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Express Bus Review – Second Week

14th June, 2010 - Posted by katherine - 1 Comment

Inside one of the fancier express buses - notice the deep padded seats

So last week was my second week of my month of riding the bus- here’s a recap of my week:

Pros:

• It’s green to ride the bus
• Had a conversation with 2 non-coworker fellow bus riders. They were both very nice and normal
• Read 5 chapters of the book I’m reading now (The Jungle by Upton Sinclair)
• felt pretty relaxed about my commute
• was on time to work most days.  When I drive I’m normally always a few minutes late, so then I have to stay a few minutes late
• took one short nap

Cons:

• missed a bus by just 30 seconds in the morning so had to wait another 15 for the next bus – so frustrating!
• realized that the last express bus of the night comes around 6:30, so if I ever have to work later than that I would be stranded
• because I realized the last bus was at 6:30, wasn’t able to shop with Carsi after work for very long (Buffalo Exchange – one of my new favorite stores! Look for a post sometime soon on my buy!)
• several times was looking forward to a nice nap on my ride home, only to be picked up be either one of the city buses that don’t have padded seats, or by a bus where the AC is turned so low it’s uncomfortable
• had a new bus driver one day who didn’t know about the usual shortcuts, so got to work late

But all in all, it’s still been a pretty good experience I would recommend trying!