Greyhound is the only form of transportation I've taken that passengers will actively band together to protect each other from the company, because you'll start as a loose group heading in the same direction, but end up like sailors in a lifeboat trying to pull everyone onto the right bus and fighting off sharks. Greyhound is the great American equalizer, because you're all gonna be treated like braindead cattle regardless of race, creed, or origin.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Haha, truly - this is super accurate.
@de132 Жыл бұрын
That's the realest comment I've ever read
@idkjames Жыл бұрын
So true
@qjtvaddict Жыл бұрын
Lol what do you expect from 600 plus mile long trips?? Especially from a dispatch perspective
@timothymuldoon Жыл бұрын
Truest statement ever about Greyhound.
@ducknorris2332 жыл бұрын
Decades ago a friend got out of the military and took the bus from California to Texas. He told me the bus stopped at every little town. It took so long he met a woman, started a relationship and ended it all before making it home.
@bonniejosavland3227 Жыл бұрын
It’s called a one night stand 😂😂😂😂
@ducknorris233 Жыл бұрын
@@bonniejosavland3227 3 day 4 state stand
@bonniejosavland3227 Жыл бұрын
@@ducknorris233 oh okay.😜
@MrRp25 Жыл бұрын
Married and divorced on one Greyhound trip lol😂
@ducknorris233 Жыл бұрын
@@MrRp25 it was a lot of stops
@yaitz3313 Жыл бұрын
The sheer poetic perfection of them selling the station the night before you would have arrived is hilarious.
@derekdestep40 Жыл бұрын
I recommend you ride amtrak
@Clydesirota Жыл бұрын
@@derekdestep40Amtrak! Amtrak is guilty of crimes against humanity!
@ronclark972410 ай бұрын
@@Clydesirota Not nearly as guilty as Greyhound or Megabus...
@ronclark97247 ай бұрын
And Flixbus and RedCoach... But the Dog Greyhound is the worst... If you wish to travel long distances in America ride on Amtrak trains in coach, especially if you use the Amtrak 30-day RailPass promotion... If Amtrak doesn't serve that destination, Greyhound may not either... In those cases rent a car for the short hop to your destination in the same manner as flying...
@GaigeGrosskreutzGunClub Жыл бұрын
Miles "I want to be able to travel across the country for free" and the monkey's paw curled
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
S-tier comment
@simplykathrynrebeca Жыл бұрын
Raw ass line
@ronclark972410 ай бұрын
If you join Amtrak's online club and receive notifications, Amtrak has wonderful promotions providing great fares... Ditto with the airlines... Of course that implies traveling during the slow times, not the very busy peak times during the year...
@jomama518610 ай бұрын
And he couldn't get it back out of the cookie jar ?
@robertneblett4477 Жыл бұрын
It’s amazing that in the long history of passenger bus service that the experience is still so awful. In my youth (17-25 yrs old) I used to ride Greyhound and Amtrak a lot. I’ve seen things ON the bus that I’ve never seen anywhere else. I’ve seen the driver toss people off in the middle of nowhere. I’ve seen people having very vociferous adult relations. I’ve been on a bus that was raided by the DEA and people arrested. On my very last bus trip in 1991 this kid (14 yr old girl) sat next to me. Her mom in Philly was sending her to live with her dad in Miami and put on the bus with no food or money. I was getting of in Orlando which was a 28 hr ride and she was goin to Miami,a 34 hr ride. I ended up buying the kid all her meals along the way and left her a $5 bill so she could get another meal along the way to Miami. The one thing that’s always prevalent on greyhound and Amtrak is that travel funk that permeates your clothes and hair. You always have to hit the shower as soon as you reach your destination.
@fredmaxwell9619 Жыл бұрын
No food or money for that 14 year old girl, that is terrible. Glad you bought her something to eat and left her with some funds for more food.
@DavidDorrMD Жыл бұрын
Vociferous Adult Relations is the name of my new band.
@twoodbeats Жыл бұрын
sending a kid from philly to miami in 1991 with no food or money OR cell phone, yeah pay phones would be the equivalent I guess but jeez, i truly truly hope she made it
@Iceechibi Жыл бұрын
I hope she made it (and she most likely did) and I'm sure she never forgot your kindness.
@CRneu Жыл бұрын
I used to take Greyhound from Montana to Oregon, which doesn't sound so bad but it can be over 30 hours at time. I watched a drive once kick a guy off in the absolute middle of nowhere in eastern washington at like 3am. We were 20+ miles from any town. It was absolutely wild. The guy was drunk and bought a cheaper ticket but overstayed his ticket.
@digaishere_54582 жыл бұрын
This is what I subscribed for, seeing nerds witnessing the horrors of the American interstate transit system. Cheers to you, Miles
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@marryson1232 жыл бұрын
Lol America was never built for public transit. Buses and trains are for communists. Us free people here have our own cars. We travel at our own pace, at our own time in our own space.
@Michael-db4sn2 жыл бұрын
The bus system isn't great. The interstate is pretty incredible.
@apt622 жыл бұрын
I’m still very surprised why there’s no high speed railroad 🚆 in the US
@iZipTiedMyPenisToABrick2 жыл бұрын
@@apt62 because cars and planes exist. Nobody wants a train except those in cities. There's zero point in having them outside the northeast Florida and maybe Texas. The USA is too spread out, but what do I know
@TenMinuteTrips2 жыл бұрын
As a former Greyhound driver, (like, waaaay before you guys were born) it was kind of nice to see in your video how some things have changed and some things remain the same. I worked there when Greyhound Lines was part of the Greyhound Corporation, which was also the parent company of Armour-Dial, famous for hot dogs and soap. Greyhound was struggling to survive unsubsidized in a newly deregulated interstate bus system competing with heavily subsidized Amtrak and also, recently deregulated low cost airlines offering cheap flights. Greyhound Corp sold off the bus company and rebranded to Dial Corporation. Most of the old classic bus stations were sold off as valuable real estate. When I drove for Greyhound, our longest scheduled route was between Seattle and Miami via San Diego and then I-8 rejoining I-10 to Phoenix and points east. And of course, the reciprocal westbound schedule. Extra sections (additional buses) were added based on demand. The “first section” bus always made the entire run even as drivers changed every eight to ten hours. Extra sections were added as needed or not needed. Some extra sections were made “express” between two points that skipped all of the small town stops. It was a system that was modeled after early railroading, as was the drivers’ union contract with the Almalgamated Transit Union. (Fun fact: Jackie Gleason, aka Ralph Kramden, was made an honorary member of the ATU for his portrayal of a New York City bus driver) I liked driving for Greyhound but as an extra board driver, I was strictly part time. That’s no way to make a living. I too had my share of threatened violence on the bus so it became an easy decision to change careers. I have been an airline mechanic for the past 33 years. Absolutely best career move! Note to Greyhound drivers: If they’re killing you with this shit, if you feel like you’re spinning your wheels, if you don’t have “learn to fly money,” find a community college with an aviation maintenance technician program. Two years and passing an FAA A&P license written and practical test, you too can get off the road and start working for a major airline! United Airlines is currently offering a $10,000 cash signing bonus to new technicians! Give it some thought. That goes for the rest of you kids watching these videos wondering what you’re going to be doing with your life.
