Waxer: YOU will NEVER guess WHO I HAD on MY table THIS week?…read moreRandom Girl: WHO? :::Waxer takes out a piece of paper.. probably a schedule for wherever she works.:::: Waxer: Kate Hudson! Random Girl: WOW.. you are SO lucky. So many guys would be so jealous if they knew. Waxer: I'm totally keeping this in my wallet. She was like.. SOO down to earth and sweet. And yes.. that was how her words were accented. Um.. I'm going to take an informal poll right now mentally questioning all the men I know in my head..yeah.. hmm.. yeah.. check.. okay.. alright.. interesting.... and conclusion is 1) NO.. not a lot of guys would think giving Kate Hudson a Brazilian is a good time. 2) DER she was super nice.. you don't eff with your waxer when she's that close to your hoo-hah. Or anywhere in general. So I haven't reviewed public transportation yet.. so I figure what the hey. The 83 bus is pretty dang dependable. It's one of the only buses that runs relatively on time and it also has a sensible route. I also love how late it runs. I remember getting out of a Middle East downstairs show close to 1:30am and I feared having to walk or take a cab home.. and there it was.. the shiny (well not so shiny) 83 bus waiting to whisk me away. Hoorah! Convos like the one above lead me to press pause on my little shuffle and listen in. Also, for some reason there have been several arguments about the validity of rap. So if you think hip hop is dead or even if you don't, this might be the bus for you!

I've taken this bus regularly over the past several years and it rarely runs as scheduled. The past…read moretwo experiences in particular being approximately 25-35 minutes late each time.

An extra star now that the bus has a GPS tracker, but still not on time very much according to its…read moreofficial schedule.

This is the replacement bus for the old Washington Street Orange Line, before it got torn down…read more With that said, how does the MBTA have the nerve to go from a rapid transit train to a bus that has rather shoddy service? It's a decent bus, gets you around that part of JP, but besides that, definitely needs improvement, it is late far too much.

Due to a back injury two years ago, I am eligible for Metro Mobility in the Twin Cities, which will…read moredrive me door-to-door wherever I need to go for three bucks. I can bring a guest with me for free. Since I'm driving again, I only use it for times that parking is a nightmare, like the airport or to the State Fair, but I found out that I could use similar service while visiting other cities. Bonus! After doing some pre-leg work to get an account, my husband and I were able to call ahead and schedule The Ride to pick us up and take us anywhere we wanted to go in Boston for TWO BUCKS each ride! We never had to take a bus or train, and the longest we ever waited was five minutes. Forget taking a trolley ride of the city, we had tour guides wherever we went-local drivers that were happy to give us the scoop! It was much more organized that the system in Minnesota-professional, courteous, and made traveling with a disability much easier than it would have been if I had to take buses, trains, and taxis, or if we had to rent a car in order to see the city. This way I was able to focus on having a great trip even though walking long distances is hard for me. This was a great service!

The drivers have been complaining to me about the way they are treated. The Ride is being operated…read morenow by an outside company. They are firing many of the drivers if they have the slightest, routine health defect (which is just about everyone). They have too few drivers and are routinely half an hour to 45 minutes late. I have been late for many appointments. My driver Thursday told me they just have too few drivers now. When you call to ask where your ride is, they are told to say it's just around the corner. When you call in another 15 minutes, they routinely lie again. It's really a shame that handicapped and mobility impaired people are treated like this. But, we're not the 1%, so many feel we don't deserve anything.