It's a bird, it's a plane...nope it's definitely a bird!

Pulling into one of the stops in the downtown east side a man wearing a long overcoat and a funny blue hat boarded the bus. As he had a cane I waited until he was seated before I pulled away. "Thank you so much driver; in all my years riding the bus, you're the first who's actually waited for me to sit down before driving away." The man commented. "No worries. It's part of my job" I replied. The real reason I waited? I didn't want to fill out the required paperwork if he had fallen and injured himself...I despise paperwork with a passion!

The man and I continued chatting amicably about the weather and what not. Pulling into the next stop, the man wished me a good day and hobbled towards the door. Glancing at him in my riot mirror (my large rearview mirror that shows me when people are going crazy on the bus) I noticed that he now had a pigeon perched atop his hat. What?!? No? It's not real. It can't be...oh, it's moving and is attatched to a leash. Yup, it's a real bird. As the other passengers were boarding I continued gawking at this guy with a bird on his head getting off my bus. One woman asked me what the problem was. (I was sitting in shock with my mouth hanging open). "That man has a bird. On the bus." I replied. The woman laughed at me and said "Well it certainly looks that way" "But animals aren't allowed on the bus without a proper carrier" I stuttered. Well too late to tell him that. And to be perfectly honest, I'm not so sure I'd try to enforce the rule if I saw him again. It was rather amusing (once I got over my shock) to see such a well behaved pigeon...Hell the bird caused less problems than most people that ride the bus!!