crispy Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Does anyone else enjoy the randomness of the P13 as much as I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacey Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I particularly enjoy it when there's a vehicle coming in the opposite direction down a side street that's not willing to give way. It makes the journey so much more enjoyable... and long!It's more of a necessity than an enjoyment for me as it's the only route that goes anywhere near my friends house in Rosendale Road, and it's not even that near really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 Yes i agree. It seems to be a bit of an old people's bus ( hope this doesnt offend anyone), but i use it when i have heavy shopping. Just recently though it really is never on time, so its a bit of a game deciding whether to wait another 5 minutes or not, knowing it maybe another 25. sometimes it is even 5 or so minutes early, just thought it seems to be a bit of a "twilight zone bus", not like any other! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulwich_ Park_ Fairy Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I like the way the drivers insist on switching into rally driving mode once they hit those residential street going towards Peckham Rye. As soon as the elderly get on with their shopping at Sainsburys its foot down all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonaloochieB Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 It's always a little treat when turns up and saves me a walk down to the Lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonaloochieB Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 The name sounds like a film rating as well. Past 13? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveT Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 It's a bus for unlucky people suffering from acute incontinence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 Well its saved me a couple of times, its a long walk home you know....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisiana Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I've always thought the P stood for 'possibly' or 'possible'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I love the suburban weaving of the P13.If you're heading over to Streatham to lunch at Wimpy, why not arrive in style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shu.Kurimu.Sensei Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 the P13 route also has some of the most attractive female bus drivers in London :)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetgirl Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 :))it was on the p13 i met my sweetboy, over 2 years ago!!!!!!!B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulwich_ Park_ Fairy Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 it was on the p13 i met my sweetboy, over 2 years ago!!!!!!!Can you ask him to slow down as he approaches Avondale Rise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetgirl Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 his garage no longer run the p13, p13's come from beddington garage. phone them & complain!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo1964 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I love it, it could be a Thomas the Tank Engine character. It passes the top of my road and very regular. It's a shame it doesn't go to Denmark Hill station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmlow Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 This bus is a saviour on a freezing day! However, it seems that just as I begin walking down to LL, it whizzes past and sails into the misty distance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shu.Kurimu.Sensei Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Tis the curse of the whimsical wonder that is the P13 :)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelbourneGr Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Timings for buses? I didn't think there was such a thing. Every bus I get seems to come at a random time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 Maybe that is where i am going wrong, its the only route that i take notice of the 'timings" as there are only 3 an hour, so i guess its back to luck. add's to the quirky fun of the shopping trolly bus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jctg Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Is it not true that nobody really knows the route of the P13? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 Just looked it up ( a bit sad i know,but its very quiet at my job today)Streatham Station Tulse Hill Station Dulwich, Grove Tavern East Dulwich, Goose Green East Dulwich, Sainsbury's Peckham, Bus Station Old Kent Road,( Tustin estateNew Cross Gate, Sainsbury's . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reenie40 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I have spent more of my life than I care to calculate waiting for the P13! It does get me all the way from home in East Dulwich to work in New Cross and back and I've read many a good book (sometimes a whole one in one journey) as it weaves it's way around the longest possible route you could possibly take between the two points. I feel ridiculously happy when it arrives when it's supposed to - years of using it have obviously lowered my expections dramatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 On a good day you can be having it large in 'Caesar's Palace' in fifteen minutes flat, door to door.On a bad day you can still be waiting in East Dulwich fifteen minutes after it's supposed to have come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 So reenie and bob ( clearly veterans of the P13), would you say you the 'time-table" is reliable, or do you just wait with baited breath and try your luck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I think they're better than they used to be. But, like all buses, they lull you into a false sense of security and then let you down when you really need to, say, get to the Christian bookshop in Streatham before it closes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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