Quiet ride

The trip this morning was uneventful. Slow and without incident.

Passengers in the FX I took were in their own world. In the rear seat of the AUV, one passenger was sleeping, another is chatting via SMS, and the only girl in our section is staring out the window.

It was a quiet ride.

Road courtesy

Getting into traffic near a fare-rich corner is different from getting in at any other part of the thoroughfare.

Passenger utility vehicles compete for fares all the time. They race to get to stops with lots of prospective passengers. They try to outmaneuver each other or cut off the other PUV to find a spot that will give them the most fare.

The trick to get your vehicle filled up with paying commuters is to be at a corner when the light is red "forcing" the driver to stop. That gives them an excuse to load passengers in a no loading area.

To achieve this, drivers tend to dilly-dally when they are approaching a corner with a stoplight. so they get stopped at the right moment -- at the corner where pedestrians abound.

Entering traffic near a corner full of prospective passengers will be to your advantage because PUV drivers will use stopping to let you pass as an excuse to miss the green light and get that coveted spot. :)

Work demands and old officemates

On my way to the office this morning, I over heard two passengers sharing some thoughts about their respective offices.

I sat in the middle seat of the public utility transport. Behind my section are four other passengers, two on each side facing the other two. The persons talking are in that rear section. One is behind me facing her friend who is seated behind the person at the opposite end of the four-seater middle section that is facing forward where I am seated.

One girl shared that "if you do what needs to be done, they won't bother you" and "it (workload)will all depend on the client. One client has lots of branches (sic) they have a lot to do."

The other agreed and shared "one of our clients pulled out."

I cannot really discern from which offices they work for but it appears to me they are account executives.

One of them later added "he is old and we call him grandpa. He is nearing retirement and he said he will work on his garden when he retires" and ended with "there are a lot of old people in our office."

Her friend behind me shared "it seems that your office is full of senior employees nearing retirement."

They did not mean anything negative about their senior co-workers but they might be wondering if they will feel the same when they get to that age.