I went to the eye doctor, about fifteen miles across town, on the city bus. It cost just forty cents, and I can’t drive the car that cheap. Not with gas at $2.! The bus kneels in front and they put out a ramp for us old cripples to wheel up.

On the way home the bus stopped shortly after I got on and a young lady boarded. You would not believe this girl. She was about 20 years old, black, beautiful, wore short-shorts, had a blouse that left her tummy button showing, (it was an innie) and she was built like a brick outhouse. Her skin was smooth as a rose pedal without a single blemish, a beautiful light brown color. She looked more like something a master artist had painted, but she wore no make up. Her legs would make Betty Grable look like a backwoods cowboy. I don’t know what sort of shoes she wore, I didn’t see that far down. She was perfect, at least I saw nothing out of place.

When she got on, she dropped her fare in the box and said hello to the driver. He just stared with his mouth hanging open. Then she sat right across the bus from me, looked at me, smiled (with little dimples) and said “Hi!” I think I said, “Duh!”

The bus was just about full, and EVERYONE was looking at her. She put all Hollywood to shame! She was everything a guy dreams about. (Even old men who knows too well it is too late in life.)

A couple of stops later a man, I would guess about 30, got on. He dropped his fair in the box with a “what the hell” expression, and started back. When he was alongside the beautiful lady, he froze, right in mid stride. His one foot was hanging in the air! He almost fell down, recovered, and ran, wham! into the first seat, almost fell again, then took a seat somewhere back in the bus.

There was an older couple sitting in that first seat and he almost fell into the lady’s lap. Everyone was watching and you could hear giggles from all over. The lady sitting in that first seat put her hands to her face and was laughing so hard she had to wipe tears from her face. The old man sat with a grin. I almost laughed aloud and looked at the Miss America. She smiled and showed those beautiful dimples…

The lovely beauty got off the bus near my house and the guy jumped up, as if he just remembered something important, and ran out the back door. Now everyone did laugh out loud.

When the bus arrived at my stop, the driver put the wheelchair ramp out and jumped out to the sidewalk. As I wheeled out he said, “Did you see that guy when he got on ?”

I said, “Man, I saw you looking, too.”

The driver said, “I’ve been married to the same beautiful lady for 35 years, but my God!”

I wheeled the two blocks home and was laughing so hard, all the way, I could hardly control the wheelchair! There is fun in every day of life, and I think that girl had a lot of fun doing what she did, and she was darn good at it! I would say she had charisma!

- - - -UPDATE: On Wednesday, 20th of October, my wife, Joan, was in the hospital for an overnight stay. I got on a bus to go visit. It had the same driver. As he hooked up the wheelchair restraints, I asked, "Have you picked up any more beautiful ladies lately?"

He looked at me and said, "None like that one." We both laughed aloud. The other passengers sat wondering what the joke was...