Bus.. pls stop. − 10 January, 2007
This afternoon, I was at the bus stop 15 minutes before the scheduled stop. My habit is to anticipate the bus, usually I stand up when I see it coming. Today, the sun was so bright that I couldn't look in the direction where the bus would be coming from. I was a sitting duck when the bus came. I saw the driver swerving in the general direction of the sidewalk, then going on his merry way.. he didn't even stop. It didn't help that there was a bag lady sitting nearby, one seat away, on the bench.
I guess he thought we were a bunch of losers, down on their luck, sitting on the bench. Or maybe , in fairness to the driver, he simply hadn't seen us. Long story short, I missed the bus.. hence these unpleasant consequences --
I walked for an hour to get to my destination, thankfully I was only a bit late. During the walk, I saw a dead deer (roadkill) on the sidewalk. I've seen smaller roadkill, like rats and cats, but not deer. It was disconcerting. I also had to cross the highway. It was the first time I had to cross a highway.. speeding vehicles.. just one or two pedestrians nearby.. this is why I take the bus.. I walk where there's people, I cross streets not highways, I don't like meeting roadkill on the way.
One bus.. so many "miss--" adventures.
I guess he thought we were a bunch of losers, down on their luck, sitting on the bench. Or maybe , in fairness to the driver, he simply hadn't seen us. Long story short, I missed the bus.. hence these unpleasant consequences --
I walked for an hour to get to my destination, thankfully I was only a bit late. During the walk, I saw a dead deer (roadkill) on the sidewalk. I've seen smaller roadkill, like rats and cats, but not deer. It was disconcerting. I also had to cross the highway. It was the first time I had to cross a highway.. speeding vehicles.. just one or two pedestrians nearby.. this is why I take the bus.. I walk where there's people, I cross streets not highways, I don't like meeting roadkill on the way.
One bus.. so many "miss--" adventures.
