An incredibly stupid driver with more balls than brains missed a passenger bus crammed with passengers including myself here in Seattle

For awhile today’s bus ride seemed drama free. There wasn’t anything exciting to text my wife about. As the Covid Pandemic continued to wind down, more and more people returned to mass transit. Today’s metro bus barreling south down the E-Line from Shoreline thru North Seattle into Downtown Seattle quickly filled up with fellow humans. Yes, there were a few people who appeared drug addled and homeless onboard, but they kept quiet for the most part. As I got on in lower Shoreline, I was fortunate enough to find a seat to sit down upon. Soon, however, passenger space was standing room only. Many but not all were sharing seats again. Today’s drama happened outside the bus, tho it affected all of us inside as well.

As the bus rolled down Aurora into North Seattle, our driver unexpectedly slammed on brakes hard, so hard he seemed to stand up on top of the brakes, or he was thrown forward from his seat before bouncing back down. Angry, furious, yet in control of the big machine, the man cursed mightily. Continue reading →