So yesterday and today I spent the day driving "In Service" picking up passengers along various routes in the city. At first I was all nervous thinking that I would make mistakes and look like a bad bus driver. Then all of sudden it hit me, I was a brand new driver. I'm driving a bus that says "Training Bus" on it. I can suck and it's ok!!! That gave me the freedom to just drive and enjoy the process. Today was much better than the first run yesterday. I am learning to make smooth stops, open the doors and have transfers ready, plus how to keep the schedules on time so that folks can get where they are going. Doesn't sound like much but add to that the task of driving the bus safely and efficiently through traffic and doing it all so that your passengers get a smooth ride and you'll get the picture. The day just flies by and before I know it I'm back at the garage going over the day's notes and getting prepped for the next day. Who knows, maybe you'll be on my bus tomorrow?