Rant F*cking bus drivers.

[Aoami]

The attitude, the public saying "something wrong with you!?" etc.

Just 'cause i serve you cake, doesn't mean i can call you a posh wanker and a cakef*cker in the restaurant.

why not? you don't make the rules.

If it bothers you that much file a complaint. You'll probably never see the person again so what does it matter?

 

[Calaen]

Yay for massive generalisations.

 

[old.Tohtori]

why not? you don't make the rules.

If it bothers you that much file a complaint. You'll probably never see the person again so what does it matter?

It's customer service, as said before.
You should realize you get some annoyance, as said before.
I don't want to file a complaint, that's why the rant is for.

 

[fettoken]

You should have told him to use his brain instead of blaming others for being a shitty bus driver himself.

 

[TdC]

tbh I stand in awe of bus drivers. daily many many people place their lives in the hands of a bus driver, not to mention the myriad peoples standing by the routes who depend on the driver's skill to not kill them. still they manage to display complete indifference to my suffering at their hands. actually, in thinking about this, I hate the people who plan the time tables. It's them. They did it!

 

[old.Tohtori]

Yay for massive generalisations.

Just wanted to comment that i don't mean all bus drivers, the S in topic stands for..err...singular!

 

[Bahumat]

I was waiting at the bus stop this morning and the bus driver never stopped for me even though I was waving my arms around like a mad man, but luckily these 3 thai lady boys were there and I've never seen so many tits and cocks flapping around in all my life! At one point I think I ejaculated tea!

5 minutes later another bus turned up and we all said it'd be raining hard

 

[Lamp]

They're getting rid of all the bendy buses in London. Thank God. Well, thank Boris actually. There is no use for a 18m long bus in London. Unless you fill it with hoodies and drive down to the coast and off a cliff.

 

[Olgaline]

actually, in thinking about this, I hate the people who plan the time tables. It's them. They did it!

and the people who hire these bastards even more ?

 

[TdC]

nooo, it's never the boss' boss' fault. they're just responsible, not guilty! maybe I should just go back to hating the drivers :/

 

[Azurus]

They're getting rid of all the bendy buses in London. Thank God. Well, thank Boris actually. There is no use for a 18m long bus in London. Unless you fill it with hoodies and drive down to the coast and off a cliff.

Lets see..

Boris Johnson loving- check
Advocating cutting back public services- check
Using the word 'hoody'- check

Lamp you are like the poster boy for the Daily Mail reader! (probably without even reading it).

 

[Ormorof]

i hate bus timetables...

on my 2nd day of work a bus driver who had kindly offered to let me know where to get off the bus in the correct place to make it to work, took me all the way to the other side of town leaving me and hour and a half from work and very very late on my 2nd day.... my phone happened to die on me at the same time... they thought i had been killed! but it was ok im still employed here woo

 

[Olgaline]

nooo, it's never the boss' boss' fault. they're just responsible, not guilty! maybe I should just go back to hating the drivers :/

ah!
but the time table guy isnt anyones boss!
he's just a guy with an anal disorder

 

[Cerb]

My father was a bus driver for 20 years and ill still agre that most of them seem to be right cranky bastards....i bet he was one too

 

[TdC]

ah!
but the time table guy isnt anyones boss!
he's just a guy with an anal disorder

true. here in NL the time tables are indication times only. eg. the bus might be there. then again, it may not. this means that if the previous bus was early, and the next bus is late, I will miss my train, even though I am twenty minutes ahead of time for said train and the ride to the station is only 4 fucking minutes.

ofc, you could say well best get an earlier bus dear like my mom, but we all know life doesn't work that way. Anyway, that's all in the past now, because I cheated and moved closer to that station. Ha! I BEAT THE SYSTEM!

 

[Sparx]

its funny how off most of you are regarding things like time tables

I know all the guys in the schedules dept in our company. The schedule are very very tight TfL (Transport for London) demand a very high schedule that alot of the time is hard to pull off due to unforseen circumstances, unlike the tubes which can run to time easier, buses can be delayed by anything from rain to an accident on route. Every little thing will slow the bus down, the routes scheduled dont allow for these things.

