Dan, the Blueberry Gum Man

As an Auburn student, there is this wonderful service called the Security Shuttle [drunk bus, struggle shuttle, etc]. It's basically a free taxi: you call, they pick you up and take you to your desired on campus destination. It's a wonderful thing  when you work late nights and have to park on the other side of campus. Depending on what time you get on it and what day, you could have a really good, memorable 5 minute ride or a terrible one. I have yet to have a bad one. Me being me, I like to talk to people so I try to talk to the drivers. I've talked about smoking meat (yes, like turkey, ham etc), other people that have gotten on and off the van, and the blueberry gum story.

The blueberry gum story is one of Auburn's special treasures that I cannot tell, for it is not my story to tell. You have to:

1. Get on the van that smells like blueberry muffins
2. Ask if the driver if he has blueberry muffins (this is where he will offer you a piece of gum, TAKE IT)
3. He should tell you the story, if not, ask for it while chewing the gum.

Mr. Dan, the blueberry gum man (blueberry man) is my favorite driver due to his kindness to freely hand out his gum and tell the same story forty times a night, every night.

There are few things in life like kindness from a stranger, especially if it's from a service employee. I deeply appreciate this service and those who do it. It keeps students safe by transporting us to our desired places in a timely manner.