Sunday, August 14, 2011

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.)

Sunday, August 7, 2011

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.)

Sunday, July 10, 2011

From Montgomery, Wales: "Boy, Two, Takes Lone 24-Mile Bus Journey," by Darren Little for Sky News


A two-year-old boy wearing only his pyjamas and a nappy managed to travel 28 miles on a bus from Wales to England without anyone noticing. (Read more here.)