Are We There Yet?

So I think I will attempt to write each week (ha we will see how that goes) on random topics.  Today's topic: public transportation.  I have rode on public transportation consistently for about 5 years.  There are several reasons why and they all mainly boil down to one point: Gas is expensive when you own a Jeep. So to save my money I have risked my sanity.  I have seen everything from people fainting to people picking each others zits (so gross!).  More than once there have been issues with the train or issues with people on the train.  You never know what will happen which I guess makes it somewhat exciting.  My city's light rail train transportation is what I usually take since buses are way to slow for my patience.  I have been stuck on one for about an hour because it couldn't get up a hill.  My two favorite experiences though were: first, when the train conductor announced the next stop and then right after said "Oh crap!".  Needless to say there was a bit of nervous laughter as we the passengers wondered exactly what that meant for out futures.  Luckily it was a minor issue which required us to wait for a couple of minutes at the next stop;  Second, when they conductor announced we were having "break issues".  This is something that one never wants to hear while on a moving train.  Although we found out very quickly what exactly those issues were as we went to stop.  It wasn't that the break didn't work, it was the fact that they worked TOO well.  Every time we went to stop it was like the conductor was slamming on the breaks over and over.  So for the next half and hour I tried gracefully not to fall in the lap of the person sitting across from me.  Oh, there was also that time we hit the crossing arms with the train and got stuck.  I am still trying to figure out how that happened.  In reality I guess I look forward to my time on the public transportation since you never know what will happen.