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Groceries, Drama at the Bus Station

June 27th, 2015 at 12:36 am

After working out today I was trying to make a right hand turn from the parking lot, and ended up sitting there for five minutes because a lady in a huge SUV was trying to make a left hand turn. I couldn't see over her and she made no attempt to let me know when I could go. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but it would seem to me like if you are in an oversized vehicle you might be aware that you are not see through ...

Ugh.

Anyway... I stopped at the grocery store today and spent $10.71. My last shop for the month. It does put me over my goal of $100 by about $3, but I'm okay with that. SO much better than the $350+ I spent last month on food/junk, etc.

Bananas, apples, frz. veggies/fruit and 1 candy bar. So, 5 items. Smile

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This afternoon I got a call from a man who was wanting us to see if his father was on one of our buses. His dad is an 80 yo and very frail - he'd said something about wanting to go to a particular location in our city, and then later was nowhere to be found.

I got a physical description of the man and the time he was possibly missing since. At first our bus driver supervisor said the man should contact the police first. But then the asst. living home where the father lived called asking the same thing and confirming that someone saw him get on a bus.

There followed a bunch of bus drivers getting descriptions of the man, and a confirmed sighting of him being left off downtown, but not having gotten a transfer. I received a third phone call from someone else looking for him after we had the sighting confirmed.

By about this time it was time to close up, so I don't know the ending of the story.

I really hope they found this mans father though.

Posted in Work Related, Financial, Grocery Tracking, Year 39, Bus Chronicles | 7 Comments »

7 Responses to “Groceries, Drama at the Bus Station”

  1. VS_ozgirl Says:
    June 27th, 2015 at 12:45 pm 1435409132
    1435409132

    Your trying to make a right hand turn out of the gym and being squeezed in is exactly what I go through getting out of my gym. Grrr.. And I hope that the man's father was found too

  2. rob62521 Says:
    June 27th, 2015 at 09:14 pm 1435439696
    1435439696

    Common courtesy is dead. It is a shame, but people do not think beyond the tip of their own nose.

  3. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    June 27th, 2015 at 10:23 pm 1435443810
    1435443810

    I really think it (common courtesy) is dead, or at least dying. So many people just live in their own little worlds.

    I held the door open for a bent over older woman today after church. The bright smile she gave me made my day, and we had a nice conversation as we walked to our cars. All it took out of my day was an extra 20 seconds, and I got as much as I gave.

  4. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
    June 28th, 2015 at 01:30 am 1435455000
    1435455000

    I like hearing about that bright smile. It does me some good just knowing about it. Smile

  5. My English Castle Says:
    June 28th, 2015 at 04:12 am 1435464748
    1435464748

    Count me with Joan, the bright smile is the best. I find myself blocked by bad parkers and huge SUVs all the time. A couple of times I've been tempted to get out of the car, knock on the window, and let them know I can't back up or see around them.

  6. CB in the City Says:
    June 28th, 2015 at 04:05 pm 1435507520
    1435507520

    Tell me about common courtesy. At the train station, able-bodied young men push in front of me to get to the train steps first. People stand in front of the station door when the train comes, blocking 50 people who need to get out of the station. People mount the steps of the train and then STOP -- apparently trying to decide which way to go of the two big choices -- while 50 people behind them would like to get on. People are unbelievably rude. Utterly and completely self-involved, I think.

  7. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    June 28th, 2015 at 04:09 pm 1435507757
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    Joan, MEC - Bright smiles are a great reward. Smile
    MEC - I wonder what someone's reaction would be to that? LOL

    CB - That's terrible! So glad you won't have to mess with that much anymore!

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