There seems to be a stigma surrounding "the people on the bus". Everybody knows that public transportation is the chariot of the lower class; Right? When you picture the passengers on the bus your image is probably composed largely of undesirables. I am not sure where this general consensus stems from, but even my own mother turned a few shades of purple at the thought of me riding the bus. Nevertheless I set out determined to observe this vital cog in the wheel of society, with the goal of confirming or disaffirming this widely accepted view.
"I am driving a car to a bus stop!" I exclaimed; somehow that didn't settle right. I parked my car in the commuter parking lot at the intersection of Revis Barracks and I-55. There were all types of cars, trucks and SUVs. A real melting pot, I wondered if this was a sign of things to come. My only consolation came from the fact that if I gained nothing else from this experience, I finally knew what a commuter parking lot was for.......
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