Transit Tidbits #12
June 26 – Two very small older people, both wearing red and blue striped beanie style hats with brims got on bus. One kept shouting to the other, “Sharon, get off! You’re on the wrong bus!” Sharon drooled saying, “14?! 14?” Driver sez,”Come on, I’ll take you to 14.” Second person got on. Everyone is avoiding making eye contact, but right before 52nd, driver says, “I’ll let you off before the stop, to catch 14.” They didn’t hear, and a bike rider near them said much louder after getting their attention, “The bus driver will let you off now to catch 14.” They hopped off, then bike rider got off next stop. Bike rider was on the bus long enough to show compassionate to 2 older folks. Nice to see (-:
June 30, 2017 – Haven’t been on the 9 going into town lately, but am today. Bus driver has a lead foot, so hard to get to a seat as the bus jerks as I am walking down the aisle. As far as clientele, we’ve got the business folks, the gal who gets on for 10 blocks, the guy who goes from end of line to 162nd taking 2 seats, the guy with hooded sweatshirt with hood up, guy with walker, lady in wheelchair going a different 10 blocks, and gal with 1/3 hair shaved, purple hair and a ring in her nose, oh and a guy with a black shirt with an intricate orange yellow and burgundy design that shouts, “let’s party!”. Interesting variety of people. Happy sunny Friday, everybody!
Friend comments “You forgot about Stinky Guy. Oh, never mind. He’s on MAX in front of me.” I replied “Hahaha I’m sorry. No stinky guys this morning and I’ve noticed there are fewer on the bus than MAX.”
July 3 – Google maps really puts things into perspective. A few years ago I looked up the distance from Portland to Lincoln City by bus and car. Now when I go looking for distances from here to there, the amount of time by bus is offered as an option. Today, I looked up from here to Florence. By car it’s 3 1/2 hours. From Florence to Coos Bay alone on the bus, it’s 7 hours, but need to start by 4:08am. Goofy stuff, and reminds me it’s very nice to have a car! 🙂
July 7 – More spouting from whales off Oregon coast, there are two out there
July 13 – Overheard by a contractor at work, “It don’t matter to me, ’cause in 12 days, I’m livin’ a different life!” Someone is counting down to his retirement, I’m thinking (-:
July 13 – A guy on one side is falling asleep, continually jerking himself awake. Gal in other side is flexing her leg. Bus driver is giving a little advertising in English then Spanish. An eventful ride home! (-:
July 14 – Not sure if I can understand why people riding on the bus, speaking a foreign language, think it’s okay to talk loudly. A few days ago Arabic, today Spanish. I mean, so loud you can hardly think.
July 20 – On the bus gal has a t-shirt “I’m not arguing. I’m just explaining what’s right”. Guy talking to bus driver sez, ‘I’m from Michigan, Detroit area. A lot of boating activities all the time. There’s more lakes in Michigan than in Minnesota”. Fun fact for the day (-:
July 24 – Fringe on white leather shoes – is that popular now? Guy on bus thinks so
July 26 – Super drunk guy got on bus, sat by back door, harassed 2 young women when we all started yelling at him to stop, get off, etc and he did leave. Yicks!
July 26 – Come in the house, the cat says “Meow! Meow!”. Go out to get the mail and neighbors sheep call, “Baaaa! Baaa!” Never thought I’d live in a place where various animals talk to me (-: