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? {{B}}TV Shows and Long Bus Trips{{/B}} ? ?Long bus rides are
like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end - with
commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are
unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a
billboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste." "Drink
Good’n Wet Root Beer." "Fill up with Pacific Gas." Only if you sleep, which is
equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of "You
Need It! Buy It Now! " ? ?The beginning of the ride is comfortable
and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some
things have changed - new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The
bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first
hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or dating, the ride can be as
thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the
driver move into the tight or the left-hand lane? After a while, of course, the
excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the
ride. Food always makes bus tides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful
of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty
between stops. ? ?The end of the ride is somewhat like the
beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and
excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have
passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap,
with your hands on the ann rests - even with your hands crossed behind your
head. The end comes just at the tight time. There are just no more ways to
sit.
The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because
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? {{B}}TV Shows and Long Bus Trips{{/B}} ? ?Long bus rides are
like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end - with
commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are
unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a
billboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste." "Drink
Good’n Wet Root Beer." "Fill up with Pacific Gas." Only if you sleep, which is
equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of "You
Need It! Buy It Now! " ? ?The beginning of the ride is comfortable
and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some
things have changed - new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The
bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first
hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or dating, the ride can be as
thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the
driver move into the tight or the left-hand lane? After a while, of course, the
excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the
ride. Food always makes bus tides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful
of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty
between stops. ? ?The end of the ride is somewhat like the
beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and
excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have
passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap,
with your hands on the ann rests - even with your hands crossed behind your
head. The end comes just at the tight time. There are just no more ways to
sit.
The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because
A.the commercials both on TV shows and on the billboards along the road are fun. B.they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between. C.the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses. D.both traveling and watching TV are not exciting.
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