The day the buses stopped giving change and why I care..

I noted with interest this week the 40th anniversary of the day the NYC buses stopped making change for its riders. Before August 31st 1969, you could still board a bus, and come face to face with a driver who not only drove the bus but who had a little change maker at the ready. The fare was 20 cents and if you gave the driver a dollar, he'd give you back 80 cents. Amazing. But the main reason I remember this rather useless anniversary is that it coincided with the first rock concert I ever attended.(continue reading....)