I used to enjoy the bus trip to school and back, but I don't fancy the idea so much now. I think they are pretty expensive relatively now compared to those earlier times.

I certainly think the attitude shown to F1 fan was very poor and I would certainly not let the driver get away with that.

I think we have a more friendly attitude in general here in the south west so I would not expect that kind of attitude here.

Since the buses only run every 3 hours here (well done 3 Jags) I always use my own transport anyway.

Les

 

Les

 

Last bus I was on was a Mercedes Bus from Kato Paphos to Coral bay in Cyprus, was a very nice bus and the scenery out the window was amazing. It only cost one euro each way aswell. The time before that was a Mercedes bus (the same model actually) from Diezenhalde to Böblingen, Germany in order to go out on the lash. All very enjoyable experiences. I don't understand your problem with buses

I have also used the S-bahn trains in Germany aswell and that also is a pleasent painless experience

 

The buses in Cyprus are excellent saying that I ended up renting a ahem moped .

 

Probably because they are on their way to work?

The huge queue of car drivers all sat on their own, all thinking "why is the traffic so busy today" and "why don't people take the bus" without thinking they are part of the problem and looking just as miserable as those on the bus because they know that when they finally get where they are going the council will have their trousers down for parking.

It does depend where you are though. Edinburgh has a great bus system and it is dead cheap. £1.20 any journey any distance so I use it when the weather is bad and I can't take the bike in.

£2.40 to park the car at the park and ride is how I see it. buses every 10 mins or so and green lanes all the way in past the cars.

Timings for the journey are about the same as driving all the way in myself but avoids 30mins of stop/start fuel swallowing traffic so i figure it is cheaper. Certainly no worse off.

Bike rocks though. £20 165 miles and 45 mins through traffic. Half the time of the car.

And people, gettign on a bus with a tenner? Hello, McFly.... imagine each person doing that. Just have a quick dip into reality and you'd realise why it is a stupid idea. Get a couple of pound coins FFS.

5t.

 

LOL Mopeds are so last year

now it is all Quads and dune buggies.

 

You could probably phrase that better, make you sound like you are residing on the street in a vagrant style

 

But each person isn't doing that. He had more than enough change for a tenner, but was just being a ****.

Anyway I don't bother with coins, I barely use cash these days!!

At the end of the day with a mentality like that they can shove their bus system up their ****!!

 

Only been on a bus twice in 15 years from Hamilton where my mate lives to Glasgow
£4 return which is good value as it's cheaper then parking in Glasgow and means we can go out on the drink when the misses is looking at the same stuff in Glasgow as every other city in the uk

Experience until you realise you are surrounded by chavs, teenage mums with three kids ,probably different fathers drunken men and lots of DIY tattoos

An eyeopener for me to see the jermany Kyle sort of people

Buses in Carlisle seem to work well with £10 ride everywhere tickets but I live out in the country so I'm glad I will never have to use them to get to work

 

Buses here are exact change only. Are you saying that you should be exempt from the rules that apply to everyone else?

All I'm saying is a bit of thought would have led you to the logical conclusion that handing over a tenner wouldn't go down well.

My mate used to buy tons of polos simply to avoid having to pay 10p extra for his bus. He never had the right change.

5t.

 

Well buses here aren't exact change only. There was no sign saying so at the bus stop and none on the bus itself so that point is not relevant. I am sure the miserable **** would have taken great delight in telling me if that was the case too. So no I don't want to be exempt from the rules unless you think rules that apply to your area automtically apply across the country

Secondly handing over a tenner in any retail environment for a £3.20 purchase is not unreasonable except in your world obviously. You aren't a bus driver ar you? Which bit of 'he had plenty of change' are you misunderstanding???

Anyway not an issue any more as I will NEVER try and use the stupid service again, will just get a taxi like any sane human being!

 

Sorry, but what a load of crap!

If I get in my car to go somewhere it doesn't suddenly use an extra gallon of fuel and tell me 'it's seven gallons for that journey mate'.

Have you ever heard of customer service? If something costs a pound I expect to pay a pound for it! Could it not be said that the bus company should expect to pay out change and as such should be prepared for it?

Why the hell should I buy something I don't want just for the sake of getting some change?

Grr I'm getting mad about not even getting on a bus!

 

That doesn't even make sense! If you get in your car to go somewhere of course it will use fuel. You'll know yourself how far/long a trip to the supermarket might be or the daily commute and you'll be able to work out how much juice it should use.

