tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post6141129395447829720..comments2024-03-13T04:34:44.504-07:00Comments on Being Me: Reasons why there should be a counselling service for those grieving over the loss of public transportFran Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-39642847429041531672011-02-21T11:18:16.011-08:002011-02-21T11:18:16.011-08:00Deborah - who will warn them that I'm coming?Deborah - who will warn them that I'm coming?Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-12084470426700465182011-02-21T09:07:32.442-08:002011-02-21T09:07:32.442-08:00To make up for your loss (and ours), I think you s...To make up for your loss (and ours), I think you should take a 6-week bus holiday in SE Asia. Or Eastern Europe.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-65758548043594750482011-02-21T07:27:36.830-08:002011-02-21T07:27:36.830-08:00Martin H - change gear? Why would I need to wear ...Martin H - change gear? Why would I need to wear different clothing just to drive a bus in my living room?<br /><br />Vintage Teatime - it's no good. Even the threat of swine flu isn't enough to stop me wanting that bus ride.<br /><br />Friko - yet again, your sympathetic and understanding approach moved me to tears.<br /><br />Count Sneaky - you and I are soul mates where buses are concerned.<br /><br />Photopuddle - the rolling out of bed thing does indeed sound like a good deal compared to my walks in the rain. <br /><br />Raining Acorns - I'm just an old moaner. Take no notice. Being able to walk to work is definitely a good thing. Walking home FROM work is even better.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-43299625777655210992011-02-20T18:35:45.530-08:002011-02-20T18:35:45.530-08:00You have definitely made the case, and I will now ...You have definitely made the case, and I will now stop envying the fact that you can walk to work.Susan Scheid (Raining Acorns)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02827286681242730183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-23620377360071076022011-02-20T14:49:36.730-08:002011-02-20T14:49:36.730-08:00This post made me smile. I'm not a particular ...This post made me smile. I'm not a particular fan of bus travel but I do miss my commute on the train sometimes simply because I got to read so many books. It can now take me a couple of months to finish a book when at one point whilst commuting I used to get through about two books a week. <br />I don't stay sad for too long though as I'm currently a stay-at-hom mum (and loving it) and my commute now involves simply rolling out of bed which compared to train delays and walking to the station in the dark and in the rain isn't so bad!PhotoPuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208041274634842414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-44026524993602974282011-02-20T12:28:06.667-08:002011-02-20T12:28:06.667-08:00I like the idea of spending all day Saturday on th...I like the idea of spending all day Saturday on the bus!<br />Now here is a remarkably brilliant, new idea in western civilization, although I believe it was tried in Kazakstan in the 1880's with mixed results. It certainly has appeal and if it could be started in your town that would be a coup. Of course,this is an idea you could have swiped from ANNA KARENENIA. Nevertheless,<br />think of how many Susan Hill novels you could expose your subconscious mind to...or you could meet a tall, dark stranger... who would arrest you. It boggles, it staggers, it causes pause. Buses could be the next cultural discovery of the 21st century...up there with Botox or unstructured-playtime. Well, I must get back to LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET while I change seats to get behind the driver who is going to give me her review <br />of LADY AUDLEY'S PORTCULLIS. Yes, the pain is overwhelming...and, I think, understandable. My best.COUNT SNEAKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367090847525917503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-11234928590611312252011-02-20T10:46:02.842-08:002011-02-20T10:46:02.842-08:00I most definitely do NOT feel for you.
Now you...I most definitely do NOT feel for you.<br /><br />Now you're just being silly, walking is so much healthier and you actually save 10 minutes each way. <br /><br />Woud a toy bus help? You could read with one hand (or should that be eye?) and with the other (hand) you could shove the bus around. Going vroom vroom and reading shouldn't present a problem for a versatile multitasker like you who can eat olives on a bus and stick out a leg for others to stumble over at the same time.<br /><br />Thinking of that, I bet the passengers on the bus are NOT gloating; they are merely afraid that you might join them again in the future. They are keeping their heads well down.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-18162336062898362422011-02-20T09:07:49.495-08:002011-02-20T09:07:49.495-08:00It's a mindset thing - you have to realise tha...It's a mindset thing - you have to realise that they're not gloating on the bus - they're glowering with envy - because you are out in the fresh air away from the likelihood of catching swine flu from the guy in the next seat; you are likely to be slimmer and fitter than them shortly; you're saving on busfares,saving the planet in fact, etc.......Vintage Tea Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00418967916966751442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-47397231186802603422011-02-20T08:45:59.078-08:002011-02-20T08:45:59.078-08:00But, how do you change gear?But, how do you change gear?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-76884516794326059262011-02-20T05:51:59.558-08:002011-02-20T05:51:59.558-08:00Isabelle - Me? Loopy? How CAN you?
