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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Or in the paper or on the local radio or on the local TV or on Facebook where everybody else knew of it .has been broadcast for well over a week "
Well I didnt see it. And i still think on the actual buses people catch everyday would of been helpful. You say this but everyone ive met today didnt know. |
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"Or in the paper or on the local radio or on the local TV or on Facebook where everybody else knew of it .has been broadcast for well over a week
Well I didnt see it. And i still think on the actual buses people catch everyday would of been helpful. You say this but everyone ive met today didnt know."
As if the bus drivers would actually advise riders  
That would be against their interests, as if people might actually plan or consider other means of transport, and find that they're actually better |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Or in the paper or on the local radio or on the local TV or on Facebook where everybody else knew of it .has been broadcast for well over a week
Well I didnt see it. And i still think on the actual buses people catch everyday would of been helpful. You say this but everyone ive met today didnt know.
As if the bus drivers would actually advise riders
That would be against their interests, as if people might actually plan or consider other means of transport, and find that they're actually better "
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"Or in the paper or on the local radio or on the local TV or on Facebook where everybody else knew of it .has been broadcast for well over a week
Well I didnt see it. And i still think on the actual buses people catch everyday would of been helpful. You say this but everyone ive met today didnt know."
A bus driver that can hold a conversation ? 
Wow where do you find one of them??? Jesus Christ a thank you would be nice instead of a grunt, pick of the nose n spit out the window!!! |
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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
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"Or in the paper or on the local radio or on the local TV or on Facebook where everybody else knew of it .has been broadcast for well over a week
Well I didnt see it. And i still think on the actual buses people catch everyday would of been helpful. You say this but everyone ive met today didnt know.
A bus driver that can hold a conversation ?
Wow where do you find one of them??? Jesus Christ a thank you would be nice instead of a grunt, pick of the nose n spit out the window!!!"
maybe if they got a please a thank you now and again not spat on verbally and physically abused lied to and about all for doing a job that far to may wouldnt and that are taken for granted untill they finnaly decide to show management they are worth caring about. and no im not a bus driver and yes they can leave but to what ?????
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"Or in the paper or on the local radio or on the local TV or on Facebook where everybody else knew of it .has been broadcast for well over a week
Well I didnt see it. And i still think on the actual buses people catch everyday would of been helpful. You say this but everyone ive met today didnt know.
A bus driver that can hold a conversation ?
Wow where do you find one of them??? Jesus Christ a thank you would be nice instead of a grunt, pick of the nose n spit out the window!!!maybe if they got a please a thank you now and again not spat on verbally and physically abused lied to and about all for doing a job that far to may wouldnt and that are taken for granted untill they finnaly decide to show management they are worth caring about. and no im not a bus driver and yes they can leave but to what ?????
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I've used the same bus number and route for 10 years that has had the same drivers too... I have never once abused, lied to or other.... Yet I have on many occasions witnessed the rudeness and ignorance they give.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Or in the paper or on the local radio or on the local TV or on Facebook where everybody else knew of it .has been broadcast for well over a week
Well I didnt see it. And i still think on the actual buses people catch everyday would of been helpful. You say this but everyone ive met today didnt know.
A bus driver that can hold a conversation ?
Wow where do you find one of them??? Jesus Christ a thank you would be nice instead of a grunt, pick of the nose n spit out the window!!!maybe if they got a please a thank you now and again not spat on verbally and physically abused lied to and about all for doing a job that far to may wouldnt and that are taken for granted untill they finnaly decide to show management they are worth caring about. and no im not a bus driver and yes they can leave but to what ?????
I've used the same bus number and route for 10 years that has had the same drivers too... I have never once abused, lied to or other.... Yet I have on many occasions witnessed the rudeness and ignorance they give.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Or in the paper or on the local radio or on the local TV or on Facebook where everybody else knew of it .has been broadcast for well over a week
Well I didnt see it. And i still think on the actual buses people catch everyday would of been helpful. You say this but everyone ive met today didnt know.
A bus driver that can hold a conversation ?
Wow where do you find one of them??? Jesus Christ a thank you would be nice instead of a grunt, pick of the nose n spit out the window!!!maybe if they got a please a thank you now and again not spat on verbally and physically abused lied to and about all for doing a job that far to may wouldnt and that are taken for granted untill they finnaly decide to show management they are worth caring about. and no im not a bus driver and yes they can leave but to what ?????
I've used the same bus number and route for 10 years that has had the same drivers too... I have never once abused, lied to or other.... Yet I have on many occasions witnessed the rudeness and ignorance they give.
