I Took the LONGEST Greyhound Bus Route in America. 4 DAYS!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.พ. 2022
- I tried to cross America on a Greyhound bus, on their longest route. It didn't end well...
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“It can’t be that bad” … anyone who’s ever been on a greyhound started praying for you at that point
Truth! Lol
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People who ride greyhound are a lesser class of human being.
Amen.
i went from Johnson City, TN, to Oklahoma City, OK, on a greyhound for a trucking job. Never again. I can't imagine the cross country route.
Also a round of applause for the bravery shown by choosing Taco Bell when you know you'll be stuck on a bus for 4 days.
Lmao my thoughts exactly
Why? Probably the safest thing. Not fresh. Since all of it is meats and sauces freeze dry and rehydrated.
having to lose all the contents of your GI system in the bathroom of that bus, after eating taco bell. fun for EVERYONE! hahah
@@1MinuteFlipDoc LOL taco bell of 20 years ago. Now it is all rehydrated. Maybe the sour cream.
Taco Bell isn't as digestively hazardous as it's reputed to be. Just be conservative with your choices.
The laugh of the first greyhound ticket checker when he found out Noel was going from LA to NY SAID EVERYTHING
A lot of people need to do trips like this, although if you do, it would be better on Amtrak! I met interesting people that way. (some folks are not allowed on airplanes for various reasons)
@whatever8282828 Amtrak is more expensive than an airplane doing the same distance and I doubt most ppl would do that trip just bc
@@Dr.ZoidbergPhDAmtrak also offers horrible service.
Fax
I like how at least 2 Greyhound employees were like "Really?!" when they found out you were going all the way to NYC from LA.
For $100 more you can fly.
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@@dwightjs1 When I watched this video I found if you booked a week or two in advance flying always cheaper if you didn't mind transfers even direct was only like 30 to 40 bucks more. I'm from the UK so maybe i'm missing special offers or something
In 1967 I took a Greyhound bus from Jacksonville, Florida to San Diego. It took 4 days. I was a young Marine who was on my way to Camp Pendleton for training prior to heading for Vietnam. I enjoyed the trip. The drivers stopped several times along the route for breakfast, lunch, and supper. I'm 75 now but remember the details of the trip quite well.
Legend 🙏
thanks for sharing!
Hoorah devil dog, thank you for your service. You hear about the deaths from the AAV that sunk near pendleton last year?
Thank you sir
Welcome Home Marine!
Riding a Greyhound for the bus for an hour will change your whole outlook on life. You will also meet people that you only heard about in folklore.
And these are people you only see on a Greyhound Bus.
And billygoats gruffs and other lesser pagan demons.
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Here in Canada, we once had a mentally ill passenger decapitate another passenger.
It's just uncomfortable af
I did quite a few shorter Greyhound trips during college, and I viewed them as, while not great, at least tolerable. But then I did a a 17-hour overnight trip. I foolishly thought going overnight would be easier, since I could sleep most of the time. Nothing could be further from the truth. And I got to spend several hours in the Memphis bus station during the middle of the night. Even though the staff said they'd transfer my bag to the next bus, i grabbed it and never let it out of my sight. I couldn't wait to get on the next bus. Needless to say, I felt horrible by the time I reached my destination.
On the flipside, some years later, I had to make quite a few trips to help take care of my parents, who were both terminally ill. So, naturally, I was buying tickets at the station pretty regularly. It was run by an older lady and an older gentleman. Not sure if they were married, but I suspect they were. Once those folks found out why I was traveling so much, they started applying every discount they could, whether I was eligible or not. They never asked or told me they were going to do it; they just did. I'm immensely grateful to those folks.
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Memphis is the most dangerous bus station ever..don't ever go there!
Very wise to keep your bags in sight, or at least the vehicle (bus / train / etc) in sight.
There should be a National Prize for the first person going coast to coast on Greyhound and arrived on scheduled time, healthy and with their complete luggage.
I rode greyhound round trip from Atlanta to San Diego twice. Both trips were less than 4 weeks apart, I no longer fear hell.
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Lmaooo
You better hell isn't a joke
@@vintage3262 it is
@@AbrahamG.99 Then you need to repent in Jesus name because Jesus is coming and we do not want to be on the end of the sword. Why go to hell over pride?
Someone that says a 5 hour Spirit flight is worse than a 4 day Greyhound trip has never ridden on a Greyhound bus.
Would you say it's worth it going on a spirit airlines trip that cost 10-20$ more than a Greyhound Bus? Genuine question.
@@gugalaxy7772 of course
I've taken a greyhound from Southern California to Northern California and it was ok. There are rude people, but they're probably on the plane, too.
Did 24hr greyhound from Tampa to DC. The people on the busses are kinda sketch, but for me the no leg room is what sucks. Take spirit and get it over with
They are equally worse. Buses in India recline way more than Greyhound busses. Seats too are cramped compared to back home. I think they can do much better.
If anyone's wondering what it feels like, just imagine eating lemon for 4 days straight while living in the slums of Skid Row, tension never leaves you until you get off at your final stop. Noel handled it with classic English politeness and unique ability to rationalize the chaos of hell
16:50 This is a certified 'Amarillo Bus Station Return Of The Jedi on a background TV' Moment 🎬🔥💯
Every prospective Greyhound rider ever: "I hope they have a bathroom on board!"
Every person who's ridden Greyhound: "I wish they didn't have a bathroom on board!"
Yeah sitting in the back row poop deck especially. You know, where the seats sit straight up and heroin junkies pass out for three days laying back there?
Facts
It's really hard to rank my Greyhound experiences in order from "worst to most uneventful" but "trapped in the back near the bathroom and a women that hadn't bathed in months" is pretty high up on the awful list. You absolutely want to be at the front of the bus! It's noisier because of all the smokers getting off the bus every stop, but earplugs can help block that. You can't easily block the bathroom smell.
I learned to not sit by the bathroom after my first bus ride, 60s.
That seat by the toilet is the seventh level of hell.
Being a Greyhound driver (out of Chicago) I can tell you that I never put up with any kind of garbage on the bus. I have called Police and State Troopers on multiple occasions. And have had many people removed from the bus for issues. Smoking in the bathroom....Yes. Why? Have you ever seen a bus catch on fire ...I'm guessing not. Let's just say that not everyone would make it off a bus should a fire break out. Still better than falling 30,000 ft and slamming into the ground. Or becoming dinner to hungry sharks. Drugs/alcohol, fighting, on and on and on.
But I have to admit that I have met some wonderful people on the bus as well. If you brought a guitar on the bus good or bad player, I would ask you to play. If you were in the back of the bus, I would get on the intercom and suggest.... Freebird !!
