On the Road – Sleep-Deprived Passengers, Unpredictable Buses, Red Bull Flags and More
May 21, 2025
Highlights and lowlights from yesterday’s excursion to and from the universe’s center:
1. A couple of interesting characters waiting at Fairview Mall. The one on the left looked like he was still in his pajamas and the one on the right badly needed the services of the nearby Fit 4 Less location.
2. Walking by on the platform was a paramedic with a backpack. On the backpack was a black patch with the message, “I FIX STUPID.”
3. While boarding, the guy behind me asked the driver if he was going to Burlington. After taking a seat, his buddy said, “This bus is unpredictable.” But what is predictable is how many people keep asking stupid questions.
4. While the driver was taking a convoluted detour via Highway 8 between the Grimsby and Confederation stops due to an apparent accident on the QEW, the same guy who said this bus was unpredictable said, “I’m never taking this bus again. GO has got some problems.”
5. Someone who doesn’t pay much attention to Metrolinx’s increasingly frequent etiquette messages about not putting feet on the seats . . .
6. Don’t let go of that phone while you catch up on some sleep . . .
7. Across the aisle from me was a guy who bore a strong facial resemblance to Mark Carney, the leader of the illegal junta ruling Canada.
8. Between the Clarkson and Port Credit stops was someone flying a Red Bull flag from his garage. Why?
9. Spray-painted on the concrete at the massive construction site around the Exhibition stop was the message, “F--- YOU & UR DOGS.”
10. Once again, lack of sleep is clearly an increasing problem among commuters . . .
11. Speaking of lack of sleep, despite all the noise, this dude barely moved during the entire ride from Union to the Sheppard-Yonge station . . .
12. What possible reason would I need to know who the station manager is?
13. Though DWAMs™ weren’t too prevalent on the day, this particular DWAM™ was the only one I spotted with a medical-grade N95 dipshit mask.
14. All along the stations in the subway were ads from Tourism Calgary.
15. Another sleep-deprived passenger on the train . . .
16. At the Confederation GO station on my return trip, someone asked the driver if he was going to Niagara Falls. Once again, stop me if you’ve seen this movie before.
17. After disembarking at Fairview Mall, I spotted a dude lighting a joint in a bus shelter on Geneva Street.
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