Look at the scenery
I have been reading this site for months trying to think of something that I have seen on the bus. I can’t believe I had forgotten about this until now! I was on the old 180 with my girlfriend, the old express service that went from mpls to moa. We were sitting in the back in the seats that face each other across from a mother and her, I would say five year old son. Continue reading ‘Look at the scenery’
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). Continue reading ‘Twenny-Five Cent’
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 the nickname “Buckethead.” Continue reading ‘Thanks Buckethead’
Friend who is a girl
It was my last trip of the night (about 11), on a mostly empty bus. A young woman got on and sat in one of the front side-facing seats. After a bit, she leaned in to me and said “can I ask you a personal question?”
I paused for a moment. Continue reading ‘Friend who is a girl’
