Fast Five: Transportation|Pad Patter 1.27

[bestcee]

Knowing there's probably a few of you (okay, me) that are starting to look like this:

Or this:

I thought we'd go simple today. Answer in as much or as little detail as you want!

1. Have you ever ridden a city bus?
2. Have you ever ridden a motorcoach?
3. Do you have a driver's license?
4. Have you ever ridden a train?
5. Have you ever ridden in a limo?

Bonus! Have you ridden on a plane?

 

[bestcee]

1. Have you ever ridden a city bus? Yes! I've ridden the bus every town since I got married but Vegas.
2. Have you ever ridden a motorcoach? Yep! I rode one from Boston to New York. Plus some as a kid on trips - like London Ontario to Chicago Illinois.
3. Do you have a driver's license? Yep! Since I was 16. 4 different states.
4. Have you ever ridden a train? Yep! Both the commuter rail in Boston and the one in Salt Lake. Plus the Amtrak from Boston to Portland Maine. I want to do California coastline next!
5. Have you ever ridden in a limo? Yep! When I got married, we rode one from the reception hall to our hotel.

Bonus! Have you ridden on a plane? Yep! The first one I rode the engine caught on fire! Luckily, they have been non eventful since.

 

[QuiltyMom]

1. Have you ever ridden a city bus? yes Many, many itmes
2. Have you ever ridden a motorcoach? yes Many, many times, mostly with my daughter's former synchronized skating team. I've taken them to NYC from DC, and then when on tours.
3. Do you have a driver's license? yes
4. Have you ever ridden a train? yes Lots of times
5. Have you ever ridden in a limo? yes about 3 times

Bonus! Have you ridden on a plane? yes Too many times to count.

I loved these easy answers, Courtney! @bestcee

 

[merank]

1. Have you ever ridden a city bus? Yes, a few times.
2. Have you ever ridden a motorcoach? Yes, a few times.
3. Do you have a driver's license? Yes
4. Have you ever ridden a train? Yes, many times.
5. Have you ever ridden in a limo? Yes, twice.
Bonus! Have you ridden on a plane? Yes, many times.

 

[bbymks5]

1. Have you ever ridden a city bus? No - the public transportation in Phx isn't the best nor most reliable/on time.
2. Have you ever ridden a motorcoach? No
3. Do you have a driver's license? Yes
4. Have you ever ridden a train? No - but I would love to do the Polar Express in Williams
5. Have you ever ridden in a limo? No

Bonus! Have you ridden on a plane? Yes

I did take the school bus to and from school most of my school years LOL

 

[HavaDrPepper]

1. Have you ever ridden a city bus? Yes
2. Have you ever ridden a motorcoach? Yes
3. Do you have a driver's license? Yes
4. Have you ever ridden a train? Yes, yearly trips to Cincinnati every summer when I was little. Hope to do the Rocky Mountaineer in 2019.
5. Have you ever ridden in a limo? Yes

Bonus! Have you ridden on a plane? Yes

 

[michelepixels]

1. Have you ever ridden a city bus? Nope. I've ridden a school bus on few field trips though. I haven't lived anywhere with good bus service.

2. Have you ever ridden a motor coach? I had to google this; didn't even know what it is.
3. Do you have a driver's license? Yes, since I was 16, and I drive nearly every day, chauffeur to my children.

4. Have you ever ridden a train? Yes, several kinds, including the Metro in D.C. and Amtrak between San Diego and Los Angeles.

5. Have you ever ridden in a limo? Nope.

Bonus! Have you ridden on a plane? Several times. First was a small plane my brother-in-law flew from San Diego to Phoenix. First jet plane was from L.A. to Seattle. Then from L.A. to New Jersey, Burbank to Sacramento, and lots of times between San Diego and one of the Washington area airports. Oh, yeah, and in 2007 from D.C. to Orlando for Disney World. Oh! And how could I almost forget my three trips to Stockholm, one which included a week in Paris, with layovers in Copenhagen and Frankfurt on various trips.

 

[IntenseMagic]

1. Have you ever ridden a city bus? Nope.

2. Have you ever ridden a motorcoach? Yes, quite a few times.

3. Do you have a driver's license? Yep, since I was 16...so about 36 years now. Hahah I've been driving longer than a some of y'all have been alive...that's funny!

