A Bus Ride

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from my friend Denise @ denise.li

Once we're already talking about buses, I found this story that happened to my friend Denise Niedermann, Swiss-German, a few days ago. She didn't leave out a single detail in her story, and you be able to see the Swiss precision at the chronology of facts.

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Hard to believe, but this story is true!

10.35 pm today: Accompanied by a friend, I’m waiting for the bus.

10.40 The bus arrives, I get in. Bus driver: "I’m going to UBC. Where are you going?" Me:"I’m going to UBC too". Bus driver: "Fine, that makes things much easier to me. So we can go there together. I’m leaving in about two minutes. You can go and wait outside (my friend is still there). I won’t drive without you". I get off, bus driver stretches his legs and talks to me and my friend.

10.42 Bus driver, me and 8 other people get in

10.43 Three women ask the bus driver, where bus #4 would stop. For the next 1o minutes, the bus driver explains where to go and that they better would take another bus in order to reach their destination

10.53 Bus driver into the micro: "Hi folks. My name is Frank and I’m your bus driver for tonight. Frankly, I have no idea why my parents chose that name, but my name is Frank".

10.57 Bus driver into the micro, no bus stop in sight: "See this girls outside screaming and running? I bet they couldn’t find the bus stop. Give them a warm applause when they get in." Girls get in, passengers clap.

11.00 Bus driver, while crossing Granville Bridge: "lovely scenario on the right side of the bus. Please don’t jump off the bus to take your pictures"

11.05 Broadway&Granville. Two teenagers ask the bus driver how to get to Jericho Beach. Bus driver: "Hey guys, does anyone know how to get to Jericho Beach?" Several proposal from passengers. Large discussion about the best solution. 5min later, they agree on taking number 4

11.11 Bus driver: "There is a micro in front of the bus. Who would like to sing something for me?"-laughs. "Don’t be shy, there is only an inside, no outside of the bus"

11.12 I miss my bus stop because I’m so fascinated by this ride…