Get On The Bus

[Owd Bert]

Lancashire County Council have recently taken space in the Observer with a request for people to consider using public transport rather than their cars. I have had to shred my driving license because of an eyesight problem and to put it mildly, am non too happy. My Barnfield-Laneside Service finishes at 2-40pm. And don`t mention the bus shelters. The one redeeming feature is the friendly and courteous drivers. Am I being over critical ? After all I get free travel.

[panther]

I think people shouldnt use thier cars just to 'go up the road'
I walk with my kid everyday to school and back again, thats a bout a mile there and a mile back. some mothers/fathers, ive noticed have took their kids to school and they only live around the corner!!, now that is just laziness.
as for people with disabilties then that doesnt bother me, they rely on transport to get around.
Are you being over critical???.........no I dont think so

[thomas.lee]

I dont pay road tax, MOT, insurance and ridiculous fuel prices to stand in the cold at a bus stop, pay ridiculous prices to ride on a bus what is never on time, and take twice as long as my original journey would have taken.

Spot On.
F**K Off.

[panther]

who you swearing at?...

[panther]

lol...just realised.....SPOT ON...lancashire united

[flashy]

Originally Posted by Owd Bert

Lancashire County Council have recently taken space in the Observer with a request for people to consider using public transport rather than their cars. I have had to shred my driving license because of an eyesight problem and to put it mildly, am non too happy. My Barnfield-Laneside Service finishes at 2-40pm. And don`t mention the bus shelters. The one redeeming feature is the friendly and courteous drivers. Am I being over critical ? After all I get free travel.

i use that service once a week and one of the drivers, Les, is really really helpful and you can also have a laugh with him, i know what you mean about them stopping at 2.40, my friend lives at the bottom end of Ribblesdale and cant go anywhere after 2.40, i see no need for this service to stop at that time, the Hyndburn circulars used to go around that way at one time, dont know why they stopped that either.....i blame Transdev

[panther]

aye transdev are useless, was a lot better when stagecoach had them, when my fella used to drive em

[flashy]

even though mi bro-in-law works for them i still think they are sh!t

[cashman]

Originally Posted by flashytart

even though mi bro-in-law works for them i still think they are sh!t

that aint really a factor flashy,he dont work for em cos he loves em? i'll bet.

[andrewb]

"Build and they will come"

I find spoton are generally on time and nice buses, but the cost is not something I enjoy. Its so much faster to get a train and with a young persons rail card, far cheaper.

[cashman]

who are spoton? a train aint much use though for owd bert to get around hyndburn. prefer train to bus myself anyday,but sometimes that choice aint available.

[flashy]

Originally Posted by Cyfr

"Build and they will come"

I find spoton are generally on time and nice buses, but the cost is not something I enjoy. Its so much faster to get a train and with a young persons rail card, far cheaper.

totally agree with you there Cyfr, to get to preston on the bus it would cost me and Reece £9 odd return, if i use my family railcard on the train it costs less than a fiver, and as you say, its quicker too

[maccy]

i used to live in padiham, work in altham and see my son every weekend in accrington had to use buses and walk had no probs part from the weather every now and then just had to plan ur day a bit better and allow a bit more time. It was funny sum of the things i used to see that u dont driving!!!

[WillowTheWhisp]

Excellent point Owd Bert. They want us to use Public Transport but you can't do it when the buses aren't there can you?