Breaking News – Bus Riding Edition

As most of you know (and if you don’t, here’s a link), I had planned an adventure for this week. I was to ride the bus to and from work on Thursday. Unfortunately, it turns out that Thursday was the only day I could take off work this week. As a result, the excursion will need to be postponed. I’ll post a new date soon. In the meantime, now’s the time to sign up to receive my twitter updates. When I take the bus I will be live-updating my progress via twitter.

rules of the road

I’ve been doing some research for my upcoming trip via public transportation to and from work on Thursday, April 30. One of the more “interesting” pages on the Akron Metro web site is the Rules For Riding. I applaud their attempt at pithy commentary in regards to the rules, but it comes off a little juvenile for a professional organization.The comment following “fares” is particularly unsettling for a new potential rider like me.  Here’s a sampling, check out their site for the complete list.

• CHILDREN: We love children and encourage them to ride. However, we can’t watch them as well as you can. Lost or unruly children may be recruited to work for METRO at age 21.
• FARES: Please have your fare/pass ready when you board the bus. We would hate to have the other passengers make fun of you for holding up the bus.
• No profanity or abusive language. We are certain your mother taught you better.
• No damaging METRO property, including graffiti (even if you are the next Picasso).
• No eating or drinking on the bus, even if you bring enough to share with everybody.

Finally, and this is very good to know, No hazardous materials on METRO buses (i.e. lawn mowers, acid batteries, …). Damn it, I was totally set on bring my lawn mower to work for show-and-tell.

A date decided

My bus to work that day leaves at 7:07 a.m. so that I can be at work by 8. That’s if I have figured out the schedule correctly. I may need to get some help with this project.

a preview of things to come…

I’ll be officially deciding on a date in the very near future. I will be blogging my adventure, complete with photos, once I’m home safely. But the day of, I will be live-blogging via Twitter. So if you are not following my Twitter feeds yet, now’s the time. Click here to sign up and follow me. You won’t want to miss a single update of my progress getting to and from downtown that day.