Saturday, Oct. 22 saw me on a SkyLynx bus headed for Whistler en route to Pemberton. I am a big fan of public transit.
The bus was late leaving Vancouver and therefore late in arriving at Whistler. As we came in to the bus loop terminal, I and several other Pemberton-bound passengers could see just across the street the 99 commuter bus loading at the stop.
No problem, I thought, but the other Pemberton passengers knew that this could be a problem and left in a hurry to try to intercept the 99 bus, which was pulling out. The dash was led by an athlete in shorts and spandex, followed by a small herd of Pembertonians and trailed badly in the rear by this old geezer, who eventually gave up the chase, waved goodbye to the athlete and his followers and called home for help.
The connection to Vancouver at the Gateway Loop is known to be a problem of timing leading to frequent inconveniences such as my case. I am assured by the powers that be that they are aware of the problem and are trying to do something about it.
My request would be to try harder.
