Well...
As I was waiting for my bus, it became all too obvious that they had oversold it. Again. There were some raised voices, some cussing, and some "dangerous" looks, but the passengers eventually got on the bus - myself included - and headed towards the Holland Tunnel. -And it turned out they had another bus leaving a half-hour later to take care of the "overflow".
And then... The bus apparently hit something while driving down the NJ Turnpike. -I heard a "bump", but to my ears, it just sounded like some of the luggage down below had shifted. Of course, some people kept talking about how they had thought the bus had hit something... And then there was this buzzing sound... And then the bus pulled over at one of the rest areas...
It turned out that nothing was wrong with the outside of the bus. However, the driver did need to top off the coolant tank. Alas, the buzzing sound did not stop. Of course, people on the bus started panicking - "Oh, we're never gonna get to Richmond!" "I know he hit something!" "We're running so far behind schedule already!"... Well, it turned out that one of the passengers had hit one of the "help" buttons - like those flight attendant call signals on airplanes. Once the driver de-activated that, the buzzing stopped, and we continued our way down south.
The bus was scheduled to leave at 3:30pm. We left a little before 4:00pm. The bus was scheduled to arrive in Richmond anywhere between 9:30pm and 11:00pm - all traffic-permitting. We arrived at 9:55pm. -Of course, some of the "panic-ers" had already called ahead to tell their "pick-ups" that they wouldn't be getting in until midnight. Well... I'm hoping their rides have picked them up by now.
