tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post8463116167151863176..comments2024-03-01T08:21:14.112+00:00Comments on The Gravel Farm: Bus of AgesThe Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-58905072103458494472011-07-18T01:03:47.080+01:002011-07-18T01:03:47.080+01:00damn, how am i JUST seeing this lovely gem, sugar?...damn, how am i JUST seeing this lovely gem, sugar? *sigh* this almost makes me <i>want</i> to ride the bus here in my little town! xooxoxxosavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-72489438672079063582011-06-27T07:28:10.568+01:002011-06-27T07:28:10.568+01:00Veggie Ass - Big, crazy ladies are perfect blog-fo...Veggie Ass - Big, crazy ladies are perfect blog-fodder. The bigger and crazierierier the better. Er . . . the tighter the sweater.<br /><br />Nicole - What a lovely comment. I'm very glad you enjoyed it.The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-12294416707340667542011-06-27T05:08:12.791+01:002011-06-27T05:08:12.791+01:00I love everything you write. such a treat to see y...I love everything you write. such a treat to see you pop up on the reader. So much so I actually make happy noise. "Oh! Yay!"<br /><br />This has the bonus "touching moment." Sly devil, now I'm entertained and moved.Nicole Leigh Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042126240711460836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-32570289535491098102011-06-24T00:30:49.935+01:002011-06-24T00:30:49.935+01:00Um...so there were ears? On the seat in front? E...Um...so there were ears? On the seat in front? Ears off of an old man? <br /><br />Well.<br /><br />Buses are goldmines. Since you and Pearl do it so much better than I, I can only tell you that once, when I used to commute to work in Manhattan by bus, some crazy, large lady in a giant t-shirt and no bra, once got right up in the grill of another lady, who was quietly reading and yelled, "WHAT UP, YOU HONKY BITCH?" causing me to sweat profusely from trying not to guffaw. While trying to swiftly exit the bus I smashed right into a pole. The end.<br /><br />OK I admit, yours is better.VEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704685920354554043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-48623389159569866552011-06-23T16:10:10.268+01:002011-06-23T16:10:10.268+01:00Elly Lou - Much better on a full stomach, are blac...Elly Lou - Much better on a full stomach, are blackheads.The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-61963993542926556352011-06-23T15:29:39.517+01:002011-06-23T15:29:39.517+01:00note to self: Do not read about blackheads on an e...note to self: Do not read about blackheads on an empty stomach. Blech.Elly Louhttp://www.bugginword.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-23335339823646072142011-06-23T06:28:59.642+01:002011-06-23T06:28:59.642+01:00Tony Van Helsing - All fun and games on the prolem...Tony Van Helsing - All fun and games on the prolemobile.<br /><br />Juderaoo - Why ta very much!<br /><br />Windsmoke - And noisy. Don't forget noisy.The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-49386542681996868262011-06-22T22:54:22.675+01:002011-06-22T22:54:22.675+01:00Sounds like public transport is all the same aroun...Sounds like public transport is all the same around the world late, dirty and smelly :-).Windsmoke.http://windsmoke.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-12960495556465161642011-06-22T22:28:41.180+01:002011-06-22T22:28:41.180+01:00A gem of a post. :)A gem of a post. :)Judearoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429496211777821512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-37101993406215693812011-06-21T21:12:25.439+01:002011-06-21T21:12:25.439+01:00You've got a great voice and paint a vivid pic...You've got a great voice and paint a vivid picture of life on a peasant wagon.Tony Van Helsinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879258913766153068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-16362509615796124332011-06-21T20:18:15.202+01:002011-06-21T20:18:15.202+01:00Tempo - Cheers yerself. And I know it's a long...Tempo - Cheers yerself. And I know it's a long shot but it . . . just . . . might . . . work.<br /><br />Mandy_Fish - Glad you approve! And I don't get called wise very often. Even if I dress up as an owl.<br /><br />SkylersDad - A chugging meander, that's the sort of bus you want for inspiration. Nothing efficient and competent. That way lies tedious monotony and stagnant thoughts.