The Number Seven
Authors Note: It is a shame that I must announce that the #7 is no more.
I love the bus. Let us repeat that, I love the bus. Where else can you get such good entertainment for $1.25? My favorite route in Seattle is route 7. It runs by all the good, seedy places. Half the busses start from the U-District. They then make their way through Broadway & Capitol Hill. After going through downtown (past the all the government courthouses and at least one homeless shelter), they wander up through the international district, and then finally into Rainer Valley. It's probably the most diverse route in the entire city.
I have too many stories to tell about our fine metro system. Below are some of the best I can remember:
The dude and his bitch.
Just to random people in the back of the bus:
Her: "I love you a lot"
Him: "I like you too"
Her: "Yea, it's too bad about my husband"
Him: "Yup"
Her: "If he found out about us, he'd beat the shit out of both me and you"
Him: "Yup"
Single Dreadlock Dude
It's been a while since I've seen this guy. Lets just say - his hair is one big ass nasty dreadlock. I think that's all I need to say.
The Jail Lady
I am sitting on the bus, and some some guy gets on and starts talking to the person sitting in front of me. He starts "Hey what's up girl? Where you been?" She replies "Yea, Just going home, I just got released from prison for a robbery I did a year ago" And to that, he says "Right on!"
God I love the bus!
The crazy, paranoid weirdo guy and his sidekick
I love this guy, I've seen him on several busses. He's some old dude who is always ranting about some way the government is screwing it's people. He's got some little guy (probably 17 or something) who follows him around like the guy is his mentor. I love the wisdom that spews forth from this guys mouth. The man has his opinion about everything!
The first time I encountered him, he was preaching to his little guy about some "They always take your money" Every time the old guy would say that, the little dude would repeat it.
This is my favorite quote from him, this is after the second time nobody won the state lotto:
"I mean come on, they should at least let somebody win, shouldn't they? Hell, even little old ladies from Auburn are buying tickets. I mean come on guys, can't you let somebody win?"
Yea, like they have any say over who wins..
The farter
This was perhaps the most disgusting event I've been around. I was riding back from school, and the guy in front of me, who obviously has not taken a bath for days just lifts his butt off the seat, and farts! He didn't even care!
Next thing you know, the guy next to me (also very dirty) starts taking some crazy kooky shit about how the government is screwing over it's people by building the light rail system. Why are there so many fucking loonies out there!? Needless to say, his breath just stunk! I'm not sure if it was the fart I was smelling, or this guys breath.
This was the only time I've ever gotten off the bus because of somebody next to me. Yukkk!!!
The cokeheads
I was getting on the 7 to go up to the college, this was a week after the movie The Grinch was released.. I get on, and the lady in one of the seats is taking to her husband/boyfriend/whatever. They are both fucked up. I'm not sure if it was coke, or pot, or a variety, but they were both toasted. Anyway, I get on, and the first thing I heard the lady say was "Wasn't the grinch some kind of bird?"
Just Abso-fucking-lutely just totally toasted.