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
Amazing stories, thank you so much! Miami to Seattle on one schedule is INSANE...I would totally try to ride that whole thing if it still existed. Now the longest is NYC to LA, which I did at the beginning of 2020.
@Token_Nerd2 жыл бұрын
I would imagine that with a commercial bus license, the shift to a commercial trucking license, or even city bus operator (especially if your city has a regional transit agency/division, like the MTA express buses, or GO Transit in Canada), so for those that want a career change but can't afford college or don't have the time for it, that might be an option.
@SKS80802 жыл бұрын
Very true. Forget college. Go to technical school. Be an electrician or a plumber.
@smitastic70302 жыл бұрын
My question to you is, with all cuts in the airline industry, is this spilling off into the maintenance dept?
@RobBeMe2 жыл бұрын
@@smitastic7030 cuts in the airline industry? I thought I heard there was a massive shortage .... pilots, fa's right through the line to gate agents > Blancoliro been saying this for over a yr now
@alanthefisher2 жыл бұрын
a dog of a trip, but a hounding success
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
no bones about it
@DayleDiamond Жыл бұрын
What's messed up is this is a *private* transit monopoly that treats its customers like convicts. A public transit system doesn't do that.
@lutherabel2618 Жыл бұрын
Amtrak certainly does.
@mattymerr701 Жыл бұрын
@lutherabel2618 Amtrak doesn't get any where near enough funding. A _properly_ funded public transit system doesnt
@qjtvaddict Жыл бұрын
@@lutherabel2618Amtrak outside of the NEC is utterly useless
@ExtraThiccc Жыл бұрын
Fucking spoilt Europeans don't have to live in the real world
@zzane4677 Жыл бұрын
@@qjtvaddictThey basically turned it into tourism, but there is a route that I use though when travelling to and from college thats actually worth it from a practical perspective
@mikebrady1767 Жыл бұрын
Hello. It seems you were passengers on the bus I was driving, the last part of your trip between Stanfield, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. I certainly recognized my voice over the PA system, and if it was July 27, 2022 as I think it was, it was also my last day working for Greyhound. The night before myself and a coworker (coming in from another bus) were supposed to check into a hotel in Spokane, Washington where we had a standing reservation before myself returning to Seattle (via Stanfield, Oregon) the next day, the day you were on my bus. However when we got to the hotel, Greyhound had canceled the contract meaning we didn't have a hotel room. I spent 2 1/2 hours trying to secure a room for each of us. About two hours into this I called Greyhound corporate in Dallas, Texas and told them if we weren't given a hotel room, I was going to return to my bus and drive it back to Seattle and park it there and go home. I was told that if I did that, they would call the Washington State Patrol, report my bus stolen and press charges against me. Assholes. Anyway a few minutes later they finally gave both of us each a hotel room. The following day, the day you were on my bus that is, I drove my schedule back to Seattle. After that I returned the bus to the Renton yard 13 miles away, parked the bus, got in my car and drove home never returning to Greyhound again. I have since heard from a former coworker that Greyhound has since cancelled more schedules in the Pacific Northwest because they can't find enough drivers to drive those schedules. So yeah, it was a bittersweet day for me, your bus driver as well. It's sad to see the once great Greyhound bus company dissolve little by little and be bought up by it's new competitor FlixBus. I'm sorry to say that if Greyhound hadn't finally got me a hotel room in Spokane the night before like they were supposed to have, I probably would have driven my bus directly back to Seattle that night even after being threatened by Greyhound corporate. Still I knew that there were passengers like yourself that had reservations the following day who were innocent pawns in Greyhound shenanigans, and I had a change of heart and decided to drive my schedule back the following day so those people with ticketed reservations wouldn't be stranded on short notice. And yes, the Seattle Greyhound bus station was closed when I got in, only opening at certain hours to save Greyhound money. I suspected that would happen before I got there, but I didn't want to announce it to the passengers until I pulled into the station to find it closed in the off chance that it might be open. It's a bad place to drop passengers off, homeless and high crime in the area and no place to find shelter if the weather is bad. If a passenger has to wait for a connecting bus there, it's very unsafe. Anyway for what it's worth, it was a pleasure to get you safely to your destination on the twilight of your journey and mine. Thanks for the video, it was a pleasant surprise. God bless†
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
What an amazing story, and I'm so sorry Greyhound treated you like that. I hope wherever you've ended up since then, it's been at a better job than THAT, which sounds just absolutely atrocious (how can they not give their drivers a HOTEL ROOM??). We made the trip on July 12th so it wasn't QUITE that last day, but I remember thinking that (as far as I can remember) you were the only driver that said thank you at the end, and that meant a lot. It was fitting that it was at the very end of our journey - and as you said, it was nearing the end of yours too. Thanks so much for commenting, and for getting us the final stretch of the way to Seattle!
@mikebrady1767 Жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit You’re very welcome!
@Railfan562 жыл бұрын
When FirstGroup sold Greyhound to Flixbus for $78 million it did not include the real-estate. ie: bus terminals and garages. That was sold to Twenty Lake Holdings of Stamford CT for $140 million. Such is the reason that Greyhound is kicked to the curb in so many cities.
@nickhiscock8948 Жыл бұрын
This is so strange to me as such bus terminals in Australia are government owned and are for all bus companies servicing that area. They are not owned by any bus company itself.
@thud979711 ай бұрын
Some cities do have transportation facilities that Greyhound can move into and that's good for bus passengers because company owned stations for Greyhound going forward will be few and far between.
@wednesday18110 ай бұрын
Ah, this probably explains why the old-but-with-a-large-indoor-space Austin terminal on the north end of town is now sitting vacant.
@HarrisonPeloso8 ай бұрын
I live in Stamford and haven’t seen grayhound since covid and what sucks if trying to go somewhere your forced down to NYC and at bad times.
