I used to get told off by Mum for always 'having my nose in a book' - my much older brothers had taught me to read before I started school.
Buses? What are they? For all we are encouraged to think 'sustainable transport' etc they are constantly cut back. The village I live in is only 6 miles from a small city in one direction, & a large town in another.
Monday-Friday 3 buses a day, none at weekends, to the city.