Blogs Jan 22, 2013 at 1:14 pm

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I am going to subscribe to this. I've been on Nathan's bus a few times and was always impressed by his demeanor and happy attitude. Very excited to learn he has a blog, and I am even more excited that its well-written with great story-telling.
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Can't a city worker can get fired for blogging? It would suck if promoting this got him canned.
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I've never met "Light-Skinned Black Woman" but I used to ride the #358, and its previous incarnations (6/360/359), with her several times. When I first encountered her in the mid-90's, I was an insulated 18 year-old who was terrified of her. Later on, I just found her to be gratingly obnoxious, though I'd still never want to fuck with her. One time this sanctimonious white boy tried to scold LSBW for verbally harassing a young woman for being white and blonde. Scolding her went no where, of course, and she got off the bus yelling and even more belligerent than when she got on. After she left, I had to ask him, "You're not from around here, are you?" He wasn't, so I explained, "Dude, this woman's been riding the bus and acting out like this for years. It's not worth engaging with her like that."
"But it's not right," he countered, "what she said was racist."
"Uh huh," I agreed, "but it's not her fault, she's mentally ill. You're not going to school her, you can't correct her behavior or get her to see things your way because she is out of her gourd." Even for being obnoxious and out of her gourd, she's a force of nature. And kind of a Seattle institution, no pun intended.
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bus drivers work for the county, not the city.
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Ah, the 358. I rode that daily for 2 years. So many special people.
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I have a new blog crush.
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I used to spend a lot of time on the 358. Some of the worst odors I've ever encountered have been on that route.
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This is a good blog.
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I'm pretty sure LSBW is on the 7 from time to time, too. She likes to serenade me when she's drunk.
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I rode the 358 for years and met a lot of interesting people. I got a raise and now I ride the 41. Boring.
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I HAVE MET THAT LADY. I have audio of her yelling at me.
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"LOOK AT YOU WEARING STRETCHPANTS AS TIGHTS LEARN HOW TO DRESS"
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That bus driver's a saint
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I've encountered LSBW before. It has to be the same woman, screaming at some poor woman minding her own business WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? I'M BLACK. YOU'RE A LESBIAN. I HAD AN ABORTION. I HAD SEX. I HAD AN ABORTION. On the 358, of course.
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Speaking from experience, what if this passenger reads about herself online?
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Hilarious story although I wonder if she'll ever go beyond just running her mouth.
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Nathan is a good guy. Metro will probably shut him down.

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