Today a guy on my bus yelled "Hey bus driver! She's got some booty, eh? F'shizzle!"
I like driving the 6 line. I don't mind working nights, i don't mind working weekends, i just don't like working weekend nights ['course on the other hand, i refuse to wake up before 10 on weekends, so mornings are out too.] The main problem are the idiot 952's that hang out downtown and jaywalk en masse all night long. I mean, I don't drive the bus on the friggin sidewalk, do I? I guess if you really boil it down, the problem is that a long ass time ago some idiotic city planner thought it would be great if we had blocks that are 3 miles long, and was followed by 150 years of local goverments that have never heard of crosswalks. Anyway, it sometimes makes for some interesting trips.
Tonight, I stopped at 8th and Hennepin and picked up a bachelorette party of about 30 women somewhere betwen the ages of 25 and 35. One of them put $3 in the bill slot and said "This is for me and my bitch." The woman standing next to her leaned in and said "I'm her bitch." They spent most of their trip to Uptown Station singing songs about how the bride-to-be "likes it better from the back." An elderly woman boarded at 10th, paid her fare. She took one look at the party, and looked at me and said "Maybe I'll just wait for the 4," and alighted.
One of the ladies in the party topped all, however. She showed me $3 and asked me "What do I do with this?" I patted the bill slot and told her to "just slide it on in there." In no kind of indoor voice, "Like a penis?" and held up a penis figurine.
Seawhores is the Minneapolis band that actually deserves the hype they get. Also, that new hotel on 9th & Hennepin is looking very cool. The new condos are a nice touch for the city; I do, however, think we need more row houses.
Comments (5)
Wha??? "952"? I didn't know anyone else used that lingo. My previous roomate talks about "the 952s" and we almost made a website about them. Crazy.
--------Posted by mike | March 7, 2005 9:39 AM
Posted on March 7, 2005 09:39
row houses? this isn't 19th-Century Manchester!
Posted by Ben | March 5, 2006 12:03 PM
Posted on March 5, 2006 12:03
mpls used to have some pretty nice areas of row houses. and there are still some around. My first place after i got married was a row house on 62nd st.
row houses are very in right now. They are also interesting because in many cases they don't start as row houses, but as free standing buildings that get infill over time. I'd really like to see some of that in Mpls in neighborhoods like the wedge, where you could keep the great victorian architecture but also increase density.
If anybodys got the money to buy a block, i'll draw up the plans and help you get the zoning through.
Posted by zlockrem | March 5, 2006 2:52 PM
Posted on March 5, 2006 14:52
i miss living near the wedge
Posted by bethany | March 5, 2006 3:10 PM
Posted on March 5, 2006 15:10
fshizzle.
Posted by zakcq | March 5, 2006 7:45 PM
Posted on March 5, 2006 19:45