Monday, April 10, 2006
I went to work by bus today. The car sat lonely outside the house all day while Jim cycled and I took public transport. A day of protest at higher fuel costs? No, Jim always cycles, he thinks it's fun. As for me, it's all part of my 'belt and braces' approach to life. It just occurred to me that I had never caught the bus to the work so if I needed to one day (say, if the car was swallowed by an earthquake) I'd be clueless. Jim was very supportive, of course. "Try to avoid sitting next to mad people," was his advice. He's always so helpful.
No big deal, you may say. Millions take buses every day and don't expect accolades. True, but they don't have my appalling sense of direction. Turn me round twice in my own bedroom and I end up in the airing cupboard. Fly from Maputu to Paris via Timbuktu? Hey, no problem, the pilot knows the way. Navigate by smell alone across the entire city from the depths of the London underground? Yup, can do. However, when I came up for air and had to get the bus, I stood on the wrong side of the road and caught one in the opposite direction. Buses require esoteric knowledge, secrets that the rest of the world is privy to and I am not. I spent the entire journey perched on the edge of my seat, peering out of the window, trying to distinguish distant landmarks that could indicate an approaching bus stop. I had plenty of room though, no one seemed to want to sit next to me.
Current weight: 77.8 kg
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No big deal, you may say. Millions take buses every day and don't expect accolades. True, but they don't have my appalling sense of direction. Turn me round twice in my own bedroom and I end up in the airing cupboard. Fly from Maputu to Paris via Timbuktu? Hey, no problem, the pilot knows the way. Navigate by smell alone across the entire city from the depths of the London underground? Yup, can do. However, when I came up for air and had to get the bus, I stood on the wrong side of the road and caught one in the opposite direction. Buses require esoteric knowledge, secrets that the rest of the world is privy to and I am not. I spent the entire journey perched on the edge of my seat, peering out of the window, trying to distinguish distant landmarks that could indicate an approaching bus stop. I had plenty of room though, no one seemed to want to sit next to me.
Current weight: 77.8 kg
