The flight attendant batted her eyelashes at the tall man sitting next to me, thanking him for being a “1k member” with the airlines. She offered an assortment of snacks and drinks, telling him to take as many as he wanted. She reached her tray out to him, bonking me over the head. Along with cocktails, I spotted chocolates, wafers and dried fruit.
When it was my turn, she told me flatly, “What do you want? Pick only one…oh, there’s just pretzels left.”
“I’ll take the pretzels.”
I saw an elderly woman order three ice cream cones at a fast food joint. The cashier put each one upside down into a plastic cup and stuck them in a cardboard insert holder. The elderly woman was somehow able to balance the holder with the ice cream into her open backpack.
I think she’s going home with cones swimming in ice cream soup at the bottom of her backpack!
It had been over a year and a half since I rode the bus. When the door opened, everything looked strangely unfamiliar. The bus driver had to tell me how much the fare was, where to insert the dollar bills, and that I had to pluck out my pop-up ticket from the console. #forgot #howtoride
Bobblehead’s snoring doesn’t bother me (Metallica on my headphones prevails) but every few minutes his head bobs onto my shoulder threatening to drop into my lap. I finally decide to lean all the way forward in my seat and his head bobbing into nothingness behind me jolts him awake. I do this every few minutes, then realize I am bobbing myself. #sfmuni #almostrevenge
It was raining and so gusty that when I stepped off the bus and opened my umbrella over my head, the wind lifted me and I was airborne for a few seconds before landing on the pavement. #lillianpoppins #sfmuni
Lady ran up to the front of the bus to take pictures of the glowing orange moon over the rooftops. Bus driver says, “Please step back and hold on.” Lady ignores him, keeps snapping away with her phone. The bus lurches suddenly and Lady flies back and lands sitting on Man’s lap. #sfmuni #nolongerstrangers #whoneedstinder
Lady standing with her back to me had a ginormous backpack that stretched out so big and wide behind her that no one could get past her in the aisle. Think I’ll stand up and put a placemat on it to eat breakfast. #sfmuni #breakfastnook
By the time the fidgety girl sitting next to me got her ear buds from the knot of tangled cords in her slouchy bag, it was 15 minutes later and time for her to get off the bus. #sfmuni #cordramen
Bus driver’s dream come true – everyone looking at their phones, heads bowed. No commotion, just peace and quiet. #busdriversfantasy
