I thought I would drop a quick post today about 4 of the people I interact with each day:
1– Judah and Yisrael: These two jokers are brothers who jointly own a pastry/sandwich shop near my house. I have to pass buy them on the way to my bus every morning. When I was in the army, I would talk to them and they always gave me nice words of encouragement. I say good morning to them each morning, and they always have a few nice words for me. Great guys, great food, and fun people to say hello to each day even if we don’t really know each other. This is my tribute to you guys! Thanks for the quirky good mornings!
2– The only female bus driver I’ve ever seen on a Dan-Bus (intra-city Tel-Aviv bus): I don’t know her name, but she’s the best driver of the 23 bus ever. The 23 bus is a short-bus, and I think they last replaced the shocks in about 1979…the other drivers drive very fast, relatively recklessly, and with little regard for their passengers. There are some that are ok people, but most of them aren’t smiley or polite. Meanwhile, this woman is an *excellent* driver. The other passengers have made similar comments, and they’re right. She’s simply the best Bus 23 driver. I’ve talked to her a few times, and her accent seems vaguely French. Anyway, this woman helps me get to work and back safely and so this is my tribute to her.
3– Security Guard at HaShalom Tower: I don’t know this guy’s name either. He bears a striking resemblance to Jackie Robinson! I always call him “Boss” and he usually has some nick-name for me, but we’ve never really introduced ourselves. When I was a delivery-guy for a sandwich shop, I did deliveries in the HaShalom Tower and I passed by his checkpost all the time. We always traded a few quips. My gym is also in the HaShalom Tower and sometimes he guards that door. Whenever I go in to the gym he gives me a fist-bump and gives me a kind of assistant-high-school-football-coach-one-liner…something along the lines of “Go get ‘em!” So this is my tribute to you Boss! Thanks for the motivation and the smile.
