When was the last time you went on a bus?

When was the last time you went on a bus?

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Wacky Racer

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38,099 posts

246 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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As per thread title.


I-A

408 posts

156 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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About 8 or 9 years ago - it was a single decker bus that arrived on time. Quite clean too.

Stuart70

3,910 posts

182 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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Last weekend to get from Murrayfield back into town after the rugby.

They do tap and go payment, it was not biblically raining inside the bus (unlike outside) and it dropped us directly outside the restaurant we had booked.
So all in all a positive experience for the Lothian bus service.

Before that, maybe 10 years ago...

Mafffew

2,149 posts

110 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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Last week. Went out with the other half, had a lot of drinks, got the bus back. Quite cheap all in all, about £3 or so and only took 20mins to get home.

Much better than a taxi, which wanted £15!

Muzzer79

9,806 posts

186 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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At the airport, to get to the aircraft from the terminal.

Aside from that, probably on holiday a few years back.

In the UK? Used the park and ride in Oxford about 8 years ago.

-crookedtail-

1,558 posts

189 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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Living in London, quite often! Outside of M25, donkeys years ago hehe

TwigtheWonderkid

43,248 posts

149 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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In London, so use them a lot. Cheap & frequent.

Trevor555

4,405 posts

83 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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I use them when I'm visiting Brighton. Great service.

I also use them regularly to get into Cambridge, good service.

I can't use them anymore to get to one of the garages I move cars for as they've scrapped the service in the daytime.

This has been terrible for the residents of the village who don't own cars.

Oh, and in answer the the OP's question, last Thursday to get to Cambridge railway station.

Edited by Trevor555 on Friday 14th February 16:58

TCEvo

12,625 posts

201 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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Today. 07:13 to Chelmsford railway station.

Honk

1,985 posts

202 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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August 2016.

Mazinbrum

929 posts

177 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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October last year in Gdańsk.

vixen1700

22,669 posts

269 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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This morning. smile

Get the bus to Stratford each morning which is far nicer than taking a crowded Central Line.


stevensdrs

3,208 posts

199 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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Last month to go to the railway station. Just a small bus and free as we get free bus travel in Scotland. Childs fare on the train too. Doesn't entice me to be a frequent bus traveller though, rather be in my car.

DaveTheRave87

2,079 posts

88 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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2 weeks ago. Was going into the centre of Belfast for some afternoon/evening drinks.

I'd probably use the bus 3/4 times a year, it's the best way to get into Belfast City Centre avoiding the complete lack of parking, the maze of 1 way streets and the bus lanes that pop up in the middle of the road to catch you out.

Peanut Gallery

2,418 posts

109 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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On one now, what do I win?

Roofless Toothless

5,612 posts

131 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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Weekly, on average.

I've got a lovely bus pass, being a pensioner, and I use it to get to town (Chelmsford) or the ever more frequent visits to Brromfield Hospital. The latter is especially useful as parking is a nightmare there. The bus drops me right by the font door.

I get to look out the windows and notice stuff I've never seen before. I like going through the estates, where it it's apparent that all the councillistas that we like to mock on PH actually take a lot of interest in eachother, chat and socialise in a way that the few middle class toffs slumming it (that's me folks) stay well out of. There's never a journey without its share of in flight entertainment.

The trouble is that First Bus are exploiting their monopoly and reducing services unfairly, which is quite a bone of contention recently.

Wacky Racer

Original Poster:

38,099 posts

246 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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I must admit, I'm shocked, I thought this being PH we would have had the term "great unwashed" by now. Well done.

I'm impressed.

Dermot O'Logical

2,547 posts

128 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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Good lord, no.

Public transport is what other people should use.

bobtail4x4

3,701 posts

108 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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about 4 years ago in ireland,
stood there telling him how many prople we had, he mumbled to me, I repeated how many people, again he mumbled,

my mate told me he wants to know where we are going.

last time I was on a bus before that it was 20p and get off where you needed to.

edit, I went on a bus about 10 15 years ago walked to the bus stop a mile away, sign said every 20 mins, waited first one missed, second one full so didnt stop, got on third, ever since I walk 3 miles the other direction to town,

Edited by bobtail4x4 on Friday 14th February 17:22

borcy

2,578 posts

55 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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I used a bus last year sometime, before that God knows, years ago.