Conversations

In the past few days I've overheard various (slightly hilarious) conversations on the bus, street, and other venues. One instance, a bus driver and passenger were arguing over whether or not she, the passenger, would cook supper for him, the bus driver. He contested that he "was easy," only needing "some lettuce, tomatoes, and some ice tea or water." I laughed when I heard this, standing between the two on a crowded bus. She argued that if that's all he wanted he could cook himself supper instead. She was also insistent that her "kitchen was closed" and that she cooked enough for, I'm assuming, the driver's brother.

Another conversation was overheard at the bus stop. Two older women were commenting on the neccesity of a ticket for the driver of a car who passed a fire truck on the left while it was backing up (and coming into the left-hand lane of traffic). They were adement that this is what he needed and continued to comment on it before switching topics to the lateness of the bus. After a few minutes into that conversation, I silently agreed with them and started walking. I heard them say to each other "Oh, that man is gonna walk. He knows it ain't coming." I turned and gave a friendly "Yep" and a wave before catching the bus at the next stop. Conversations like these lighten my day and show me the city is much more than people running to wherever they have to go.