THE SLEEP BUS

There’s a new bus service in Hong Kong. It’s a five-hour ride on a regular double-decker bus for people who are easily lulled asleep by long rides and fall asleep on public transit. The company, Ulu Travel, got the idea from a manager’s friend who said he could never sleep at home, but when he was traveling on the bus he was able to sleep well. Tickets cost between $13 to $51 per person, depending on whether they choose seats on the upper or lower deck. As part of the service, passengers get an eye-mask and ear plugs for better sleep. The first “Sleeping Bus Tour” last Saturday sold out entirely. Some brought blankets and pillows.
* Please don’t talk in your sleep to the driver.
* Why would people in Hong Kong have trouble sleeping? I mean, other than China threatening to invade Taiwan once a week.
* The main problem is getting on the wrong bus and waking up in Mongolia.
* Just to make the trip more familiar, they have a guy dressed as a bum walking up and down the aisle, waking you up and asking for spare change.
* It’s just a matter of time before some perv gets on the bus and they give him the nickname “The Greyhound Groper.”
* Do they promise not to laugh if you bring a stuffed animal to sleep with? Uh, I’m asking for a friend.