Why I Won't Fly

Thought Catalog ran an article by Tereza Jarnikova this morning. She blogged about "(Some Of) The People I've Met On The Greyhound." The writer mentioned that Greyhound is "the net that picks up anyone who needs to go anywhere cheap."

I started using Greyhound as a student with cramped budget. The perks of taking a Greyhound are that the line is less expensive. The latest economic crunch – that has left everyone in a lurch aside from purveyors of gold – makes travel by bus a reasonable alternative to flying. I, however, won't fly if I can help it. What happens on the ground is far more interesting to me.

My favorite passenger was The Tigers Fan Whittler. I refer to him as The Tigers Fan Whittler because he whittled IN THE DARK for a large part of the 22 hour trip. I still wonder about this person three years later.

Here's the cliff notes from the last trip: