...and then he hit the bus driver.

So backing up a bit. From time to time, there are various scuffles, throwdowns, "incidents", and whatnot on the X Crazy, with a myriad of causes. Here's one of them, essentially a one-off. After the swollen chokepoint that is the intersection of 7th and H St, the bus usually settles in for the long haul. Not this time. There was a man pacing the aisle, distracting me from my usual post-gym zone-out. He was getting more and more agitated, starting to get into it with a couple passengers. Eventually he heads up to the front and hits the driver in the face, for a reason probably only known to the man. Well, the driver promptly bounces his ass off the bus, stops for a couple minutes, and then continues on. Interlude: what is it about the X Duece that brings this out in people? Granted, the population of the bus is wildly varied, descriptions of which will come in a later post. But really, why hit the guy who's driving the freaking bus? [Sam: This country is populated with unbalanced people, many of whom find their way to Washington, as if the continent funnels them into this one spot.] End of story, right? 12 minutes and 8 blocks later, the driver decides to pull over and THEN call metro security. Cuz that's the crack law enforcement you want on the case, really. The passengers started yelling at him to "keep the damn bus moving". He wisely took their advice, and continued down the street. (Amy: This means major ba points. Katy: I'm just the bystander, soaking it all in.)