@williamhuang83094 ай бұрын
Everything WorstGroup touches is run into the ground. So far they've ruined: First Great Western/GWR First Capital Connect (aka Worst Crapital Disconnect) South Western Railway First TPE/Transpenine Express Avanti West Coast First Scotrail First North Western And now they've ruined greyhound too The only thing they sort of didn't ruin was First Great Eastern but that fell too
@matthewcron88422 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to watch another 20+ minute Amtrak ad
@Unknown_Ooh2 жыл бұрын
😂
@Carvel02 жыл бұрын
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@archlinuxrussian2 жыл бұрын
@@Carvel0 *whoosh*
@AssBlasster Жыл бұрын
Lmao that's all I was thinking
@sk1nzsk1nz34 Жыл бұрын
Marry the girl! She's gorgeous, brave, intelligent and has spirit. Your editing skills are second to none. I'm an old timer, I enjoyed the whole trip but, I found the pace a little too quick most of the time. Respect for being having the balls to do this in the first place.
@diannebates2157 Жыл бұрын
I feel your pain. In 1966 I took a Greyhound from San Francisco to NYC. I was 16 and Greyhound promised my uncle & father I would be safe and watched over (yes back then minors which I was had to be babysat). Well in Sacramento the bus broke down and I changed buses. That' where Greyhound lost me. In Reno I had to take a bathroom break but the bathrooms were on the other side of the casino. Had to have security follow me through the casino. Changed buses again in Omaha and on to Chicago. At that point I called my dad and he was panicking. He had been calling Greyhound for hours and they had no idea who I was or where I was. Finally got to NY and I think I slept 3 days to catch on sleep. Oh yea-had to take the bus because the airlines were on strike.
@arturogranados1133 Жыл бұрын
It took me 25 hours to get from Orlando to Indianapolis back in 2016. It was an experience that I would not wish on any one. Thanks for documenting your experience that was 4x as rough!
@ramencurry6672 Жыл бұрын
I agree it’s rough but if you’re mentally prepared and have done it many times it’s not bad. For me, I put myself in “3rd world country” survival mode. Basically I think of myself as a soldier in a military operation to help tolerate the trip. Even though I’ve never been in the military but that’s what I imagine
@BrianJColby15YT2 жыл бұрын
Over four straight days on a Greyhound bus?! I give you both respect for your fortitude.
@joemckim1183 Жыл бұрын
I don't know if I could go that long without showering and mostly wearing the same clothes every day with very little sleep. At least not comfortable sleep. This is the type of trip that only people in their 20s or 30s could handle.
@davidchosewood647 Жыл бұрын
@@joemckim1183back when I was young I took Greyhound from the Midwest to California to visit a friend. Would never do it again. Got there and my buddy said we're going to a party. I replied nope take me to your shower. Met lots of interesting people. A Mormon evangelist, and a cool guy from Kentucky that shared his canned ham and loaf of bread with me, a professional gambler down on his luck and several other folks you'd not normally talk and visit with.
@kev42416 ай бұрын
@@joemckim1183 right, I was thinking, it's good to be young
@aottati2 жыл бұрын
I can smell the stale, been on a bus for 24 hour air. I can feel the exhaustion of dozing on and off for multiple day, trying to sleep in the chair. I hear the constant rattling, that you just can't get out of your head after being on a bus for so long. But damn it, your video was so good, it captured the essence of experience so well, that I think I'll just have to get a cross-country greyhound trip in one of these days.
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
Haha, I'm glad we could be an inspiration! Thank you so much!
@poorlittlebiker64762 жыл бұрын
As a greyhound driver, this was a real interesting video to watch. Intercity transit can be very effective within the states, but we are so car bounded that it's hard to make that switch, and that's a topic that can be discussed entirely on it's own lol. Trying to be politically correct here, I will say that greyhound should invest more into customer service. Seeing it from your guys' perspective, you've been on the road for days, and the last thing you should have to deal with is a representative of Greyhound talking down to you while you pay our checks. There should also be better communication.....and I'll just leave it at that. Buses that look presentable. Often times, I would get a bus that is road safe but as body damage, seats that have seen better days, no wifi, no charging ports, weak ac, etc. On the other hand though, I have had buses, with beautiful wood finishes, nice comfy seats, fresh scents, little to no body damage, and it looks like a bus I'd be happy to step on and off of as a passenger. I'm not saying go out and buy brand spanking new buses, but at least keep the old fleet looking presentable. From personal experience, I often get told I was a wonderful driver from how I treat passengers to my driving of the bus, and from the words of passengers- get told how previous drivers were yelling at them, running curbs over, hard braking, hard cornering, etc etc. Note that I'm not some customer service guru, I just talk to people the way I would want to be talked to and do what I can to help when asked questions. As far as my driving of a bus goes, I have had wonderful instructors that emphasized that I'm driving a bus with people as cargo, so you want to drive to where you're not throwing your folks side to side and forward and back and all that.
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the insight, and thank you for driving the 'hound - I have so much respect for you guys! I agree on all your points, especially the customer service angle...it's tough when you have to deal with angry people all day who are delayed by things outside of your control, but on the other hand, it kinda sucks that getting yelled at by a station employee is kind of a given on any Greyhound trip.
@isitrealgood10 ай бұрын
If you haven't already seen it, you should check out Noel Phillips' recent video of his Greyhound trip from NY to LA, via St. Louis. He and fellow passengers faced many of the same issues you did with the service, but mainly in the first half, getting to St. Louis. He tried crossing the country FROM LA, but because buses were late, he missed a connection in Texas and had to fly to his next destination.
@MilesinTransit10 ай бұрын
It was a great video!
@HarrisonPeloso8 ай бұрын
I’ve watched Noels video a bunch of times along with his other travel videos
@surf60093 ай бұрын
I just watched it.
@estelleadamski308 Жыл бұрын
Never separate yourself from your passport.When I was 18 my mom and I took a cross country bus trip from LA to NYC. It was Continental Trailways. There was a hostess on board who gave you drinks & snacks all day. We were also given lunch & dinner usually sandwiches, for breakfast you were given a menu and they radioed to the next town and it was served hot. It took 4 days, day & night. Met a lot of ppl. Loved it. The more east you went the greener it got. You did a good job on this! I subscribed!
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! And that sounds like an incredible trip...definitely a different experience than modern Greyhound!
@miketwomey4923 Жыл бұрын
Wow, I'm an old guy and I never knew about the hostess and the pre order stuff. This type of thing can elevate a a modern bus company above the rest. Even if it's just a few A to B lines in the east where it is busy to start with...