I've met trucker, fathers, husbands, mothers, wives, daughters, Marines, Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen. Nuns, Priest and people just trying to make it day by day.
And the elderly. being thrown on Greyhound and shipped across the nation, expecting the drivers take care of them for 3 -4 days by family members, as you pull away...being glad as to not have to worry about them on the 4,000 mile journey.
I can remember one gentleman that was so confused about where he was, he started crying.
Sorry to say ... Drives are drivers...not social workers.
Oh F.Y.I. Next time on Greyhound. Fun fact....You can get off the bus at any location and stay in a hotel, and get back on the bus the next day. It's not a Prison bus. Just advise the drive that you wanna get off and they can adjust your tickets.
And if you wanna sleep. Stay close to the front of the bus. Might even have a chat with the drivers, if they feel up to it.
Mr. Herdzina, just want to say “Thanks” to you for being a Greyhound Bus Driver. You and the many other drivers are very much appreciated even if you don’t hear it much. I love Greyhound. Been taking trips since I was a kid. Love traveling ground level ♥️
@@crystalgrose Well, if you ever rode on my bus. Hope you enjoyed the ride.
Thanks for sharing your story, Jeff. I might have been one of those Marines back in 1994 from San Diego to Chicago. Whatever the case, it was a cool experience where you get to meet all types of people and personalities.
I've done the Greyhound route from Seattle > Birmingham, then a few years later Birmingham > Boston. Only saw 2 people being removed off the buses, 1 for trying to buy weed at a gas station stop, the other because she was very confused, abusive and very much in need of professional help (Police took care of her).
Both times were an experience, mostly good, although I'm mystified by the Trout Museum at St Regis' truck stop near the Idaho/Montana border.
@@Michael_Wood Thank you for your service,.
Your positivity and laid-back reactions towards any situation, no matter how unbearable, is one of the reasons why you and your channel are amazing!
I appreciate that
@@noelphilips...have you been in Croatia ??
Yes, you are laid back, but that was because you have plenty of money to take an uber to a good hotel any time you wanted, and a flight. No medals for that then.
Most on Greyhound can hardly afford the ticket. Slumming they call it in England don't they? Still your torment was entertaining.☺️
@@noelphilips music way too loud and intrusive...
My dad was a Greyhound driver for over 40 years, retiring in 1969. San Antonio was "home" terminal. His route was from San Antonio, Texas, to Laredo on the Mexican Border and return. Paid by the mile, a round-trip was 312 miles. I know he would not be pleased with the way busses are operated these days. Enjoyed the video!
I bet that was a very scenic drive. The desert southwest is beautiful
@Dale Gribble very good point
I would love to travel back to that time and experience a greyhound bus ride. In today’s time, I can tell you with confidence I will never step foot on a greyhound.
@@alexlabs4858 it's all the black people on it that ruin it
In the summer of 1977 Greyhound had some sort of a “go anywhere pass” for a fixed price and you could keep riding the buss and go anywhere, literally. I was due to go in the Navy in the fall, so I spent about 6 weeks that summer “living” on the bus seeing the USA. I went from Florida to California, then to the Rockies, to Chicago, up to New England, Back to Cleveland, over to Missouri then home to Florida. I stopped over and then continued when I felt like it. 19 years old then and gained a lifetime of stories I still tell today. Boy did I see and experience some real “sh…stuff”!!
In 1977 I was in Orlando's bootcamp. Go Navy.
I also went on a month long journey on Greyhound all across Canada and the U.S. in 1977 with a Greyhound pass for $ 200.00. It was one of my best trips I ever took. Only had one single problem with a passenger in Phoenix, AZ. Other than that we slept on the bus and traveled from Toronto to Vancouver then down the Pacific hwy to San Francisco, L.A. then Las Vegas, Denver, Cincinnati, Savannah, New York, Washington then back to Canada, Nova Scotia, Quebec and back to Toronto! It was amazing!
@@tolletalk You will be sad to find out Greyhound pulled out of Canada last year. No bus service has filled the vacuum. Greyhound hauled alot of mail in Canada.
Fake news
Great way to see the country
In the early 60s, my grandmother was afraid to fly so I took a Greyhound bus with her from Los Angeles to Syracuse New York. I was probably 9 or 10 at the time. I am now 73 years old and I still to this day, cannot see a bus without remembering that long journey. When we eventually got to Syracuse my grandmother's ankles looked like sausages and the smell of diesel is forever etched in my brain.
I’ve taken Trailways from SoCal to Texas, and from Texas to Alexandria Virginia that was a long ride for a teenager.
And when I was little I used to routinely take a bus-from Dallas to San Antonio as a 8 year old. Think about that today!
Wow, what an amazing story, and the buses of the 1960s weren't as comfortable as they are now and even now they aren't comfortable on long journeys. The longest I have done on a Greyhound bus is 24 hours
@@forgetfulpriestiv14 I'm so glad now that I can get across the country in 4 hours on American Airlines.......✈💛🌎✈
Damn. I used to complain of minor league baseball trips from greater NYC up to Syracuse 😆.
@@jeffrey.a.hanson OK!
As dodgy Greyhound can be, I give credit to them for not risking stranding you guys in the snow or an ice storm and calling everything off at Amarillo.
and they were even booking people in hotel rooms it sounded like!
Buses run in places like Canada and Sweden through the winter. "But they're prepared for that". Yes. Yes they are.
I remember thinking as a kid Greyhounds were cool and luxurious. When you’re so used to riding a school bus and then you get to ride one of these guys on a big end of the year field trip with all your friends. It was all just good memories for me.
The Good Lord stepped in and got you off of that bus.🙏🏻👍🏻😂🤗
I feel so badly for you.
Riding on a Greyhound these days is the equivalent of sitting in the waiting room of a Psych ward for a day, wearing a sign that says talk to me.
🤣🤣🤣so true!!
Ctfu "talk to me"
he probably got 23,000 dollars for the video
@@kiltedjohn1000 hella overestimating that
That’s what sunglasses are for
I love how you were naïve enough to think Greyhound would get you to NY with enough time to get on your flight! That's fantastic, how ambitious!
I took a Greyhound bus from Salt Lake City, Utah to Paris, Kentucky in the Fall of 1970. I met some nice and very interesting people (I really mean that). I sat next to a young lady with a newborn baby named Dawn and I held and played with her off and on through five states. She would be 52 years old now and I have sometimes wondered how her life turned out. Overall, it was an enjoyable 2-1/2 day trip with some exceptions: they lost my luggage, and I was almost mugged in the basement restroom of the Cincinnati bus terminal. I am 70 years old now and have never taken another Greyhound trip. I am kind of sad about that.
