I am not a fan of buses for a number of reasons. Mainly because I am borderline claustrophobic and I don't like things I can't get out of when I want to. Of course, back in the days when common sense prevailed you could more or less hop on and off at will. Not so anymore. A few months ago I was on a very crowded bus in Swindon that was stuck in a jam on the way into the bus station where I was to get off. We were crammed in cheek by Jowel and I suddenly started feeling very nauseous and my head started spinning. I really wanted off. Would the driver let me off? No. Health and Safety, more than my job's worth guvnor etc. so I smashed the emergency glass panel and hit the emergency door release switch, leapt off and legged it without looking back. I was lucky not to have been caught but I avoided using the bus after that.
Anyhow, the real rant about buses was brought on because it took me 45 minutes to get into Shirley last night. I was only coming from Behind the Walls. The reason? You guessed it - buses. Stopping every 20 yards to discorge their passengers and holding us all up while the innumerate driver struggled to take his fares.
And I thought to myself why not bring back conductors? And why not bring back the buses with open decks so that you can hop off and on at will? Wouldn't it help to get the traffic moving?
Anyhow, the real rant about buses was brought on because it took me 45 minutes to get into Shirley last night. I was only coming from Behind the Walls. The reason? You guessed it - buses. Stopping every 20 yards to discorge their passengers and holding us all up while the innumerate driver struggled to take his fares.
And I thought to myself why not bring back conductors? And why not bring back the buses with open decks so that you can hop off and on at will? Wouldn't it help to get the traffic moving?
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