#20 Washington/ Madison Express

Ahh, the #20: a mainstay in my workday routine. I board at Peoria heading east at a fairly early morning hour. I miss the to-​the-​loop hustle thankfully, but the bus arrival often lags behind the tracker by about 3 – 5 minutes which unfortunately makes me nervous and sometimes late. The drivers however are all peachy and my fellow riders are generally wrapped up in their newspaper/​cellphone/​homework. Shout out to the 65+ y/​o lady who gets on at Ogilvie every morning and has a conversation with her friend/​the whole bus. Hope your sister’s dog recovered well from that stomach flu!

This bus line is so infrequent it is difficult ot give it a rating. Wish it was more frequent… or better, viewable online so i can plan accordingly.

An Ode to Pub. Tran #20 Washington/​Madison Express
My frozen fingertips love you.
My fat ass hates you.
…but, I can compromise.
My boss loves you.
My checkbook hates you.
…but, I can compromise.
We may not make the perfect couple.
Me: Frozen, fat, outta money
You: Warm, quick, expensive taste
…but, we can compromise.
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Seriously, the addition of this route was made in public transportation heaven. I have made it to painful Monday morning meetings just because of this bus. And, I have been able to avoid the wind blowing torrential sheets of rain into my face on my walk to work. It is a hop, skip and a jump from my building door and I never have a problem getting a seat. The only drawbacks are that I have become severely spoiled with it’s convenience, my body is going into shock-​mode from lack of exercise, and the route doesn’t run on the weekends.