I’m on a Bus
Ever have a way of doing something that seemed a to be a bit of a hardship, only to have someone show you a much easier way of doing it so that you felt like a total idiot?
For me, that instance was learning how to get from UCSB to downtown Santa Barbara on the bus. Turns out that you can hop onto the Line 24, and it goes straight down the 101 to the transit center in the heart of downtown. Your other alternative is to take the Line 11, which goes the long way by going down Hollister Avenue through Goleta until it turns into State Street.
The 24 takes about 20 minutes or so, the 11 takes a good hour at the very least. And for the longest time, I was completely ignorant of the existence of the 24 and was taking the line 11 all the way downtown every time I wanted to go see a movie or something.
Not that I regret it completely though, as it gave me ample opportunity to do some interesting people watching. See, only normal people ride the 24…
The Line 11 is freak central.