"Nobody (Takes the Bus) in LA"

I wanted a Robek's juice bad. Real bad-like. The only problem working downtown is that there aren't parking lots for any of the Robeks -- although there are like 3 Robeks downtown. Okay, another problem is that unlike most people who say they work downtown, I don't work among the glistening office towers that provide easy access to restuarants, shopping, and, of course, Robeks. I work about 2 miles east of that pristine wonderfulness in the midst of real live "crack hoes" and urine drenched sidewalks.

No parking. Urine drenched sidewalks. How will I ever get my Robek's? I could take the bus. It's a straight shot for about 5 minutes down 7th Street. I've done it before, even commuted by bus when I lived in my last house.

So, I get on right outside my office and get ready for a fun ride through Los Angeles' Skid Row -- one of the largest concentrations of homeless people in the Western world. And to my delight, the MTA has installed video screens on the bus.

Who would have thought that I would have been on a city bus in Skid Row breathing through my mouth when I would learn that Vaughniston was no more.



It's a cruel, cruel world.

Coats

Every time someone from Los Angeles moves to a colder climate, we have to hear about their need for coats. Last night, I came home about 10:00 PM and noticed that it was particularly cold. This opened my eyes to the fact that in Los Angeles, it does get cold enough to wear coats. Why don't we?

On my way in to work, I was thinking about mass transit and possibly moving somewhere where I could easily commute using public transportation. Then I realized that I'd need to wear a coat.

We Angelenos don't need coats because, in the winter, we don't spend a lot of time outside. We go from our homes to our cars to drive in to work alone, to the office and back to the car. We use artificial heat in all these places.