tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083116.post113691096041720736..comments2023-10-14T10:01:55.094-05:00Comments on Ramblings by Joe Frank, urbanist: Rainy-Day DrearinessJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185823164539776639noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083116.post-1136994960070836882006-01-11T09:56:00.000-06:002006-01-11T09:56:00.000-06:00Popular stops can also be troublesome. I often wai...Popular stops can also be troublesome. I often wait at the busy shelter at 9th and Locust Downtown, and recently when I stepped back in an effort to not get drenched, because so many busses roar through the stop, the driver just took my gesture to be the frequent "This is not my bus." gesture, and drove right past!Claire Nowak-Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403147788449125348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083116.post-1136927848509749192006-01-10T15:17:00.000-06:002006-01-10T15:17:00.000-06:00All good points. In this case, the stop on Pershin...All good points. In this case, the stop on Pershing is indeed a very busy one when WashU classes are in session. Today being still winter break, nobody besides me was waiting there.<BR/><BR/>I usually find a stop with an awning or other covering, but that's not always possible. This particular set-up on Pershing is just frustrating; so often I go for the #58 on DeBaliviere next to the Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185823164539776639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083116.post-1136922541323730932006-01-10T13:49:00.000-06:002006-01-10T13:49:00.000-06:00Days like these make this fellow bus rider gratefu...Days like these make this fellow bus rider grateful for having scoped out in advance bus stops with shelters or even awnings, marquees and overhangs near stops.<BR/><BR/>Here's another tip. If you use more popular stops, where folks almost always wait in groups to board, you don't have to hang out so close to the curb, and risk getting drenched by inpolite motorists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com