When was the last time you went on a bus?
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KrazyIvan said:
bobtail4x4 said:
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.
I like how in your story you are trying to somehow make out that the local who was trying to help you was the ignorant one.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.
Edited by bobtail4x4 on Friday 14th February 17:22
No real bus service in co.Galway to speak of. But there are a few good coach services. One from Galway to Dublin, nice clean coaches with power sockets and wifi, works out cheaper for 2 to take that service rather than drive, 3 people in a group is about the break even point.
Early last year, park and ride in Canterbury. I think it was something like park all day for £3 (done automatically via ANPR) and buses to the town centre every eight minutes. I felt that was pretty convenient.
Outside of park and ride the last time I tried was a few years ago to get home from an appointment, the bus I was meant to get went past 10 minutes early - well, it was actually 50 minutes late - so I gave up with that idea.
Outside of park and ride the last time I tried was a few years ago to get home from an appointment, the bus I was meant to get went past 10 minutes early - well, it was actually 50 minutes late - so I gave up with that idea.
Wednesday. Bus from St Neots (s
tsville, as it happens) to Bedford. Bizarre work-related travelling. Bus was nice. Leather seats, wifi, friendly driver. Love buses, me. Cheaper than a taxi and probably more pleasant than the anonymous Toyota taxi that picked me up from Bedford and took me back to St Neots the following morning. It had a half-smoked spliff ground into the floor and stank of weed.
tsville, as it happens) to Bedford. Bizarre work-related travelling. Bus was nice. Leather seats, wifi, friendly driver. Love buses, me. Cheaper than a taxi and probably more pleasant than the anonymous Toyota taxi that picked me up from Bedford and took me back to St Neots the following morning. It had a half-smoked spliff ground into the floor and stank of weed.We had a short break in Edinburgh last year, didnt bother with a renatl car as we were told buses were fine....
And, to be fair, they really were....once you had the app and a card linked to it, travel was efficient and cheap, I was actually surprised at just how easy the app made things.
It knew your location, so you typed in destination and gave nearest bust stop, plus live tracking of the incoming bus.
And, to be fair, they really were....once you had the app and a card linked to it, travel was efficient and cheap, I was actually surprised at just how easy the app made things.
It knew your location, so you typed in destination and gave nearest bust stop, plus live tracking of the incoming bus.
gazza285 said:
Occasionally from the staff car park to Manchester Airport, unless the weather is dreadful I prefer to walk though.
Which car park?From the old staff west i'd prefer the walk. But now from staff East it's a good half hour walk, with buses every 10mins the walk makes no sense.
Get the bus every day living and working in London you try to avoid driving to work.
Been on buses in Rome and Mexico. Buses in Rome are fine,Mexican buses are mental when you get on sit in the first seat you can the driver will floor it at the first gap in traffic he sees.
Good thing with the Mexican bus drivers is you tell them what bar or hotel you want and they pull up outside and shout out where you are.
Been on buses in Rome and Mexico. Buses in Rome are fine,Mexican buses are mental when you get on sit in the first seat you can the driver will floor it at the first gap in traffic he sees.
Good thing with the Mexican bus drivers is you tell them what bar or hotel you want and they pull up outside and shout out where you are.
grumbledoak said:
Bus wker, here. Sadly the loser cruiser is a daily occurrence down here in London.
It is cheaper than the tube though, and you can breathe the air if you go upstairs.
Occasionally I'll meet my son from work and we'll take the 211 from Waterloo to Stamford Bridge for a midweek game. Get on at the start, so upstairs at the front, over Westminster Bridge in the evening, just fabulous. ker, here. Sadly the loser cruiser is a daily occurrence down here in London.It is cheaper than the tube though, and you can breathe the air if you go upstairs.
Sometimes out of sheer laziness. Last week, trip with kids to Nando's, Wood Green. One of Arriva's 13-plate VDL DB300s, seating as scruffy as Dominic Cummings, but driver had a heavy foot 
It will be interesting to see if this latest fixation with buses by Boris Johnson will bring lots of electric ones in. Better charging infrastructure is needed, and for cars too. I struggle to see the infrastructure ready by 2035 if petrol and diesel engines get banned 
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