This 100% "
I've been driving buses for 15 years and i'm neither rude or ignorant. But these days I don't drive service buses as I got fed up with all the crap I had to put up with. I've been spat on, sworn at, hit and even had knives pulled on me... Its a thankless task. I still drive buses but not in an environment where the public can get away with treating people like shit.... |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Or in the paper or on the local radio or on the local TV or on Facebook where everybody else knew of it .has been broadcast for well over a week
Well I didnt see it. And i still think on the actual buses people catch everyday would of been helpful. You say this but everyone ive met today didnt know.
A bus driver that can hold a conversation ?
Wow where do you find one of them??? Jesus Christ a thank you would be nice instead of a grunt, pick of the nose n spit out the window!!!maybe if they got a please a thank you now and again not spat on verbally and physically abused lied to and about all for doing a job that far to may wouldnt and that are taken for granted untill they finnaly decide to show management they are worth caring about. and no im not a bus driver and yes they can leave but to what ?????
I've used the same bus number and route for 10 years that has had the same drivers too... I have never once abused, lied to or other.... Yet I have on many occasions witnessed the rudeness and ignorance they give.
This 100%
I've been driving buses for 15 years and i'm neither rude or ignorant. But these days I don't drive service buses as I got fed up with all the crap I had to put up with. I've been spat on, sworn at, hit and even had knives pulled on me... Its a thankless task. I still drive buses but not in an environment where the public can get away with treating people like shit...."
Some idiots ive witnessed but thats not to say all of us are. Or that all of your are ignorabt... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Or in the paper or on the local radio or on the local TV or on Facebook where everybody else knew of it .has been broadcast for well over a week
Well I didnt see it. And i still think on the actual buses people catch everyday would of been helpful. You say this but everyone ive met today didnt know.
A bus driver that can hold a conversation ?
Wow where do you find one of them??? Jesus Christ a thank you would be nice instead of a grunt, pick of the nose n spit out the window!!!maybe if they got a please a thank you now and again not spat on verbally and physically abused lied to and about all for doing a job that far to may wouldnt and that are taken for granted untill they finnaly decide to show management they are worth caring about. and no im not a bus driver and yes they can leave but to what ?????
I've used the same bus number and route for 10 years that has had the same drivers too... I have never once abused, lied to or other.... Yet I have on many occasions witnessed the rudeness and ignorance they give.
This 100%
I've been driving buses for 15 years and i'm neither rude or ignorant. But these days I don't drive service buses as I got fed up with all the crap I had to put up with. I've been spat on, sworn at, hit and even had knives pulled on me... Its a thankless task. I still drive buses but not in an environment where the public can get away with treating people like shit....
Some idiots ive witnessed but thats not to say all of us are. Or that all of your are ignorabt..."
You are quite right, not everyone is the same and there is good and bad in every part of life. Its never a good idea to generalise about the personalities of people with in a group as there will always be good bad and somewhere inbetween.... To generalise and point the finger in an aggressive manner is to be hostile and in turn be looking for row... i.e yourself |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Or in the paper or on the local radio or on the local TV or on Facebook where everybody else knew of it .has been broadcast for well over a week
Well I didnt see it. And i still think on the actual buses people catch everyday would of been helpful. You say this but everyone ive met today didnt know.
A bus driver that can hold a conversation ?
Wow where do you find one of them??? Jesus Christ a thank you would be nice instead of a grunt, pick of the nose n spit out the window!!!maybe if they got a please a thank you now and again not spat on verbally and physically abused lied to and about all for doing a job that far to may wouldnt and that are taken for granted untill they finnaly decide to show management they are worth caring about. and no im not a bus driver and yes they can leave but to what ?????
I've used the same bus number and route for 10 years that has had the same drivers too... I have never once abused, lied to or other.... Yet I have on many occasions witnessed the rudeness and ignorance they give.
This 100%
I've been driving buses for 15 years and i'm neither rude or ignorant. But these days I don't drive service buses as I got fed up with all the crap I had to put up with. I've been spat on, sworn at, hit and even had knives pulled on me... Its a thankless task. I still drive buses but not in an environment where the public can get away with treating people like shit....
Some idiots ive witnessed but thats not to say all of us are. Or that all of your are ignorabt...
You are quite right, not everyone is the same and there is good and bad in every part of life. Its never a good idea to generalise about the personalities of people with in a group as there will always be good bad and somewhere inbetween.... To generalise and point the finger in an aggressive manner is to be hostile and in turn be looking for row... i.e yourself"
FYI I'm more than capable of holding a conversation on many subjects, please feel free to choose one...! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I occasionally get the bus into town, because a day saver is cheaper than parking, and the petrol I burn in traffic, and circling looking for a spot
Last week I got on a bus, showed the driver my ticket, and went to sit down.
Next thing I know, the driver is knocking his Perspex screen, and shouts "oi, back here now".
At this point my back was up, a simple "excuse me mate I didn't see that" would have done but he had to act the hard man, he demanded he see my ticket, at this point I have the whole downstairs of the bus starring at me, once he saw that my ticket was in order, he just said "ok"
So I refused to take my seat and stood next to the cab until I got an apology in front of everyone for talking to me like an idiot.