4. Have you ever ridden a train? Yes, but I want to do a cross country train trip!!

5. Have you ever ridden in a limo? Just from my first wedding to my reception. Funny though, because it was a limo that belonged to a funeral home in town (my parents were friends with the owners). In hindsight, it was fitting for that marriage!

Bonus! Have you ridden on a plane? Yep, I love to fly! It's my favorite way to travel.

 

[cookingmylife]

1. Have you ever ridden a city bus? too many times to count and it's one of my favorite methods of travel in new cities
2. Have you ever ridden a motor coach? yes, all over the world but most recently on a BOLT kinda cheap bus up to NYC
3. Do you have a driver's license? yes, since I was 17 and wish I had all the foreign ones
4. Have you ever ridden a train? yes, but it's not my favorite because it's often too expensive and I got motion sick on the train from Biloxi MS to Washington DC (this has to be a page for me soon!!!)
5. Have you ever ridden in a limo? No and probably won' - ETA change that to YES, for my first wedding. My bridesmaids and I had a ride. Obviously I wasn't that impressed.

Bonus! Have you ridden on a plane? My first flight was to NY LaGuardia from Baltimore's Friendship (now Marshall BWI) in 1954 and my last flight was in December on JetBlu to and from Boston's Logan via BWI. My first international flight was a non-stop from Washington DC's Dulles to London's Heathrow in 1965.

Then there's Subways(Undergrounds), ocean going ships, and helicopters. I have a helicopter on my bucket list!

 

[lealawson]

1. Have you ever ridden a city bus? - Yep! We use the metro transit system a lot in our city when we have something to attend downtown & don't want to deal with parking!

2. Have you ever ridden a motorcoach? - Ummmm...I don't think I know what that is. So, no?

3. Do you have a driver's license?- Yep! I've had one since I was 15 {I grew up in Montana, and if you attended driver's education you could get your license at 15. Not sure if that is still the case any longer.}

4. Have you ever ridden a train?- Yes, but in a touristy way...not actual train travel.

5. Have you ever ridden in a limo?- Yep! A few times actually!

Bonus! Have you ridden on a plane? - I'm the product of divorced parents...I started flying by myself at the age of 5. {Which was technically illegal - they lied about my age until I turned 6. Lol - oh what you could get away with in the early 80's!!}

 

[littlekiwi]

1. Have you ever ridden a city bus? - Ah yep, all the time - at least 2-3 times a week - it’s one of my main ways of traveling
2. Have you ever ridden a motorcoach? - Yes, i fact I was on one this week.
3. Do you have a driver's license? - No and never will
4. Have you ever ridden a train? - All the time, at least once every 2 weeks or so
5. Have you ever ridden in a limo? - Don’t think so

Bonus, Have you ever ridden on a plane? Yes, though not for awhile now

 

[Tree City]

1. Have you ever ridden a city bus? Yes. I've taken it to the Ann Arbor art fair and I've ridden it in Mexico. I think those are the only 2 times--oh no, and I took it a few times between college campuses (mine had a downtown and a "main" campus). You could ride for free with your ID, which was awesome.
2. Have you ever ridden a motorcoach? Yes: my high school graduation present from my parents was a trip to the British Isles. Most of our travel was via motorcoach to various cities. Part of it was via ferry. (Hey, another mode of transport!)
3. Do you have a driver's license? Yes. Where I live, life with youngsters would be tough without being able to drive.
4. Have you ever ridden a train? Yes. Nothing adventurous or romantic: a couple times each to Chicago and to NYC.
5. Have you ever ridden in a limo? No, but I have been in a limo. My dad rented one for my mom's bday, and my brother and I were allowed to sit in it before they left on their date.

Bonus! Have you ridden on a plane? Oh yes. And I've been on a subway, so I've been below and above ground for my travel lol.