@estelleadamski308 Жыл бұрын
@@miketwomey4923 This was in 1969, so I am old too! LOL! A fun way to travel for sure. I have since been to all 50 states.
@atarikatari2 жыл бұрын
I did this trip from Baltimore to San Francisco back in 1999. I met the strangest people on that trip, and we shared alcohol and painkillers to get us through it. I think it's a trip they should put people on in order to teach them patience. I learned a lot about myself and other people on that trip lol
@condor237 Жыл бұрын
Damn, and I thought Atlanta to Boston on Megabus was rough.
@QiuyuanChenRyan916 Жыл бұрын
I done the Montreal to vancouver line before they shut it down entirely. That was the point I barely speak any good English. I met some real good construction worker and they changed how I see blue collar class. Now I am in pursuit my Canadian plumbing license.
@aeugenegray Жыл бұрын
I smoked a joint with whatever random person was down with it from Maine to Vegas right around that same time. Even peed on a mail truck tire in Chicago. Fun times
@Micg512 жыл бұрын
13:35 pax threatens to kill driver over a 15 minute delay. This is a certified greyhound classic.
@lelandunruh78962 жыл бұрын
My father used to take the Greyhound from Los Angeles to Upstate New York back in the late 60s. It is a testament to how absurdly expensive pre-deregulation airlines were that anyone in his or her right mind would do that.
@qjtvaddict Жыл бұрын
True cause no sane person should have to take such a long trip
@slimshady3374 Жыл бұрын
What I loved was your realizing on day 4, you had become the strange homeless looking people you sometimes see. ......LMAO..... Very well done kids!!!.... I subscribed.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jatoronto4375 Жыл бұрын
This is an excellent way to test your relationship!!! Since you two survived that, you'll probably still be together in the nursing home when you are 90!!!
@Yarrb53 Жыл бұрын
Great observation
@cedricye17672 жыл бұрын
This was legitimately one of my favorite videos I've seen on this platform. The editing, the amazing energy from the two of you, the conclusion - Amazing job. And taking Greyhound for 4 days straight? Well... I am so sorry for your loss
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, Cedric!
@dankelly5150 Жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit Sounds like Bus, jet planes and trains are all suffering from the same problem....lack of organization !!
@keywestjj Жыл бұрын
It's vastly more pleasant than trying to deal with the airlines and airports!
@yonabrightstar6582 Жыл бұрын
so - about 2 years ago, I took a greyhound bus alone about 30 hours with 5 transfers to move out from my family and move in with my partner. I had no experience with long-term travel, no ability to take a plane and couldn't afford a train. It was basically 5 months of saving up for that bus ticket (I want to say it was around 180$ but I can't quite remember tbh.) and researching just HOW i was going to pull it off, without informing my family what I was doing. I had to carry all my luggage (I paid for the second tier of ticket so I had 2 checked in bags and 1 on board bag.) as a very small person alone in foreign cities, mostly in the middle of the night. And I was incredibly LUCKY that I somehow made it on time. The first bus was late, and I ended up catching a ride and taking the second bus instead, but after that, everything was smooth. It's funny because every OTHER greyhound experience after that was an entirely wild disaster. I genuinely think that my move only went smoothly because there was nothing I could do if it didn't. I willpowered the bus into behaving. All that to say, I really like you two's attitude of taking something so rough and stressful and turning it into an adventure. Looking through your tickets as they're reissued to see 'where you'll end up' sounds like a nicer thing than dreading where you'll get sent. This makes me feel a lot better about the couple of horrible trips I experienced, congrats on making it to Seattle ^^
@kstarr35559 ай бұрын
You can find a spirit flight for cheaper than that
@cmmartti8 ай бұрын
@@kstarr3555You don't know the route.
@kstarr35558 ай бұрын
@@cmmartti don’t need to
@davidli7822 жыл бұрын
As someone who has been stuck in the Pittsburgh greyhound station more times than I’d like to admit, god bless your soul for doing this
@Amtrak.taz.11 ай бұрын
If I ever set foot in the Pittsburgh bus station again. My next stop will be the looney ward.
@jesseklansek2151 Жыл бұрын
This is pretty accurate to my experience with Greyhound, including the one time that they closed a station and moved it 5 miles up the road, that didn't stop them from selling me a ticket online to the ORIGINAL station..........good times.
@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un Жыл бұрын
Greyhound fun fact: The company's first route began in Hibbing, Minnesota in 1914 and the company adopted the Greyhound name in 1929. Founded by Eric Wickman, a Swedish immigrant from Våmhus in Dalarna County located in the central region. He originally used a Hipmobile to transport iron ore miners (since he was laid off from working at a mine, he wanted to help his fellow miners), for two miles for 15 cents per ride. He made $2.25 on his first run, or around $69 in 2023 money....nice. Here's some lore about the Gateway Arch: It is the world's tallest arch and the tallest monument in the Western Hemisphere. The park the Arch was in was originally called Jefferson National Expansion Memorial until it was redesignated as a National Park in 2018, making it the smallest in the NPS system with the designation National Park. The Arch's unique elevator tram was designed by Richard Bowser. He knew a normal elevator system of course wouldn't do, so for the Arch he combined elevator and Ferris wheel elements to create a unique system where a tram of eight elevator pods that by rotating, allows the visitors inside to remain leveled the entire way.
@joemckim1183 Жыл бұрын
The Arch is also the only National Park in the state of Missouri and also no buildings in the city of St. Louis are allowed to be taller than the Arch.
@rickedwards61504 ай бұрын
I had a training class in St Louis and my work colleague wanted to have every meal at the Hooters in the train station. (He was outvoted) The waitress’ restraint was admirable; they had access to steak knives and nobody stabbed him in the neck.
@machirim28054 ай бұрын
What would we do without your venerable wisdom Supreme Leader
@Token_Nerd Жыл бұрын
Pro Tip: There are showers at pilot/Flying J, Loves, and TA. They're almost always super clean so if you're doing a cross country trip and need a shower those are great spots to do so.
@MsJLin10 ай бұрын
I was in Cumberland md 8/2023 and the showers were 16$
@Wes06022 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, as someone who had to take a greyhound frequently between states as a kid, I could never imagine going that damn long in one, even with all the stops. You two are soldiers😂.
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@CheNoriega2 жыл бұрын
my parents shipped me back and forth starting at like 10, going through st louis and kc often, and it was a nightmare lmao
@Wes0602 Жыл бұрын
@@CheNoriega right haha, I was lucky and only had to do like Idaho to seattle wa or cali.
