Thank You Ipod, SkullCandy and J Cole

Usually, I have no problem being on the bus and overhearing a bit of conversation. In fact, it gives me something to blog about once in a while. But today, I sat across the aisle from a loud talker.

It only took about 5 minutes to realize that if I had to hear this guy speak for the next twenty minutes, it would be torture. And it was very clear that he had no problem speaking non-stop.

" SO I LUCKED OUT AND GOT THIS WOOD-CHIPPING JOB, EH?"

The other guy he was talking to sounded mildly interested, "Oh yeah?"

"YEAH BUDDY! IMAGINE MY LUCK, EH? I'M LOOKING AT MY CHEQUE AND I THOUGHT THEY MADE A MISTAKE!"

His friend's responses, even though he was close by, were almost drowned out by the loud talker's story. The point where I knew I had to get out the iPod was when the story seemed to blend right into another, and at this point, all the friend was doing was saying. "Hmmm" and nodding.

"SO MY DAD, MY DAD HAD THIS GIRLFRIEND. SHE SEEMED NICE AT FIRST, EH? BUT SHE WAS ONLY ABOUT THE MONEY. SHE HATED ME TOO,"

Digging in my bag for my iPod. Come on, where is it?

"EVEN TRIED TO GET SOME GUYS TO BEAT ME UP, EH? OH YEAH, SHE DID ..."

There it is. Yes! Put the new SkullCandy noise cancelling headphones in, pressed play, and all I heard was J Cole - "Lights Please" while the loud talker instantly turned mute. Nice.

The headphones were a good buy. I was kind iffy about the in-ear headphones before, since I always pictured that little rubber piece getting stuck in my ear, but the sound is great, and apparently they're better for your ears than regular headphones, since they don't have to compete with outside noise like crowds and traffic.

And loud talkers on your morning ride.

I Got the Hook Up

Ran into a friend from way back who drives for Winnipeg Transit now. I stepped on the bus and we recognized each other right away. I won't date myself, but this guy was on my soccer team when I was 9 years old. I went to take out my bus pass, and he waved it off, "don't worry about it" style. So now if I ever ride his bus, I know I can ride free. That would be a nice hook up if somehow that could apply to all of the bus drivers, maybe he could spread the word and they could all put my picture on the dash. VIP seating. I would also be able to get friends on for free if they rode with me. It would be like a club hook up, where if my friends and I wanted drinks, the driver would pour from the cooler under his seat. And if I wanted anyone off for any reason, they would have to hit the pavement. So if I didn't like the smell of someone they were out.

That would be the ultimate bus hook up.

Of course, his shift changes every couple of weeks, and the route he drives changes any time. Man! Not really a useful hook up.

Back again ...

Hey! It's been a minute, but I promise more regular updates.  Work, summertime, I really have a ton of reasons I haven't blogged, so like Diddy says, "LET'S GO!!!!!!!" (probably with a few more exclamation points).