I was going to start a new series today about beautiful things I see from my bus window on my way to and from work. Taking the subway shaves as much as twenty minutes off of my commute time, but riding the bus is an opportunity for me to see every neighborhood from Murray Hill to Battery Park each morning and afternoon.
I was going to tell you about the little boy on my bus who pointed to the St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral and said, “Taj Mahal!” and whose mother tried to tell him where Armenia was and that moment when she realized she had no idea. Or the very tallest guy walking the very smallest and fluffiest puppy. Or the girl in the camel hair skirt with the matching cape.
But instead I’ll tell you yet another story to illustrate how New Yorkers are absolutely the most detestable people in the world.
Read the rest here! (I know I’m annoying, but I get paid per click, so I have to make you go over there to read the story.)
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So. How much do you get paid, per se? Like, is it worth it for me to click or is it just paying for a sprinkle on a doughnut?
Ah hell, I clicked.
People are so annoying. Do your buses lower down for the elderly? Because I bet ya if they did, that’d further piss them off because it takes a whole 5 SECONDS TO LOWER DOWN!!!
HOLY SHIT!
Well it’s no wonder New Yorkers are so angry having to put up with those sort of holdups making them late for work!!! People are just so impatient aren’t they? I’d hate to be a bus driver in a big city like that. God on you for giving her a friendly smile.
And people wonder why bus drivers are usually so crabby…
Does it count if I click twice? Because I totally did.
I feel this way when the subway trains suddenly go express, or the 7 doesn’t run to Queens. Luckily there’s no one on the trains to yell at, usually (no one that I can actually blame that is). So I just yell at the MTA in my mind.
Have I become an angry New Yorker?
Ugh! Reminds me of people who honk the instant a light turns green on an unprotected left turn. Yeah, we’ll just pull right into oncoming traffic creating a fiery auto wreck just so you don’t miss those first 5 seconds of American Idol, guy.
:)
Haha, I love public transportation stories. When I rode the bus/train everywhere in San Francisco I would get SO annoyed at people who didn’t know how to move back when the bus was full. They were all scared of crowding in together, but if they didn’t, we’d pass stops because the driver thought there was no room. Well, one time I was running late for school, and the bus was full but people weren’t moving back. I started pushing and screaming “MOVE BACK!! I’M LATE FOR SCHOOL!!” everyone looked at me like I was crazy and slooooowly started moving. The driver winked at me on the way off the bus and it made my day/month/year.
I clicked!!!
Did you order a book yet? Those books aren’t going to buy themselves. I bet you could get Kamran to buy one for you. He is so nice. And handsome. And a lawyer. Hmm. Perhaps he should buy several. They make great stocking stuffers. Did I mention you look fabulous too? Where was I? Oh yes. I didnt know people really wore capes until earlier today when I saw a woman walking in the whole foods parking lot sporting one. She looked very cute, not weird at all. Now I gotta get me a cape. Beg I could buy a cashmere one if I could sell a few books..
Oh God. I’m a detestable New Yorker. Despite the fact that I live in Louisiana. Who knew?
(I clicked twice, too.)
I love your public transportation stories! [okay, I love everything you write]
I clicked on a lot of them in your archive over there, so I hope you get paid a lot :D