Generally Awful Travel Day
Apr. 6th, 2018 02:40 pmIt's 3.41 on Friday.
I woke up 5am Thursday, to catch a 6.15am train to Union Station. Should have gotten me in around 7.35, in time for the 8am bus out. Picked this over the 5.15 and 5.45 trains, because eh.
Well, the 5.15 train had mechanical issues. Which held up the 5.45 train, and then my train. We rolled into Union Station around 8.15, which meant I had to hang out waiting for the 2.30 bus.
Which, fine, I'd still get into Oakland at 11pm, reasonable. Sucks to miss having dinner with Jia Ling but whatever. I go to the temple to pray, I go to Little Tokyo for some food that will last me, I have some Ben and Jerry's.
I'm allowed onto the 2.30 bus even though the scanner insists that I've boarded the 8am bus that's fine. The bus is mostly empty, so I get a row to myself.
Halfway between Bakersfield and Fresno, around 5pm, the bus starts having engine trouble. We stop at some gas station which is not Fresno, our official stop. I eat chips and candy.
We wait for a mechanic.
The mechanic can't fix anything.
Which means we have to wait for... another bus. Which left LA at 9pm. That's a lot of not moving. Around midnight the bus comes.
I get into Oakland around 5am, a full 24 hours after I first woke up to start this awful journey. I take a Lyft to Jia Ling's house because I just. cannot. handle. further. travel.
I mean, I know that buses break down and this is the first time it's ever happened, but wow.
Jia Ling and I talk until she leaves for work at 9am because it just. We couldn't not. I went to sleep. It's 3pm, I'm sort of hungry? But also really not up for moving despite wanting to earlier today. Also, it's raining, so I'll sit tight and get rested for![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
oyceter's wedding tomorrow.
I woke up 5am Thursday, to catch a 6.15am train to Union Station. Should have gotten me in around 7.35, in time for the 8am bus out. Picked this over the 5.15 and 5.45 trains, because eh.
Well, the 5.15 train had mechanical issues. Which held up the 5.45 train, and then my train. We rolled into Union Station around 8.15, which meant I had to hang out waiting for the 2.30 bus.
Which, fine, I'd still get into Oakland at 11pm, reasonable. Sucks to miss having dinner with Jia Ling but whatever. I go to the temple to pray, I go to Little Tokyo for some food that will last me, I have some Ben and Jerry's.
I'm allowed onto the 2.30 bus even though the scanner insists that I've boarded the 8am bus that's fine. The bus is mostly empty, so I get a row to myself.
Halfway between Bakersfield and Fresno, around 5pm, the bus starts having engine trouble. We stop at some gas station which is not Fresno, our official stop. I eat chips and candy.
We wait for a mechanic.
The mechanic can't fix anything.
Which means we have to wait for... another bus. Which left LA at 9pm. That's a lot of not moving. Around midnight the bus comes.
I get into Oakland around 5am, a full 24 hours after I first woke up to start this awful journey. I take a Lyft to Jia Ling's house because I just. cannot. handle. further. travel.
I mean, I know that buses break down and this is the first time it's ever happened, but wow.
Jia Ling and I talk until she leaves for work at 9am because it just. We couldn't not. I went to sleep. It's 3pm, I'm sort of hungry? But also really not up for moving despite wanting to earlier today. Also, it's raining, so I'll sit tight and get rested for
oyceter's wedding tomorrow.