Comments on Live a Life Worth Telling: In Praise and Celebration of Buses

There's a stigma in the US that the bus is tra...

2010-07-17T10:09:01.102-07:00

There's a stigma in the US that the bus is transportation for poor people, which I think is ridiculous. I take the bus to work (Providence to Newport) on occasion, when both Liz and I will end up in Newport at the end of the day (silly to have to drive 2 cars home). It's actually entertaining (other passengers, drivers drive like maniacs), but I can get a good amount of work accomplished if I set my mind to it.

another pro-bus point- the bus driver's actual...

2010-04-09T11:14:44.897-07:00

another pro-bus point- the bus driver's actually in the bus with you (as opposed to the subway conductor, who could be in any of the cars and not paying attention to his passengers)... which tends to limit / eliminate the presence of shady characters (at least in my limited nyc bus riding experience).

and also, there ain't no other public transportation option to get you from upper west -> upper east. not that you care.