Whenever Bud is met with adversity, he rises to the challenge and perseveres through it. Another way of saying this is that Bud never runs away from or backs down from adversity. "Naw, I didn't really do nothing much. Well, how 'bout the toilet? How we going to use the toilet if the train doesn't stop?"
Bugs said, "You just kind of lean out of the door and go."
"When the train is still moving?"
"Yeah....