tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post1011581948662011643..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Public Transport.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49411670973480471372015-08-26T04:41:41.178+01:002015-08-26T04:41:41.178+01:00Parts of non-central Brighton are 'rough'....Parts of non-central Brighton are 'rough'. One huge Jeremy Kyle show.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3396311053213179772015-08-25T22:09:45.868+01:002015-08-25T22:09:45.868+01:00Such a common name these days. Such a common name these days. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46359784370927006412015-08-25T21:55:50.977+01:002015-08-25T21:55:50.977+01:00We don't tip for public transportation, but fo...We don't tip for public transportation, but for charter buses, most do. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74886985677631904222015-08-25T20:16:56.154+01:002015-08-25T20:16:56.154+01:00As I prefer the tube/underground, (and always mind...As I prefer the tube/underground, (and always mind the gap), my friend Anne had to persuade me to go with her on a bus to Hampton Court: "It is like a theatre", she said, "you sit very high up and can look into all those windows you pass - especially in the evening when the rooms are lit." <br />Mmm - I think I prefer the eavesdropping you describe here in your post! Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82365239742156347872015-08-25T19:31:44.480+01:002015-08-25T19:31:44.480+01:00On Ilkley moor bar bus?On Ilkley moor bar bus?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35704544373263345032015-08-25T19:30:43.867+01:002015-08-25T19:30:43.867+01:00We have an OAP friend in the UK who spends all her...We have an OAP friend in the UK who spends all her time travelling around with her bus pass. She would be lost without it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7981303052065544462015-08-25T19:26:41.721+01:002015-08-25T19:26:41.721+01:00A bust stops at the bottom of our front garden. Ev...A bust stops at the bottom of our front garden. Even though I have bus pass I never use it. I shop once a week and couldn't haul all I want back on the bus.<br />I am sure I would greet the driver if I did use itFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84828479226474621052015-08-25T19:23:26.694+01:002015-08-25T19:23:26.694+01:00you forgot greedy Cro.you forgot greedy Cro.Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13055859513351012522015-08-25T17:39:03.994+01:002015-08-25T17:39:03.994+01:00Ah, aged twit, excuse me... Because it wasn't ...Ah, aged twit, excuse me... Because it wasn't remotely humorous, I thought you were being serious.....<br />Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456473594842815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70591317107000227572015-08-25T15:41:55.866+01:002015-08-25T15:41:55.866+01:00I have not been on a bus during the twenty eight y...I have not been on a bus during the twenty eight years I have lived up here. Our bus service means busses are few and far between and we live about two miles from a bus stop.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9800069729934805112015-08-25T15:39:42.812+01:002015-08-25T15:39:42.812+01:00We're obviously a very well bred bunch.We're obviously a very well bred bunch.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85823063153223600932015-08-25T15:38:33.231+01:002015-08-25T15:38:33.231+01:00Sounds like parts of Southend and Brighton are qui...Sounds like parts of Southend and Brighton are quite similar.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58062282342917985842015-08-25T15:37:13.489+01:002015-08-25T15:37:13.489+01:00You do here when you go into (small) shops.You do here when you go into (small) shops.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19679110669868829972015-08-25T15:26:01.623+01:002015-08-25T15:26:01.623+01:00Oops forgot to mention my favourite thing overhead...Oops forgot to mention my favourite thing overhead on a bus in my native Southend. 'F*cking well come 'ere, Chardonnay!' said a mum to her little dot who must be about three who was running down the bus.lovelygreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03864666054403517265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79753130960067895352015-08-25T15:23:33.777+01:002015-08-25T15:23:33.777+01:00We're using the buses in Seattle now. It'...We're using the buses in Seattle now. It's easy now as electronic signs announce the next stop so you know where you are in a strange city. I always say thank you to the driver. I was brought up polite.lovelygreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03864666054403517265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82570070952084766112015-08-25T15:21:37.902+01:002015-08-25T15:21:37.902+01:00Every time I've been on a bus, I say hello to ...Every time I've been on a bus, I say hello to the driver, and "thank you" or "good-bye" when i'm leaving. Or, if i'm taking the back exit, I'll wave.<br /><br />On trains, I say hello and good-bye or thank you to the conductors and wave to the engineer if I can see him.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14844069237349284352015-08-25T14:54:53.545+01:002015-08-25T14:54:53.545+01:00In Bermuda when you get on a bus you say Good Morn...In Bermuda when you get on a bus you say Good Morning to EVERYONE. Razmatazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757164543598076420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16325769877350333082015-08-25T13:30:47.657+01:002015-08-25T13:30:47.657+01:00Twit; read Deb's comment above....Twit; read Deb's comment above.... Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76006835008849950872015-08-25T13:28:36.232+01:002015-08-25T13:28:36.232+01:00I travel on London buses regularly. Never, once ha...I travel on London buses regularly. Never, once have I heard anything remotely like this... I think someone simply made up this snobbish rubbish...Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456473594842815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51402525078820955832015-08-25T13:15:08.800+01:002015-08-25T13:15:08.800+01:00My pleasure, Deb.My pleasure, Deb.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66166006079751323202015-08-25T13:14:51.128+01:002015-08-25T13:14:51.128+01:00Well done Helsie; I'm sure it does.Well done Helsie; I'm sure it does.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57334285026780138512015-08-25T13:14:10.680+01:002015-08-25T13:14:10.680+01:00We don't tip bus drivers over here; that's...We don't tip bus drivers over here; that's going a bit too far!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78206908166060858392015-08-25T13:13:13.861+01:002015-08-25T13:13:13.861+01:00I quite expect it makes their day if people are pl...I quite expect it makes their day if people are pleasant.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46649616143845744792015-08-25T12:44:52.941+01:002015-08-25T12:44:52.941+01:00Thanks for the morning laugh. :)Thanks for the morning laugh. :)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7105702584296944912015-08-25T11:53:09.889+01:002015-08-25T11:53:09.889+01:00In her own case she was probably right.In her own case she was probably right.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com