Morning

I took a little more time getting out the door this morning because I needed to add air to my bicycle tires, but I knew I would get to the bus stop before the second-to-the-last-one at 6:40am. I arrived at precisely 6:35 and was the first one in line–but no bus. I expected to see it at any moment, but there was no sign until 6:40 when I saw the “last” bus come up the street to make the turn around. It didn’t come back to my stop until 6:45 and then left promptly at 6:46 (right on time). I am miffed that the bus can be early or late with no apparent consequence but I am penalized for both early AND late arrivals…waiting in the cold when early, and missing the bus if I am late!

As we rode along the route toward downtown, I saw another bus of the same number as mine pass us along the way. That means that I DID indeed catch the second to the last bus but it was late .