From Work - 12.1
Well, took me a little bit to get to this last post. Firstly, I want to thank everyone who supported me in this endeavor. I even want to thank those people who told me I was nuts. You all kept me dedicated to this. I also want to thank all the great bus drivers and employees of JTA who were exceptionally kind and helpful. I got a great call from the Director of JTA on Friday afternoon telling me he really appreciates what I've done and hopes it will work in raising the awareness of the bus to commuters.
Ok, on to the more mundane. It was just another routine bus ride home on Friday night. Although, It seemed there was a lot of traffic. I did doze of for much of the ride (it was a long week) as much as I could, despite the frigid air conditioning in the bus. So, I didn't get back until 7:20ish. Which is one of the later times I've gotten back.
Now, it did take me a while to get to this post because I have been feeling a little under the weather this weekend. This leads me onto a final point about public transport. Be cautious about airborne pathogens. Take your vitamins and wash your hands because you're on there with a lot of people and there's probably a ton of germs flying around.
Well, I hope everyone learned something and got a chuckle from some of my dry wit. I'm going to try and do a week after follow-up comparison with driving my car. So, once again, thanks and keep riding!
6 Comments:
Travis, I wrote a post on Urban Jacksonville about Travis Rides the Bus. Nice work. I think this will be an excellent resource to anyone thinking about riding the bus in Jacksonville.
How to ride the bus in Jacksonville
Also, let me know if you want permanent hosting for your blog. I can put the posts on Urban Jacksonville. I don't know if you realize, but Blogger used to deactivate accounts that have been inactive (no posts) after a certain number of days.
10:42 AM
thanks for these posts, travis. i'm going to start using the bus a lot more when i go into riverside.
4:15 PM
'Now I know what Lewis and Clark must have felt when they reached the Pacific Ocean, or Neil Armstrong when they arrived back on Earth. OK, maybe it’s not that dramatic, but the same feeling of accomplishment is there.'
No it isn’t. And if it is, then you need to do more with your life. It wasn’t a quest, or an endeavor, or a journey, or any of the other Lord of the Rings-inspired nouns you bandied about: you road a damn bus, and boy oh boy was it boring to read about. You rode a bus for a damn week and you took fuzzy, poorly-composed, unedited photos of trees and the backs of benches. You wrote about your route and how you were featured in a two-minute video on a website somewhere. And then, of course, Idio over at Tasteless Jacksonville or whatever with the same sense of hubris you flaunt for writing about nothing and complimenting it with pictures of crap, decides he’s found a kindred spirit and decides to link your piddling little crapfest menageries. What’s that?: you ordered a pizza on Wednesday? WELL THANK GOD! I really feel like you’re living my life for me here, Manchester United! Lewis and Clark mapped a nation. Neil Armstrong made the entire planet applaud in unison. You. Rode. A bus. GET A LIFE!
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