worst bus ride ever
We enjoy taking the bus, but once in a while you have one of those experiences that makes you want to give up on public transportation altogether. Besides just being late and infrequent, buses often have people on them who are extremely mentally unstable. We had an experience when we first moved to Miami where a guy was waiting for the bus and he kept asking everyone for a transfer. Between asking, he would vomit violently on the ground. Then, he would perk up again and ask around for a transfer. After a while he found an old piece of gum on the ground. He was like, "is this someone's gum?" and then he ate it.
After he got on the bus, Iris started crying and he imitated her the whole way home. She would go "waaa" and then he would get this falsetto voice and be like, "waa, waa, waa." That guy ended up being pretty funny I guess.
Yesterday when we were on the bus we had a more disturbing experience. We had a pretty long ride back home, and at one of the stops this guy gets on the bus. He was obviously drunk and couldn't pay the fare. Some lady paid for him, causing this Cuban guy to get angry. He was like (en Espanol), "that guy's going to be trouble, get him out of here, don't you DARE pay his fare," etc. etc. He ended up on the bus anyway, and the whole time he had his eye on me and Iris. It was a crowded bus, but at each stop he would force himself closer to us. Bit by bit, he was sitting in the seat in front of us. First thing, he peed all over the seat. Next, he reached his hands over and kept trying to touch Iris. I told him "No" in this really angry voice, but he kept reaching for her, repeating some other kid's name. We still had like 20 minutes to go. Luckily James was on the bus, too. I was able to hand her to James and keep between them. He stared at Iris, and me, the whole ride. James said something like, "this is our stop." The guy got off, but we waited until the next stop.
Most of all, it was sad, but this guy was completely invading our space. I can't remember the last time I was that disturbed or uncomfortable.
After he got on the bus, Iris started crying and he imitated her the whole way home. She would go "waaa" and then he would get this falsetto voice and be like, "waa, waa, waa." That guy ended up being pretty funny I guess.
Yesterday when we were on the bus we had a more disturbing experience. We had a pretty long ride back home, and at one of the stops this guy gets on the bus. He was obviously drunk and couldn't pay the fare. Some lady paid for him, causing this Cuban guy to get angry. He was like (en Espanol), "that guy's going to be trouble, get him out of here, don't you DARE pay his fare," etc. etc. He ended up on the bus anyway, and the whole time he had his eye on me and Iris. It was a crowded bus, but at each stop he would force himself closer to us. Bit by bit, he was sitting in the seat in front of us. First thing, he peed all over the seat. Next, he reached his hands over and kept trying to touch Iris. I told him "No" in this really angry voice, but he kept reaching for her, repeating some other kid's name. We still had like 20 minutes to go. Luckily James was on the bus, too. I was able to hand her to James and keep between them. He stared at Iris, and me, the whole ride. James said something like, "this is our stop." The guy got off, but we waited until the next stop.
Most of all, it was sad, but this guy was completely invading our space. I can't remember the last time I was that disturbed or uncomfortable.