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Lotty

Lotty

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That DAMNED machine!!! Does anyone else find it a ridiculous pain in the morning? My average waiting time at the moment is about 30 minutes, and that is after A mini hike towards Forest Hill in order to ensure I can get squeezed on. At the risk of sounding like a real whinger, I am also finding that it often turfs me off at Vauxhall claiming that it had ALWAYS SAID ON THE FRONT that it was terminating there. Grrrrr! I am a pretty chirpy person generally, but really; It drives me crazy some days!


RANT OVER

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bigbadwolf

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Lotty, this type of situation requires only one course of action I'm afraid.


On alighting the bus at the end of the line the driver will be looking in his mirror to make sure all the passengers leave the bus. This will give you ample opportunity to creep up to his right hand window and deposit a small stink bomb. When I was at school we had a partially sighted kid who would take ages counting out his fare. The bus driver would often make fun of him so me and my partners in crime lobbed a firework into his cab to keep him company.


Good luck.

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KalamityKel

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bigbadwolf Wrote:

>

> On alighting the bus at the end of the line the

> driver will be looking in his mirror to make sure

> all the passengers leave the bus. This will give

> you ample opportunity to creep up to his right

> hand window and deposit a small stink bomb. When I

> was at school we had a partially sighted kid who

> would take ages counting out his fare. The bus

> driver would often make fun of him so me and my

> partners in crime lobbed a firework into his cab

> to keep him company.

>

> Good luck.


Hardly amusing wolfie.

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poppylucky

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I'm glad i'm not the only one who gets frustrated at numerous buses that display a destination then terminate halfway!


Best thing to do is to complain first to driver (although many of the decisions are out of his/her hands), then to the respective bus company and sending a copy to the Mayor's office and TFL.


I have'nt had a problem yet with 185 terminating early, as quite new to the area, but in North London where i used to live, there was constant terminations, all of which i made strong complaints about.


If one does'nt complain or make a fuss about things, then no-one ver listens and nothing gets done.....so my advice, put pen to paper and complain.

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Tony.London Suburbs

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poppylucky Wrote:


I have'nt had a problem yet with 185 terminating early,


You are very lucky Poppy that you do not seem to have had many bad experiences on this route.


My friend was abused and used by schoolkids on this route and even her mobile trolley wasn't a sufficient defence!:X


So count yer blessings is what I say(!)

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KalamityKel Wrote:

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> bigbadwolf Wrote:

> >

> > On alighting the bus at the end of the line the

> > driver will be looking in his mirror to make

> sure

> > all the passengers leave the bus. This will

> give

> > you ample opportunity to creep up to his right

> > hand window and deposit a small stink bomb. When

> I

> > was at school we had a partially sighted kid

> who

> > would take ages counting out his fare. The bus

> > driver would often make fun of him so me and my

> > partners in crime lobbed a firework into his

> cab

> > to keep him company.

> >

> > Good luck.

>

> Hardly amusing wolfie.



You should've been there Kel.

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