Foot stuck

Getting on the Metrobus is pure luck. Sometimes it’s so crowded you have to wait until five busses pass, when you plunge in and pray that your ribs stay intact. Other times you’ll get a seat by the window.

Coming to work today, the bus was hope-your-ribs-stay-intact. More and more people got on at each stop, but at Felix Cuevas, half flooded out. Three guys were waiting to get on, and as a mountain of riders were pushing their way off, one of the doors closed while the other stayed open. The guys struggled to get on board, two making it in through the narrow space, while the third leaped on as the BEEEEP sound buzzed, indicating the doors were about to be closed. Most of the third guy got on, but his right foot got caught between the two doors as they closed. It was painful to watch, and a few people tried to free it, but no luck. Someone yelled for the bus driver to open the doors, but nothing. After thirty seconds of pulling, the guy finally got his foot free. Distressed and blushing, he brushed himself off, put his earbuds back in, picked up his backpack and grabbed hold of the bars, as the bus headed to the next station.

It’s still better than the subway.