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His teeth were biting my…
In the early nineties I was a student at the U of MN, living off campus and without a car. As a result I became a bus expert. I specialized in the teens – the 17, the 19, the 16 - and sometimes even graduated to the 21. I have a million stories, but my favorite comes from the 16. Continue reading ‘His teeth were biting my…’
His “Earth Angel”
I’d started working at the university and decided to take the bus to ease my commute stress, and be nice to my pocketbook and the earth at the same time. A few of the people on the 760 knew each other and chatted a lot, but everyone got big grins and sincere “good morning!”s from our friendly driver. Continue reading ‘His “Earth Angel”’
Everyone needs a break
I had just gotten on the bus at 7:24am at Como & 15th- heading toward St. Paul. As we pulled up to the corner of 19th & Como, the driver lets on the 2 people waiting, then gets up goes into Joe’s Market. He comes out a couple minutes later with a cup of coffee and a bag of chips (?). Continue reading ‘Everyone needs a break’
I’m a comedian!
I ride the bus every day to work and I have a lot of stories. I can’t believe what some people say or do when they’re on the bus. One of my favorites is a man who was sitting on the back bench talking very loudly to the people around him. He was going on about the Bible and Jesus, and how people should treat each other better, they shouldn’ t use drugs, etc. which is nice, but I always get a little antsy when people are talking loud enough so the whole bus can hear. Continue reading ‘I’m a comedian!’
