Switch and Bait
Today I went canoeing. I met my friend Fred at Finch Station, and when we were done he dropped me off at Finch Station. Subway to Bloor & Yonge; subway to Kipling. Up the stairs to the bus terminus, recall that the 49 Bloor bus no longer parks HERE; it parks THERE about 3 buses further along. No bus present, so I sit on a bench and wait. Head in book. Bus rolls up; I climb aboard. Head in book. Bus starts off, up Auckland Drive. I become aware of pressure in my bum as we turn sharply to the right. Why are we turning to the right? Well, the 49 Bloor West now shares a bus bay with the 30 Lambton donchaknow. And yes, I probably should have known that and checked the bus. But in my 30th year of climbing aboard the 49 Bloor West, when it’s been the only bus in the bay, comes naturally to me now. So the driver lets me off on Dundas Street to catch the next bus back to the subway station. Which 30 Lambton Westbound bus does arrive. I present my transfer ticket stamped “F
