German Bus Drivers Don't Celebrate Thanksgiving

It seems that German bus drivers don't celebrate American Thanksgiving. Funny.

Somedays I love a nice, well funded public transportation system. Somedays, like say, today, it makes me want to break things.

• I rush out of my appartment
• I make it to the bus stop right on time
• There's a construction crew there
• A few seconds after I arrive the bus comes by, and doesn't stop
• But wait! There's more! Stops at the red light 10 meters away
• I walk up and start pointing and waving to get the bus driver to let me in
• He won't do so because we're not at the bus stop (which he skipped)
• I'll get to work 40 minutes later

Ugh. And actually I've been through this scenario at least 2-3 times in the last year. Somehow a bit different from say, Chile, where the doors were always open and you hopped on and off while the bus was moving.