Well it's my last day at school today which means I probably won't be taking the bus again until next semester. Looking back on the year I can say I have had a lot of fun riding the bus and I'm glad I wrote this blog on it. With all of that said I can't forget that I have one last bus story.
I was riding the bus home on Wednesday after school. I was quite sleepy because after class I went to the Kings Head for a beer with some classmates. I sat in the back of the bus and closed my eyes. I was fading in and out as I tried to remember where I was so I didn't miss my bus stop. Eventually I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore and I fell asleep.
A big bump in the road through my head off the window, then back into it. I woke up and rubbed my face where I had just hit the window. I took a quick look around and noticed that I was still a few blocks away from my stop. Then I took a look around the bus, there was maybe three people still on the bus. The I looked to my left, there was a large man sitting beside me.
I was a little upset that he was sitting beside me, like seriously buddy there's probably 30 empty seats on this bus and you sit beside me? I gave him a mean look and was almost ready to move, then he said something that changed the whole situation.
"Sorry man, I was gonna wake you up in a second to make sure you didn't miss your stop. I'll move now."
I was stunned, I didn't know what to say, I let out a weak thanks as he moved. My stop came so I pulled the yellow string. As I got off I looked at him and nodded, and then jumped off. As I walked home I thought about all the weird stuff I had seen since I started riding the bus. I've seen fights, homeless people with way to much garbage, and people only looking out for themselves. Those random acts of kindness that people do for one another just goes to show that I do live in a great city, and sure the transit system might suck but the people don't.
This will be my last post for a while so I hope you enjoyed reading my blog, and safe travels!
Friday, 19 April 2013
Thursday, 11 April 2013
Soaked
With the weather finally starting to warm up here in Winnipeg, the snow is slowly melting. Which means that there are some pretty big puddles forming on the roads. These puddles seem to be unavoidable for the buses and they often splash people walking on the sidewalks.
I've seen it a few times where people get splashed and I imagine it sucks, just walking along minding your won business and then all of a sudden BAM! your soaked. Unfortunately after a few seconds I forget about it and I get on with my day. But the next time I saw someone get soaked I would not forget about it.
I was on the bus heading home, the bus was pretty packed so some people were standing. I was sitting at the back of the bus like I always try to do. It was a warm day and someone that was sitting closer to the front had their window open. The bus came to a stop and picked some people up. I looked out of my window and noticed that the bus had stopped right in the middle of giant puddle, but I didn't think any thing of it. Just then a giant truck flew by the bus and sprayed the bus, and the people that were sitting near the open window. A women yelped as the water hit her. A man jumped up and inspected his backpack. Sitting in the back of the bus was a young man who didn't get a drop on him giggling. I felt bad for the people in front obviously, but come on if you saw that you would laugh a little too right? No. I'm the only ass hole that would laugh at that. Okay fair enough.
Any way I learned a lesson from this, when it's wet out keep your window closed. And also keep an eye out for big trucks driving fast.
I've seen it a few times where people get splashed and I imagine it sucks, just walking along minding your won business and then all of a sudden BAM! your soaked. Unfortunately after a few seconds I forget about it and I get on with my day. But the next time I saw someone get soaked I would not forget about it.
I was on the bus heading home, the bus was pretty packed so some people were standing. I was sitting at the back of the bus like I always try to do. It was a warm day and someone that was sitting closer to the front had their window open. The bus came to a stop and picked some people up. I looked out of my window and noticed that the bus had stopped right in the middle of giant puddle, but I didn't think any thing of it. Just then a giant truck flew by the bus and sprayed the bus, and the people that were sitting near the open window. A women yelped as the water hit her. A man jumped up and inspected his backpack. Sitting in the back of the bus was a young man who didn't get a drop on him giggling. I felt bad for the people in front obviously, but come on if you saw that you would laugh a little too right? No. I'm the only ass hole that would laugh at that. Okay fair enough.
Any way I learned a lesson from this, when it's wet out keep your window closed. And also keep an eye out for big trucks driving fast.
Thursday, 4 April 2013
I don't know how to get off!!!!
Last week I was riding the bus (what a surprise) and for once every thing seemed normal. No one was fighting, everyone had their music to an appropriate level. I was honestly freaking out a bit, I was thinking to my self "What am I going to blog about? My fans need me! Ahhhhh" but just as I asked god how he could over look my blog material, he delivered.
A woman sitting one row in front of me put her hand on the yellow string and went to pull it. As she pulled it the yellow string fell and all tension on it was lost. The woman looked confused and turned around to see what was happening. Two young boys who were sitting in the back were laughing and when they saw us looking at them, they got off the bus.
I was sitting right near the end of the string so I picked it up to see what was wrong with it. When I looked at the end of it I noticed that it had been cut. The woman who was sitting in front of me looked even more confused now, and honestly she looked a little scared. I could see her asking her self "How am I going to get off now? How long will I be on this bus? Will I have to make a shelter in the back? When I run out of food who will I eat first? I'll eat that dumb kid behind me, I bet no one will miss him" But before she could eat me a man pulled the other string on the other side and the woman could now escape.
I imagine it's a pain that transit has to deal with these vandalism problems. I think most people think it's only one bus so it can't cost that much. But this is happening to buses all around the city, and I'm not just talking about strings being cut. Graffiti, waste, I once saw dog poop on the bus, and to answer your question yes it was disgusting. I like to joke around about taking the bus, but maybe we should all make an effort to leave the bus in the best condition we can. Because after all we're the ones who need to ride them.
A woman sitting one row in front of me put her hand on the yellow string and went to pull it. As she pulled it the yellow string fell and all tension on it was lost. The woman looked confused and turned around to see what was happening. Two young boys who were sitting in the back were laughing and when they saw us looking at them, they got off the bus.
I was sitting right near the end of the string so I picked it up to see what was wrong with it. When I looked at the end of it I noticed that it had been cut. The woman who was sitting in front of me looked even more confused now, and honestly she looked a little scared. I could see her asking her self "How am I going to get off now? How long will I be on this bus? Will I have to make a shelter in the back? When I run out of food who will I eat first? I'll eat that dumb kid behind me, I bet no one will miss him" But before she could eat me a man pulled the other string on the other side and the woman could now escape.
I imagine it's a pain that transit has to deal with these vandalism problems. I think most people think it's only one bus so it can't cost that much. But this is happening to buses all around the city, and I'm not just talking about strings being cut. Graffiti, waste, I once saw dog poop on the bus, and to answer your question yes it was disgusting. I like to joke around about taking the bus, but maybe we should all make an effort to leave the bus in the best condition we can. Because after all we're the ones who need to ride them.
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