Sunday, December 14, 2014

From Oshodi, Lagos State: “The Love Story of a Unilag Babe and Bus Conductor,” by Roy Ofili


Something interesting happened on my way to Oshodi this morning. At the park this rough mean-looking conductor also known as “agbero” in Yoruba was screaming for passengers, his vernacular oscillating between Yoruba and pidgin English. (Read more here.)

Sunday, December 7, 2014

From NYC: "Daily What? NYC Bus Driver Steals Own Bus," by Christopher Inoa


You probably recall the story of the JetBlue flight attendant who grabbed two beers, pulled the emergency slide, and left his job in a blaze of glory. Well, this story takes that up another notch. (Read more here.)

Monday, December 1, 2014

Busboy's Annual Pass: Was It Worth It? Spreadsheet for November.




Not bad considering we were out of town for nine days. See below for the cumulative totals since January 1.




You can find out what this is all about here.

Sunday, November 30, 2014

From Karachi, Pakistan: "Story time: An unforgettable bus ride," by Muhammad Areeb Nafeyuddin Siddiqui


It was crowded to the brim, yet the conductor said to the passengers standing on the bus stop “Khali hai, aajao, bohut jaga hai…,” (“It is empty, there is lots of space.”). (Read the whole story here.)

Sunday, November 23, 2014

From NYC: "Dear Ones -- a Story," by Elizabeth Gilbert


Years ago I was on the midtown cross-town bus in NYC, in evening rush hour, in January, in the sleeting wind and rain.

Yeah, it sucked. (Read more here.)

Sunday, November 16, 2014

From St. Louis: "Thursday, October 23," by emrsster (Today's Bus Story)


On the bus, the driver called out, Does this bus turn on Delmar or after that? (Read the whole story here.)

Sunday, November 9, 2014

From a reader in “Ask a Manager,” by Alison Green


...my new office is now aware that I take the bus to and from work. This seems to really bother them. (Read the whole story here.)