The Greyhound Chronicles
'Saving Private Ryan' is an iconic movie starring Tom Hanks which won five Oscars, the movie is about a mission to save a soldier at the front. His brothers have been killed in the war and the generals decide that he must be removed from the front. It's a uniquely American idea which makes little sense to anyone else. Dozens of soldiers die in the course of this mission to save one soldier but apparently it is still a good idea. On my last trip to theUS, I decided to fly to Newark on the non-stop flight from Mumbai and take a bus from there instead of the usual hopping flights required to get to Pittsburgh. The flight landed on time. I got out of the airport in an hour. I got a taxi to the Greyhound Station. It was less than 4 miles from the airport. So far, so good. The Greyhound station was closed. It opens at 7.00 AM. For some reason the first bus to Pittsburgh leaves at 6.50 AM. There is no way to buy a ticket for that bus. The next bus to Pittsburgh is at 7.55 A...