Bus 6637

Tonight I got lost on the bus. I went grocery shopping after work and took the bus home, normally a 5 minute ride. I stayed on after my regular stop so I could go around the loop and get off on the other side of the block. It went to the end of the block and turned in the other direction. I thought, ok I guess I will get a bit of a tour and find out where the bus goes. The bus crossed the river, into a totally different part of town, and kept going and going and going. I saw the a last guy get off and then it was just me and the driver. Then I saw the bus yard, and the driver opened the door, indicating that it was time for me to get off the bus. It was 11 when I got on. I had all my groceries. Just before we got to this place, I saw farmland, and greenhouses. Not something I have seen in any part of the city ever. I could smell manure. I couldn't see a building or a city light at all. So I shit myself a little, then regrouped, grabbed all my groceries and walked about 1 km to a gas station. The attendant didn't understand my "taxi" and telephone gesture to the ear with the hand. He said "Keep walking. Straight" Aweomse, thanks. Then I saw another gas station another km away and around a corner. This attendant was sooo nice and helped me flag down a cab. I told the cabi in my limited korean where to go. Normally, a smart person would have gotten their alien card already, and just shown it to the cabi without having to say anything. But not me, I like to be different. The cab driver was extremely kind. With my poor Korean and his limited English, we managed to have a conversation.
"England?"
"No, Canada"
"I am 61 years old."
"I'm 27 years old."
"WHAT! 27 and not married!"
"Nope. Single."
Good talk. He spoke better English than my Korean though. I made it home. Turns out I was only about 20 minutes away from my house in the cab. It was a $15 ride, a huge relief. I walked in my door at 12.45.
The moral of the story is don't assume a bus will do its loop at 11.00 at night.