This never would’ve happened on the monorail…
I was taking the bus downtown today and at Westlake we got caught in a swarm of jaywalking supersized, badly-dressed people sporting fannypacks. The bus driver, who I will be building a shrine to presently, blurted out: “Goddamn tourists! Go home!” The whole bus laughed.
Also, as he was announcing the prominent points of each stop (e.g. “Madison, Marion, ferry terminal, Federal Building”), he seemed to be at a loss for landmarks at one street: “James Street…Um…James….well…There’s a really good barber shop on James Street…”
Some days the Metro makes it all worthwhile.
Ha, this reminds of the driver on the 10 who always annonces, "welcome to Broadway, home of all things strange and wonderful."