angry 185 bus driver - the sequel? (Lounged)

[KoolBananas]

Domitianus Wrote:

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> KoolBananas Wrote:

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> > Personally, if I was a bus driver, I'd dread

> and

> > possibly even go so far as to say hate the pick

> up

> > through ED. I always thought it must be horrid

> > going through areas like Brixton, Herne Hill,

> > Streatham or anywhere on a main school bus

> route

> > but WOW and OMG! if I had to go through ED :-S

>

>

> Quite so. I mean ED with the appalling traffc

> jams, the violent and abusive pssengers with their

> offensive smiles and "pleases" and "thank-you"'s.

> Gve me a trip through Brixton any time - with

> screeching children being slapped in their prams

> by angry teenage mothers; surly youths chomping on

> smelly fried chicken, playing their music loudly

> and giving dirty looks at anyone who looks

> remotely irked; gags of teens with their jeans

> round their knees, effing and blinding and

> disrespecting each other; mad housewives with

> their shopping trolleys cursing at the driver etc

> etc. Compared with such civilised districts I am

> sure ED must be a descent into Hell!

Seems to me to be a more detailed description of ED rather than somewhere else.

[beaver14uk]

I am entitled to spend time at home you know. I dare say drivers on the 176 use the internet just don't bother looking at this forum to read such crap as the window knocker in ED or a carrier bag blew down Lordship Lane today did you see it - god you really do need to get a life.

Horsebox Wrote:

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> And harder working too. They don't spend all their

> time posting on message boards, unlike those lazy

> buggers from East Thames.

[Gimme]

Fantastic.

Cutting.

Insightful.

Haven't seen the "Carrier Bag Blew Down Lordship Lane" thread but will look for it.

He's right though!!! That's what EDF is about.

It's also about fabulous put downs, and that one is up there with the best.

BeaverUk14 - please tell us that you are not just a one thread contributor!

[Administrator]

And on that note I am finally going to move this to the Lounge area

[beaver14uk]

Ok if you wish I will try and comment on some other issues.

Gimme Wrote:

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> Fantastic.

> Cutting.

> Insightful.

> Haven't seen the "Carrier Bag Blew Down Lordship

> Lane" thread but will look for it.

> He's right though!!! That's what EDF is about.

> It's also about fabulous put downs, and that one

> is up there with the best.

> BeaverUk14 - please tell us that you are not just

> a one thread contributor!

[KoolBananas]

I'm sure we are all waiting with baited breath for your next contribution Beaver

[Alabama]

Got the 176 yesterday arvo and the bus driver was hideous for the whole journey into town. Running red lights, slamming on the brakes and yelling at people. His finest moment was telling a young woman who momentarily struggled with her pushchair to "go f*** your mother". Has Nigel changed route? Has our feedback made him angrier than ever?

[mcatack]

Hi moos

your right there are crappy people on both sides and although i try to smile and greet back after you've been sworn at for the upteenth time in a week you can't blame some of us to go nuts, yes i'm a bus driver through east dulwich and i know whom you refer to as angry nigel and his names not nigel he's a good bloke and has been on the busses for the last 35 years soon to retire

[mcatack]

to clarify your misguided information; all busses are time and place controlled by a clever gps system called IBUS it maps and makes sure all london busses are running relitivly on time, now on occations when alot of traffic or busses are being delayed for longer than 15-20 minutes the system alerts the controllers who contact the drivers about turns ,the driver CAN NOT self turn in most cases you'll be informed of the situation . transfer tickets are issued to allow you on any route to your destination eg your on the 185 to victoria and a turn at vauxhall come up then at vauxhall you can use a transfer to victoria on th 36, 436 or 2 so please give us a break we work to instruction

[Horsebox]

I'm surprised he's managed 35 years without being being attacked or having his angry little head explode through rage-a-hol.

Perhaps the EDF should club together and get him a retirement card.

Anybody up for it?

[beaver14uk]

I gather that a few people on here have been rumbled putting in complaints about "nasty nigel" when he was either on holiday or on another route. Oh dear you really did fall into the trap.

[beaver14uk]

You had best put a complaint into the nice people at Arriva then:)

JoJo09 Wrote:

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> Got the 176 yesterday arvo and the bus driver was

> hideous for the whole journey into town. Running

> red lights, slamming on the brakes and yelling at

> people. His finest moment was telling a young

> woman who momentarily struggled with her pushchair

> to "go f*** your mother". Has Nigel changed

> route? Has our feedback made him angrier than

> ever?