Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Bad Boy

There's a survey at BostonNOW that lets you rank the MBTA and tell stories every day (www.BostonNOW.com/go/riders-hub). I couldn't resist.

Pulling out of Harvard Square station on the bus and past the light, we stopped in front of the Cambridge Post Office as usual. It was a particularly hot day with a particularly packed bus. The driver stopped nicely and let some people on. Because the bus was packed all the way to the door, she closed it, perhaps not seeing a man carrying packages just miss the door. As we were pulling away, there was a loud bang and the driver screeched to another stop, flinging a few passengers into each other's arms. The driver opened the door, having realized that the man had hit the bus intentionally, and scolded him.

"Do not hit the bus, sir! Step away! Step away!"

Then, she righteously closed the door on his face. As we pulled away for the second time, I breathlessly watched as he raised his leg and kicked the bus door with all of his might. He disappeared in a cloud of bus smoke.

It must've been a really bad day for a bad boy.

3 comments:

kiyupi said...

aw yeah, you published author, you!

Unknown said...

I love how your labels are anger & local. Not much better than hating where you live.

Anonymous said...

Hi Lisa,
haven't talked to you in a while!
good to know a little of how you've been doing.