After a 4:45 wake up and about 45 minutes at the gym i headed to the bus stop via my wife. I was not looking forward to the bus driver, but happily exclaimed "good morning!" when i got on the bus. As i swiped my card and headed back she yelled (with attitude and threw up one hand) "Sir. Your card is expired." I showed her the card and said "the expiration date is the 17th (tomorrow)" and she replied "I can not see that". As I forked out some money for the bus, it was having trouble taking my dollar (naturally). The bus driver seemed irritated and said "no turn it over and try it again!" I instantly thought of an article i read the other day about how bus drivers get spit on a lot. Of coarse i would never do something like that, but i thought i could loose my temper with them. 
A few stops later a couple of what appeared to be homeless guys got on the bus. One was younger probably in his early 30's and was holding a few bags in one hand and his other hand had a gash and was covered with drying blood. The other man was probably in his 50's and was carrying a couple of bags in one hand and a large trash bag in the other. He put the trash bag on a hump at the front of the bus. I have seen people put bags there befog. The bus driver yelled at the man "you can't put that there!". The man answered "why the hell not?" The bus driver said "because your not supposed to put anything there!" This irritated the man and he said "i don't give a shit....I'm more worried about my friends hand than this crap". The driver did not move the bus and waited until the man took the bag down and placed it underneath a seat close to the front. Then the man started to curse and yell at the bus driver, but I could not hear her replies to him. He paid his fair and sat in a seat still bitter and talking loudly about the bus driver. I put my headphones on and listened to the talking bible.
As the bus ventured East, it filled up quickly and about 1/2 through the route was standing room only. The younger homeless man was arguing with his friend about going to the hospital stating that he had some neosporn and bandages at his friends place that he could use to patch himself up. The older man was disagreeing with him and kept stating "I'm taking you to the hospital!" They got off at the stop where the hospital is located across the street.
Can't wait for the ride home......
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