You had it pretty easy, back in 02 I took a greyhound from Fresno, California to Winnipeg, Manitoba. From Fresno to the Canadian border EVERY seat was packed and I'm pretty sure there were some chickens in the overhead compartment. The man in the seat behind me was doing my crossword puzzle over my shoulder then when we changed busses in Oregon I got a window seat only to have a homeless man with night terrors sit next to me. After sleeping stinky elbowed me in the face for the fifth time, I managed to escape by briefly straddling him at a stop and managed to find another empty seat. Got all the way to the border, converted my money at the duty free store just before the border only to be told I couldn't enter Canada because I "appeared to be an immigrant without a visa" - this was 5 months after 9/11 and I think I may have been the first person they've ever denied entrance to. I was removed from the bus, had to drag my luggage across several lanes of traffic and sit on the American side waiting for a greyhound to take me back to Seattle. After 8 or so hours, border patrol convinced another bus line of French Canadian tourists to let me catch a ride back with them and I reached Seattle Station a couple hours after their ticket booth had closed. All my money was in Canadian currency so I couldn't get a room or even a locker for my luggage and I had to spend the night surrounded by the kind of homeless people that scream at invisible enemies and wear their underwear over their pants. Then I met a very polite Satanist that was stranded just like I was and he and I sat back to back with our legs over our luggage and we both managed to catch a few naps overnight. The next day I purchased my return ticket and headed back to the border and at our first stop they get everyone off the bus and put you on the Canadian greyhounds. That's like going from coach on spirit airlines to a private jet if you ask me. Lots of empty seats, the bus drivers introduced themselves and played movies for us, one even told me several jokes. I swore I'd never take another American greyhound again, but in Canada - that was a blast!
That sounded like an exhausting adventure but fortunately it ended well. Sadly Greyhound suspended all its Canadian routes in 2021 :( The only remaining ones are Vancouver-Seattle and Toronto/Montréal-New York City.
Amazing story 😂😂
It’s like night and day, happened to me when I went from NYC to Quebec, the Canadian side is SOOOOO much better and polite, clean, greyhound was like a meth lab on wheels. We as Americans have got to do better
Democrats making this country a ghetto craphole, one decade at a time. Look at tent city in Democrat California, or San Francisco. The Democrats love spreading their mental illness and ghetto mindset all across the US. Disgusting.
Most hilarious explanation I have read ! OMG I can’t stop laughing - just imagining the whole journey in my head 😂😂😂
If you want to see the USA at ground level, take Amtrak in a sleeping car from LA, Oakland or Seattle to New York. Much more civilized, privacy, better passengers and just a much better overall experience. As always, great video Noel!
He kind of did:
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I think he did the California Zepher not too long ago.
Yeah I way prefer trains a least you can stretch your legs and move around.
YOU could not be more correct. Meal wifi private bathroom not bad
for a grand
Whoever said they'd rather take a Greyhound bus than Spirit airlines has clearly never rode on a Greyhound bus. I've done my time on the Big Grey Dog, and I have horror stories.
4 days on Greyhound bus? What's next 4 days in PRISON. About the same experience for sure.
I HAVE done prison and ridden the Texas prison buses several times during that situation. Greyhound IS almost exactly as painful and unpleasant as a prison bus. At least in prison you can finally stretch out and sleep on a nice metal sheet or comfy concrete. Greyhound is always two or three more days of agony. Greyhound is super stingy so all of the routes cover wild zigzags across several states to cover more stop with fewer busses. So to go just to the next state over they may force you through TWO ADDITIONAL states that you have nothing to do with.
The restrooms are often never emptied or the ventilator broken and the stench all the way at the front of the bus was still strong enough to make people wretch. THEN the AC broke down and THEN the engine died. And 1/3 of the buses electrical outlets for charging phones are dead.
I HATE Greyhound.
And it seems the Greyhound don't really give a damn about their crappy reputation. I've traveled all over Mexico in wonderful buses.
@@fizzyplazmuh9024 I made the mistake to sit at the back near the bathroom, that had no ventilation! Grey Hound sucks.
Same. Rode with minimum security inmates (no joke) when I was 12.
Greyhound is the only form of transportation slower than walking. I took nearly a 24 hour bus trip in all considering the layover, for a 312 mile trip. 3 and a half by car, 18 hours by bike.
Greyhound is one of those things I'm amazed still exists. Honestly, just take an Amtrak or a plane especially for long routes like this. I did some quick price checking, and not only is taking a plane from LAX to JFK 14 times faster than taking the bus; its also about 50$ cheaper. If you're truly terrified of flying you can take the Amtrak, which is a bit pricier and takes about as long as a Greyhound, but is probably much more comfortable and at least you know you won't get stabbed
I think it's basically for people who have managed to get blacklisted from the other forms of travel.
@@crazychris960and young or poor people who don't a choice
Sir you are a crazy man. Not many Americans would do this on purpose. Not that it's dangerous, just very, very, unpleasant.
I took a greyhound from Nyc to Los Angeles in 1998. Was a hell of a trip, no seatbelts, reclining seats, someone also smoked weed on the toilet and the cops were called in the middle of nowhere to take him away. The bus was totally full most of the way. The worst bus station was by far Detroit. It was like a demilitarized zone. Denver was by far the cleanest and organized. Many memories from that trip.
I passed through the Detroit station in 2005 and it was apocalyptic. Went through again a few weeks ago and saw massive improvement. Still very much raggedy and ghetto, but closer to average for Cleveland/Detroit/Indianapolis.
ya i did the east coast a few times in the 90's, not a seat to be had, and i was one of the few white guys on any of the legs! had to do one leg with a 400lb woman next to me who basically crushed me against the window! memories for sure!
Lol Detroit always taking L's
Things have... Changed since then Denver bus station is where the homeless congregate + offer me McDonald's sugar cookies after telling me how the dude's who family died in a car wreck and how dudeman can't hold a job nor a house no more
Can't have shit in Detroit
Bless your soul for even doing this trip
I love how consecutive videos go from Gulf Air First Class to 4 days on Greyhound. Talk about true variety
I can’t stop laughing, the undercover cops, the smell, the guy complaining on the bus. Thank you. subscribed!
Lol
Idk about undercover cops but seems like something they would do
love your channel
Yes there are undercover cops !! But they are usually at the bus terminals ,they don't ride the busses.....when I was at a terminal in Nashville this narc looking old white guy kept asking me what kind of drugs I had on me ,and he wants to buy some ...he had no luggage and no ticket
@@darthderp8066 Yep, a big part about the stereotypes of bus travelers is that they wouldn’t dare object to such a blatant violation of privacy.
