Worried. Very worried...
Jun. 16th, 2004 11:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meanfreepathI was just walking home from lab. As I approached my dorm, around 11:35, I saw a Greyhound bus approaching. It was labeled "Chicago."
Now, my dorm is on the main route off the interstate into downtown Iowa City. The bus had to have been heading off the highway towards the Greyhound station downtown. But the weeknight bus to Chicago is supposed to depart at 11:15. Given that the bus was still 5 minutes from downtown, and supposing that the bus only takes 5 minutes to load passengers, it wouldn't have gotten on the road before 11:45.
Maybe they're just having a bad night tonight. Maybe the bus can make up some time in the wee hours on the way to Chicago. But I know this: If my Greyhound tomorrow night is much more than 1/2 an hour late to Chicago, I'm in very serious danger of missing my flight.
And suppose the bus loses even more time en route to Chicago? If it's like those long-distance Amtrak trains that arrive hours late, I'm screwed. If it's around 45 minutes late, I'd think about taking a taxi to the airport assuming they're running; it'd be expensive but less so than just losing the flight. Beyond an hour late, I'm done for.
Now, my dorm is on the main route off the interstate into downtown Iowa City. The bus had to have been heading off the highway towards the Greyhound station downtown. But the weeknight bus to Chicago is supposed to depart at 11:15. Given that the bus was still 5 minutes from downtown, and supposing that the bus only takes 5 minutes to load passengers, it wouldn't have gotten on the road before 11:45.
Maybe they're just having a bad night tonight. Maybe the bus can make up some time in the wee hours on the way to Chicago. But I know this: If my Greyhound tomorrow night is much more than 1/2 an hour late to Chicago, I'm in very serious danger of missing my flight.
And suppose the bus loses even more time en route to Chicago? If it's like those long-distance Amtrak trains that arrive hours late, I'm screwed. If it's around 45 minutes late, I'd think about taking a taxi to the airport assuming they're running; it'd be expensive but less so than just losing the flight. Beyond an hour late, I'm done for.
