Losing your bus pass, and other crappy things that happen while commuting

The Barton Bus

I am a routine girl. Every morning I do things in the same order. I wake up, go to the kitchen and turn on the kettle and make myself a quick breakfast of toast or cereal. I make my tea, then sit in the living room and eat. At roughly 6:30 am I will get dressed, then wash my face and put my makeup on. I then fix my hair, take my lunch (that I made the night before) out of the fridge and put it in my bag. I then check that I have the following two items:

1) My phone
2) My transit card

I don't even care if I forget my wallet, as long as I have these two things in my pocket when I leave.

On Friday, I slept in, which threw my whole morning into chaos. However, I still managed to leave on time, and with both my phone and bus pass on me. I should also mention that due to the extreme cold weather we've been experiencing lately, I was dressed extra warm - including a pair of fuzzy Hudson's Bay red mittens from last Olympics.

I don't know how many of you wear mittens on the regular, but I must say while they keep your hands toasty, they make holding items difficult.

Once I got to Hamilton, I got on the #4 bus - The Bayfront - tapped on using my bus pass, and took a seat in the middle of the bus. The 8:22 am Bayfront bus is not very full usually, so I set my purse and bag on the seat next to me. When we arrived at my stop, right outside my office, I grabbed my bags and headed in to work.

When I got to my office my computer was giving me a hard time - not wanting to start up properly - so while I waited for it to boot up, I did a quick inventory of all my stuff. I grabbed the metallic blue case I keep my bus pass in and opened it and saw that my card wasn't there. I then checked all my pockets, and my purse and the pass was no where I be found. I then ran outside in the snow and re-traced my steps attempting to locate the bright green card. It was gone.

I assume it slipped out of my mitten and was probably on the seat where I put all my bags.

I went online and reported it missing and requested a new card. It should take about a week for my new card to arrive. I started to panic - checking my wallet to see if I had enough change to get home with.

Thanks to a generous co-worker, I was given a bus ticket to get me home.

Fast forward to the end of the work day. I step onto the #2 Barton bus with my ticket and I realize that I have no idea where a bus ticket goes! I was so embarrassed having to ask the driver. After taking the bus for close to 5 months now, I had no idea where bus tickets were deposited. The driver was nice and told me, and gave me a transfer to get on my next bus with. I felt like I was new to the bus all over again!

Thankfully, after the annoying commute, my mom picked me up from the station and we went out for dinner and drinks.