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Thread #68747   Message #1872401
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
30-Oct-06 - 02:57 PM
Thread Name: BS: I Read it in the Newspaper
Subject: RE: BS: I Read it in the Newspaper
I found that this story had been edited--and actually, they took out the best part! How often does one actually get to GO TO THE TWILIGHT ZONE? I had a hint of that tune in my head as a read this to my amused son at breakfast this morning:

Passengers and deputies noted that Davis drove the bus at normal speeds and made all the appropriate stops. He had the route down to a T.

But Jeffrey Johnson of Orlando, one of his passengers, noticed that things were not quite right. Riding close to the front of the bus, he noticed that the driver looked too young and was not in uniform.

Johnson, who was taking the bus to his favorite barber shop, looked for the bus security camera. His heart sank when he saw only twisted wires hanging where the camera was supposed to be.

Then he noticed that the ads in the bus were outdated. And that it was filthy.

"That's when I thought 'Oh, my God,'" Johnson said. "It was extremely surreal."

Johnson dialed 911.


The bus had one passenger besides Johnson when deputies stopped it in Fern Park, about 12 miles north of the fairgrounds. Authorities believe that Davis picked up a total of three passengers and collected only a few dollars.