The commuter bus arrives at the park and ride at 4:35 am, Monday through Friday. Every time I use this bus to get to the airport, or visit friends in the city, there’s one man who’s most consistently there. I’ve never not seen him at this stop and time.

This reliable man is thin, about 5’9”, with grey hair and trimmed beard. He wears work clothes, like Tyndale, and smokes. He smokes one before getting on the bus and another as soon as he steps off.

His commute requires that he be on the bus at 4:35 am. His return bus lets him off at the park and ride at 6:25 pm. When we consider maybe a 20 min drive from his home to the park and ride, we can estimate that Monday through Friday, 52 weeks a year, he’s either going to work, working, or coming home from work for about 14.5 hours a day. That leaves him 9.5 hours a day for everything else, including sleep.

The commuter bus arrives at the park and ride at 4:35 am, Monday through Friday. Every time I use this bus to get to the airport, or visit friends in the city, there’s one man who’s most consistently there. I’ve never not seen him at this stop and time.

This reliable man is thin, about 5’9”, with grey hair and trimmed beard. He wears work clothes, like Tyndale, and smokes. He smokes one before getting on the bus and another as soon as he steps off.

His commute requires that he be on the bus at 4:35 am. His return bus lets him off at the park and ride at 6:25 pm. When we consider maybe a 20 min drive from his home to the park and ride, we can estimate that Monday through Friday, 52 weeks a year, he’s either going to work, working, or coming home from work for about 14.5 hours a day. That leaves him 9.5 hours a day for everything else, including sleep.