From Tucson: "August 13th, 2011, My Week on The Bus," by tucsonmike

I am doing it today for two reasons.  Reason number one, I was tired yesterday, reason number two, I have a continuation.

I will have new drivers come Monday as the shifts on Sun Tran change.  We gave James on the number 11 a tough time. Hey, he walked right into it.  He kept saying we will get a real bus driver.  We told him ’bout time. (Read more here.)

From Boulder, Colorado: " 'Bus Birding' Comes to Boulder's Long Jump Route," by Amanda Moutinho for the Daily Camera

When riding the bus, passengers tend to drown out the world around them until their stop arrives. EcoArts Connections and the city of Boulder are trying to change that by introducing their new "bus birding" program. (Read more here.)

From Portland, Oregon: "Something to read on tonight's TriMet bus ride: A Line 35 horror story," by Joseph Rose for the Oregonian

Until I’m proven otherwise, I think it's safe to say that the 15 to 20 souls on the southbound Line 35 bus experienced Wednesday night’s most hellish commute. (Read more here.)

From the U.S.A.: "Readers share favorite memories of their days riding the big yellow bus" (islandpacket.com)

Bill Mirabella: Bluffton,Indiana

There were numerous students in our area who had round-trip bus service each day from our church to our high school. One afternoon we experienced an enormous rain storm dropping several inches of rain in a relatively short period of time. Not unusual for that time of the year in northwest Indiana, but because of the amount of rain, there were numerous flooded streets. That’s where the adventure begins. (Read more here.)