It's been about 10 years since the freeway has been resurfaced, so with a rough ride this morning, I thought maybe I-5 was due for a makeover. Then a thud and smooth sailing, leading me to conclude that the flopping flat tire had just self-ejected. Sure enough the bus pulled over and the driver announced that we had a flat tire.
Soon another passing bus (different beginning route but with same destination) stopped in front, I thought wow, a quick transfer and we'll be on our way. But nope, the apparently policy is that a new, empty bus has to be summoned, with the apparent thinking that just 20 minutes from their destination, riders would rather wait an extra 30 minutes for an empty bus to be summoned, than stand for the remaining 20 minutes on an immediately available but almost full bus.
Not me. But with the bus having pulled over on the left, I had no options
did they forbid you from getting on the passing bus? did they hold you hostage?
ReplyDeleteYes, we were held hostage; I suppose I could have made a run for it since the bus door was open from time to time, but since the bus pulled over to the left, me and my bike would have had to cross 4 lanes of traffic to get to freedom. So I just settled back to my New Yorker
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