Worst Greyhound experience?

[Lord Zardoz]

Turns out that there was a pretty horrific incident on a greyhound bus just outside of Winnipeg Manitoba. Short version is that someone on the bus decided to very calmly stand up, stab the man next to him 30 to 60 times, and then decapitate him.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2008/07/31/greyhound-transcanada.html

Obviously, most people wont have any incident anywhere near this to recount. However, in my experience, traveling long distance by bus gives you the best opportunity to meet all sorts of people who are both interesting and scary to some degree. The odd guy who decides to finish a bottle of whisky on the bus. Twitchy people who smell like they have not showered since last month. Or perhaps just the guy sitting next to you who is eager to tell you all about how the government is out to screw everyone.

So whats your story?

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[Thunderfoot]

I got on the bus, took my seat and four hours later I was in the Military Entrance and Processing Station... The next next 8 years were a blur...

 

[Relique du Madde]

I was on a "deluxe" bus with the "air-plane styled" restroom while traveling in a foreign nation. About two hours into the trip the "air-plane styled" toilet broke, became clogged, and began to over flow...

 

[Shabe]

Does falling asleep drunk on the local bus route and waking up in the bus depot which i had no clue where it was qualify?

 

[GlassJaw]

Does falling asleep drunk on the local bus route and waking up in the bus depot which i had no clue where it was qualify?

Was your head still attached? If so, then I'd say no.

 

[Lord Zardoz]

I am not exactly looking for experiences directly comparable to decapitation. I sipmly doubt any exist.

I am mostly thinking of stories about the various crazy people that seem to linger in bus terminals.

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[Angel Tarragon]

I was headed out to grade school one morning as a kid and I was on my scooter. Then this big greyhound dog started chasing me. I started to go faster on my scooter thinking I might be able to outrun the dog. Well, I got knocked over somehow and shattered a tooth. Well, I was lights out. The next thing I knew my mom was hovering over me as I came to on the couch in our house. Well the dog had managed to bite me while I was out. My mom got the owner of the dog to get it tested for rabies, and fortunatley it tested negative.

Of course all this managed to happen several days before we were set to leave for Disneyland (this was before we moved to AZ and while we still lived in San Diego).

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Sure, I know, you guys meant the Greyhound Bus, but I couldn't help but share this since the thread title doesn't clarify that.

 

[GlassJaw]

Good luck outrunning a greyhound.

 

[jaerdaph]

Short version is that someone on the bus decided to very calmly stand up, stab the man next to him 30 to 60 times, and then decapitate him.

Rumor has it his last words were, "this guy is still treating me better than Greyhound Customer Service did!"

 

[Umbran]

My mom got the owner of the dog to get it tested for rabies, and fortunatley it tested negative.

Given the requirements for the rabies test, this is unfortunately appropriate to the thread.

If you don't mind, I'll use the opportunity for a nag - folks, if you have a dog, get it vaccinated, and keep it up to date on its boosters. I don't care if he's, "Always a nice dog, he'd never bite anyone," or she's, "Never off her leash." Nobody can predict the future, or have 100% of everything at all times. Just get the vaccine. It isn't just the law, it is a good idea.