 

[chastml]

1. Have you ever ridden a city bus? Yes
2. Have you ever ridden a motorcoach? No
3. Do you have a driver's license? Yes
4. Have you ever ridden a train? Yes
5. Have you ever ridden in a limo? No

Bonus! Have you ridden on a plane? Yes

 

[berniek]

1. Have you ever ridden a city bus?
Of course! How can one not?
2. Have you ever ridden a motorcoach?
No idea what that is, so probably not. lol I googled it and yes, I actually have plenty of times. In my language it's called a "touringcar", so basically a more luxe bus for longer distances.
3. Do you have a driver's license?
Yes I do.
4. Have you ever ridden a train?
Of course! As a student I traveled by train everyday. Now not so much though. Driving my car is much faster.
5. Have you ever ridden in a limo?
Nope, never. Have no real desire for it either.

Bonus! Have you ridden on a plane?
Yes to this too. Looove flying.

As a Dutchie, I cannot forget the good old bicycle as a way of transportation. It's the most important one until you become an adult and for many people it will stay that way no matter age.

 

[bestcee]

I loved these easy answers, Courtney

Well, I thought about asking for 150 words....but I was worried y'all might throw vegetables at me!

the public transportation in Phx isn't the best nor most reliable/on time.

Same here. Well, that and it tends to have bus stops in a few sketchy places...

Yes, yearly trips to Cincinnati every summer when I was little. Hope to do the Rocky Mountaineer in 2019.

That sounds cool to do! My family was looking at that one to try out.

I had to google this; didn't even know what it is.

Sorry! I couldn't think of another way to write "a bus that is intended for a long drive like a Greyhound" because "Bus that stops in different cities" could go either way. Learn Something New right?

Hahah I've been driving longer than a some of y'all have been alive...that's funny!

That's funny!

In hindsight, it was fitting for that marriage

That made me giggle.

it's one of my favorite methods of travel in new cities

Mine too! DH and I hated renting cars when we were first married because under 21 and all that! So, we planned on public transit. Still do, but it's nice to have Lyft when there's no public transit in the area.

Then there's Subways(Undergrounds), ocean going ships, and helicopters. I have a helicopter on my bucket list!

I know! That'll be part 2 next week! Gotta limit myself so it's quick and easy while we are madly scrapping!

I started flying by myself at the age of 5.

At 5! That's amazing! My first flight I was 12, and my parents still made me fly unaccompanied minor. (Which in retrospect, with the engine catching fire, and having to have new bookings was a good idea!)

No, but I have been in a limo. My dad rented one for my mom's bday, and my brother and I were allowed to sit in it before they left on their date.

That almost seems cruel to you. But sweet at the same time.

 

[bestcee]

No idea what that is, so probably not. lol I googled it and yes, I actually have

What do you call it? I'm trying to figure out what I should have called it!

 

[berniek]

What do you call it? I'm trying to figure out what I should have called it!

In my language it's called a "touringcar", so basically a more luxe bus for longer distances.
As we do not have school buses, we use these kinds to go on school trips. Or vacation tours. And probably more but these are the reasons why I rode them.

 

[michelepixels]

No problem! Google told me immediately, complete with photo. I haven't had much opportunity to talk about them, though I've seen them on the freeway. I think I'd call them a tour bus.

. . .
Sorry! I couldn't think of another way to write "a bus that is intended for a long drive like a Greyhound" because "Bus that stops in different cities" could go either way. Learn Something New right?
. . .

What do you call it? I'm trying to figure out what I should have called it!

 

[GlazeFamily3]

1. Have you ever ridden a city bus? I used to take something called the Gwinnett Transit System sometimes when I was in college. It was a bus that ran from my county to downtown Atlanta and made 20-ish stops around the city. It stopped right by my school and I hate driving, so it worked well.

2. Have you ever ridden a motorcoach? In high school, we took a trip to Washington DC and had to ride a charter bus to get there.

3. Do you have a driver's license? Yes, but I only drive a few times a week or so. I seriously hate to drive.

4. Have you ever ridden a train? I have SLEPT in a train, but not ridden one. A few years ago for my birthday, my husband took me to Chattanooga and we stayed at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo and our "room" was a renovated train car.

5. Have you ever ridden in a limo? I have not.

Bonus- I have ridden on a plane. The first time was in high school when I flew to St. Louis with a few other kids from school. We were honored at a festival for a documentary film we made about Muhammad Ali.

 

[bestcee]

I have SLEPT in a train, but not ridden one. A few years ago for my birthday, my husband took me to Chattanooga and we stayed at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo and our "room" was a renovated train car.

That is unique!