One hour in 23 degrees Fahrenheit

Today, I wanted to go to Social Security office. I planned to catch a bus, which goes that way. I missed the first busstop sign and ended up walking to second one. Just when I was about to reach to the second one, the bus went past me. So I missed the bus.

I did not have the timetable, so was not sure when the bus would turn up next. I was expecting the bus in 30 minutes. But this being past morning peak traffic, next bus was after 1 hour, something that I was not aware of. And I kept on waiting.

There was no shade on the busstop, no chairs or bench either. The temperature was about 23 degrees fahrenheit, which I did not realize. I could feel cold, but could not believe that it was that cold.

And I started thinking about all those people, who have to travel by bus and have to stand like this, without knowning when the next bus would come.

I think if United States wants to reduce price of oil, it should reduce consumption of oil. And for that they have to make people use public transport. And for that, they have to make public transport easier, safer and more frequent and make it a real alternative to using own car.