Public Transit... Reloaded
So my group at work went to the matrix yesterday. yes that a day before it opened. No this isn't a movie review. No spoilers. I had to miss my regular bus home. The movie ended was to 5:00pm and my bus was at 5:16. No problem right? I'm in a different city. So I got on the web before the movie and figured out a differnt ride home. There was a direct route right by the theater all the way home. Printed my schedule. I was set.
We got there and I had a "then and now" moment. It used to be they just gave us whatever we wanted, but they had coupons that limted our food intake to a popcorn, a drink and a candy. This might seem like i'm saying the service at the free movies has gone down. That isn't so. A popcorn a drink and a candy is plenty of food. Back in the day when we had all we wanted, we all would come back to work sick. Sick. It was free candy... what would you do?
So the candy line was long and they held the film. Shit. I didn't let it bother me. I'm hard core. I can get home. I have like $80 in my pocket and a cell phone. Tammy can't get me because she has people over to the house, but I'll get home, right?
The movie ends at 5:10 and kurt and I bust a move. Shout outs to kurt for stepping on all those people as we exited he cleared a path for us like a secret service agent in a bit of a rush. I really had to pee by now by the way... did i mention the free drink? We didn't stop.
He got me to 6th and 108th where the schedule said my bus would be. I look at the sign... I need a 530 or a 535 or a 53x bus. I look at the numbers on the sign again... no match. Look back to Kurt in the car. He gone. He's quick like that.
Ask a random lady standing there... She says go up to the transit center. I say "Where?" Go up that walkway its about a block.
check the watch... shit 5:15. Bus leaves at... well 5:15 but its ok there is another one soon... how soon? 5:18 fuck... gotta run.
I ran. With my back pack... I ran... It was a long ass block up hill. I get there and It's in bay 9. I'm standing at bay 1. Fuck.
There it is.
WAVE.
RUN.
Catch the freaking bus...
Caught that mutherfucker.
I had to stand most of the way home, but I was just beaming. This was that whole self reliance thing times ten. boo ya. You feel pretty young at 34 when you run 1.5 blocks at a dead run and you don't just die.
Come to think of it I didn't puke either... did I mention the free candy?
We got there and I had a "then and now" moment. It used to be they just gave us whatever we wanted, but they had coupons that limted our food intake to a popcorn, a drink and a candy. This might seem like i'm saying the service at the free movies has gone down. That isn't so. A popcorn a drink and a candy is plenty of food. Back in the day when we had all we wanted, we all would come back to work sick. Sick. It was free candy... what would you do?
So the candy line was long and they held the film. Shit. I didn't let it bother me. I'm hard core. I can get home. I have like $80 in my pocket and a cell phone. Tammy can't get me because she has people over to the house, but I'll get home, right?
The movie ends at 5:10 and kurt and I bust a move. Shout outs to kurt for stepping on all those people as we exited he cleared a path for us like a secret service agent in a bit of a rush. I really had to pee by now by the way... did i mention the free drink? We didn't stop.
He got me to 6th and 108th where the schedule said my bus would be. I look at the sign... I need a 530 or a 535 or a 53x bus. I look at the numbers on the sign again... no match. Look back to Kurt in the car. He gone. He's quick like that.
Ask a random lady standing there... She says go up to the transit center. I say "Where?" Go up that walkway its about a block.
check the watch... shit 5:15. Bus leaves at... well 5:15 but its ok there is another one soon... how soon? 5:18 fuck... gotta run.
I ran. With my back pack... I ran... It was a long ass block up hill. I get there and It's in bay 9. I'm standing at bay 1. Fuck.
There it is.
WAVE.
RUN.
Catch the freaking bus...
Caught that mutherfucker.
I had to stand most of the way home, but I was just beaming. This was that whole self reliance thing times ten. boo ya. You feel pretty young at 34 when you run 1.5 blocks at a dead run and you don't just die.
Come to think of it I didn't puke either... did I mention the free candy?
posted by J.R. at 8:33 AM
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