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Fahy, in downtown Waterbury.
Richard Fahy, a 66-year-old retired plumber from Waterbury, said the CT Transit bus system is his main and only form of transportation and he loves it.
He said he will never drive a car in the future because of its cost and maintenance.
“I just don’t want a car anymore,” he said. “I don’t see the point of having one at this point in my life. I use to drive all over Waterbury for work. Not anymore. I’m sick of driving.”
Fahy lives on North Main street in Waterbury and was waiting for the bus on that street on a recent Friday afternoon.
He walks the downtown Waterbury area every day, and he enjoys just sitting on benches and watching people go by. He considers himself an observer.
“I worked for the majority of my life up until my late fifties or so. Then I retired and now I’m in that relaxing stage of my life,” he said.
Fahy admires the actor Jackie Gleason because of his role as Ralph Kramden, a bus driver on the show The Honeymooners. He said he enjoys the character’s humor and antics.
Fahy takes the bus when he needs to for doctor appointments, running errands or grocery shopping.
“I try to plan accordingly and look at the bus schedules well ahead of time,” he said. “I have no complaints about CT Transit. They’re very efficient in my opinion and they’re a great help to me.”
He said the people who complain about the bus system make him laugh because they’re actually getting a good deal.
“I think the bus is really convenient and its cheap,” Fahy said. “What more could you ask for? I don’t understand people sometimes.”
The CT Bus Diaries project is a collaboration between the New Haven Independent, the Valley Independent Sentinel and students from the multimedia journalism class at Southern Connecticut State University. The students are blogging about experiences on CT Transit’s bus lines in order to give a glimpse into the commutes of the people using the bus system.
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