RTS Route No.16

When people outside Gainesville read the title ..they would have their eyebrows raised as to on what a silly thing a paragraph has been written. But then ask the same question to people who reside on the SW 16th Avenue .. they would tell what this means to them.. it means more than a way to commute ... it is analogous to the trains in Mumbai in the aspect of timing and amazing comfort when one compares to those back in Hyd, Chennai and Bangalore.
My association to these Six Wheel Angels was way back when I was 6 yrs old.The school Bus, Route no.49M ,10K,190,113E have been the ones on which I had traveled so far.These have been my friends n mates all along my travel but then the 16 SugarHill-Shaands stands out.
There is never a day gone past when I have not witnessed something strange associated with this bus.A guy running from Sunbay to the Bus stop just to attend his 8:30AM class,a person getting drenched at Shaands and cursing the almighty for the downpour, a couple of friends at the UPD betting for the bus to be 16, a guy going to a career fair on the 8:45 Bus as a good omen.
The bus is the best place to meet buddies n make acquaintance.The best thing about the RTS buses were the facility of a Hydraulic press for the physically disabled and the patience shown by the drivers towards them deserves accolades.It is only a month over and the glorification of the silly bus looks starnge.. but it means a lot, as on a public holiday people are forced indoors as RTS services remains closed .. this itself shows RTS (16)being the sole Carrier for guys at SW 16th Avenue in Gainesville.Only 4 hours remain before i have to catch the 8:30AM bus...Good Night...