Post-Patriot Act or not…
You're a brave soul for doing this journey. Greyhound in the US has a reputation of being frequented by all sorts of crazies.
mainly because us prisons have a deal with greyhound to transport people that get out of prison to near where they live.
Several major problems with this trip-. Sitting for hours will make you constipated, give you a sore back and possible blood clots in your legs. A good night's sleep is one of the most important keys to good health and a proper immune system. I would smell like a dirty locker room without a daily bath.
@Roger Rabbit 🔧 Seethe and sneed, white.
@@peterrisbergs7156 Only one major problem with this trip - He didn't stop off at Hooters.
@Roger Rabbit 🔧 black people are the normal ones, it's the white people that are the crazy ones
I have to think that 4 days on a Greyhound bus would make one appreciate the fact that you can get across the country in 5 hours and 45 minutes on a plane.
Oh you were in that bad snow storm that we had last year! So treaturous. But I love your attitude about the whole thing. You are taking it like a grownup should!
Do they close the gates in texas and kansas on the onramps to high ways? Ive always seen these and no idea what they are for?
@@mikej5959 I am honestly not sure but I think they do when the roads are treaturous like that. I live in Arkansas and it literally paralyzes the state when it snows. And in Texas, its very rare but they do ebd up closing some highways and such when there is ice. Usually we do have some snow trucks that come and fix things before it hits-like putting salt on the roads beforehand. Usually when that happens we don't have much snow at all. LOL!
One of the few places I have feared for my life were greyhound stations.
My brother and I got stuck at one in Chicago, in 1983! Yes, it's scary! Cleveland was horrible, too.
they are all like third world countries
The one in LA is sketch AF at night
I like how Every greyhound station Is ghetto af 😂
been to many on the east coast in the 90's! buffalo and washington were the worst by my memory! buffalo had security on duty but they were too afraid to leave their office!
When I was a kid my mom was poor so we would take the Greyhound Bus often. I remember one time in a Sacramento station I was playing the original Mortal Kombat arcade game and two homeless guys started fighting with sticks right outside the station. That was pretty much the worst I saw. It's definitely a popular method of transport for folks with less cash but it's a great service really, glad we have Greyhound.
... I knock u.. Btchi.. You.
Yeah there's a bit of a vicious circle there where Greyhound's lower travel cost attracts people who are poor, but also the subset of poor people who have mental health issues, which in turn damages the passenger experience, reinforcing the notion that the bus is for poor people. But things would be even worse if Greyhound didn't exist at all.
@@bwcbiz I agree that things would be worse without Greyhound. It would be incredibly more difficult to visit family or look for a job in a new part of the country. It would be sort of like the 1800’s before the advent of the railroads and their expansion to small towns.
I don’t think stage coaches are making a comeback ~ except perhaps as a van that would stop at many small towns over a long trip. Is this a viable transportation model?
For at least the first 75 years or so of the 1900’s, lots of trains stopped at little towns. [I took a train home to Washington DC in 1973, leaving Richmond Indiana on at 2am. It was a retro “Red-Eye.” I woke up as the train wound through the beautiful Appalachians. The trip wasn’t perfectly safe, as a man I met during breakfast in the dining car ardently tried to persuade me to get off the train with him at his stop in PA (I declined, and made it home ~ LOL). I wonder if this route still exists?]
Some small town routes still exist, such as one between Washington DC and Williamsburg VA. When a niece and nephew graduated from William & Mary, 10 years ago, I rode with family to the graduation and took a local train back ~~ I expect the route served many students and their families to and from this state school. Recently, my sister took a train from Washington DC to Richmond DC to visit friends. She said it was great ~ modest cost and a lot easier than battling traffic.
Areas where small towns have bus and train service are fortunate. My daughter went to a college in Ohio that wasn’t accessible by public transportation. Years before there had been a train stop, but no more. Ride boards were the only option.
Last thought: I think that having a sort of TSA screening might be smart for both trains and buses? Just because riders may have less money shouldn’t mean that they’re less safe than when flying.
Those homeless dudes were engaging in a Mortal Kombat scenario of their own...LOL.
Finish him
So glad you were able to afford a flight out of there. Most people riding the GH wouldn’t be able to do that. You are lucky sir!
Wow..thanks. Glad that someone else mentioned Atlanta. That station felt like it was in the middle of a gang war. Of all the stations that i had been to, Atlanta conveyed the highest level of danger.
It is! Never step foot outside those doors day or night --please!!!!!👀
"We hadn't had a fight on the bus for several hours!..." That sounds like my worst nightmare. Good on you Noel for enduring this. Kudos to the drivers of these buses!
I’m a 70 yr old woman who used to adore riding and seeing greyhound buses. 🤗. Also, I wanted to drive a Greyhound. The uniforms used to be a crisp grey with a dark line down the pant leg with a matching hat. It was a professionally run organization and the drivers were looked on like airline pilots today. I loved arriving at the stations and hearing the swishing sounds of the brakes. I am Black, and segregation was the norm, and I couldn’t have driven Greyhound if of age or not. Your trip was a little cray-cray, but that was not how I remember my trips. Things change with time, but I have many good memories with me and my mom on Greyhound! 🤗
You are from a more civilized age in America...before the dark times, before Godlessness. I saw a glimpse of this civility at it's tail end as a child in the 80's but the drug epidemic simply crushed and depressed our communities into the violence and lawlessness we currently have today.
@@mauricioramirez9744 how did you come to that conclusion when she literally just said she was there at the height of segregation like I am truly baffled by your comment civilized ?y’all at the height of yawl ignorance was y’all being civilized the crazy thing she said was Cray Cray that’s cause she’s 70 years old my boy you need to take several seats before I come sit you down
Awesome story!
@@mauricioramirez9744 Damn, what an ignorant comment.
Bless you
The last time I rode Greyhound the normally four hour "New York Express" from Boston run ended up being right hours on an un air-conditioned bus in 90 degree heat. The highlight of the trip was having the take a collection from all the passengers to pay the toll b/c the driver claimed she'd get in trouble if she used the EZ-Pass.
You haven't experienced the sheer dumbf*ckery of travel if you haven't taken a long distance Greyhound trip. The first one you take really breaks you in. I traveled from San Francisco to St. Louis. My return trip wasn't as bad just because I already knew what was coming and prepared for the plethora of bad scenarios that could transpire. Here are some tips for you folks brave enough to go on a similar adventure with Greyhound:
1. Hold onto your things for dear life. Do not leave anything on the bus unattended because chances are there is at least one scumbag or elderly thief who will take your stuff. And you won't get them back. Trust me.
