BUS WRITERS

RE: “You’re Riding the Bus Wrong” [Feature, Sept 23], a list of all the ways you’re riding the bus wrong.

ERIK [HENRIKSEN]—You nailed it writing tips [for] properly riding a bus. I was a “professional pick-up artist” for 31 years (AKA a TriMet bus driver). Now I ride the bus or bicycle. The climbing two steps was perfectly mentioned, as was do not use the bloody phone on the bus. I called them “yell phones.” Another would be, let folks on first that have [their] pass or tickets ready, rather than fumble with your change [and] delay the already-tight schedule.

Terrible Tim

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Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and...