Jul 29
The Bus Driver has Arrived
I didn’t think the day would come when I would be a driver for my van pool, but that day has come. Thanks to the number of people who have been dropping out, and many of them being drivers, I didn’t want to see it drop to just one eligible driver. I had resisted for two main reasons before; first I have become accustomed to taking a nap before getting to work in the morning. Until they come up with some sort of auto pilot for that I will have to grow to live without it about two days a week.
Second, I had been spending my time on the way back reading, I finished several books which I thoroughly enjoyed, The Da Vinci Code, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, and The Halfblood Prince to name a few.
Being the driver does allow you the privilege of listening to whatever you want in the morning. I expect to find the dial set to KERA 90.1 most of the time when I’m driving as it allows me to stay up with what is going on in the world and hear a variety of stories.
Maybe I can come up with some wacky rules for the passengers while they are on my watch. The thought of having to make exactly three “mini stops” before successfully parking the van is required. If you have any suggestions for new rules go ahead and leave a comment.
Just to close this out, a shout out has to go to Sunshine, the saver of birds. I am sure you’re becoming known as a “fine feathered friend” in to the birds across the nation.
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I feel your pain. Since I started riding last year, I have read several books and played through both of my DS games. I even worked down to a Brain Age of 20.
I personally have no desire what-so-ever to drive but since no one else stepped up, I did what had to be done. If the last remaining driver ended up being the only one, he would eventually leave the van as well. That would leave about 8 of us with no captain or driver. I’m just a little upset that some of the other lazy asses didn’t step up to the plate.
As far as wacky rules, I say that you are not allowed to leave in the morning if time.gov says that the minute is still 0645. 1 second into the minute and 54 seconds into the minute are both still 0645.