Oh, I got this one! In the data-and-text only marketing, a flip phone in the late nineties and early two thousands were fantastic. They had a flip that protected the screen, didn’t have charging port jack obsolescence built-in like endless Apple rebuys–and it was a phone that was a phone. People were holding the cute …
Tag Archives: pedestrians
Over There
“Should I wait for the bus over there?” Silence. No response from the operator. Can he or she see where you’re talking about? Does the operator see your finger and guess which corner or direction you are pointing toward? This question usually is not answered. If I am in the middle of something like the …
Packed, Stacked, and Racked
Alliteration aside, I love this phrase when describing a bus which simply cannot take on one more passenger. One would think when the bus becomes completely grid locked on the inside aisle, common sense by simple observation would be enough to insure no one intending at the bus zone would consider even getting on the …
Blind Spots
Our New Flyer Trolleys will have an important modification over the first order of motor coaches. The left side of our exterior mirrors will be below our line of sight, and not above. This elevation change means we can turn left and see where we are headed. We still have the stanchion between the front …
The Dao of Doug: A Bus Driver's Perspective 