[lbo-talk] public transportation [was: Private Hate Mail Gang Up]

Wendy Lyon wendy.lyon at gmail.com
Mon Sep 12 11:44:28 PDT 2005


On 9/12/05, Mark Bennett <mab at straussandasher.com> wrote:


> Well, I agree it was silly, and altogether wretched, but it was not
> quite as silly as it sounds. First, this was 21 years ago, so Southwest
> wasn't the option it is now. Second, I had finished a job in Florida,
> and was in no real hurry to return to California; so, rather than
> flying, I thought I'd take my time and see a bit of the country that I
> was unfamiliar with - basically that part of the country Katrina
> recently visited. A bus seemed like just the thing. It wasn't.

I did the cross-country Greyhound thing too, New York to San Francisco, about nine years ago. Exact opposite experience to yours - I loved it. Hand on heart, there was never a moment on that trip when I just wanted it to be over.



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