No crutch to lean on
A few summers ago, during the afternoon rush hour, I was taking the 16 deep into St. Paul. It was very busy and we were a little past Snelling at a stoplight. When the bus driver pulled up to the light, it was green but by the time everyone was done getting on, it had turned red.
By the time it turned green again, two or three people were running from a nearby parking lot to catch the bus. The driver saw them, decided to be nice, and waited for them. In the time it took those people to get on, there was another person running towards the bus at full speed and the driver again decided to wait, all while the light turned to red.
When the light turned green again, it was pretty obvious the driver wanted to go. He took off immediately, leaving behind yet another runner, who was on crutches. The guy with crutches was pretty angry at missing the bus, and yells out, at the top of his lungs, “Stop the bus you stupid motherfucker!” Seeing this was futile, as the bus pulled away from him, he threw both of his crutches at the side of the bus in anger, and kept yelling as we drove away.
Dec 26th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
If I herar that insult Why The F%^&$ would I stop?????????????????????M
Feb 23rd, 2008 at 11:35 pm
“They love us if we wait but they hate us when we’re late “.
Bus Driver’s ONLY alternative then, to keep all the people somewhat happy all the time? Develop tunnel vision and try to stay on schedule.