morning commute

[ironymaiden]

guy on the bus on 15th this morning is panicking. he needs to get to 14th W and Howe. bus driver has no clue. consortium of bus riders check out his printed out trip plan, recognize his stop, pull for it, and give him instructions on which way he needs to go on foot from there. this spurs a discussion of how bus riders in Seattle know their routes inside out and are quite helpful. (also about the street grid, since we almost sent him on a wild goose chase into Magnolia.)

the stop before mine, the bus is about to pull away, and a man in the shelter lets out an auctioneer bellow - "someone's coming!" bus driver waits, long moments pass, and a young woman comes pelting down the sidewalk. the dude in the shelter must have seen her start running from blocks away.

i lost count of the people carrying or reading Harry Potter.

someone stuck a sign that says "Buffering..." on the Real building.

i love this town.

Comments

[craftyasparagus.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I wonder if I'm the only one that isn't reading or watching Harry Potter.

I love how bus people take care of each other. I've been saved more than once by someone asking the driver to wait, and have helped with routes, etc. too. Most busses have a community-feel to them, and it feels good to take care of people that way.

[refractednotion.livejournal.com]

I kind of miss being "Mr. Bus Driver." I did it for a while in college to pay the bills and it always felt good to be so immediately useful to people. I'd drive a Seattle bus in a heartbeat if it paid as well as software.

And just so you know, bus drivers cherish every "thank you." One of those will counteract at least five jackasses.

[amheriksha.livejournal.com]

I love Seattle for the same reasons. It's the fact that people are actually willing to be helpful that makes me all warm and fuzzy.

[ivy]

That is really awesome. I miss Seattle a lot.

[inevitableguy.livejournal.com]

Dang - where's the bellowing guy when I need him? I missed a bus by about 15 seconds today, and there was no one waiting at the stop to hold it for me.

You're right, though...bus riders in this town are exceptionally nice and remarkably patient.

[steve98052.livejournal.com]

I'll have to show the bus portion of this to my mother, who gets uptight any time she's on public transit, worried about sharing a vehicle with strangers. A lot of her world view is shaped by cop shows, it seems. But in the real world the solo driver probably faces more danger from road-rage nuts and common idiots than transit riders face from their fellow passengers.

someone stuck a sign that says "Buffering..." on the Real building.

That made me laugh loud enough to startle Blondie (http://steve98052.livejournal.com/30070.html). Maybe that's a sign that I should get a faster net connection.

[sinthrex.livejournal.com]

someone stuck a sign that says "Buffering..." on the Real building.

No picture? :(