All tales from Route 5
Blazing blue sparkles and an intricate braided hairstyle
If it were not for her saying “Hey Driver!” like the cutest kid could, I would not be writing about how much she made me smile….and how her mother led me to question my faith in humanity.
Disciple of the Devil Man
My wife, myself and then eleven year old daughter had attended the campaign rally for President Bush at the Target center, a few years ago. Because we anticipated a great deal of parking problems we decided to take the bus, I believe it was the 5H at the time. The rally was too loud, […]
Do they not own a mirror?
Let me just preface this by saying I am not an old prudish Southern woman. I am a fairly young, professional artist who is quite open minded and could seriously lose 20 pounds. During the heat wave last summer, not a day passed where I wasn’t nearly blinded by the sight of fat […]
A dead f’r
A guy gets on the bus, talking loudly on his cellphone. It was pretty crowded that day but every single person was listening to this guy, whether you wanted to or not.
Twenny-Five Cent
Back in 2003, I was seeing a girl who lived near Penn & Dowling in N Mpls. She took the 5 back and forth to work in downtown Mpls most days, and rarely had any trouble (until she got her purse snatched at the bus stop-another story).
Half a transfer
I drive for Metro Transit and end up hearing a lot of stories from drivers back at the garage. One story in particular was funny-almost “creative” way of expressing a common frustration of many drivers. One evening on the 5 line a driver had a passenger get on and only put in half the fare-a […]
A Louisville Slugger
I’ve encountered a variety of drivers in a variety of moods. One morning, a very drunk, noisy couple got on the bus at 7:30 a.m. They were shouting profanity and, clearly, in love.
Plastic Ice Cream Pail
I did 11 years on the Number 5 bus, so it’s difficult to know where to begin. When the young man punched me in the face? When the drunk puked on my shoes? Time blurs some of the drama those unpleasant experiences.
