NextBus

10 things you should know about riding the bus (from a sortof MUNI expert):

1) There's no use chasing boys and buses. But if it drives right past you, it's ok to bang on the side of the bus with your fist.

2) Sometimes fellow passengers think it's ok to sit really far away from each other and yell conversations from the front of the bus to the back. Hint: it is NOT ok. I have a headache

3) And don't be the person who pulls the stop cord "accidentally" 3 times before figuring out the right stop. Just ask.

4) It's not fun when the driver slams on the breaks and you end up in someone's lap.

5) Or accelerates too fast and causes you to bruise your tailbone.

6) However, the bus is the best way to catch the most bizarre walks of life at 3 am from Castro to Sunset

7) It smells. Sometimes like vomit, sometimes like McDonalds.

8) It's best to avoid traveling by middle schools at 4 pm or the mall at 5 pm (both of which I'm personally subjected to on a daily basis.)

9) Bus drivers are awesome. Like when you leave a folder of important papers at the bus stop and they return it to you. See's candy for you Glen Coco

10) It's always late when you have some place to be. And early when you have all the time in the world.


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