I am a seasoned transit rider. I understand the variance of transit, the extra time spent, etc. I think it’s awesome that I can use my mobile phone while travelling on the bus (unlike drivers in Ontario–ha!), but I pay for that in time. I don’t usually complain about the bus.

Usually. But getting through downtown at rush hour is brutal. I remember it being bad before–taking 15 minutes to go 4 stops–but it is currently at least twice as bad. There is some construction happening on the Mackenzie King bridge and this holds up busses significantly. I’ve sat on a bus through red lights (plural) without moving. The bus I took today was on-time when we hit Bay station, but 18 minutes late at Laurier station. And this bus hit downtown after 6 p.m.

Last week I left work to play squash with Adam J. In the perfect world I would have been on campus by 17:30, maybe 17:35. I barely made it to the gym for our 18:10 squash time.

Yesterday I got off before Kent station and walked to Bank St. for a transfer. I got on my second bus before my first bus even got to Bank. Brutal.