Public Transportation

aka the loser cruiser

so due to the red beast being in the shop. I was forced to take the bus to work today.Normally this is not a big deal. I took the bus to school in Edmonton for a year. and I took the bus to university in Winnipeg for 4 years. I even took the bus around Seoul, South Korea!

But today. I had a moment. a moment of complete lack of genius. I take the 72 to work. this bus route is called ' the circle route'. You would think that I would have clued in that this bus is not a 'back and forth' down the same streets bus. But because i just thought i w could go on the same bus I came in on... I got on it with the Daily Dose Magazine. the bus departs and I look down to read the paper.... a considerable amount of time passes and a few more people have been getting on... I look up and have no idea where I am... but then i see a sign... DEERFOOT trail-----> what? that's is 100 % the wrong way from where i live... so i get off at the Whitehorn train station... that's the very end of the line in the north end of the city. north east side. I live in the SW. So i ask the bus driver how to get to my area mumbling that i am not from this city and the butch grunts that i should go to the other side and get on.... the 72...
oh right.. cuz i want to take the same bus ride back to work for 45 min.. no thanks. so I got on the c train and took it downtown.. I figure everything goes downtown and i will be able to find something. So i got downtown, and get off and walk to find the bus i need to take as my eyes watter from the wind and i still don't know where i am going. I find the stop and there is the bus i need waiting at it.. I am a block a way...
the bus driver and I make eye contact. i give him the pleading look.. please wait for me.. he gives me the hahah i don't have to wait for you look and floors it. No i am forced to stand outside and wait for the full rotation of the next bus to come by. The next one is so full that my foot gets jammed under the door as it opens ans i am blocking the side view mirror.. the bus driver is grunting for me to move and there is some freaky looking twins talking to their bimbo friends on their cell phones telling them NOT to return the movies that are past due.. they want to watch them again!
so anyways... its a 25 minute bus ride to work.. and i got home a mere 2 hours after i boarded the first bus. I was b i t t e r.

and then I got bailed on for wings. Not that that is a huge deal.. but after a day like that with the transit system? it was just another blow. don't worry I am not holding any grudges although it may sound it. I am sure we will go next week and have a great time.

Next week.. when I will be with my car again and not at the mercy of butch drivers and my own stupidity