I have a great deal happen last week, but Friday was what I want to share today.
Most of my Life, I have been known as the 'let it slide' person, to doormat status. That has finally gotten old, in my later years of Life. So to Friday:
I was in New York for work and I needed to get back to Philly to work that night. I brought a ticket with my normal bus company. It was clear I needed to leave earlier. The thing I liked about this bus company, was whether you miss you bus or need to leave earlier you only need get on standby at no extra charge. The sign simply reads, 'Standby Line, First Come First Serve.'
That did not happen this time.
Myself and another were waiting on standby and when it came time for the bus driver to take the first come first serve riders, he skipped us. When he checked the woman in front of me reservation, he informed her he had to check the line for earlier reservations. The woman and I had the same time original reservation.
Did you all read that I shared the Standby line is first come first serve. Which means you are to start with the first inline, then the second and then the third, etc. Apparently, he did not get that lesson in school.
Not that is should matter, the driver was not 'White'. He is 'Black'. Again, not that is matters. Wrong is wrong no matter the race or color, sex, etc.
So as he is walking the line calling for the others with tickets, I am on the phone with the bus company. I was hoping something had changed with the bus policy that I had not been told. By the time, I got someone on the phone he was taking a cash fair standby.
Recall, he claimed he had to take the earlier ticket holders on standby before us.
As he is taking the persons money, I have started explaining what was happening. That was the quickest I saw him move. By the time, all was said and done he was gone but I was not letting this die.
I told them I use this company way to much for work anywhere from two to five times a week. I have done so since 2011. Aside from assuring me that was incorrect behavior, they advocated for me and the Lady in front of me.
I got on the following bus and passed out.
When I got off the bus I had calmed down and the bus driver shared that the bus driver that over looked us never made it to Philly. His bus broke down, aside from the questions he needed to answer about his behavior.
I felt sorry for the passengers of the other bus, but it is clear I was not meant to be on that bus.