Errr... because it is a quid and everyon pays with pound coins and er.... buses are rather busy and er... if everyone needed £8.80 in change counting out then by the time number 20 in the queue comes round (and regularly that number and more get on at the park and ride) the bus won't just be late but the driver is unlikely to have any change left.

It is just what makes it easier for the majority and not a difficult thing to work out.

5t.

 

But if 20 people get on and all have the correct money for the fare then the driver will have enough change for the odd exception someone without the correct change gets on! Like a non seasoned traveller or god forbid a forigner visiting and has no idea about bus etiquette.

 

I can feel one of those famous Scoobynet popcorn moments coming on

 

Buses are always full of discarded fried chicken containers..

 

Right, the fare for me to get to school was, let's say 80p, cos it's too long ago for me to remember! I'd get on the bus with a pound coin. The driver wouldn't give me any change, cos he was a ****. That means I was forced to pay 25% over the odds.

My car has never decided to use 25% extra fuel because is wasn't properly prepared for its work

Cars are good, buses are ****.

Do you need any more help?

 

Funny you should mention bus conductors, a short story..

Many years ago when I was a student, during the summer hols I used to work as a bus conductor, ( still have the PSV badge somewhere ). Now the area I was working in had a large number of foreign, mainly scandinavian, students during the summer months, ( swedish girls )

The students were always told that when travelling on buses the correct etiquette was to pay the fare with coins rather than notes. Of course this often had the opposite effect and notes would be produced to wind us conductors up. This never bothered me that much as it meant I could get rid of aload of change, making cashing up at end of the shift easier

Anyhow on one journey, having just started my shift, pulled into the bus depot to be confronted by alot of students waiting for the bus. They all piled on and completely filled the top deck of the bus and by the time I had got up ' top' to collect the fares we were getting close to their stop. The first few that I took the fare from all produced notes and as it was at the beginning of my shift I didn't have alot of change.
We got to their stop and half the students hadn't paid their fare and as none of them appeared to have any change obviously thought thay would get off without paying. Another note was given to me by a girl to pay her fare so I asked " any change ? " ; "no" ; "these your friends ?" ; "yes" so a quick headcount and I used her note to pay for the rest of her "friends " Don't think she was very happy with that

 

Isnt taking the bus for those who haven't made it in life

 

What are you trying to say? Lol!

 

Coaches are worse, more uncomfortable then flying.

I've had several journeys on national express where I had travel sickness really bad...so close to vomiting and every minor acceleration was agony.

I remember one particular uncomfortable couch trip I did in India a few years ago during the monsoon, where the bloody roof kept dripping into my lap. Not fun.

 

For some reason I am disappointed that this story didn't end another way

 

True. But the last time used a bus I'd broken my wrist and couldn't drive, so they do occasionally have their uses. I didn't need to get anywhere at a certain time though, so it went quite well.

 

Whilst I would hope your comment was just a joke, I'll bite anyway.

Plenty of people using buses/other forms of public transport do so to get to work (or elsewhere) as it is more convenient or cheaper than using a car. Doesn't make them losers in life. And even if someone is using public transport because they are not some SN overwhelming success in life, so what. I suppose it depends upon how you measure life being a success.

As for me. I will say for the record I am not what most on here would class as someone who has 'made it' in life, anyhow... Even if I wanted to drive, I couldn't at present due to my epilepsy. There could be plenty of more successful people out there in much the same position, but oh no, everyone who rides a bus etc. is some lower life form.

Perhaps, just to avoid being seen as some pond life (if I cared) I should just lie to the DVLA, go ahead and drive about putting people's lives at risk, much the same as a business owner I know did after he had a seizure (until he was persuaded otherwise) because presumably he was 'too good' to travel with us mere commoners.

Even if I could drive, despite how people might judge me, I'd still use the metro to get to work as it would still most likely work out cheaper and it's less hassle (unless there are delays etc.). If I could drive and only had the bus as an option, I would use the car. Not because I'm too much of a snob, but because the bus service isn't good enough from where I live.

 

Most annoying is when you leave your house 10 mins before bus pickup time only to see it driving off early.

To be fair though our bus service has improved as they now offer late buses into Reading every hour until 3am over the weekend which is £10 return for me & the mrs and a taxi would be triple that return.

Annoys me how it seems to be the same fare no matter what stop you get off at.