@joe42m132 жыл бұрын
Greyhound is great for trips under 6-8 hours with maybe one transfer. Anything longer than that and the Amtrak is preferable, especially cross country trips, and you can use the bus to connect to final destination if necessary. I've taken the Southwest Chief between Chicago and L.A. several times and it's a beautiful journey, much more comfortable, and only 40 hours or so.
@mrdaym Жыл бұрын
You and your gf are adorable EDIT: God I love random heroes like Tyler and Hailey, just nice people doing nice things for other nice people.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
The total MVP's of the trip, along with our benefactors in Boise!
@khughes0402 Жыл бұрын
I don't have words to express how much I enjoyed this video...from beginning to end. I did not move from my laptop screen and was not aware of anything going on around me. What incredible energy, honesty, humor and just plain fun you put into this. I normally watch high-end airline videos on KZbin but this was one of the most fun times ever for me on the platform. Thank you so much. I can tell from the other comments that I am in good company when it comes to how compelling and unique this video was.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the kind words! Thank you so much!
@Mr7c2ll Жыл бұрын
I agree you guys were great. The sense of humor through the whole thing unreal. You being young helped a lot. I think most people my age would end up hospitalized trying to do it. Congrats on your endurance and the heroic success keeping it fun.
@MooreAvery2 жыл бұрын
As a legally blind guy… and recovering politician. Your end of film commentary is spot on on so many levels that I’m running out of characters. Everyone who watches this needs to spread the word. This is very important.
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@MooreAvery2 жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit I challenge you to come up to Alaska via transit (it’s possible)
@AverytheCubanAmerican Жыл бұрын
Here's some info about the Idaho flag on Aleena's hat: The seal of the former Territory of Idaho was adopted in 1863 and redrawn several times before statehood in 1890. The seal was designed by Emma Edwards Green, the only woman to design a US state seal. The flag of the state of Idaho was adopted in March 1927. The seal depicts a miner and a woman representing equality, liberty and justice. The symbols on the seal represent some of Idaho's natural resources: mines, forests, farmland and wildlife. The star on the seal's ring signifies a new light in the galaxy of states. The miner represents the chief industry of the state at the time of statehood. Inside the shield, the pine tree in the foreground refers to Idaho's immense timber interests. The husbandman plowing on the left side of the shield, together with the sheaf of grain beneath the shield, are emblematic of Idaho's agricultural resources, while the two cornucopias, or horns of plenty, refer to the horticultural. There's an elk head above the shield, and Idaho has a game law which protects them. The state flower, the wild syringa or mock orange, grows tall at the woman's right, while the ripened wheat grows as high as her shoulder. The river depicted in the shield is the Snake or Shoshone River.
@justins30922 жыл бұрын
"But besides that, Connecticut came and went without a hitch" I loved Ned's portrait flying past along the guardrail
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
It was so nice of him to come and wave to the bus
@DanknDerpyGamer2 жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit 😂
@brigittewilliams2038 Жыл бұрын
You are brave . I took a round trip Texas to Virginia by myself and that was the last greyhound ride for awhile. I’ve had people getting on from jail and trying to steal my belongings if I fell asleep, outlet’s not working ,people crying bc of storms and 18 wheelers flipped over. You gain survival skills for sure
@MykelBBY1 Жыл бұрын
I rode the Greyhound from Salt Lake City to Paris, Kentucky in 1971. 2-1/2 days and it is still something I look back on a high spot of my youth!
@croatiantransportchannel71032 жыл бұрын
You two are right, people do deserve better. Trains. Everywhere; long-distance, overnight, high-speed, intercity, suburban, commuter routes.
@gabrielboisvert73062 жыл бұрын
I give you guys props for making it to the end. Unlike Noel Phillips who gave up when Greyhound stranded him in Amarillo.
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
I think he had to in order to make his flight back home, right? The big error was scheduling something so soon to the scheduled Greyhound arrival!
@brianweber41542 жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit was an ice storm predicted
@AviaRayne22 жыл бұрын
I like Noel too, but yeah I was also disappointed he hasn't redid his Greyhound video yet! I know he was going to miss his flight back to London (which, yeah poor planning on his part 😂) But definitely those midwestern ice storms are no joke! So I completely understand why they cancelled those routes when they did!
@010bobby Жыл бұрын
I think that British guy Noel Philips who loves flying gave up his idea of ever riding Greyhound again after being stranded in Texas when all greyhound operations were grounded due to winter snow storm… he chickened out and flew to NY heading home.. i bet he won’t do it again…
@ethankearl877110 ай бұрын
He has redone it
@hetherpickwell51742 жыл бұрын
I did that back in 1997....took a bus from Seattle with my 3 kids, 6mo, 3yrs, 5yrs, all the way to St. Paul Mn and then from StPaul to Boston.....what an adventure!
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, that's an amazing trip!
@tgates0314 Жыл бұрын
My father was a Greyound Bus Driver for 30 years from the 60's clear through to the early 90's. I remember it being a respectable option for transportation. It makes me sad to see it this way.
@HotPeridot2 Жыл бұрын
It was either 2004 or 2005, when my son had to use Greyhound for a year a couple of times a month while in Job Corps in Eastern Washington coming back home here in Western Washington and he said it was fairly good back then. The stations in Seattle and Tacoma weren't too bad back then (he said the Yakima one was even smaller than the Tacoma station but still okay). He never had any issues going back and forth for that year. After that, he flew from Eastern Washington to Utah for the last 2 years of Job Corps so he was only back home twice a year (summer break and Christmas break).
@larrybarrett5810 Жыл бұрын
Thank You , my daughter did it back in the 90’s . She told me , never again would she get on a bus . Guess what , she never did . She always flies , now …
@mrmusiclover41782 жыл бұрын
I have LOTS of sad experience with Greyhound when I was in the Navy in the early 60's. They treated us like crap. It is only marginally better than hitchhiking! It was before the Interstates and they stopped at every pig path. You two are brave!
@dbeaus2 жыл бұрын
Nice to see not much has changed in 48 years. Wife and I took a break in 74 from college and decided to go to meet an Army buddy in Maine the trip was to Boston and was supposed to take about 20 hours from Chicago. Well, it ended up taking 57 hours. We stopped in Cleveland for a 7 hour lay over. 7 hours? When we asked, they candidly replied they couldn't find the driver for the next leg. We found a driver and left heading east for New York. We circled Cleveland for a long time until we started feeling something was wrong. The next is hard to believe, but it's true. The driver stopped the bus and asked if anyone on the bus was from Cleveland since he was new and didn't know how to get to the interstate. Well, of course no one was from Cleveland, so we suggested he flag down a cop and get directions. Which he did. When we got to the interstate he started to go down the up ramp and everyone screamed and he stopped. We had to back up the ramp onto the street. He got lost a couple more times but the fiasco in New York is to hard to explain. Maybe you shouldn't send a driver form California into NYC with a loaded bus by himself who has never been to New York? Well, we finally got to Boston only to find out our ride to Maine went home because there were no cell phones and Greyhound couldn't tell them where we were. I haven't been on a bus since. For the info of the younger crowd. Trailways was once as big as Greyhound and the terminal in Chicago was at 18th street and was larger than Greyhounds. You had an actual choice which one to take, both were the same money. I didn't know they were still around. they were gone from Chicago in the mid 70's.
