Posts Tagged throw

Trashy revenge

This is more of a waiting for the bus stop story. It happened at the 16/50/21 stop in Midway going to Minneapolis–Albert St, I think. I was reading, waiting for the 50 going to Mpls. This guy pulls his hand out of his pocket and his transfer falls on the ground. I tell him and [...]


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 [...]


Trashy newspapers

Its early fall on Nicollet ave. I’m waiting for the #9. I gradually notice that there is a person (a woman I think) with heavy coat, hat, scarf, mittens standing near the bus stop. In fact she is so heavily dressed that all that is visible is her eyes. Yet its 50 degrees outside.


At least it didn’t have syrup

Today while waiting for the bus at 6:15 am, sitting on the bench with one other guy, a truck drove by with a bunch of loud younger guys and they threw a pancake at me. It hit me in the leg.


A good shove

Man with large gym bag gets on bus. Sets bag down on top step. Man will not pay and tries to talk his way onto bus. Driver picks up bag and throws it out the door and off bus. Driver then gives man a good shove and he flies off bus, damn near into the [...]


Fine china plates and dishes

I was riding the 32 bus in Washington, DC and this lady gets on muttering to herself, “That son of a bitch, that son of a bitch”. Anyway, she’s carrying two big shopping bags completely full of fine china plates and dishes. She walks to the back of the bus and sits down by the [...]