Well, been taking buses for many years. It is one of the forms of public transports that you will actually see the driver and feel that they are actually breathing the same air as you...lol...
This year in Box Hill, I have been taking bus almost every working days.. This is because I am lazy to walk to work..that takes half an hour up and down hills.. Hehe..so instead i chose to pay for a zone 2 monthly tickets of AUD60 something... And takes a bus near my house to the centro then change it to another bus to work.
So have been seeing regular faces of bus drivers (and of coz some new faces every now and then)... there is one driver that i dont like..he is almost at least 10 minutes late for the bus that I am supposed to take...ARGH!!! Well, have to blame it to myself too, always get the buss that at late as possible....So end up? I am quite often late to work....
Some drivers, they dont care whether you have sat down, just accelerate as soon as you finish validating the tickets, and who knows you might trip over...
But today, I met an interesting bus driver.. he is very nice! Knowing that tonight is so cold, he arrived at the bus stop quite early. Instead of parking the bus aside and went down for a smoke or two, he chose to open the door, stayed in the bus and let the passengers in! What a rescue to those who are shivering in the cold wind. And after he left, he saw a lady missed the bus, he drove for a round and then came back for the lady (of coz he did explain what he is doing to us fellow passengers)...
He greeted every passenger who come in, ask if they are well, and also wishes us for a good evening when we got down the bus. Isnt he very nice?
Thanks for the 291 bus at 6.47pm 31/07/07 driver. You are wonderful!