@muhilan85402 жыл бұрын
megabus is still pretty big so you do have a little choice
@dbeaus2 жыл бұрын
@@muhilan8540 Was no Mega Bus in the 70's. Really only Greyhound and Trailways. There were small regional ones sometimes they went places the big 2 didn't go.
@poorlittlebiker64762 жыл бұрын
Yikes! I'm a newer driver for them now, and we have GPS, and the bus tracker app (that passengers can use too) and that's how I determine how much time we have at each stop. When I'm getting sent to a new place you bet I use satellite images to look at where the stop will be at (a gas station, parking lot, side of the road, terminal, etc.), where it looks like the bus should be parked, and the best entry/exit for the stop. 45ft of bus, with up to 50 people judging you is not the time to try and learn where you're going lol. The only two incidents that happened was at a transit (not greyhound specific) station, where I made it to the location, I just didn't park where Greyhounds were suppose to park, but no going down the exit ramp or anything like that, considered blessed in that regard 😅.
@kimberlywilson79292 жыл бұрын
This video is just so excellent. You and your girlfriend have a wonderful chemistry. I really liked what you had to say at the end of the video. You made some very good points. And there were more laugh-out-loud funny moments in this video than I've seen in any video in a long time. It really shows you don't need a huge budget to make great content. Just passion, grit, and great information. It's clear you are very informed.
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate that, thank you so much for watching!
@jskelly1979 Жыл бұрын
it's so nice to see families going on road trips together
@Amoebatirith Жыл бұрын
More power to you. I had to take a greyhound between my hometown (in Colorado) and college (in Texas) as I did not have a car at the beginning of college. Every trip had something go wrong. The first one was the worst though. Got on the bus heading south. It was a windy day and a dust storm happened so bad that visibility became negligible. The road was closed due to that. Not in Greyhound's control, however, they decided they would reroute all of us back north to Denver to catch new buses to continue traveling South toward Texas. Don't ask how this makes any sense. I had to make a transfer in Amarillo, Texas and that bus showed up late. I made another transfer in Big Springs, Texas, and there they tried to tell me the bus was overbooked and I would have to wait for the next bus but I was having none of that after going no where in Colorado for nearly 24 hours besides riding a bus in a big loop. My 14 hour bus trip had turned into over 48 hours by the end of it. The final kick in the shins? My checked baggage did not get transferred in Amarillo Texas and so was not on the bus when I arrived at my final destination. Thankfully they didn't lose it and it came in on another bus a day later, but still... I was never so happy in my life than when I got my first car and never had to take the Greyhound between Colorado and Texas ever again.
@AverytheCubanAmerican2 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the Port Authority Bus Terminal...with how much of a maze that place is, the Lumiose City music from Pokémon XY always plays in my head whenever I go through it. Folks, if the one you love is more than willing to go cross-country with you on a torture chamber like Greyhound...they're a keeper. Also, I've never seen someone that excited to go to Des Moines before. The Iowa tourism office should hire her! That is, if they could beat Boise to it.
@cloverisfan8182 жыл бұрын
Pokemon Fan Identified
@thetoxbloxer5032 жыл бұрын
I’ll always be a lil confused about just how everywhere I see your comments
@thetoxbloxer5032 жыл бұрын
I’ll always be a lil confused about just how everywhere I see your comments
@AlexCab_492 жыл бұрын
Miles and his gf are couple goals. Traveling together on Greyhound
@kimberlywilson79292 жыл бұрын
If they can survive that, they can survive anything.
@Token_Nerd2 жыл бұрын
@@kimberlywilson7929 Until Flixbus makes everything worse.
@MistaIncognito2 жыл бұрын
They only did it because the trip was free....
@antwonnyy2 жыл бұрын
@@MistaIncognito the time spent and delays weren’t though… so what does it being free have to do with anything? Would’ve been cheap anyways it’s greyhound.
@MistaIncognito2 жыл бұрын
@@antwonnyy As someone that travels the country for a living the hassle that greyhound is makes traveling other ways more appealing. Plus the track record of Greyhound isn't & hasn't been that great over the years. I applaud them for getting better, but they have a long way to go.
@abhishekarghya2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video and for the closing comments. As a grad student, I used Greyhound on almost a weekly basis - back when road rewards were a thing - between Austin and Dallas. Greyhound was - and possibly still is - the backbone of public transportation in the I-35 corridor. I am saddened by the state of it - especially the stop closures. I see many comments about how cars and planes make Greyhound redundant. It's wild how privileged they sound. You hit the nail on the head about the need to have state-funded intercity transit options. People rely on it.
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
You're absolutely right, thank you! The Texas Triangle is a prime case of how Greyhound has gotten a lot more expensive too - pre-pandemic I was contemplating a trip between different cities in the area. Dallas to Houston was $20...now it's $38! I can't believe they've nearly doubled their fares and no one's talked about it... Also, you must've racked up some epic road rewards points taking the 'Hound that often!!
@abhishekarghya2 жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit Ha ha, yes, it’s been over 4 years since I did that and moved to the Acela corridor. I did get their reward tickets very often. Their current prices are more than my round trip fares I used to pay back then.
@totalwar1793 Жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit Yeah it’s crazy how expensive they’ve gotten.
@vanadium50998 ай бұрын
I've just taken my first bus trip between states (from Boston to NYC) and man I can't imagine spending 100 hours from coast to coast. I mean by the end of my 4.5 hr trip my legs felt like liquid. It at the very least gave me a greater appreciation of folks who do have to take these trips regularly
@EternalSand Жыл бұрын
I rode a greyhound from Pittsburgh to NYC before, it was awful. It rained the whole entire time and it was loud and uncomfortable. And then while in NYC it also rained the whole entire time I was there. Unreal. I can't even imagine doing the whole country. Kudos to you guys!!!!!
