From Minneapolis: "Dinner, my treat," by Cynthia via Bus Tales

This evening, as I was taking the 17 bus home from downtown into Uptown, the ride was uneventful until we got to the stop at the bridge over the freeway on Nicollet Ave.

A boisterous woman got on the bus, and told the driver, “I’m the one with the handcap. I’ve been on your bus before, I have a plate in my foot, don’t start the bus til I’m sitting down.” (Read more here.)

From Portland, Oregon: "SCAM ARTIST RIPS OFF INNOCENT CITIZEN" [a Top Ten Bus Stories nominee], by nickareeno

Somebody tell me if you've been played like this. (Read more here.)

From London: "Forget the horse-drawn carriage! Bride takes the BUS to get to church (and no one even offered her a seat)," by Maysa Rawi for the Daily Mail

A bride in her wedding gown hopped on a BUS to exchange her vows. (Read more here.)

From New York, between Sarasota Springs and Albany: "Novel idea blooms during bus run," by Paul Grondahl for the Times-Union

Will Martin is a novelist of the Northway. Without resorting to illegal texting while driving, Martin managed to finish his first book while on the road, traveling at highway speeds between Exits 1 and 12 of Interstate 87. (Read more here.)

From the "Los Angeles" of April Fool's Day: "Buses Add Car Racks to Ease L.A. Drivers' Uneasy Transition to Transit" (Planetizen)

Rising gas prices have pushed many in L.A. to ditch their cars in favor of public transit. But the switch has been tough for some car-tethered Angelenos, so the MTA has added car racks to its buses for those not ready to leave their cars behind. (Read, and see, more here.)