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Brian - 2004-03-04 08:53:17 This is a true story. A few years ago when I was living on Cross the battery to my car died. So I took the number 4 up to the Murray's Auto Parts on Washtenaw to purchase a new battery. When I tried to get back on the #4 with my car battery, the bus driver informed me, "You can't bring that battery on the bus." I stared at him. If I had a battery, I wouldn't need the f---ing bus, now, would I? But there was nothing for it. So I walked from Murray's to my home at Cross and Adams carrying that battery, Two strange things occured. 1) A drag queen that used to live by Gianni's was on her porch and when I walked by with my battery on a hot summer day she purred in her effeminate masculine voice, "Tote that battery." 2) The same bus driver saw me walking down the street as the #4 came back up Cross. When he saw me, his eyes literally bugged out at me as if he couldn't believe what I'd done. I was thinking, "What did you expect me to do, asshole? Phone a friend to come get me? If I had a friend that could do that, I wouldn't need the mother-lovin' BUS now, would I?!" * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-03-04 18:06:33 Brian: In the head area? Charlie: What a great story. Not for you, I mean--my God, I can't imagine dragging--what--40 pounds of battery?--that far. If I tried to do that, by the time I saw the drag queen I'd be so out of it I'd think I was hallucinating. I am dying to read your Ypsi blogging story! I saw it, giant on the first page, and was so thrilled! Thank you so much for writing it! But I haven't gotten my Courier yet, oddly--I'll buy some copies for family & friends at the bus stop tomorrow after reading it online tonight. Really a thrill; thanks again!* * * * * * * * * * * * iss - 2004-03-07 01:05:01 I think buses are exempt from other public eavesdropping mores due to close proximity and lack of muzak-y white noise to cover conversations, a 'la bank lines or elevators. It would actually be interesting to hear about said people you encounter every day. I also have a hard time believing price of premium haircut, esp. for men and usual shorter or lack of locks. And does anyone out there actually tip the shampoo 'girl' as Miss Manners advises? What if they use a spray bottle? Is a handful of change ok then? Maybe a piece of gum? * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-03-07 20:43:35 My dear sis, I didn't know there were eavesdropping mores...I eavesdrop every chance I get. And doesn't muzak just make people talk louder? Thus cancelling the muzak. If I didn't cut my own hair and ever went to a tony enough salon where there's a seperate shampoo girl/dude, I would not tip him or her. There's a limit, for God's sake. Yes, they are rendering you a personal service and yes the general rule is that you tip people who do so. But--I have an inch of hair, for Heaven's sake, and, I'm sorry, that is too small a service, in my view, to tip, whereas a haircut is not.* * * * * * * * * * * * frank - 2004-03-09 22:40:56 Your "droning secular humanism magazine" ..... I love it. Anyway, the 3 Huron sounds like a floating circus. The 5 Packard isn't far behind, let me tell you. All heart-rending personal tregedies told in maximum volume with plenty of homiletic "I take it one day a time" and "Praise the Lord" comments thrown in for effect. It's quite a show.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-03-09 23:18:41 welcome, Frank! thanks for visiting!...the magazine is Free Inquiry, quite good actually, but a bit of a high bar to pole vault in an uncaffeinated state. Have any Packard #5 stories? I take the #5 home once n a while.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-03-09 23:23:32 ...other #3 Huron River Bus characters include the goateed hipster who doubtless writes for Current, the addled middle-aged woman with bad handwriting who is doing God knows what at WCC, and the sleepy Huron High School teacher guy. Don't forget the driver, who gives me regular compliments on my fingernails, and asked me the other day, "Do you paint your toenails?" It's too surreal.* * * * * * * * * * * * LOVELACE-LINDA - 2004-09-04 21:58:59 LINDA LOVELACE* * * * * * * * * * * * Download-Now - 2004-10-03 08:23:38 Download Now* * * * * * * * * * * * add your comment: |