Change in the weather

It is now the beginning of a cold Fall and Winter here in Metro Detroit. I finally hauled my big winter coat out of the closet. I was putting it off as long as I could because my coat is big, bulky and quite warm. Warm is good when you are waiting outdoors for the bus to arrive. There will be days when it is so cold and windy that you wished you didn't take the bus, especially downtown where it's shady and real windy. The one thing I hate is that it is so warm on the bus that I sweat if I don't remove a my coat. It is this extreme that has become my new winter weather bus pet peeve. Why can't there be a happy medium? Not sure, but three or four months of this and it will be over.
bus rides = entertainment.

Optimistic mood - post election

This day after the election on the inbound commute the mood seemed elevated. I could hear several conversations about the election results which were optimistic. I'm proud to be an American were we can exercise our right to vote and make our voice be heard.
A bus regular that I sat with told me of her morning and the car accident she had right before catching the bus. She was thankful no one was hurt including herself. I hope she is able to find a suitable car to replace her smashed up car.
bus rides = entertainment.

Wave of sickness

I've often wondered what I would do if I ever were to get sick on the bus. Unfortunately I got that experience on Monday. I've been battling a cold with head and chest congestion for a week or two but nothing to make me stay home in bed. Monday morning I was fine until I was on the bus for about 10 minutes and suddenly a huge wave of sickness hit me - nausea, blurred vision, full body sweat, chills, sore throat, headache. I was trying to stave off the illness by taking deep breaths and telling myself to hold on until I got to work and then I could deal with it. Questions that ran through my mind as I was sitting there were - what am I going to do if I really need to vomit? I guess I decided I would hurl in my back pack if I had to. What would I do if I lost my sense of balance and fell? Thankfully it didn't come to that. What a horrible feeling of being physically sick and having to sit it out on the bus. Well, I exited and staggered to the office with everyone telling me I looked like death warmed over and had an office courier take me home. Now I have a plastic bag I will carry in my backpack - just in case.
Bus rides = entertainment.