Word: freeman
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When he first started the job. Freeman was stuck driving Friday afternoons, the least popular shut-but as he gained seniority, he moved to other spots. "The most popular run for drivers is the Currier to Business School route," he says. "That's like a morgue it's se quiet. No one wants to go From the Quad to the Business School...
...Freeman would just as soon deal with the Eassles of a crowded bus, "I like people," he says " I enjoy watching them. You really-don't get to know anyone on this job, but you get to know the faces...
Most of the faces a shuttle driver comes to recognize belong to Harvard students. University policy stipulates that only Harvard affiliates may use the service. But drivers rarely bother to check I D cards "God, you get so many flakes on this bus," Says Freeman. "I think it's because it's Cambridge." One regular is an elderly woman who sometimes engages the drivers in lengthy conversations. "She's really nice. She stays for an hour an hour and a half sometimes. But when you go four blocks out of your way to take her home, you feel like...
...Freeman recognizes a few other regulars. "This guy gets on the bus every night at midnight." Freeman says as a tall man with a tweed coat and glasses boards the bus near Hilles. "He must be the librarian or something...
...four hours of driving Freeman makes about four round trips from the Quad, stopping for ten minute breaks each hour. Around 11:30, he takes a longer break of 25 minutes, when he grabs a bite to eat and watches some T.V. or reads. "The job goes by really quickly. Of the four hours, over an hour is break, and on my last run I make it a point to be five minutes early so I can watch David Letterman at Currier...