tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post3107964178645302199..comments2024-02-20T07:57:47.756-08:00Comments on Carol Hedges: Transports of DelightCarol Hedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-59664023672312600592013-07-25T04:11:49.459-07:002013-07-25T04:11:49.459-07:00Carol I can't wait to get my bus pass but I do...Carol I can't wait to get my bus pass but I don't think it will ever happen as I'm going to stay 39 for at least another twenty years. Never getting old. xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288880862549021535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-83389903652151269982013-07-16T06:18:13.620-07:002013-07-16T06:18:13.620-07:00That's just awesome. :)That's just awesome. :)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-67887588291793559272013-07-16T00:34:57.827-07:002013-07-16T00:34:57.827-07:00There is A LOT to be said.... despite the aches, p...There is A LOT to be said.... despite the aches, pains etc, old age is actually not too bad!!!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-63928366298968382182013-07-16T00:24:33.831-07:002013-07-16T00:24:33.831-07:00There is something to be said for being old enough...There is something to be said for being old enough to own a travel pass! :)catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-84086328946695837972013-07-15T23:40:49.344-07:002013-07-15T23:40:49.344-07:00Boo., is all I can say. Despite their rudeness, I...Boo., is all I can say. Despite their rudeness, I was on top deck of a London bus yesterday...the only way to travel round the cir=ty. You can realy admire the historic buildings!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-74324239070291942622013-07-15T13:05:26.755-07:002013-07-15T13:05:26.755-07:00I use them before or after the rush hour when I ca...I use them before or after the rush hour when I can, but it's not always doable. On top of that, the city reduced the number of the buses during summer, so avoiding crowd is mostly a matter of luck. And the bath-avoiding clientele uses them at all times.angel011https://www.blogger.com/profile/02603101632272208797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-8402518981702577172013-07-15T07:09:09.484-07:002013-07-15T07:09:09.484-07:00Maybe you're using buses to work? I tend to us...Maybe you're using buses to work? I tend to use them after the rush hour, so different clientele....Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-70035980683994612532013-07-15T06:54:56.121-07:002013-07-15T06:54:56.121-07:00I use public transportation (mostly buses) all the...I use public transportation (mostly buses) all the time, it's cheaper than driving (not to mention I don't drive anyway). Unfortunately, they're usually crowded, often with passengers who took their last bath sometime in the previous century. Still, nice things happen as well.angel011https://www.blogger.com/profile/02603101632272208797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-34535079061408171672013-07-14T09:14:23.169-07:002013-07-14T09:14:23.169-07:00You need to start a campaign...or set up Lady Marm...You need to start a campaign...or set up Lady Marmalade as an impromptu bus!!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-29735882376974447532013-07-14T02:50:42.340-07:002013-07-14T02:50:42.340-07:00I thought she was making it up -apparently she was...I thought she was making it up -apparently she wasn't!!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-51096445862458057472013-07-14T02:28:09.144-07:002013-07-14T02:28:09.144-07:00Oh we have this here. Followed by the council! I g...Oh we have this here. Followed by the council! I guess it's everywhere.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-780458005049512052013-07-14T01:43:15.899-07:002013-07-14T01:43:15.899-07:00I use buses all the time since I gave up my car af...I use buses all the time since I gave up my car after stopping working. I usually meet someone I know and have a chat. Glasgow buses are normally very friendly but you'll never be able to wait at a bus stop without someone moaning to you about the waiting time. Glasgow people love to moan about buses,it's their hobby.Anne Macklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-83206236969456813522013-07-14T01:39:24.821-07:002013-07-14T01:39:24.821-07:00Oh Lynn you made me laugh ,then I felt guilty for ...Oh Lynn you made me laugh ,then I felt guilty for laughing at your misfortune.Anne Macklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-52461763449997343522013-07-14T01:30:57.387-07:002013-07-14T01:30:57.387-07:00Absolutely...you'd fit in here. We had a '...Absolutely...you'd fit in here. We had a ''new'' young driver a while ago, and one of the oldies (89) who was used to being dropped off mid-stop, was refused, quite aggresively by the jobsworth. He took a swing at the him!!!! We all cheered!!! Needless to say, when questioned later, we all saw nothing!