2. The driver is not lying when he/she says they will leave you behind. They absolutely will and some of the interstate stops they go through have scheduled buses that may come along anywhere between 4-6 hours. We're talking a prairie recreation park in the middle of Wyoming or Kansas where there is nothing for miles. Don't screw around with the driver. Don't be a dumbass pothead or drunk or anything like that. They will condemn you to Greyhound Purgatory and only the next driver can give you salvation. If you're patient (or brave enough) to hang around at the Greyhound stop you're dumped at that is. Pray that driver feels bad and let's you on.
3. Bring a lot of snacks. You will get a lot of opportunities to buy food at the many stops but take advantage of those many breaks to stretch your legs and take in the scenery. Breathe some fresh air outside of the Burger King. Don't tussle with your fellow passengers for a coffee because you have like 7 minutes, maybe 20 minutes tops at the scheduled stops.
4. Plan your bathroom break. I know this may sound silly, but trust me when I say that the bus bathroom is hell. People are gross and most love to use it while the bus is in motion. Let's keep it at that.
5. Forget about regular sleep. There is sleep and then there is Greyhound sleep. Try to get some sleep here and there, but don't expect to sleep like a baby. It's impossible. The seats only become comfortable when you're exhausted from trying to sleep. The ambient noise of the bus helps somewhat.
6. Enjoy the scenery. And I really mean that. The big positive with Greyhound is that you will witness the natural and beautiful landscape around you. Wide open plains, deserts, mountains, etc. You'll see a big part of the country the vast majority of travelers don't because everybody loves being crammed on a plane nowadays. So if you're going to enjoy something on Greyhound, soak in those environs.
7. Lastly, pay attention to all transfers and updates by the drivers. Your trip could change on the fly. Delays, accidents, route changes, and other service interruptions can pop up on the fly. Not to mention if there are any troublemakers on the bus, expect the police to join the party to handle business.
All in all, I appreciate my experience with Greyhound because it gives you a unique perspective on what a cross country trip by bus entails. If you have any sort of special accommodation needed or kids or are elderly, I would not recommend it. It can be rough and uncomfortable. Amtrak is a great option to be comfortable and see all of the sights in a leisurely way. Greyhound for short distances (anything less than four or five hours) is tolerable and can be fun. But if you want to go across the U.S., really think about your decision before you commit to this type of adventure. It's really not for everyone.
This comment is so entertaining and funny 🤣
As an American who has spent nearly his entire life in the Midwestern U.S. and has taken one, and only one, Greyhound bus trip, my advice to you before you started this frustrating journey would have been 1) Never, never ride Greyhound, not under any circumstance, because it's like a combination psych ward and latrine on wheels and 2) Don't attempt a cross-country road trip in late January or early February through the Great Plains states, the Midwest and the Northeast because, you know, blizzards.
As an American from California I'm afraid to travel east with all those hurricanes and tornadoes and weird extreme right and left wing people 😎
Unfortunately psych ward and latrine people are becoming more common EVERYWHERE in America!
California is the capital of extreme political idiots haha
As soon as the video started I laughed heartily because I knew this poor misguided soul was in for a rude awakening. I've made my share of long distance bus treks mostly back in the day, but the experience hasn't changed one bit... apparently 🤣🤣🤣
@@theonlyonestanding8079 lol, a Californian calling everyone outside of California "weird" and "extreme". Sorry, I can't stop laughing at this. They were talking about hell in the comments above, and frankly, you can just say "California", as it's synonymous with "hell."
As one of my Amtrak co-workers once said: “Greyhound and Amtrak Coach class cross country is for those that would never make it through a security checkpoint at an airport”
Update: Kicked off a dude shooting up heroin. My point still stands lol.
Nice
@@Kingsmartie6951 real nice
@@akatopes1 REALLY nice.
@@Kingsmartie6951 magnificently nice!
@@akatopes1 spectacularly nice
This was like planes, trains, and automobiles. If it could have gone wrong.. Kudos to you for keeping your head up. I know how long those rides can be.
Kudos for taking this adventure on. But its fascinating how you faced two realities: (1)bad weather in the middle of the US that screwed up the planned trip and (2)the fact that you could afford to take alternative travel methods when most people who ride Greyhound just can't..
1991 as a young Australian traveller I caught Grey Hound around America for 4 weeks, I had some Delta flights between long routes but did plenty of over night trips day after day. Would never do it again, but I met the heart and Soul of America 🇺🇸 Wow is all I can say. It isn't the same folk flying 😀
I wonder if our paths crossed!
I was" riding the dog" for 4 months in 1991 July to November.
Happy days 😁👍
We've got soul. All of us. The best take on the idea came from an R&B (black pop idiom) singer in his 50s who had spent his adult life playing all kinds of clubs and venues. He called soul what the ordinary American has experienced and lived. He was in a position to know. It's not easy here for the undereducated man or woman.
Rent a car!!! Greyhound buses show you highways and truckstops.
Our friend here got the Taco Bell special with extra beans 🫘 for all the passengers who are going to join him along the way !! 💨 🌯 😂
You meet the dregs of society on Greyhound. Folks that are too karaazy or dumb to realize they could probably book a plane ticket for the same price they paid Greyhound.
I can honestly say nighttimes on a greyhound on the highway is one of the most peaceful things i ever experienced
Not if I'm on it cause I can't sleep..😝!
(Just kidding though, I would just sit there and not move a muscle....hehe!)
Emo Bassist; Yeah, I have traveled from Miami to San Diego on a bus! Loved it! Tiresome but great adventure and very interesting people! Window seat needed! Afghan or light blanket, lots of nonperishable snacks, puzzle and game magazines and toiletries and lots of wiped! Gotta be prepared for anything! Good times! Have also bused from NOLA to New York/New Jersey! Another fantastic journey! Fun times! Houston to San Diego about 4 times! Lovely! Blissful times!🤗👍🙂💅💯😍🙏🙏🙏
What bus were you on? Every time I've been on a Greyhound bus it's full of sketchy characters, and annoying kids (One squirted me with a juice box). Nightime was even worse. Sleeping was impossible.
I've never done that as I've only ever been to America the once (and NEVER again if I can help it) but I do enjoy night-time coach journeys in my country. So relaxing.
@@leeriches8841 what is your country?
I'm from Argentina and long distance bus trips are pretty common here. Here are the pros and cons compared to Greyhound and Megabus in the US.
Cons: most standard services don’t include power outlets, usb ports nor wi-fi. Bathrooms are nearly unusable. Too many stops.
