Comments on Lucia has something to say: The Bus Station

I've ridden quite a few busses in my life. I didn...

2007-05-26T12:09:00.000-05:00

I've ridden quite a few busses in my life. I didn't have a car until I was 22, and then only for two years. Not again until I was 27.

And broke? Yep. Others would ride the train, but I could save $10 by riding the bus.

New York City, 1987, I was 23 years old. The Greyhound station was the scariest place I'd ever been alone before in my life.

Oh this brings back memories. We once bought a bu...

2007-05-25T08:36:00.000-05:00

Oh this brings back memories. We once bought a bus ticket for a homeless man, and then took him to the shelter to "pick up his things" so he could catch the bus to go home to his family. When he emerged from the building, he had pockets bulging with rubbing alcohol and no bus ticket.

I wonder if the clerk would have asked you that if...

2007-05-25T05:39:00.000-05:00

I wonder if the clerk would have asked you that if your guest was white?

For some reason I had to read your last two senten...

2007-05-24T20:29:00.000-05:00

For some reason I had to read your last two sentences twice to understand.

Hi Lucia, How nice of you to meet him there. But o...

2007-05-24T19:12:00.000-05:00

Hi Lucia,
How nice of you to meet him there. But oy, what a terrible portal to the region!

There are parallel worlds that exist here in the USA. Probably people who work just blocks away have never set foot in there. I think it's a sign of our car-based culture. The stations don't have to be such shady places. In other countries like France and Turkey, the stations are quite respectable.

Finally, your comment on my blog made me feel so good! I'm still not used to thinking of myself as "an artist." I'm going to think about your suggestion of writing about the artistic path that got me to where I am -- at the base of a mountain!

In college I rented a room in a house right next t...

2007-05-24T16:47:00.000-05:00

In college I rented a room in a house right next to the bus station. And while it was not a palace, it was kind of cute.

It had a small reveolving rack of paperbacks like Harlequin Romances and spy novels.

And you could buy a candy bar or a soda or a pack of gum from a CLEAN vending machine, thank goodness.

Bus stations seem like they are in a seperate time and place from the world.

Oh man. That's awful! Reminds me of the last time ...

2007-05-24T14:47:00.000-05:00

Oh man. That's awful!

Reminds me of the last time I saw my Dad, 2.5 years ago. I woke up the morning he was supposed to leave on a bus. He was already gone. Nothing but his foot prints to the cab tracks.

I haven't been in one in many years. The "no refun...

2007-05-24T09:37:00.000-05:00

I haven't been in one in many years. The "no refund" thing is just ... sign of the times?

Peace,

~Chani

I have not been in a Greyhound bus station in a wh...

2007-05-24T08:18:00.000-05:00

I have not been in a Greyhound bus station in a while, and yes they are sad places to be in.

Oh, that is sad indeed.Henderson, Nebraska only ex...

2007-05-23T21:02:00.000-05:00

Oh, that is sad indeed.

Henderson, Nebraska only exists at 12:15 AM when the Greyhound rolls in under the red sign flashing:

MO
TEL
MOTEL

At 1:48 it blinks back out of existence when the Grayhound's tail lights dissappear into the haze.

The bus station here is actually a reasonably nice...

2007-05-23T20:54:00.000-05:00

The bus station here is actually a reasonably nice place.

The no refund thing is sad. :-(

Yuck - I can't remember the last time I was in a G...

2007-05-23T20:46:00.000-05:00

Yuck - I can't remember the last time I was in a Greyhound bus station, but my memories are not fond.

ah yes. we buy bus tickets for homeless folks who ...

2007-05-23T20:32:00.000-05:00

ah yes. we buy bus tickets for homeless folks who want to return home (the funder mandates that these are one way tickets) and similar rules apply.

it is sad. and no amount of ice cream sandwiches can fix it.