Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-35525658-20180730195209/@comment-36094989-20180804122303

Ruby,

Morning, my friend. I only know of Rochester because I used to travel to Buffalo via Greyhound, and Rochester happened to be the midway stop. I haven't had much chance to explore the city outside of that bus station and most of my encounters involved  border -patrol agents!

They like to hop on the bus and inquire each passenger of country of "birth," and I just whip out my federal ID. One time there was this international student on the bus who did not have proof of his visa status, and the border patrols gave the guy a hard time. Some people who barely speak English mumble America, and the border patrols leave them alone :).

I like that you are assertive and sassy enough to stand your ground and have the wisdom to maintain proper boundaries with unreasonable people.

I almost had a chance to visit University of Rochester, but not for academic reasons. I think there may be a hospital/cardiology center affiliated with the university, and it is the only place that has the technology to run a test on me. My insurance,of course, denied the prior authorization for the test because it  is out of network! I may still haggle with the insurance company to get the test done.

Is it safe where you live? Do you get catcalled and harassed on the streetrs? I have had problems with street harassment in downtown Ithaca, and I am also not the kind of person to take crap from others or people who try to bully my friends :). I apparently look harmless but my friends know better. Muahaha.