Pros:
Sketchy people are pretty rare. Most people are pretty chill and if someone starts to make a scene, everyone will make sure this person will get kicked out in no time.
Luggages are serialized to avoid any kind of issue. People can't grab your stuff If they don't show a the ticket which numbers have to match the security strap they put on it.
If you pay 30% more, you can ride an “executive class” bus that has individual fully reclinable seats, 360 curtains, full meals and they even gives you a champagne glass.
You’re brave for attempting this Greyhound journey. I’ve taken both Greyhound and Megabus a few times in my younger years and whew. Im glad that those buses were available to me but am appreciative of other methods of transportation.
You sir must be insane to subject yourself to that torment .
I took a grey hound from mass to southern FL once and I was ready to eat bullets.
I don’t know where Hell is but I’m positive you can only get there on a Greyhound bus.
I'm an ex driver...it ain't that bad.
lmao “I don’t know where hell is but i’m positive you can only get there on a greyhound bus.”
at 08:48, I was looking at that sign and thinking "Now's your chance! Bail out! Bail out!"
Don't joke about hell hell is unimaginable
@@vintage3262 lighten up, its not that serious
you are a brave man getting on a Greyhound bus for any length of time.
man waffle house more dangerous than a greyhound
I’m impressed he got on there eating Taco Bell 🤣 😂.
That shit would be like sitting in prison
Over the decades, I've ridden Greyhound many times. My longest trip was 3 weeks in 2012 using a pre-paid hop on/hop off bus pass traveling from Fresno CA via AZ, NM, TX, the Gulf States and then to Savannah GA...and back via FL on a slightly different route. Once you're on the bus, it's a pretty nice ride. But services at the bus terminals range from OK to terrible. You have to be proactive about keeping something with you to eat, because food service is very unpredictable -Greyhound does not care when or how you might want to eat. I've met some wonderful passengers (rich and poor), and rarely had an unpleasant passenger experience. Unless it's changed, at the times I was traveling there were NO LOCKERS, so you have to keep your luggage with you at all times. Busses have 110 plugs and WiFi, which is nice.
What did you do when it was "time to go potty" ? I've heard bus toilet horror stories.
Nearly all Greyhound busses have toilets on board. Never a problem.@@shanew.williams
I travel on greyhound buses over the past 40 to 45 years and never ever had any problems and never missed a bus bus drivers where very nice and put over 65,000 miles.
Way back in the 80s, I spent 28 hours on a Trailways bus from Ohio to Vermont. It was quite an education. A night on a bus is one of the longest things you can experience. Not as long as a night in a war, but close.
@James Gossens: My husband and I took the Greyhound from Toronto, Canada to Miami Beach in 1961. We were told it was “Express” only stopping for food, gas, new drivers. To our surprise, it stopped anywhere (one time, picked up eggs at a whistle-stop and dropped them off a few miles later!) couldn’t believe it. This was before many of the Interstate Highways went through so we were often on country back-roads, etc. Every time we stopped at a cafeteria, it was a frantic dash … before even paying for food, the driver was getting ready to pull out. I just dreaded the thought of the ride back to Toronto but we survived; never again!
The way you treat people when things don’t go as planned is amazing and many people could learn from it. Often service people get the brunt of others frustrations when things happen beyond their control and it’s not nice at all.
I'm so sorry your trip got cut short but I'm so glad you got out in time before the weather hit. I'm now looking forward to the next time you go cross country in a Greyhound!! Can't wait! Safe travels!
This is the most interesting travel video ever-- and I"ve seen a lot. Thanks for sharing your ordeal!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love this video. I did Greyhound NYC to Dallas,TX and back so I know the range of emotions you go through. It is a wonderful way to see the country though. So many places and things i would never have gotten to see otherwise. Sad it didnt work out for you the way you wanted. You were so genuinely disappointed. BTW Taco Bell is the most dangerous thing to eat on a cross country ride lol. Cheers!!
Haha yes the Taco Bell did raise a few eyebrows! 😂 It's such a great experience though. Great to see the country at ground level!
You ain't kidding about Taco Bell, Jay!!!
I tend to have a cast iron stomach so the Taco Bell food would have worked for me as well as a Macker ;-)
Taco Bell es no bueno for me on a short ride, let alone one that length and with non family members!!
Sounds like Taco hell lol
This is why I keep coming back to this channel. You haven’t stopped producing unique content and gone the route every other travel youtuber goes. All business class all the time. Lame. Keep up the good work.
Thank you William!
I think the mixture between rough travel and more high end travel is great. The big thing Noel is very good at is not just film inside the airplane itself. It’s the stuff all around it that makes it feel like you are doing the trip yourself.
I've always wanted to try the cheapest flight from each airport
Indeed, he and bald and bankrupt are the only travel youtubers I watch.
@@Jimmyjns Nailed it. I watch these videos to experience the trip myself as much as I can from my own sofa. Noel’s USP is feeling like you’re going along with him. That’s quite hard to replicate as it comes down to his personality which you just can’t buy!
This was an incredible video. Better then all the videos I watch of people showing us their trips to various places around the world. I was about to do it myself until you said you only get 20 minutes to find a restaurant to grab food as I thought to myself what if there was a long line? Love your English accent and eloquent narration of America's problematic passengers. Not bad at all! Great Job. You deserve the TH-cam Golden award!!!
Your commentary had me cracking up 🤣 You're very brave to go that far on a bus!
In the 90s as a youngster visiting from England, I took Greyhounds from Portland OR to Boston. There was a deal on of $67 anywhere in the country. Took 5days. It was a "trip". Fantastic adventure!
I don't know how Greyhound makes any profit.
I'm glad you were able to keep your perspective about it!
@@ClTlZEN_X they didn’t back then. That $67 fare was insane.
There was a good chance I was your driver. I used to drive schedule 5532 from Portland - Boise - Salt Lake City from 1990 to 1997.
@@loyalrammy I remember we broke down outside salt lake city and there were lots of cigarette stops. It was a great experience :)
People on the greyhound bus tend to take care of each other on long trips cross country. At least that's how it used to be. It's sad we don't do that more.
The bus drivers are heroes sometimes too.
I usually meet some cool people on the bus. One guy I met does security in Salem MA on Halloween, and he fed me cause I didn't have time to get off for food at the stops we made.
I woke up to one woman screaming at some guy she saw trying to take stuff out of my backpack. I'm grateful to so many of these people, an I hope they're doing well to this day.
@@ZekeLanzer The cool and also crazy!
Same here we would all smoke a blunt during our in between stops.
Yes. Good people still exist.
