There might be. I forgot to check behind the curtain. 8O -----Original Message----- From: eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 1:05 PM Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus story of the day LOL ;-) I bet that was a Homer Simpson moment huh, DOH! That is awesome that you didn't find anybody trying to steal or sleep in your bus! > Thanks for the reminder... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:43 PM > Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus story of the day > > > don't forget to put gas in it this afternoon. > >>From: wuzmop@xxxxxxx >>Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Subject: [tcb] Bus story of the day >>Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:38:59 -0500 >> >>So last night I go to bed thinking to myself, "I gotta put gas in the bus >> >in the morning." >> >>Fast forward to 5:30 am: This morning on the way out I do my normal check >> >for phone, wallet, badge, keys. Everything checks out, but I have this >> >nagging feeling that I'm forgetting something on my way to work. >> >>Hit a stretch of southbound I35 where there are no street lights, no >> >civilization, with the exception of homeless people. Bus stutters and >> >stalls. Still nothing has dawned on me. Coasted, tried to start bus, it >> >starts and gets me maybe another 100 yards of momentum, enough to coast >> >under some street lights before Northwest Highway. I check my >> probablities, >all checks out. Then it dawns on me. CRAP! >> >>So, there is a gas station about 1/2 a mile away on the other side of the >> >highway. Thank god I've been running 2 miles a day, because under the >> >Northwest highway bridge is likely where most of the homeless folks >> crash, >and I have to go under it to get to the gas station. That and if >> I'm gone >long my bus gets stripped or will be occupied by homeless >> people. >> >>I haul butt to the station. It's 6:05, sign says it opens at 6. Cool. >> Until >I realize the doors are closed and the lady at the counter is >> COMPLETELY >ignoring me. For 15 minutes. Some guy rolls up and needs to >> pay cash for >gas so when the pump starts beeping inside, she finally >> opens the door. >> >>$15 1 gallon gas can in hand, I run back to the bus. A big sigh of relief >> >that he hadn't been molested. Gas that bad boy up and roll on to work. >> >>This is BEFORE I had any caffiene. >> >>Robb 1 >>Bus 0 >>________________________________________________________________________ >>Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security >> >tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the >> web, >free AOL Mail and more. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Play Flexicon: the crossword game that feeds your brain. PLAY now for > FREE. > http://zone.msn.com/en/flexicon/default.htm?icid=flexicon_hmtagline > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security > tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, > free AOL Mail and more. > ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.