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-34032390149164412332013-07-14T01:23:46.427-07:002013-07-14T01:23:46.427-07:00I too use buses all the time, because I won't ...I too use buses all the time, because I won't drive (always thought it was too much effort). I see - so you're one of the women I see on the bus who moan about the late arrival of the 10.17 in the shelter, and make remarks about 3 coming at once, and natter away and drop their bus pass when I'm in a hurry.... and I daresay I shall be one of those before too long, too!!!<br /><br />When I lived in rural Norfolk it was normal for the bus driver to just let you off where you wanted to be, but not quite so here, even in Geordieland which is about the most friendly place on earth (well, of the places I've been to, anyway!)<br /><br />Things that annoy me? School kids who don't get on the school bus but get on MY number 27, then crowd around the entrance and don't give up their seats. I usually shame them into doing so, and get applauded by fellow passengers. Oh dear.... I've become a nutty old woman on a bus....!!!! :) Way to go, I say!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-73027335495820867852013-07-13T10:25:39.544-07:002013-07-13T10:25:39.544-07:00Thank you ladies!!Thank you ladies!!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-627625399842246592013-07-13T09:53:07.310-07:002013-07-13T09:53:07.310-07:00I like this one! Can't imagine you with a bus...I like this one! Can't imagine you with a bus pass. I think they should put the age up...Bev Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035892477756704972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-48227922905630010472013-07-13T07:41:51.816-07:002013-07-13T07:41:51.816-07:00Hahaha. How to induce survivor guilt without even ...Hahaha. How to induce survivor guilt without even trying. Desperately hoping most of this is untrue....... probably isn't though.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-14509055927485715772013-07-13T06:03:16.681-07:002013-07-13T06:03:16.681-07:00My other half is a bus driver so I get free bus tr...My other half is a bus driver so I get free bus travel now and I now prefer to use the bus than drive! XKerry Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074089030312170449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-47117917783493985222013-07-13T05:53:24.034-07:002013-07-13T05:53:24.034-07:00The bus taking me to school crashed into a wall on...The bus taking me to school crashed into a wall on the way there...A bus driver once closed the doors on my daughters foot before she had completely alighted and drove off regardless...My other daughter was was taken virtual prisoner by a bus driver who refused to let her off one evening despite her protestations...( the police asked if we could forgive him as he was under pressure and couldn't afford to lose job )...My Father was a bus driver at one time ...that's where he met the woman/'Clippie' he ran off with thus ruining my mother's life.................................................I tend to travel by taxi these days...:)..............( excellent...chuckle worthy...entertaining post as usual...You never cease to amuse me woman....thankfully...:D )..Lynn Gerrardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061020895933480996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-37220715578556028972013-07-13T05:08:02.891-07:002013-07-13T05:08:02.891-07:00Excellent. AND remember you can use it throughout ...Excellent. AND remember you can use it throughout the UK!! I save on tube fares in London, and going on that nasty claustrophobic thing.Plus the interesting buildings you see from the top of a London bus....Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-21236693808675910232013-07-13T05:05:31.393-07:002013-07-13T05:05:31.393-07:00I can't drive any more (dodgy hips) and I have...I can't drive any more (dodgy hips) and I have been putting off getting my bus pass. I can't really believe I am old enough to have one I suppose! <br />But after reading todays post (brilliant as always!) I will go and get one on Monday. I have missed going out under my own steam and you have given me the impetus to get cracking! Thanks Carol! anita daweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872644106384365588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-66968535734336609162013-07-13T01:55:50.314-07:002013-07-13T01:55:50.314-07:00Hmph. I have to wait until I'm 63 to get a bus...Hmph. I have to wait until I'm 63 to get a bus pass, and the last bus to Skimmel Bridge left five years ago.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530028638362503469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-58334418306693902422013-07-13T01:16:37.860-07:002013-07-13T01:16:37.860-07:00They won't take away the passes - to many oldi...They won't take away the passes - to many oldies would be trapped. You will LOVE having it!!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-6179333956528708832013-07-13T01:16:03.078-07:002013-07-13T01:16:03.078-07:00And you don't pay parking fees, which are huge...And you don't pay parking fees, which are huge here!! And save on petrol. What's not to like?Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.com