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
@AverytheCubanAmerican2 жыл бұрын
Here's a video suggestion: Try to ride on all of New Jersey's light rails in one day. River Line, Newark, and Hudson-Bergen. Not just for fun but also to give the Newark and Hudson-Bergen Light Rails some love because they are definitely underrated systems
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
That's a fun idea, I like that!
@fatima_amber Жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit I second this!! You should also try Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH).
@jerkytoo81842 жыл бұрын
My longest Greyhound trip was from LA to Seattle, 23 years ago. It was long, but I enjoyed it at the time. I got to see beautiful views, especially as we got into the Pacific Northwest. Fellow passengers were general nice and didn't encounter any threatening individuals. But my Greyhound-riding days are long over.
@michaelsuzio4268 Жыл бұрын
My longest was new Orleans to Seattle pretty much same distance Boston to Seattle
@AlpineShenanigans2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the Great videos of KZbin. It's part of the rare tier of videos that's going straight into favorites and I'm going to be periodically think about for years. Great vid, thanks for making this. I'm so entertained.
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that.
@jacobf3310 Жыл бұрын
It's like that one time when Alexis de Tocqueville took a Greyhound to learn democracy and freedom
@kev42416 ай бұрын
he knew he company would go broke when the passengers could vote to make the fares cheaper haha
@perkunas170 Жыл бұрын
Friend of mine took Greyhound from DC to LA in the early 90's. He described the trip as "Who's who in mental illness".
@lewnwdc2 жыл бұрын
I followed this trip live on Twitter 2.5 months ago and excited to finally see the video! What an amazing adventure. It wasn't clear during the tweeting, but I figured Aleena had to be your girlfriend Miles because what other woman would endure this masochism with you?! LOL
@Spanderson992 жыл бұрын
Greyhound pulled out of Canada a few years back. We’re now stuck with a patchwork of local bus routes with questionable websites and no central fare system. Like Wyoming, many of out western cities see no train service at all. Hopefully, in a couple of years the gaps will close as operators expand service and fill up gaps. I’m still convinced you guys are crazy, I’d never pull a stunt like that here! I’d rather slum it for 6 days in a Via rail coach!
@EricaGamet2 жыл бұрын
"There's a hill in the way." Dang, I live on that hill! Also, seagulls nest in the Rocky Mountains. When I moved to Colorado as a kid (from New England), I was shocked to still be seeing gulls!
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
It's a very nice hill, admittedly! And wow, the more you know...now THAT'S a fun fact.
@lindaniedringhaus8790 Жыл бұрын
You two are amazing! It's great to see young people with such energy!
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@Zaiqukaj Жыл бұрын
I’m so impressed and happy that you only had 1 scary person the whole trip. I’ve always liked if the driver is upset at someone they are willing to just park and wait for either the person to leave on their own or have police show up. Sure it’s another variable that makes the bus very additionally late but gosh when I’ve had people flip out it’s at the very start of the trip and I don’t want to see how they are acting 3 hours in.
@rodeliot2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, I agree with your conclusion but let's be mindful that plenty of airlines have gone out of business while receiving subsidies. I rode Greyhound as a kid and it doesn't look like a lot has changed. Thanks for passing through Wyoming so I don't have to! Appreciate the both of you.
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@HandlewasNo2 жыл бұрын
I really hope I find someone who looks at me the way she looks at you. Happy for you two. :)
@cpcattin2 жыл бұрын
Perfect adventure for young people. From a 68 year old that lived his life the same way.
@kewkabe Жыл бұрын
I thought the same. Oh, to be 25 again and traveling the world.
@simondavey7787 Жыл бұрын
God bless US buses. You two are awesome. Thanks for a great video. Greetings from Reading in the UK.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@peterpiper4722 Жыл бұрын
Crazy how much watching this video changed my mood. I was feeling down and you two actually lifted my spirits with a mixture of the scenes you uploaded and your banter. I thank you two for the uplift
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad! Thank you so much for watching!
@NEPATransitnTravel2 жыл бұрын
Serious "America by Simon & Garfunkel" vibes, congrats on the journey!
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@SeaBassTian2 жыл бұрын
I don't know if I could stand traveling on Greyhound for 4 straight days but I did enjoy coming along for the ride. Downtown Indy & O-ha looked awesome!
@steelers38142 жыл бұрын
I have been a fan of your channel for a while, and this is my new favorite video of yours. Everything about it was enjoyable. The editing, the commentary, the scenery, your attitude about everything, and the great chemistry between you and Aleena. It's already become your most-watched video and it's very deserved! It's also very awesome that the Boston Globe and the Washington Post decided to write about this. Everything about this video should tell me to never take Greyhound... but now I'm researching potential trips to take. I just want to be able to listen to "Greyhound" by Harry Chapin while riding on a Greyhound bus. I congratulate you on putting together a video that presents a lot of reasons why Greyhound is poorly run and treats their customers poorly but makes its viewers desire to go through the same experience you did. I'm sure it's probably a lot more fun with a companion that gets it. Keep up the great work!
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
@oil_moon3 ай бұрын
The way they spoke to you when you were trying to explain that your stuff was on the bus was as if they weren't registering a single word you were saying. Treated like cattle indeed!
@thistime1483 Жыл бұрын
This was surprisingly entertaining. You guys have a great sense of humor. They completely closed Greyhound down here in Canada. I don't miss it.
@j3lny4252 жыл бұрын
I once did NYC to Mexico City. It was about 73 hours. It was a mixture of youth and relative poverty.
@andymonserud9029 Жыл бұрын
The last minutes were so nostalgic for me, i spent a lot of time in my college years and immediately following riding the greyhound from walla walla out to Seattle or Portland or Ellensburg to see my friends in those cities. Those trips were hellish in much the same ways your trip was in the Midwest but they nevertheless hold a spot in my heart. Also yall are so cute, couple goals
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@percussionoah Жыл бұрын
Every aspect of your Indy layover reminded me of my desperate attempt to get to a grad school interview a few years ago. Except that my Trailways connection had to go back to the station because the announcement was so quiet that half the passengers didn't hear it. I don't know whether that's nostalgia or failure to repress a memory, so good job! (Also that view in Oregon was so familiar, craziest curve I've ever seen on an interstate, but that was on a road trip with my parents driving...)
@hawkkim1974 Жыл бұрын
It was a beautifully tiring bus ride. I can imagine what it felt like not to be able to lay down for almost 5 days. And it seems to be safer than expected.
@mikemonroy1 Жыл бұрын
Spring of 1980: traveled by Greyhound Shreveport Louisiana - Dallas Texas - Denver Colorado - Salt Lake City Utah - Portland Oregon - Seattle Washington and return. Travel time 3 days and 3 nights. Cost was reasonable. Met interesting people along the way. Experience I will not forget.