I can’t wait to watch you cross the country on a Greyhound Bus! I give you massive credit for not only having made it from LA to TX, but for wishing you could have continued on from there! Being stuck in TX for several days waiting out a snow storm and then getting on a bus and tip-toeing your way SLOWLY through several snow covered states to get to NY would have been nightmarish on a whole new level. Believe me when I say it wouldn’t have been an experience you would have wished on your worst enemy. Multiply the misery of your first 2 days by 4, and then add freezing temps, feet of snow, and 30MPH maximum travel speeds. I hate to say this but I am glad your trip ended the way it did because it could have been so so so worse.
This journey was more fun to watch than some tv shows!
I've experienced the bottom rung of American life called the Greyhound. I know the feeling of having to get off the bus, in the dead of night, and couldn't wait to get back on. The drama from street hoodlums, homeless, and other dodgy characters is unsettling. On the up side I did enjoy really seeing the landscape.
Me too man. Alot of people from abroad have no idea the level of sketchy shit that can be found in the US.
Atlanta is the worst
@@charismorgan2706 You don't have to tell me twice.
Dont you love the dystopian paradise of diversity?
@@franciscloutier5387 Sadly, it isn’t dystopian. It’s real.
Hey Noel! I'm a Greyhound driver out of Phoenix. Sorry you only made it halfway. Looked like you had a fairly decent trip. 90% of our passengers are truly awesome! But of course it only takes 1 crazy... Next time try it in the summer or late spring. But make sure you leave LA at night! Hope you come back and try it again!
That's a BIG Negative he won't be trying that again. What he should try next is traveling across the country in a Spirit airlines.
Hey Kathleeen.....ex-Greyhound drive out of Chicago here !!
Kudos to you, Kathleen and Jeff! I don't know how you do [did] it! It takes a particular kind of person to be a long-haul driver, especially with passengers! One thing's for sure: If I had to take a long road trip, certainly, I would much prefer to "leave the driving to [Greyhound]"!
Warm Regards and Best Wishes,
-Ken K. Gourdin
So if there are 50 passengers on the bus, 5 will not be awesome.... No thanks. I'll fly....
YOUR DISPATCH FUCKS YOU GUYS OVER BIG TIME
I’ve done Buffalo to San Francisco and back. 5 days there, 6 back because of snowstorms. Stuck in Cleveland for a bit and the station was being renovated so it didn’t have heat. They run buses on the platform and let us sit in them to warm up.
I had forgotten I already watched this. What a bummer! I'm so glad (and sorry) you finally did the trip and posted that new video today! I do not envy you either trip! You're a lot more excited about McDonald's on this side!
In 1977, I rode a bus from Albuquerque to NYC. I was young, almost broke and needed to get home. That was enough long-distance bus travel to last me a lifetime.
I've done that twice when I was in the States. It really makes you appreciate how bloody big that country really is!
It IS large!
This is why I've never understood Americans who haven't seen a lot of our country leaving to "travel". You can get a rental car/van in your city, get snacks while filling up and see and experience a lot for relatively cheap.
@@gerald4535 Ahh. A dead show. YOU speak of a grateful DEAD show!!
I drove a semi truck Florida took bout 10hrs from almost from Miami to the top at the Georgia/ Florida state line . Also from Dallas to Indianapolis was 12hrs . Miami to Indianapolis 16 hrs . This country is huge . So it is amazing I did the flying thing to
@@otishughley5952 if the Lorrie drivers wake up and realize that society itself, from it's foundations to the penthouses, are completely, COMPLETELY dependant on THEM, then things would change overnight!
I’ve really enjoyed this video….I’m 76 and never been out of UK Thankyou so much !
Glad you enjoyed it!
I was so excited watching this, and am so very disappointed that you didn’t make it all the way. This has actually sparked my interest to do something just like this. Hopefully you can try again and get it done from beginning to end.
I took a Greyhound for a 2 hour trip and vowed to never step on one again. You took one across the country kept a positive attitude. You my friend are a different breed. I salute you!
You're a brave man Noel for doing an entire cross country on greyhound
Agreed!
Brave man for eating Taco Bell before getting on a Greyhound
It’s about normal as shit get over yourself 😂
@@snafu2695 fr
Never knock an experience, if it doesn’t kill you of course.
Shortly after finishing school and working for a year (1999), I decided to go from LA to Seattle on Greyhound. Overall, it was a decent experience. The worst that I encountered on the bus itself was someone taking a puff of a cigarette right before boarding and exhaling inside the bus. The bus stations were more sketchy, because they're usually in rough areas of the town. While the trip was decent, I wouldn't do it again nor would I even think of doing a cross country trip like this. Great job at taking on the challenge, Noel.
When you go Greyhound, every journey is an adventure. When I was in the Navy, I did the opposite of what you did. I went from New York City to Los Angeles. This was in the 1980s. It wasn't glamorous. But I never felt unsafe. And in an odd way it was rather rewarding. Every stop was a bit of an adventure. A new town. Sometimes the station was in the middle of town. Sometimes a part of town people avoid. I learned how resourceful I was. In twenty minutes, sometimes an hour, you had to find a place to get something to eat and make it back to the bus all while being mindful of your surroundings. It never dawned on me till seeing your video that we kept the same bus all the way through. I hope you get to make the full journey someday.
Greyhound 100% varies based on the passengers on your bus. You see the craziest people on greyhound. The actual bus is quite nice if you happen to have a quiet or empty bus. If it's full and weirdos your in for a crazy trip
Hahahahhaha!!! Indeed. I had that experience.
And that's exactly how prison is. One half of a dorm can have a completely different vibe than the other side, and it's always a handful of losers that tip the balance.
One of the most miserable two days of my life was a Greyhound bus ride from Akron, Ohio to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The ticket took all of my money, so I had nothing, and I started the trip hungry as it was. I could have used a shower and the weather was miserable too, which didn't help my spirits. Fortunately there was a one hour delay at a Greyhound garage to have a bearing repaired on the bus, so after we got off the the guy who was sitting next to me bought me Burger King and he also bought us a six pack which we chugged real fast and got back on the bus. But for me the two most miserable parts of the ride were that the bus was either too warm or too cold, and never just right, and that the seats were so cramped and uncomfortable that I felt like I was in hell. There was simply no comfortable position on those seats, no matter how you tried. That was in 1992 and I will never, ever get back on a bus again. I'd rather walk.
Yes, i would rather walk too, at least you are FREE. lol
@One of eight billion I don't remember his name but I remember what he looked like, and in my mind I can still see the BK and the bus garage almost like it was yesterday. It was one of those moments, one of those ordinary moments that are forever imprinted on your brain. Usually for me those kind of memories occur with strangers, people you didn't know who are in and out of your life in a flash but who stay in your memory forever. Life is so strange.
