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Riding a bus?

posted 8 years ago by fishinbuddy2
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I dont get this riding the bus thing. One episode Mike and Danielle ride a bus to go pick up an old car and drive it to some guys widow's house. Then this last episode that aired a few nights ago we see Frank going into a bus station having met his replacement Danielle, who I'm assuming also got there by bus. Frank is headed home to see about his 18 year old sick cat. Why are Frank and Mike who are clearly millionaires by now, riding a bus anywhere instead of flying? I mean come on, a bus ride for a multi millionaire? I'm sure Danielle can afford a plane ticket too. If I thought my cat was sick and possibly dying since its 18 years old and I wanted to go see about him/her, I'd fly home not take hours and hours riding a bus. In one episode Mike pointed out to Danielle how long a bus trip is. Surely, that is not the first time that was discussed. He didnt blindly go with her to the bus station to then proclaim why didnt you buy us plane tickets? Something odd about the bus thing when you both are millionaires and time is money.

[–] Stigger 8 years ago

Why are Frank and Mike who are clearly millionaires by now, riding a bus anywhere instead of flying? I mean come on, a bus ride for a multi millionaire?

I guess Metallica didn't get your memo, since their bus overturned and killed Cliff Burton.

How did flying work out for John Denver, Glenn Miller, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, "The Big Bopper," Randy Rhoads, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ricky Nelson, Lynyrd Skynyrd band members, Jim Croce, Otis Redding, Patsy Cline, Aaliyah, Will Rogers, Rocky Marciano, Thurman Munson, Roberto Clemente, Payne Stewart, Carolyn Bessette and John F. Kennedy, Jr.?

[–] seansho 8 years ago

Because this lame scripted reality show has bad writers that's why.

[–] SoForgetIt 8 years ago

Why are Frank and Mike who are clearly millionaires by now, riding a bus anywhere instead of flying? I mean come on, a bus ride for a multi millionaire?

1) Because- unlike planes- buses run on a regular, consistent schedule several times per day.

2) Airports tend to be in densely populated areas, i.e. large cities. If Mike & Frank are in a small town somewhere and one of them had to get home all of a sudden, you can't just pop over to the local airport and take a plane to your backyard.

3) As for the time Mike & Danielle took a bus, it was part of a much larger road trip where they were taking a restored car back to the widow of it's original owner. Again, it could have simply been a time issue.

[–] lauraanderson1 8 years ago

Ok. They were in Missouri and needed to go to Iowa. Take a limo, or do you need to pretend you are not rich for your phony show.

[–] SoForgetIt 8 years ago

Take a limo, or do you need to pretend you are not rich for your phony show.

Then why bother watching the show if you think it's "phony"? You only get one channel in your cable package?

[–] lauraanderson1 8 years ago

Do you not think its possible to enjoy the many fake shows on tv while knowing they are fake? I love yelling at the show when a "made for tv" moment comes on. I enjoy their attempts to insult my intelligence, and my pretending im above the fray. I especially enjoy asking "why do such and such" when a whole tv crew is right off camera. Hence, take a limo instead of a dirty, smelly greyhound.

[–] SoForgetIt 8 years ago

Do you not think its possible to enjoy the many fake shows on tv while knowing they are fake? I love yelling at the show when a "made for tv" moment comes on. I enjoy their attempts to insult my intelligence, and my pretending im above the fray. I especially enjoy asking "why do such and such" when a whole tv crew is right off camera. Hence, take a limo instead of a dirty, smelly greyhound.

By that same logic, you'd enjoy getting stung by a swarm of bees despite having a severe allergy to them because you love the high from the Epipen shot you receive afterwards in order to keep breathing.