You didn't pay attention in kindergarten, did you?

I was waiting for the bus at Sheppard station when guy comes running up to the 84 West platform just as the bus leaves. "Fuck!", he swears at the departing bus. A gust of wind blows the baseball cap off his head. "Aw, Fuck!", he swears as he races to pick up his cap.

Everyone in the station within hearing distance is looking at him and smirking, or smiling, or some such behaviour to indicate that they're laughing at him on the inside. Even though I pitied him, I couldn't help but crack a smile. Just looking at the guy I understood why in highschool there are those that just seem to beg to be ridiculed. The guy looked like he had slept in way late. He was dressed in sweats and didn't look like he'd showered yet. Plus all the muttering and swearing under his breath while waiting for the next bus.

The 196 came and he got on with the rest of us. Not two minutes out of the station he spazzes at the driver saying whenever he's early the 84 is late and whenever the 84 is early he's late. He made his final note saying that he hoped our driver got him to Downsview before the 84. He made his way back to his seat while muttering about three seconds.

Suffice it to say the driver did not make it to Downsview before the 84. In fact he drove slow on purpose and stayed directly behind the 84 all the way there. When arriving at the station he drove around to the 196 platform. The guy would have to run the entire length of the platform if he was going to make it on the 84. He didn't.

He insisted on giving our driver one last piece of his mind. "Awww!", he whined, "I thought this was supposed to be a rocket bus!"

"That's right", the driver replies, "I go to the moon." Some people snickered at that.

"That's not a rocket bus!", he insists, "Look, you - "

"That's right, you're smart!" the driver says sarcastically before closing the doors.

We all have bad days but at least have the courtesy to leave other people out of it. It's not their fault you're pissed off. If you act out your anger on others, you deserve whatever comes to you.