Morning turned around
Jul. 13th, 2009 09:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dsrtaoGoldsquare completely reversed the mood of my morning. Thanks!
The bus that runs out to North Waltham is the 70A. If I'm out there before 8:08AM, I am guaranteed to catch it, or so says the grumpiest bus driver on that route.
At 8:03 this morning I was walking up towards the official stop when a new-style bus comes toward me. I wave it down, as the only bus on that road in that direction is the 70A, but then I see it's displaying the 170 sign. 170 is extremely rare and not really helpful, so I wave it on. In retrospect, that was probably a mistake.
I then stand at the stop until 8:35, fuming. The MBTA can't get their schedules straight, can't get their signs straight, and they're asking for a big fare increase. I briefly imagine the desirability of a Mussolini to make the buses and trains run on time. Then I scratch that in exchange for a robotic public transport system that makes sense. Doesn't stop my blood pressure from rising, though.
Goldsquare waves at me -- what's he doing here? -- and I wave back. As he stops behind the red-light jam, I walk over to say hi and he offers me a lift.
We have a nice conversation about our families and his work, he drops me at Watertown Square, and I catch a 71 in along Mt. Auburn Street. I like the electric bus a lot -- it's quiet, the acceleration is smooth, and I get into work pretty quickly from there on.
The bus that runs out to North Waltham is the 70A. If I'm out there before 8:08AM, I am guaranteed to catch it, or so says the grumpiest bus driver on that route.
At 8:03 this morning I was walking up towards the official stop when a new-style bus comes toward me. I wave it down, as the only bus on that road in that direction is the 70A, but then I see it's displaying the 170 sign. 170 is extremely rare and not really helpful, so I wave it on. In retrospect, that was probably a mistake.
I then stand at the stop until 8:35, fuming. The MBTA can't get their schedules straight, can't get their signs straight, and they're asking for a big fare increase. I briefly imagine the desirability of a Mussolini to make the buses and trains run on time. Then I scratch that in exchange for a robotic public transport system that makes sense. Doesn't stop my blood pressure from rising, though.
Goldsquare waves at me -- what's he doing here? -- and I wave back. As he stops behind the red-light jam, I walk over to say hi and he offers me a lift.
We have a nice conversation about our families and his work, he drops me at Watertown Square, and I catch a 71 in along Mt. Auburn Street. I like the electric bus a lot -- it's quiet, the acceleration is smooth, and I get into work pretty quickly from there on.
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Date: 2009-07-13 03:11 pm (UTC)