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Being Invisible
Several times i have noticed a person on the 133 bus route who is entirely covered from head to toe. He wears a long green wool trench coat, a full-face balaclava and gloves. This is finished off with a pair of ski goggles (mirrored goggles, no less). Not even a nose pokes out, and I have never seen him remove a single article of this ensemble. What’s more, he does not speak to other passengers, or even read, while riding the bus. He sits silently until his stop, then pulls the cord and shuffles off the bus. Continue reading ‘Being Invisible’
Rolling
Today, after hopping on the 6, outside Block E, I made my way to the back of the bus where there were two passengers. The first, a handsome young student who sat staring straight ahead. The second, and older man who was busy doing working on something in his lap. When I got closer, the second man was clearly rolling a joint on his lap! Continue reading ‘Rolling’
Turning a blind eye
So, I was waiting for the bus at Uptown Transit today when this blind guy was trying to get on a bus to ask which one it was. He heard it approach, and the bus lane is for buses to stop only, but traffic on Hennepin was bad and people are jerks and were using the bus stop lane as a driving lane. He kept trying to get on the non-existent bus and the people next to him were ignoring him, and so I decided to approach him. Continue reading ‘Turning a blind eye’
Scammed and in love
This happened to me on the 21 line way back in 1991, I recently wrote about it on my blog and thought I’d share….
As I sat on the bus on my way to my boyfriends house I noticed some gambling/betting happening. I was in a seat close by so I watched what was going on. Continue reading ‘Scammed and in love’
