Don't Trust Metro

Tonight after work I mosied up to 3rd & Pike to wait for the last bus home. I always worry a bit when I'm catching the 6:06 because it's the last bus to my park n' ride and if it doesn't come the alternate route is about 2 hours long.

Luckily there were still 111-people milling around so I knew I hadn't missed it. When the bus did arrive it was clear from the surge of folks that the 5:38 hadn't arrived. As folks pushed and shoved to get on the bus the second 111 arrived and about 8 of us got on it. (isn't this story exciting?)

So, we miss the light and the first 111 is now a full light cycle in front of us, and as we get to the next stop it is pulling away, so the driver - Miss I wait for no one doesn't even slow down. We can see about 15 people yelling for the bus to stop.

Now, we the lucky, tell her to stop, but does she? No! She tells us that they "should have gotten on the other bus or catch the next one." HELLO!? You're the last bus we yell back.

"No, I"m not the last bus, I'm the 5:38, the 6:06 is the last bus."
"The 6:06 is IN FRONT OF YOU." we plead! "They don't have a way to get home, please stop."

She finally stops at the next stop - 3 city blocks away from the group of stranded people and we continue to argue with her. We tell her she HAS to go back and get them. The driver is telling us that she can't and wont.

As we argue a small (and damned speedy) man runs up and it's obvious he was at the missed stop. He's yelling "You didn't stop, you have to wait! Why didn't you stop?" He's pissed, which doesn't sit well with Miss IWFNO, but he delays her long enough for the second best healthy people to run towards the bus and get on. We look back and can see the trail of folks (ranging in age and health) running (not walking or hurrying but RUNNING) to make the light. She moves like she wants to pull away and and the whole bus errupts with cries of "NO -- YOU HAVE TO WAIT!"

Thankfully she does, but she calls her supervisor and threatens to kick the speedy man off the bus for yelling at her.

We don't think she'll be driving the bus tomorrow. People were calling the complaint line before they even got home. So, miss I don't stop because the other bus just pulled away... you're outta here.