100 Years on a Dirty Dog: The History of Greyhound (2013)

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Re: 100 Years on a Dirty Dog: The History of Greyhound (2013)

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Post by bergstromm466 » Sun, Nov 08, 2020, 10:12 AM UTC

S_A_P wrote: post #35

blululu wrote: post #11

Greyhound: a tour of the worst part of every city in North America. During less lucrative times in my life I used to ride on Greyhound (and Bolt & Megabus) semi-frequently. It is a good deal if you don't mind spending an extra 6 hours waiting around and are willing to risk being decapitated to save ~$50-200 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Tim_McLean ). One thing that I will say is that intercity bus travel…

One of the sketchiest places in downtown Houston is the greyhound station. There is a 2-3 block radius in downtown that I won’t walk through anchored by that greyhound station.

What is it like for people in this ‘sketchy place’ when you walk through their neighborhood?

If in your eyes they contribute to making a place ‘sketchy’ - what could their perspective be on you?

How do they see you?

I am asking because to me your comment seems devoid of empathy towards others, and I’m curious how you came to be. I’d like to learn more about your perspective if possible.

Re: 100 Years on a Dirty Dog: The History of Greyhound (2013)

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Post by visiblink » Sun, Nov 15, 2020, 2:33 AM UTC

owenversteeg wrote: post #32

visiblink wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm in Western Canada and Greyhound is gone now. A couple of replacement bus lines started up prior to the pandemic, but I don't know if they've survived. I never had a problem with the depots, though they definitely weren't classy places. If you knew the towns along the route, it was usually easy to walk to a better restaurant, store, etc. I continued to ride the bus long after my economic situation improved, becaus…

I completely agree, and I'm very glad to see this perspective in this thread. I used to ride cheap buses because I didn't have much money, now (pre-corona) I still ride them even though I'm doing well. You meet people, hear fun stories, find yourself in interesting situations... There are "filters" on the population that rides airplanes or trains, but all of humanity rides the bus. And while the chance that a grandma…

Agreed.

I would have replied earlier, but I've been digitally detoxing for the last few months, so I'm fairly inactive.

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