Yesterday, I spent a good deal of time explaining to a friend the impact of recent findings concerning the increased melting rate of the Greenland ice sheet and the increased rate of greenhouse gas release into the atmosphere. When I eventually got my point across, she stated her intent to keep driving alone to work, rather than taking the bus.
"But, the buses are just fine," I argued. "You've time to read, vegetate, rest, clear your mind... the ones in your neighborhood run on electricity rather than gasoline, and they're usually on time."
"Usually?" my friend asked.
"Yeah. Give or take five minutes," I replied.
And then, this morning, I spent forty-five minutes waiting for a bus. When I asked the driver why no bus had shown up in the time frame in which no less than three buses should've shown up to take twenty commuters to work, he looked at me with a gleeful grin on his face, and shrugged with such blissful ignorance that I resisted the near-overwhelming urge to place my head in my hands and weep for the Greenland ice sheet.
King County Metro, I know you've had a tough few years, but you are not helping.
Posted by James at February 20, 2006 08:45 AM