Yesterday in Communication Ethics

So, number one, I was ten minutes late, again, because I missed my transfer bus after the 16. Taking the 87 after the 16 is kind of a perfect storm of inevitable failure, which is something I probably should've realized earlier. Basically, the 16 is always late. If the 16 isn't late, it's because you're getting on the bus that was supposed to be coming 15 minutes ago, and its lateness just happens to match up with the bus schedule.

The 87, on the other hand, is always right on time. Like three people ride that bus ever, and I think the bus driver knows who they are and where they get on, so he basically revs it up to a million mph in between those stops.

So what happens when you're taking a bus that's always late to get on a bus that's always right on time, if not a little early, is that (as I have now learned) you will miss your transfer bus. And then you will be stuck on the street corner like "Noooooo!"

Yeah, like that. My point on this blog was gonna be utilitarianism, but man, now I'm just fired up about MetroTransit. Unfortunately, I can't be too mad at them, because they kept my wallet when I stupidly left it on the bus (kind of like how I stupidly leave everything everywhere), and then sent me a very nice little postcard like "We have your wallet."

But seriously, I would GIVE them my wallet if there buses would run on time. They could get my Hamline ID, and even my library card. That's a bargain.