Wee-Wee Break

This was on a bus tour around the gorgeous Ring of Kerry in the southwest corner of Ireland in 2004.

The bus driver was tiny and frail. In another country, his license probably would have been revoked at least a hundred years ago. Before departing, he gave us a preview of the trip over the intercom, repeating everything in the following manner. "And then we will see the Cliffs of Moher. The Cliffs of Moher is what we will see." He did this for the duration of the trip.

Before we took off he told us in his flat, grumpy Irish accent, "At 11:30 we will stop for our first wee-wee break." There were a few snickers on board, and he waited until they died down to continue. "You may laugh at your wee-wee break now," he said humorlessly, "but you all probably drank a few drinks last night, or a couple cups of coffee this morning and I assure you, you'll be damn thankful for your wee-wee break when the time comes."