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I take a Park and Ride bus that usually goes straight downtown but after 8 am it makes a stop at a second park and ride.
Now the number on this route is 108. The normal 108 is an limited, where it goes down one street and stops at the N. Shepard P&R and continues to downtown. This bus is an express, and it stops between two park and rides to pick up passengers. This bus only stops 2 times between the two p&r. It does say "express," instead of limited.
Also, the express bus is like a greyhound size bus, with stairs and plush seats. The limited is a low bus and has hard seats.
We stop at a light and a mom and her 2 and 3 year old girls get on. The mom stands with the stroller. Of course, the kids getting into a seat and mom folding the stroller takes up some time. The mom wants to stop about 3 blocks from where she was picked up and the bus driver says that the next stop is the next P&R (bout 5 blocks away).
Mom: This bus says 108.
driver: yes, but it's an express
Mom: but the side of the bus says 108.
driver: yes, but it's next stop is the P&R.
Mom gets off at the P&R with the kids. A passenger makes a snide remark that the mother isn't holding on to the kids hands and the kids might get runned over.
Anyway, people get on the bus. Bus drivers will start driving away once everyone gets on the bus, so the last people is always walking like a drunken sailor to sit in the back of the bus. In this case, it was a co-worker of mine. The bus pulls out and she stops walking (she tells me latter she gets motion sickness, so she can't walk while a bus is moving)
Now I understand people try to be helpful. It would be nice if they had nice tone of voice, instead of sounding like they are being put out helping a stupid kid.
A woman in the back of the bus says, "There's some seats back here" and repeats that when my co-worker didn't hear her. This woman's tone of voice is one someone would use when someone is standing in front of you in the movie theater, blocking your view.
Then a guy gets up and says, "sit down, girl." Considering my co-worker is the same age as the guy, I think that was rude, esp. his sound of voice, like he was talking to a 5 year old. The guy pushes past her to another seat in the back.
We talk about how the book drop will be full because yesterday we were closed for Vet. day, and I comment on how idiots are going to leave books in the rain, even though the books won't be due on the day off. Then we talk about how the homeless have been taking dumps by a closed door. My co-worker said latter that a woman sitting in front of her complained, "Damn, now I lost my appetite."
This is the second time I typed this. First time sounded more sucky but oh well.
Now the number on this route is 108. The normal 108 is an limited, where it goes down one street and stops at the N. Shepard P&R and continues to downtown. This bus is an express, and it stops between two park and rides to pick up passengers. This bus only stops 2 times between the two p&r. It does say "express," instead of limited.
Also, the express bus is like a greyhound size bus, with stairs and plush seats. The limited is a low bus and has hard seats.
We stop at a light and a mom and her 2 and 3 year old girls get on. The mom stands with the stroller. Of course, the kids getting into a seat and mom folding the stroller takes up some time. The mom wants to stop about 3 blocks from where she was picked up and the bus driver says that the next stop is the next P&R (bout 5 blocks away).
Mom: This bus says 108.
driver: yes, but it's an express
Mom: but the side of the bus says 108.
driver: yes, but it's next stop is the P&R.
Mom gets off at the P&R with the kids. A passenger makes a snide remark that the mother isn't holding on to the kids hands and the kids might get runned over.
Anyway, people get on the bus. Bus drivers will start driving away once everyone gets on the bus, so the last people is always walking like a drunken sailor to sit in the back of the bus. In this case, it was a co-worker of mine. The bus pulls out and she stops walking (she tells me latter she gets motion sickness, so she can't walk while a bus is moving)
Now I understand people try to be helpful. It would be nice if they had nice tone of voice, instead of sounding like they are being put out helping a stupid kid.
A woman in the back of the bus says, "There's some seats back here" and repeats that when my co-worker didn't hear her. This woman's tone of voice is one someone would use when someone is standing in front of you in the movie theater, blocking your view.
Then a guy gets up and says, "sit down, girl." Considering my co-worker is the same age as the guy, I think that was rude, esp. his sound of voice, like he was talking to a 5 year old. The guy pushes past her to another seat in the back.
We talk about how the book drop will be full because yesterday we were closed for Vet. day, and I comment on how idiots are going to leave books in the rain, even though the books won't be due on the day off. Then we talk about how the homeless have been taking dumps by a closed door. My co-worker said latter that a woman sitting in front of her complained, "Damn, now I lost my appetite."
This is the second time I typed this. First time sounded more sucky but oh well.
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