buses

15
Jun
2012
The Effect of Loaning Broke-Ass Mom a Car
This Broke-Ass Mom got to taste the Kool-Aid this past week. Friends of ours went on vacation and left their car under our supervision for two weeks. There were no rules, no nothing, just “Here are the keys, and enjoy.” At first the responsibility seemed daunting, but it didn’t take

01
Aug
2010
On Loving (and Not Loving) the MTA
“Well, move the damn bus then.” This is the very angry voice of not so visibly-perturbed woman. She’s upset because the Bronx-bound shuttle we are on has been idling for twenty minutes. “This is a 149th Street express bus,” the driver howls into the speaker. “Well, move the damn bus then.” Same