching and i have just jacked you!
Over the years i have compiled quite the collection of stories and have finally decided it's time to share with the rest of the world my bus adventures. If you are already a fellow bus commuter such as myself then i am sure you will be able to relate. If you have never taken the bus then this will open your eyes up to what really happens on the bus!
Bus jacking is just my way of saying when you think no one is watching or paying attention to you......think again. I am watching and i have just jacked you!
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