9/4

I was at the East Lake Marta station and it was Saturday night. The air smelled like any other marta station does, piss and liquor. Accompanying me was my 6'5" bodyguard. He can tussle with the finest. We were waiting for the train for 20 minutes. And let me tell you what a twenty minutes it was. Labor Day weekend equals Dragoncon. No parking in the city means hundreds of people dressed up in various entertaining costumes riding Marta. I saw Quailman from the cartoon Doug get off the eastbound train with his buddies, Nacho Libre and Jack Sparrow. Jack Sparrow reaked of rum. Nacho Libre was fat and sloppy. So yeah, their costumes were right on point. Right after they exited the train, what appeared to be a drunk man stumbled towards the stairs. He was being escorted by a fellow who looked 50 years younger. Everyone stared at this inebriated guy. A police officer traded spots with the younger gentlemen. They walked to the top of the stairs when I realized that this man was not drunk but blind. He had no walking stick and no friends to guide him. I turned to my friend and asked, "Why would a blind person ride Marta?" He replied with, "Well he can't drive".