My ride of terror (Buses & Coaches in general)

Member Name: kelly10

Product:	Buses & Coaches in general
Date:	14/10/08 (124 review reads)
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Advantages: It gets me towork and back

Disadvantages: Have to share with too many people who want to sit on you and share their music

First off I will apologise as this is just a rant about what bugs me on my journey to and from work. I won't be reviewing the bus company but I think that the things that bug me will be issue that everyone has.

I hate it when buses are late. I'm not talking five minutes. I once waited nearly 30 minutes one morning. It was raining and I was absolutly freezing. When I got on the bus the driver didn't apologise for being late. It made a great start to the day.

Buses not turning up. This used to be quite a problem and I was turning up for work upto 30 minutes late every couple of weeks or so. Luckly I have very understanding collegues. When you eventually got on the bus and enquired where the bus had gone you were told that it had turned up. One day I was even accused of lying. Think about it, why would I choose to stand in the cold for nearly 30 minutes?

Overcrowding. This used to be a very bad problem in the mornings as it was a single decker bus that was full of screaming school kids (very annoying), college kids and people going to work. My journey is 40 minutes but it's not fun standing for that long. Eventually the company got the message and have put an extra bus on, a double decker, so the mornings are great. Coming home is terrible. I'm lucky that I get a seat as I get on at the actual station, but I am squashed as I always seem to end up with someone bigger then me sharing the seat or one of those rude, ignorant people who decide to sit on you. The drivers continue to let people on so that people can't get off the bus and often miss their stop. Everyday the drivers are breaking the law by letting more people on then they are legally allowed to. If their was an accident god knows how many would smash through the front window. It just bugs me as it makes the journey home after a busy day at work very stressful and annoying.

Other people. So many listen to their Ipods and feel the need to share it with everyone else. Well I don't want to listen. If I did, I'd have one wouldn't I.

God I didn't realise how angry the bus can make me. I'm ending it here as I have to get the bus tomorrow and don't want to be too wound up!

Summary: A journey in hell