Although this was an isolated incident, I feel that particular driver could have benefited from some training in how to treat customers |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I occasionally get the bus into town, because a day saver is cheaper than parking, and the petrol I burn in traffic, and circling looking for a spot
Last week I got on a bus, showed the driver my ticket, and went to sit down.
Next thing I know, the driver is knocking his Perspex screen, and shouts "oi, back here now".
At this point my back was up, a simple "excuse me mate I didn't see that" would have done but he had to act the hard man, he demanded he see my ticket, at this point I have the whole downstairs of the bus starring at me, once he saw that my ticket was in order, he just said "ok"
So I refused to take my seat and stood next to the cab until I got an apology in front of everyone for talking to me like an idiot.
Although this was an isolated incident, I feel that particular driver could have benefited from some training in how to treat customers "
You are quite right, you get arseholes in every walk of life.. That doesn't make every one who does that job and arse though. I spend my live surrounded by pilots and an air crews and some of them a right rude sob's but not all of them and I wouldn't dream of generalising about them... That's my point |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Or in the paper or on the local radio or on the local TV or on Facebook where everybody else knew of it .has been broadcast for well over a week
Well I didnt see it. And i still think on the actual buses people catch everyday would of been helpful. You say this but everyone ive met today didnt know.
A bus driver that can hold a conversation ?
Wow where do you find one of them??? Jesus Christ a thank you would be nice instead of a grunt, pick of the nose n spit out the window!!!maybe if they got a please a thank you now and again not spat on verbally and physically abused lied to and about all for doing a job that far to may wouldnt and that are taken for granted untill they finnaly decide to show management they are worth caring about. and no im not a bus driver and yes they can leave but to what ?????
I've used the same bus number and route for 10 years that has had the same drivers too... I have never once abused, lied to or other.... Yet I have on many occasions witnessed the rudeness and ignorance they give.
This 100%
I've been driving buses for 15 years and i'm neither rude or ignorant. But these days I don't drive service buses as I got fed up with all the crap I had to put up with. I've been spat on, sworn at, hit and even had knives pulled on me... Its a thankless task. I still drive buses but not in an environment where the public can get away with treating people like shit....
Some idiots ive witnessed but thats not to say all of us are. Or that all of your are ignorabt...
You are quite right, not everyone is the same and there is good and bad in every part of life. Its never a good idea to generalise about the personalities of people with in a group as there will always be good bad and somewhere inbetween.... To generalise and point the finger in an aggressive manner is to be hostile and in turn be looking for row... i.e yourself"
Haha ok if you say so...i didnt generalise someone else did  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Bus drivers are just trying to do a job. If they're striking for better pay and conditions I'm right behind them. "
I dont mind them strikingif you know then no problem. The only point was i dont understand why they wouldnt communicate about the strikes through flyers on the actual buses. |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
"Bus drivers are just trying to do a job. If they're striking for better pay and conditions I'm right behind them.
I dont mind them strikingif you know then no problem. The only point was i dont understand why they wouldnt communicate about the strikes through flyers on the actual buses."
Why would they? Strikes are MEANT to be disruptive! Otherwise, they have no power. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Bus drivers are just trying to do a job. If they're striking for better pay and conditions I'm right behind them.
I dont mind them strikingif you know then no problem. The only point was i dont understand why they wouldnt communicate about the strikes through flyers on the actual buses.
Why would they? Strikes are MEANT to be disruptive! Otherwise, they have no power."
Why wouldnt they? If they have been communicating it via social media which not everyone uses. The fact the buses arent running is the disruption. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If you have a valid complaint, and one you can verify with the likes of an in car camera, post it ( the complaint ) to the bus company on Facebook. Believe me it gets results. |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
"Bus drivers are just trying to do a job. If they're striking for better pay and conditions I'm right behind them.
I dont mind them strikingif you know then no problem. The only point was i dont understand why they wouldnt communicate about the strikes through flyers on the actual buses.
Why would they? Strikes are MEANT to be disruptive! Otherwise, they have no power.
Why wouldnt they? If they have been communicating it via social media which not everyone uses. The fact the buses arent running is the disruption."
If it causes no disruption then they have less bargaining power. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Bus drivers are just trying to do a job. If they're striking for better pay and conditions I'm right behind them.
I dont mind them strikingif you know then no problem. The only point was i dont understand why they wouldnt communicate about the strikes through flyers on the actual buses.
Why would they? Strikes are MEANT to be disruptive! Otherwise, they have no power.
Why wouldnt they? If they have been communicating it via social media which not everyone uses. The fact the buses arent running is the disruption.
If it causes no disruption then they have less bargaining power. "
Ok Fair point |
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