Bus drivers

[brieze]

Yeah, the passengers are the odd ones here. Like this local couple. They always have a 3 foot cloud of marijuana smell around them. I see them a lot. They just makeout. Then this one guy.. I was younger, about 16 I'd say. He kept bragging about being a firefighter and trying to convince me to go to his station so he could show me around. In hindsight I think he probably would have raped me or something if I had.

 

[Abcinthia]

Oh god yes. The passengers that annoy me the most are women with pushchairs.

Some of the buses have an area for pushchairs but only x amount can be on a certain time (it will depend on the type of pushchair and how they are arranged) without blocking other people's ability to get on and off the bus. Some buses DO NOT have a pushchair area and pushchairs HAVE to be FOLDED.

The amount of women I see trying to get a pushchair on a bus that either has no room for it (the pushchair area is full) or it is a bus with no pushchair area is astounding. It also astounds me, the amount of women who then start mouthing off and saying they can't fold their pushchair up because they don't know how or they can't do it with a baby.

FFS I used to have to fold my pushchair whilst holding a baby (And Imogen was a late at standing by herself) plus carrying nappies etc etc It's not rocket science and actually, if you are struggling with holding baby + folding, there is always someone who will either fold the pushchair or hold the baby for 5 minutes.

EDIT: I also really dislike people who cannot control their children on a bus. I'm not talking about a baby crying. I'm talking about kids 2+ whose parents allow them to run up and down the bus screaming and shouting; climbing on everything; kicking people's seats and distracting the driver. Then moan when the driver stops the bus and their kid goes flying and hurts themselves. My 3 year old knows full well to sit down on a bus, not to kick the person in front's seat and if we are at the front of the bus, and someone who is old/disabled/pregnant gets on then we move. And quite simply, if she can't behave, we get off and walk.

Oh yes, people not giving up seats for old or disabled people and pregnant women also annoys me greatly. I always do, but when old/disabled/pregnant person has to walk half way up the bus while the driver is speeding off just to sit down, it just isn't right. And people playing rubbish music from their phone.


Basically, I hate everyone who is on the bus except me

 

[HK]

Basically, I hate everyone who is on the bus except me

Right, this is what I meant to say :24:

To add to the list - people who wear copious amounts of perfume. I don't want to sit directly behind someone who absolutely reeks of bodyspray. I'm all for not smelling of BO but there's definitely a line between the two.

That and people who take up two seats deliberately, despite there being very few free seats. I've seen people either sit in the middle of a chair designed for two but with no gap in the middle, or put their bags on the chair next to them. I only ever put my bags next to me when the bus is practically empty.

 

[Siphorous]

I don't catch the bus much but do into town on a lunchtime sometimes.

On one of those occasions a colleague was with me who paid the fare and the driver punched out the ticket. Colleague went to sit down and then the driver asked me "what was on his ticket?" I told him the fare as I could see it on the ticket he'd printed. He shouted my colleague back anyway to look at his ticket.

I muttered something under my breath about why bother asking me (using a touch of colourful language). The driver was looking for a fight methinks as he asked me "what did you say?". I repeated it word for word - this time not under my breath and was asked to leave the bus. Which I did. He wanted me to stick around so he could fill out some report or something but I didn't see why I should indulge him in that and just left and walked off.

Yeah, I deserved to be chucked off but still- I was most peeved at him asking what was not a rhetorical question and ignoring the response.

Another time I saw a bus parked up on the way to the gymn and saw no driver or passengers. It sounded like the engine was still running so I could have had a joy ride were I a ne'er do well. Went past Greggs and saw the driver running back to the bus. Can't blame him I guess if he's hungry.

 

[Abcinthia]

Right, this is what I meant to say :24:

To add to the list - people who wear copious amounts of perfume. I don't want to sit directly behind someone who absolutely reeks of bodyspray. I'm all for not smelling of BO but there's definitely a line between the two.

That and people who take up two seats deliberately, despite there being very few free seats. I've seen people either sit in the middle of a chair designed for two but with no gap in the middle, or put their bags on the chair next to them. I only ever put my bags next to me when the bus is practically empty.

I hate people wearing perfume. On the bus to college there were about 20 girls who would get on the bus then start spraying themselves with insane amounts of body spray. Then about 10 minutes later, they'd be spraying themselves again.
Jesus how smelly must they be if they need an entire can of spray on one bus journey :willy_nilly:

People not giving their seats when there isn't many also annoys me. It's just so impolite.

I also hate it though when it's an empty bus and then someone will get on and sit next to you. Not even next to you, they get so close they are practically sitting on your lap. I could understand it if they knew me or if they wanted a chat but most of the time if I say hello I get answered with, "why are you talking to me, I don't know you."


If I was a Bus Driver, I'd definitely stop at every Greggs I see, Siph. I think a few sausage rolls would make up for having such rubbish passengers :thumbup