arc of time

we have a new driver on the #140 headed home in the evening, on the run that goes past my office around 16:15. she hates the route, btw, although that tidbit isn’t important to the post, having complained pretty loud to us on her second or third day that traffic along the #140 route was insane. and i can’t say that i disagree. the light at old milton parkway and north point parkway could be one of the most absurd locations in the city.

she also told the t.e.a.c.h. kids that if they weren’t at a stop she was “going to leave them on the side of the road.” not a bad start.

well anyway, yesterday afternoon on the way home from work, she keyed her microphone and told the assembled passengers that she wanted to ask them a question. i figured someone had done something to tick her off, but actually she just wanted to know if we wanted her to come by the stops on time or late.

silly question.

she then proceeded to explain that she ran on-time, that’s how she did her route, but the driver before her liked to leave from his staging area at windward parkway 10 minutes late (very true, i’ve waited on that dude before) and she was messing him up be leaving on time. i’m still not sure i catch the logic in all of that, but apparently her straw poll of the bus was designed to bolster her argument for the on-time theory of route running.

call me convinced.

also, speaking of clean commuting, the folks over at the clean air campaign passed this fun little video along. apparently a carpool wrote it one day and sent it in and the clean air campaign helped turn it into a video. it’s very clever so enjoy….