[tcb] Re: Bus story of the day
- From: wuzmop@xxxxxxx
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:00:19 -0500
Thanks for the reminder...
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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
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