Who needs coffee when you’ve got smiles?

I don’t often get the bus before 6am, and I’m typically cranky when I have to. Luckily when I do, I’m greeted by a delightful driver who greets me cheerfully, and tells me he missed my smiling face when I don’t get that bus for a long period of time. It melts my heart. Metro Transit, please hire more drivers like this gem. —One (and probably the only) happy bus passenger

This article appears in Feb 20-26, 2014.