@One of eight billion btw I can tell that got it. You understood. I wonder if it is like that for everyone.
@One of eight billion Truth
Yup, those seats make your ass feel like wood. No comfortable position. Period. Horrible
Been there done that😉. Right away as the video began I chuckled and settled in for some good hearted humor, knowing exactly how it goes on these bus trips. The body fatigue, no sleep hardly, noise, the other clientele, lousy meals. And tedium. And more!! I enjoyed the video and wonder if he'll do it again..... it'll be popcorn time for me if he does.🤣
Glad you enjoyed it
This is why we need high speed rail all over the US, just like the Interstates.
Sounds like communism. Praise Jesus Christ! Trump 2024! My freedoms! 2a let's go Brandon!
I rode a bicycle from Los Angeles to New York, 3303 miles. Took me almost 2 months. But I did it.
P.S. 17:31 turn around and watch some Star wars !
Wow
Kudos impressive
Yes, Episode VI!
Greyhound is a great way to see and experience the unsavory side of the states.
I rode the dog back in the late 90's round trip from Philly to Miami never again. I also used to drive tractor trailer over the road I applaud you for attempting this feat.
Amarillo is more of a place than people think. If it was a city in the Soviet Union it would have been a "Closed City". Amarillo is home to the Pantex facility. Where the US assembles and repairs nuclear devices (Weapons). I believe Bechtel is the current operator so it is on very competent hands.
My experience with greyhound, their employees seemed like they took pride in their job, it was kind of scary at some of the greyhound stations where the crazies hang around, they do manage to get you were you are going and on time. At times it can be confusing so you have to be alert
Absolutely agree the employees of greyhound I have had experience with have always been friendly professional and helpful, it isn't their fault the tsa doesn't have a no ride list. No offense to them I'm glad I don't have the bus anymore though, they are saints.
When you arrive in St. Louis they warn passengers not to leave the depot. Sketchy locations, sketchy passengers... all part of the Greyhound experience.
My mother took the Greyhound Bus across Canada, from the Ontario-Quebec border to North-Central British Columbia... with 4 children under the age of 10, by herself.
I cant recall how long that took... 3,500 kms. I really enjoyed it - my love of driving the open road probably stems from that experience. Poor mom tho.
She's a machine.
Did the same with me and my mom I 1986 when the back 6 rows were smoking.....
No Greyhound in Canada now.
@@brad6576 i know :(
Mom is an absolute UNIT! 👍🏼✌🏼💪🏼
Bravo! Such a brave Woman! 💪🏻
Greyhound is much better nowadays. Nearly everyone is self-absorbed using the free WiFi. There is little conversation between strangers, and the driver doesn’t permit anyone playing their music aloud - headphones are required. It is what it is: an economical and safe way to get from point A to point B.
Makes good old England seem a wonderful place to travel.
I've done the trip from Boston to San Francisco, twice, by Greyhound. 4 days, no sleep. Hint for you, Noel:
Next time, take the train.
Hmm not so sure about the train. Yes I recently taken the train from Chicago to San Jose with change in LA. I would take train over bus but I find that bus and train are often not much cheaper than flying
Train would be better, though it’d defeat what he was trying to accomplish. But, I’d rather fly Spiirt than take a bus.
During the anywhere $99 Greyhound deal. I went From Portsmouth, NH to San Diego--3 days 7 hours of bedlam, dregs and depression.
I got out of the Marine Corps, MCAS El Toro, in 1976. Shortly afterwards I took a Greyhound bus from San Diego to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and returned to San Diego a week later. Nothing in my 4 years in the Corps prepared me for that kind of torture. $75 each way...
LOL! (I hope you don't mind if I laugh at your experience, Abbey Jane: I don't know about you, but as for me, if my three choices are (1) laugh, (2) cry, or (3) scream, I'll try to choose the first every time!) Thank you for your Service, Ma'am!
And quality of life was better in 1976. Imagine that trip today.
I rode from pittsburgh to sacramento, eventually I just started drinking and taking sleeping pills to get through it.
Still nothing compared to Diesel Therapy.
Really need to watch this with the sound on...first third of the video looked eerily familiar. It should, it's where I live. 🥳
Ironically, 3 days ago I was in Blythe. Really, to get the full Blythe experience you have to do it in July/August. I was fortunate that the temps were mid-100's, not so fortunate that it was humid; not deep South humid, but about 50% RH with thunderstorms popping in the afternoon. Generally, the afternoon highs are more like 115-120, so this was "cool" by local standards.
Anyway, my only real dog trip was San Bernardino to Needles in 1969/1970 with my mom. Don't remember it as being that bad, but air travel wasn't as ubiquitous then as now. If I were planning on doing that kind of road trip now...I'd do so in my own vehicle.
Thanks for sharing! 😁
EDIT: Just finished watching with audio on - very sorry to hear your adventure was aborted due to weather. Probably a bit late, but should you wish to try again I'd strongly recommend late September thru October, maybe early November. Continent-wide snowstorms are less likely, although you may get some supercells/tornadoes traversing "tornado alley". Those typically impede traffic for only a few hours although they may destroy a town or two. More importantly, you won't have to endure the summer heat for half of your journey. Hope you give it another go; worth the experience IMO.
Just watched the entire vid, let me tell you that maybe things didn’t go as expected but at the end you gave us a fantastic, realistic 32 min video that we all enjoyed, so for that matters, mission accomplished. Im from NY and have used greyhound to go to Philly years ago, not the greatest experience… always those characters doing their thing
Thank you. I recently finished my 2nd attempt. This time I went from NYC to LA. The video will be coming in a couple weeks.
This basically confirms the reason why I have never and would never (unless it was the only option), take Greyhound anywhere. Seems like a middle school cafeteria on wheels in terms of the clientele it attracts.
As a former driver that is a somewhat fair description. There are cool people but also many who are questionable.
Took a Greyhound trip back in 1983 from Cleveland to Atlanta...refused to set foot on one since. Greyhound was also operating as a package delivery. We stopped in every small town there was, waaayyy off the freeway, sometimes taking 20 mins to get to the station and 20 mins back to the freeway. What was a 12 hour drive in a car turned into 20 on the bus.
Lmao actually made me laugh
Wow, you are the bravest traveler I've ever "met." Otherwise, cross-country on Greyhound is just bats*** crazy.
I remember riding the Greyhound in the late fifties and mid sixties. Everyone dressed nicely and the rides were pleasant. My trips were mainly between Williamsburg and Washington and Washington to New York