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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 [...]
The Meanest Bastard
I hopped on the bus on the east side of St. Paul, heading home from a Metro State night-class at around 9:30 pm. immediately as I paid my fare I noticed a weird and definitely bad vibe. The driver, an older white guy looked seriously pissed, and I soon learned why. A drunk (and/or cracked-out) [...]
Elaborate descriptions
I love it when the bus driver really makes your day more delightful. I was on the 3C returning home from a half-day at work. There was only one other person on the bus and it was clear that we had both ridden this route many times before and new exactly where we were going. [...]
PKEW! PKEW!
So I’m coming back from the downtown YWCA and this drunk stinker was sitting up at the front of the bus making a gun with his fingers and pointing it at people’s heads going “PKEW”!
Keep your arm inside
The worst thing about riding the 50 down University at rush hour is the Snelling intersection (although right now the construction by the University campus is giving it a run for it’s money). As we were waiting through the 3rd light change, our bus driver decided she wasn’t going to have any more of it [...]
Tip-toeing to the bathroom
One morning while on the bus we were stopped at a very busy intersection where two city streets meet. I looked up to see that the light was green for us, and cars were passing us in the left lane. I wondered why we weren’t moving, and I looked out the window to see our [...]
Same question, just a different day
I was on the 12 heading towards Washington ave along Hennepin when the bus pulled over for a woman. She asked the bus driver if he stopped at some street across the river. He kindly said no, that he turns around before the river, then closed the door and pulled away. He then laughed and [...]
The round red imprint
Today (4/20) on the bus, a guy got on and refused to pay the fare. He must be a local bum/derelict/loafer/drunk known for doing this repeatedly, because the bus driver recognized him right away and said, “You don’t pay — you don’t get on. If you’re not paying, you cannot ride.” The bum/loafer/etc completely ignored [...]
Bob Koebensky, 1945-2006
Bob was a MTCO driver in the late 60′s. He drove the 18 that traveled up and down Hennepin Ave. That was where he met the love of his life, Jan. They got married a year or so after their first meeting. They had two beautiful boys, who are now grown.
Thanks Buckethead
A belated thank you to Buckethead…..My girlfriend (eventual wife) and I were living in NE Mpls in the late 70′s and had jobs in downtown Minneapolis. Being car-less, the MTC bus was our only transportation. Unlike other routes, we looked forward to riding the downtown-Nordeast route with our favorite driver, a large jolly guy with [...]
