Buses in Florence

Remember all my stories about the buses? Well, I got some more. The Friday before Easter I was heading into the lab and the bus all of sudden slowed down. We all look up and what do we see out the window but this:

I actually walked back after getting off the bus to take this picture. There were ATAF people all around, waiting for the tow truck or whatever you need to get buses out of ditches. I bet I even know what driver had this little accident. There is one who likes to aim for all of the potholes on this road, honestly.

Riding the bus into the lab today, a similar thing happened. All of sudden, we slowed down and had to move over a lane. Apparently, one of the buses sideswiped a car and took the side mirrors off the car. The two drivers were on the side of the road, waiting for the police or insurance people I guess. No picture of that, I had the camera but couldn’t get it out in time.

Then, when we got onto the campus in Sesto Fiorentino, I’m watching out the window, trying to memorize some vocabulary words when we pass a guy on a horse. I guess he got tired of riding the bus. I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried people.

~ by chemistryandwine on March 25, 2008.