@keith2o92 жыл бұрын
On one of my Greyhound experience, (luckily it wasn't a cross country ride) the bathroom door wouldn't close on its own (bathroom door malfunction), a passenger took a dump, walked out and left the door open and stunk up the whole bus. so someone close by had to close the door after the perpetrator.
@NotDanValentine Жыл бұрын
I'm currently on a cross country trip taking Greyhounds, and it's cool to see this experience. When my bus stopped in Indianapolis the driver told us to leave our stuff on the bus. I kept everything of mine directly on me, cause I got stuck at Indianapolis in the middle of the night with no driver, as well.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Wow, good timing!!
@thembones1895 Жыл бұрын
I been on many a coach, including greyhound, all over the country. From deserts and mountains to swamps and the inner cities. And really, it's not bad at all. It's a reasonably affordable way to get around this massive country. That being said, the only true way to chase that horizon is road tripping in your own vehicle. As you said, "a different vibe." It really is. There is nothing like basking in the morning glow of the new desert, snow caps glistening in the distance, sitting on the hood having a cold beer from the cooler. That's the good stuff. Nothing but time and a warm breeze. Definitely do it if you can take some weeks off from life.
@kimberlythompson719 Жыл бұрын
I took greyhound once from St Louis to Orlando and back and the hypervigilance you have to have is exhausting. Making sure you actually have a spot on the bus because they oversold, making sure you're going to the right place, keeping your stuff safe in sketchy stations, etc. I will never do it again.
@dustinmartin2358 Жыл бұрын
I once took Greyhound from Oshkosh, WI to Charleston, SC. It was exhausting, but certainly an interesting way to see and experience the country.
@OntarioTrafficMan2 жыл бұрын
2:45 Not only is that bus going to Montreal, it's also apparently going back in time to before 1993 when the abbreviation for Québec was "PQ" instead of "QC"
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
OH WOW, YEAH! That didn't even cross my mind!
@kendufresne2 жыл бұрын
When I sold tickets for Greyhound about 12 years ago, the tickets also stated PQ instead of QC.
@RailRide2 жыл бұрын
@@kendufresne I used to ride NYC-Ottawa via Montreal once a year, and the tickets (as well as the destination signs on the buses) also said "Montreal, PQ". This was up to a year before the pandemic.
@Pinkkermit172 жыл бұрын
I took the greyhound from Nebraska to Florida in the 90’s , It took over 32 hours to get there , 3-4 transfers , I had to sit in front because I got so sick from the bouncy bus and the anxiety from some of the stops. Rarely on time , bus drivers not showing up and over crowding, mixed with the “interesting “ people you meet, it was an experience I don’t ever want to do again.
@jazzyrock572 жыл бұрын
Note: Wear crossbows bags to keep documents with you at all times. NEVER leave IDs unattended
@bohunt8113 Жыл бұрын
As young adults (late teens early 20s) made a couple trips via Greyhound to visit our family in Missouri, we were both on East Coast. Fond memories of bonding, but even in the 90s many of the stations were run down, and apparently zero upgrades have been made since at most of them.
@Lynnya359 Жыл бұрын
Came across your channel this week. Loved this episode, it was like having my life flash before my eyes if that flash were a Greyhound bus making unexpected stops. Fun fact: that dead mall you visited in Iowa had just opened when I moved away in 1977! Now I live in the beautiful Cascade foothills in WA not far from where you finished your trip. Thanks for a very entertaining episode and channel! You are wonderful video guides and companions.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
@nairbvel2 жыл бұрын
back in the late 1980s, a group of my friends did a "road trip" to visit another friend out west via Greyhound. (I was overseas or I would've likely been with them.) Decades later I still occasionally hear how none of them wants to ever ride a bus again...! LOL
@The49052 жыл бұрын
You look so excited in the thumbnail! Can’t wait for another @milesintransit video!
@842wolves2 жыл бұрын
This was such a beautiful journey. I love the commentary and editing too.
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@missychan63 Жыл бұрын
Never EVER let yourself get separated from your passport! I don't care if you have to stick it in your skivvies 😂... What would you have done if that bus pulled out and took your passport with it? You can always run to Walmart for shorts and a t-shirt, last time I checked Walmart doesn't replace passports.
@ketchup901 Жыл бұрын
Yeah this, ALWAYS keep your passport and wallet *on your person.* Not in a bag, you might lose it or forget it somewhere.
@michaelsmith-ws2mb Жыл бұрын
I know I’m late responding but kudos to u two on that ride. I rode greyhound from dc to nyc once in 1992 and vowed to never do it again. Your patients and positive outlook is to be commended…
@PixelatedLlama2 жыл бұрын
As an Indianapolis resident, I know you didn't really need a ride to Monument Circle from the Greyhound Station. I'm on to you... 😂 As an aside, the Greyhound Station is part of our Union Station, which is was the first Union Station in the country. Unfortunately, the part of the station that Greyhound runs out of is pretty run down, but the main hall building is beautiful.
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
Hey, they offered and we took it! We walked back...
@eryngo.urbanism2 жыл бұрын
Intercity buses have the potential to be so much better than they are. I'm honestly considering trying something like this someday. I think the reason it sucks is really mostly due to lack of investment like you said. It would be really awesome to see this improve in the future. Great channel, and I look forward to seeing more!
@kimberlywilson79292 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not, the intercity buses in Mexico are excellent. I am always so impressed when I use them down there.
@MilesinTransit2 жыл бұрын
It was genuinely an awesome experience, despite all of Greyhound's antics. Thanks so much for watching the video!
@eryngo.urbanism2 жыл бұрын
@@kimberlywilson7929 I took an intercity bus in Italy earlier this year from Rome to Siena. It was mostly great, no major issues that would just be considered business as ususal for Greyhound. It's such a doable thing, we just need to start prioritizing it and treating it as a viable mode, especially for short hops to nearby cities.
@NovejSpeed3 Жыл бұрын
She kept such a positive attitude through the torture......🤔🤣.....This was fun to watch!
@tigerphid96772 ай бұрын
Great video. I am probably one of your few viewers who has taken Greyhound across the US, from LA to New York in 1980. But you know darned well that most Greyhound riders are low-income people traveling relatively short distances - like between two cities or towns - and that its service is crucial for millions of people in filling that role.
@ralphdavis3661 Жыл бұрын
You kids are so special! You’re stamina, your attitude! Amazing! Major hugs! 🤗🤗🌈🌈