It was towards the end of my shift when I looked ahead to the next bus stop and noticed that someone had parked a Mercedes smack dab in the middle of the stop. Not at the front, where I could pull in behind. And not at the back, where I could pull in front. The only possible way for me to get into the spot would be to parallel park the bus. As I got closer, I saw a man running towards the car. Good! He saw the bus and he's moving for me. That's nice of him, almost as nice as NOT parking in a bus zone!! He then opened the trunk of the car and began unloading groceries. I guess he's not as nice as I originally thought. Since I had to let people off at the stop, I layed on the horn. He stopped what he was doing, walked to the driver's side of the car and motioned for me to pass him. I don't think so buddy, this is my turf...get lost eh!!! I stopped the bus where it was and stared him down...well at least that's what I tried to do. Seeing as he still didn't move, I put on my hazard lights and unloaded the passengers in the middle of the street. "Sorry, folks we have someone who seems to think their car is a bus and has parked at the stop so I'm going to have to let you off here. Please watch your step." I announced. The man stepped back with a satisfied grin.
Good job buddy, you held your ground and got a prime parking spot! Suddenly the man looked behind him startled. One of the passengers that had gotten off started yelling at him. "What do you think you're doing? Can't you read the sign? This is a bus stop! No parking you idiot!! I just had my hip replaced and it's hard for me to get off the bus when there's no curb for me to step onto." The 80+ yr woman yelled. Ahhh Justice. I drove away with a smile.
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