I'm considering using public transport tomorrow.

most try to top him .. not tip him

hth

regardless of the service provided, smash the fkin bus drivers face in. if he hasn't acted like a c.unt to you on YOUR journey, then i'm sure he will on MINE.

Wear gloves.

Ask for one and two halfs please from the cliipie

your sure to hear a conversation either infront of you or behind that will leave you disturbed

^^ i know everything me

how come you aint been on a bus for 25 years? are you like my dad?

you need to have EXACTLY the right amount for the fare, but have no idea beforehand a) how much it is, b) what ticket you even need and c) where you might actually want to get off the blasted thing.
It's like a quadratic equation with 18 variables ffs.

Make sure to pay with a £20 - the driver will be your friend for ever.

dont stand with your hand on your hip in a provocative stance

like you did in the 80s

I didn't realise taking a bus was for the clever ones

All of that is putting me off. Might have to get a taxi.

See if the numbers on the ticket adds upto 21.

Anyone do this on the school bus ?

the amount of answers this thread took in a short time, no wonder public transport is expensive

I wish A. Darling put 7p on every litre of petrol like Thatchers did with cigarettes!

You add up the numbers on the ticket and that corresponds to the letter of the alphabet of the one you luurve

i once saw a group of townies get on, they asked how much it was then said its too expensive and theyd get a taxi instead. i think they thought it was 5p seeing as only poor people use them.

JUST DO IT

don't forget to steal the little glass hammer in case of emergencies for protection purposes ..

there isn't really any alarm attached to them ;)

Just called my brother. He's a little more 'high street' than me and apparently it's five pounds return to Taunton.

Most disagreeable. Shall certainly take a taxi now.

Town centre Buses have changed a lot in the last 25 years.


Now all buses have internet access ,wi fi ... DVD players and Sky movies...on board meals and coffee served on the 34A into town ,aswell as reclining massage chairs .

No smoking anymore though

if you lot don't know how to take a bus, how are you going to teach your kids?

Do all the hard boys either go upstairs or sit on the banch seat at the back ?

depends on the weather..

My other concern is that I live in a cul-de-sac and when the bus arrives it might be difficult for the driver to turn it round.

wait on right side of road so he's facing the right way then - have a heart

if you lot don't know how to take a bus, how are you going to teach your kids?............

couldn't answer the above?

too lazy to walk to the bus stop?

no wonder Britain is like this nowadays, I blame the English

punter you'll probably be teaching yours to walk all the way up the icy hill to work ..

YOU HAD TOO !

maybe one of those bendy ones, you'll be ok

Mc Moonbeam 11 Jan 22:48
punter you'll probably be teaching yours to walk all the way up the icy hill to work ..

YOU HAD TOO !

nowt wrong with hard graft and life isn't there for the taking

I don't HAVE to, I can buy a car if I wanted to, only that am not too lazy to

the advantage of a bus is you can walk about 50ft and get one, you dont have to phone up, have someone say "its a bit busy this morning" and wait half an hour.

no ... you just wait the half an hour instead :|

you actually get people who aren't so lazy i.e. me

not if you look up the timetable on the net and are cunning enough to know which ones turn up on time and which are always late cos theyre stuck in traffic ;)

if you lot don't know how to take a bus, how are you going to teach your kids?............

couldn't answer the above?

too lazy to walk to the bus stop?

no wonder Britain is like this nowadays, I blame the English

they have bus timetables on the net ..

this sh1t's absurd !!

well tell that to garlicbread!!

I've decided that it's all too much trouble.

like most White English say

petrol prices is too high boo hoo!

you could get a free pass though !

?

u can tell punter hasnt got a car.

of course not!............got a licence though

HMRC won't let me drive the official one though, they think am too drunk in the mornings!

I travelled on a train about 15 years ago. Never again.Buses? They are those big things that used to take you to school?Even if they dropped me door to door I dont think I could get on one.

but good! i prefer being in the back seat and having a good snooze!

Don`t forget to speak really loudly on your mobile phone. I`m sure all the other passengers want to know what is going on in your life

lol punter

they think you're sober enough to give tax advise though :^0

i usually go to thr back so kids cant throw things at me. i sometimes get some wannabe gangsta's look at me funny cos ive "taken their seat" but what the hell.

nice thread

I am a regular user of public transport,have been for 40 years ,and have lost count the number of arguments i have had with bus drivers/conductors.they are the most jobsworthy people on earth,you would think its there money,after you have gone past the stop you have paid for,or i am not accepting that Scottish £20 note,or the dreaded you can not get on this bus with that burger and *****

ps i am in a long standing case involving misuse of a bus pass which was not my fault,due to an oversight by a transport inspector,my solicitor thinks i will win the case if it goes to court.

they dont like you not having the exact change, though not in too many coins. if its £4 then 4 pound coins are acceptble but a £5 note is nearly a criminal offence. but on the other hand 2 pound coins, 2 50s and 5 20s is usually frowned upon also. its advisable to carry a small bank with you on every journey. also you need to know the bus driver code for where you want to get off. if say just outside the nags head pub the driver presses lots of buttons then reads some laminated card thing and says you mean "lower bottom nortonfield south" oh do i? do i really?

cunnybobbler 11 Jan 23:20
i usually go to thr back so kids cant throw things at me. i sometimes get some wannabe gangsta's look at me funny cos ive "taken their seat" but what the hell.

I did that in Dundee in November, funny as eff!

and they think London is rough ;)

i once got surrounded by about 5 of em looking all mean and threatening. they started talking to me so i talked back. when they got off the one who seemed to be the leader nodded at me. that was nice. maybe im in their gang now?

was it a real ni88er gang or was a crappy soft one?

cos my incident was a crappy soft one, i'd need to give them a soft nod to make sure they were taken

in parts of the West Mids the drivers are encased behind bullet proof glass

you simply drop the EXACT change into a thin slot (there's no time or room for discussion here-the regulars know the drill)
the bus driver (who speaks brief broken english) will STARE at you ! .. STARE at your change in said slot .. STARE back at you (i assume to double check your not on any Bus Terrorist List) ..

then WHACKS a big button which whizzes you a ticket out :|

;) mcmoonbeam, the bulletproof glass, well is it?, is in Glasgow and Dundee too

The north as well as Scotland is just as rough thank you!

they have the glass here but theres quite a big gap which seems to defeat the purpose really.