Saturday, June 25, 2011
From Sint Maarten: "Beware of bus [number given]!" by anonymous via The Daily Herald
Dear Editor,
I was on this bus on the 16th of May; I started from KFC in Cole Bay and ended at 0-14 Kids, so I just went over the hill. There were five other passengers and the bus driver on board. Two of the passengers, apparently not from St. Maarten (foreigners), came off at Kooyman and paid the bus driver $1.00 for the two of them. The driver cursed and said the fee is $2.00 from Simpson Bay to Kooyman, which is true, but he just drove off.
(Read more here.)
Saturday, June 18, 2011
From Edmonton, Canada: "eta unknown – bus tales," by Robyn Wilson
My ride to work was punctuated by the following conversation heard over the bus’ transmission radio…
Dispatch: Come in, Bus #4821, what is your ETA to random street and corresponding cross avenue?
Bus #4821: Come again?
(Read more here.)
Sunday, June 12, 2011
From Brighton, England: "Toy bus given parking ticket," By Gaby Leslie for Yahoo News
A hairdresser has appealed a £50 parking fine after a traffic warden gave his children-size toy bus a ticket. (Read more here.)
Sunday, June 5, 2011
From Ft.Worth, Texas: "Saggy Pants Banned From Fort Worth Buses" (Associated Press via CBS DFW)
Bus riders in Fort Worth who wear sagging pants have the choice of pulling them up before boarding or finding another way to get around the city. (Read more here.)
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