Even tho the schedules make the times its TfL who say "we want so many buses on that route per day" etc So you cant really blame the schedules guys for drivers having to make up time on a tight route being asked by The Mayor and his dept.

Also Boris is the worst thing to happen to public transport in London, especially the buses

 

[Olgaline]

Ha! I BEAT THE SYSTEM!

You sneaky devil you!


and to sparxx,
it's just abit of fun, dont take too serial!



oh! and for the rest of my story, here's how it went
My step son finally got permission to hit the big ol' shiny red button,
and so did, a big old red stop sign pop'ed up ahead, and it even went "ding"
We "my stepkid and me" got up from our seats and walked to the front of the buss as our stop came up...alas the bus didnt stop! The kid looks at me confused and says...Mads, it didnt stop? No son it didnt, we'll get off at the next stop, The light still shining red and with no way to "re-press it without the doors being opened I kindly enform the driver that he forgot to stop at the last stop and if he'd be kind enough to let us out at the next stop. " and yes i was actually that polite and calm" wich I always strive to be when my kids are with me. Now then he replyes: well you should have hit the stop sign,
at this point the kid jumps in and says: I did!! He then has the nerve to reply, well obviousely you didnt or I would have stopped, now the kid gets upset as he knows he did, so being the smart kid he is, he said yes I did and it went Ding! again this Sod fuck "I'm getting abit mad at this point" has the cheek to tell my kid that he's basicly lying...now we'r at the the next stop, and the "at this point asshole" then throws a : are you going to get off ? I dont have time to argue with passengers at us... "Here stepdads blood is at boiling point...critical mass incomming" and just as I'm about to explode the kid loks at the driver, and calmly says: Du er en Dum prut chaufør " Your a stupid fart driver" the look on his face was enough for me, I agreed, and 2-3 other passengers vocaly agreed with him, this had calmed the old steppie, and when we got off I did something I usually never do. I applauded him for telling names at stragers...

Had I not had the kid with me, I'd have decked him, but then again, had I not had the kid with me, it prob. wouldnt have upset me, soo...ah well /shrug

 

[Sparx]

in a situation like that just say to the driver badge number please, if he refuses just say thats ok i'll just get your running number off the side of the bus

The running number is the number on the side of the bus near the entrance door, it should have letters for the garage and a number for the individual bus, also take note of the route number

This number is totally unique to the bus on the route at that time. Make sure you make it obvious thats what your doing, the driver will quickly appologise then

tip of the day to wind bus drivers up

 

[old.Tohtori]

Update on the wanker driver i met yesterday;

Today i was at the same time, at the same bus-stop and it was the same bus.

I figured "Hmm, might be the same driver" so i waved both my arms and one leg about the place like a...well..thing that aves both arms and one leg about.

Bus stopped and the driver, who was the same one luckily...was not amused

Didn't say anything though, but the cute blond at the stop-side seemed to have a giggly fit.

Probably more to do with me then my actions.

 

[TdC]

AWESOME

awesome story dude glad you didn't go postal tbh: this way your step kid got to be awesome, and you didn't have to commit GBH



Damn Toh, I mean waving is not enough, waving vigorously is too much. Did the driver have a suggestion as to how to wave properly? (this is my work face talking btw o0) Perhaps the driver could work with you to find a root cause? (pukes on self)

 

[old.Tohtori]

Damn Toh, I mean waving is not enough, waving vigorously is too much. Did the driver have a suggestion as to how to wave properly? (this is my work face talking btw o0) Perhaps the driver could work with you to find a root cause? (pukes on self)

I believe i have to try several approaches.

Perhaps a non-chalant left hand wave?
Vigorous right hand wave with an added thigh?
Slightly inclining 50 degree wav of the right arm, with a 30 degree hand finish?

I think i'll go with a wanking gesture next time

 

[TdC]

I think i'll go with a wanking gesture next time

I'm sure that will make most people stop. just use it whenever you need a ride mate