So Hot!

It was sooo hot in our little bus on the way home. Apparently it was the same bus yesterday as well but luckily I wasn't on it. Isn't my life so hard? Here's a few shots from my bus ride.

It looks like 5600 West is still under construction and the giant sign that says "Expect major delays" isn't a good sign for a quick bus ride to or from work. I might just take my favorite park-and-ride bus the 327 until the construction signs come down.

The road looks like it will be really nice... I can sense the cars trapped in their single lanes just wishing for the double lane efficiency that awaits them.

And I took a picture of my laptop doing things while I was being driven to my house. It sure is a nice thing being able to program/read/(fill in your favorite hobby) on the bus while I don't have to worry much about what the bus is doing or where it's going (not always the case, but I like to simplify things). I'll have to see if I can capture a picture of a lady who trims, polishes and gives herself pedicure and manicures on the bus. Disgusting.

This morning's drive in to downtown was excellent. Ok, so the driver was going so fast I wondered if the Devil might be chasing us, or if his wife had called and needed him urgently. I guess I'll never know, but this driver knocked the socks off of any other driver we've had on this route for a while. In all fairness, I think that the quicker arrival time was mostly due to less traffic on 5600 West and taking I-80 instead of the 21st south freeway.

I was only able to get one picture this morning - I'm trying to get one of the UTA console. I'm not sure if they would freak out if I were to take a picture of it and this is as good as I could get with the phone I had.

Regular Bus Day

Today was a good bus-day for me. I have an early breakfast meeting on Thursday so I had to make sure and arrive to work on-time. Taking an express bus from a park-and-ride is one way that I found to be a very efficient use of time. I arrive to work over 1/2 an hour earlier than with the bus near my house. Overall drive time it takes about 50 minutes to get to work. It's now after breakfast, I've listened to my favorite podcasts and I feel ready for the day. Thank you park-and-ride!

How Disgusting

It's a good thing the bus wasn't crowded, because I would not have sat on this seat if it was the last one available - and it definitely would have been the last seat available. Is this just from rude people who think seats are for putting feet on? Are people so darn inconsiderate and illiterate they can't read signs? Do UTA bus drivers need to be more aggressive with these louses and kick them off? These images were taken on a UTA Bus on September 23rd.

Insanity

Sometimes I think it's pure insanity why people in Utah take buses. Either we're green as can be or we enjoy punishment. Many of the bus routes that are available are pretty lousy alternatives to just driving in. For instance, we have a new route on the west side that takes about an hour and 15 minutes to get downtown. It takes me around 30 minutes using a similar route. What makes this route bad? I think currently it's just how much construction is going on and the freeway entrance at 21st south is fairly backed up in the morning, especially during rush-hour when this bus decides to meander its way downtown.