<br />Also, 'rode an Express bus both ways' sounds like a eupemism for doing the dirtiest thing in the world, whatever that is.The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-89068424111646748892011-06-21T17:08:38.094+01:002011-06-21T17:08:38.094+01:00I used to commute into the big city to my big city...I used to commute into the big city to my big city job where I rode an Express bus both ways. The express bus was for those of us who lived out in the suburbs going in and out of the city who didn't want to stop a lot. <br /><br />That never worked out well, and I always got to sit next to old people who wanted to tell me about their medical history.<br /><br />sigh... I miss the bus...SkylersDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264164502733912326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-85162605785915648612011-06-21T14:33:33.511+01:002011-06-21T14:33:33.511+01:00"...and about as aerodynamic as a sofa" ..."...and about as aerodynamic as a sofa" — Your description of the bus slayed me. Great imagery.<br /><br />I was also touched by your advice to write all those thoughts down to the ADHD boy. Sometimes there is wisdom on the bus.Mandy_Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561598721266208665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-64274306543006524732011-06-21T09:26:16.014+01:002011-06-21T09:26:16.014+01:00Writing because you WANT to? Frankly the idea neve...Writing because you WANT to? Frankly the idea never occurred to me..ever! I wrote because an assignment was due or I wrote because if I didn't I'd have got a 'D', and you Really didn't want to bring a 'D' home to my parents. It's all different now of course, now my mind is still active even though my body is slowing down...some where between the two is the writing that soaks up some energy.<br />This is another great post from you...like so many others.<br />Cheers mateTempohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023337124226272532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-87335992595724515022011-06-21T07:20:33.950+01:002011-06-21T07:20:33.950+01:00Vic - True! I can juggle, and I have to fight them...Vic - True! I can juggle, and I have to fight them off with an imaginary stick!The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-65204237151714138782011-06-21T05:14:48.172+01:002011-06-21T05:14:48.172+01:00Poor ADHD boy! Tell him next time you see him tha...Poor ADHD boy! Tell him next time you see him that he should take up juggling also - that and the writing takes care of focusing the mind and the body. Plus, girls love jugglers.<br />Little known fact.Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714719295648072474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-57958371879205107332011-06-20T20:06:13.431+01:002011-06-20T20:06:13.431+01:00Pearl - Poultry on buses isn't so bad. Unless ...Pearl - Poultry on buses isn't so bad. Unless you live near an ostrich farm and then you've got problems. Those things always have their iPods up waaay too loud.<br /><br />krouth - Thanks! And you never know what treasure you might have mislaid, as well as heaps and heaps of abject crap!<br /><br />GB - He was pretty much spot on. I wouldn't talk to me either.The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-38030390771762463882011-06-20T19:16:15.053+01:002011-06-20T19:16:15.053+01:00Wanton. Never a truer word spoken by a tired old f...Wanton. Never a truer word spoken by a tired old fart. He had you pegged.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-53330450463259417742011-06-20T18:55:17.240+01:002011-06-20T18:55:17.240+01:00Great post! Wish i still had my notebooks...Great post! Wish i still had my notebooks...Kevin Routhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398496675452201388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-69772938485093298552011-06-20T16:27:09.983+01:002011-06-20T16:27:09.983+01:00:-)
...like a brick being pushed by a dog...
The...:-)<br /><br />...like a brick being pushed by a dog...<br /><br />There's so much I love about that phrase, starting with the fact that while I love it, it would never have occurred to me.<br /><br />And now, of course, I have to ride a bus in another country -- but not one where they allow poultry. The homeless I contend with are enough (although there are fewer eggs involved).<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-52418374396602074392011-06-20T13:50:08.189+01:002011-06-20T13:50:08.189+01:00alaina - Thank you!alaina - Thank you!The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-5782435086086805832011-06-20T13:08:25.489+01:002011-06-20T13:08:25.489+01:00loves this!
xxalainaxxloves this!<br /><br />xxalainaxxmrs.missalaineushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542984504965262088noreply@blogger.com