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Friday, October 20, 2006

Riding transit on a twice-daily basis (at least) breeds a certain familiarity.

You get used to seeing the same people waiting at your bus stops.
You get used to seeing the same people as you ride your bus.
You get used to seeing the same people getting off at the same stops on the route.
You get used to seeing the same people getting on at the same stops on your route.

It becomes a sort of a comfort, just as anything which we become used to does.

So when something is different, someone doesn't get on at their usual stop, or isn't on the bus, it upsets your morning just a little; temporarily, of course.

Othertimes, you can be riding a bus which is not part of your regular daily schedule, and you'll see someone that you recognise from one of your normal bus routes.

I think that is part of why I enjoy riding transit, and am in no rush at all to buy a car (even with winter rapidly approaching). Riding the bus, to me, means being in a public space with other people. Now I know, I hate people, and sometimes they really do bother me on the bus. That being said, I think I would miss that if/when I commuted to work in a car. It's not a social experience per se, just one of being amongst other people.

You know?

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