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1 . 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 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