How do I ride a transit bus? Well, let's
see. We now have GREEN buses, so
we don't have to step up, we just walk
straight on-board. Next Tues. I will be
going up to Eureka and the last time I
got on it was $1.80 /one way for Seniors.
It may have gone up since then.
Then I ride North and look out at
the Ocean as I go, and the seagulls,
and the North and South Spit and
the shallow "bar" where the ships come in, and I look over to the pulp mill
where wood chips are made into pulp
and get put on a ship to China and
come back as cardboard.
Then I get off at the Bayshore Mall
where we connect to all the city buses.
I get on the bus called "purple" and
go out to all the doctor's offices.
I know almost all the drivers and a lot
of the riders. It's fun when we pass
by the Redwood College and all the
students are getting on.
We have discounted prices for students, Seniors and disabled. We have lift platforms for wheelchairs and
the drivers even get off and help mothers with babies in strollers.
All the drivers are good humored, even
when the pot smokers reek to high
heaven and you can get hi just sitting
next to them. But all in all, it's an
enjoyable ride.