Catching A Bus ?

lancsdave · 18-10-2007, 21:07

My car is going for a service in the morning. As a result I need to catch a bus.

Any tips on using this mode of transport will be welcome.

Do you still pay the clippie, or just jump off the back when she isn't watching ?

Does one still stick one's hand out to attract the drivers attention ?

flashy · 18-10-2007, 21:09

now now David stop being daft, this is 2007....all that went out in the 70s

lancsdave · 18-10-2007, 21:11

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Originally Posted by flashytart

now now David stop being daft, this is 2007....all that went out in the 70s

Which is probably the last time I got a bus

flashy · 18-10-2007, 21:11

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

Which is probably the last time I got a bus

lol fair enough, i'm sure the little woman will know how to catch a bus

MargaretR · 18-10-2007, 21:12

As one who has recently resumed using buses, I was surprised how much cleaner they are nowadays --- just remember that you have to press a bell when your stop is next --- a driver once took me past my stop because I didnt, even though I was standing beside him.
No clippies -- except on Blackpool trams.

cherokee · 18-10-2007, 21:20

HEHE I caught a bus las week ,

first time in yrs . and the embaressment of my daughter telling what to do,

i didnt know we had tio press a bell either lol

shillelagh · 18-10-2007, 22:37

I catch buses every time i go anywhere - tis the only mode of transport unless you count my feet and my bro's/sisters cars and taxi's.

Dont forget margaret most of the buses have now got the hydraulic suspension and so can lower the bus down to footpath level for oap's and mums & dads with pushchairs and wheelchairs. Just make sure dave that you catch the right bus dont want you ending up somewhere you shouldnt be!!!

Lilly · 18-10-2007, 22:40

I used to laugh every time I got on the bus with my Grandma.

There was a sign saying ' Please show your pass to the driver'

and someone had scratched the letter 'p' from pass. LOL

We laughed at that every time!

WillowTheWhisp · 18-10-2007, 22:55

You do still stick your hand out for the bus to stop to pick you up. If you don't it could go sailing by.

Mick · 19-10-2007, 07:49

Just make sure you take your" pensioners bus pass" with you (well we did go to your 60th party didnt we

)

lancsdave · 19-10-2007, 09:21

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Originally Posted by mick

Just make sure you take your" pensioners bus pass" with you (well we did go to your 60th party didnt we

)

Senility getting to you ?. It was my 21st

This thread was a waste of time anyway. Crossing the road near the market and the ****** drove off, so I walked it. Mind you not only did I save my £1 fare but I made 2p profit on Willows Lane

Mick · 19-10-2007, 09:23

No the little lady you live with told me it was your 60th so blame her

fc:stanley · 19-10-2007, 13:02

Ive just started using the bus to get to college. There not that bad and are quite clean. However the other day i missed the bus so had to get one from accrington town centre to blackburn town centre. I had no idea where to go etc however a nice old man pointed me out where to go and how very nice of him! In previous occasions when i have asked bus drivers if they go such a place they talk to me like crap and give you a funny look however the bus driver on the 22d i think well the bus that goes from accrington directly to blackburn was so polite when i asked him and so very cheerful!

I think bus drivers have changed aswell. I dont know who the driver was but what a nice bloke!

BERNADETTE · 19-10-2007, 13:33

There are quite a few different services that go from Blackburn from Accrington. Have you any idea which company owned the bus you caught?

fc:stanley · 19-10-2007, 13:38

It was Pilkingtons ,nice little bus. Was in the bus stand near market. Lovely bus driver. Singing away while driving, happy chappy