Anna May - A...Isabelle - Me? Loopy? How CAN you?<br /><br />Anna May - And then where would they take me? That'd be round your house, then.<br /><br />dbs - in bed, I manage about 33 seconds of reading and then the print goes blurry as the Land of Nod takes over. <br /><br />Mollie - Going to work on a pope-mobile! Sounds fabulous. If a little anachronistic for an English teacher.<br /><br />Steve - you always have the best solutions.<br /><br />Martine - I'm right with you - let public transport take the strain while you relax. It's how it should be.<br /><br />Alan - there's really an App called 'Next Bus'? I am SO missing out. (Although if I got an iphone, I might miss out less....)<br /><br />bad penny - haven't been sploshed yet, but certain bus drivers in the area have good reason for that kind of revenge, so I have to watch out.<br /><br />Annie - You were the one who asked the bus inspector for another martini, weren't you?Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-17875621142246425182011-02-20T04:58:42.771-08:002011-02-20T04:58:42.771-08:00You miss being on a bus? Blimey, you've got me...You miss being on a bus? Blimey, you've got me with that one! I got on a bus once and tried to upgrade to business class, but the driver said they didn't have business class, so I never went on one again.Annie (Lady M) xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086309578820420578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-33066292928873506852011-02-20T03:15:42.483-08:002011-02-20T03:15:42.483-08:00My daughter couldn't wait to drive having spen...My daughter couldn't wait to drive having spent the past seventeen years waiting for a bus with her non driving mother.<br />At least you don't get sploshed by a mean bus driver...or do you? That would REALLY add insult to injury !BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-55309674281117046032011-02-20T02:25:45.730-08:002011-02-20T02:25:45.730-08:00I have to agree with you, bus travel is one of the...I have to agree with you, bus travel is one of the great joys of life. On an almost daily basis I give thanks that I exist at the time of the confluence of free bus travel for over-60s (although the buggers will get rid of it before too long I fear) and the appearance of iPhone Apps such as "Next Bus" which tells you precisely when the next bus is due (in real time) at most bus stops. For this brief moment of time I am on the No 64 to Utopia.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-54878605530286160122011-02-20T01:40:23.556-08:002011-02-20T01:40:23.556-08:00So agree, I love using public transport, though cu...So agree, I love using public transport, though currently riding to work on my bike and really enjoying that. I love being able to people watch without having to think about where you are going or concentrate on the traffic.<br />thanks for sharing<br />martinemartinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260048849955077472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-62141833808700954352011-02-20T00:05:37.132-08:002011-02-20T00:05:37.132-08:00Solution: get the sack from your job and then get ...Solution: get the sack from your job and then get the bus to the job centre. Sorted.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-11352147733831159182011-02-19T23:20:07.461-08:002011-02-19T23:20:07.461-08:00If I could walk to work, that'd be swell! If I...If I could walk to work, that'd be swell! If I could ride a bus to work, that'd be nifty! But if I had a pope-mobile, well! I'd tell them to all go to hell!<br /><br /><br />Um. Yeah. I guess not the best poem, heh. Great post you have there!OKinUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555273626929715243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-66009611699864734062011-02-19T18:08:59.934-08:002011-02-19T18:08:59.934-08:00I guess the bus is sort of a smorgasbord of writin...I guess the bus is sort of a smorgasbord of writing inspiration but other than that, I can't relate to you much here. Just read for 10 extra minutes before bed and repeat to yourself: change is good.DB Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484034493143850659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-87808092593059328382011-02-19T18:04:09.513-08:002011-02-19T18:04:09.513-08:00SURELY the care in the community bus stops right o...SURELY the care in the community bus stops right outside your house and would willingly take you away haha ?<br />Anna May xAnna Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116772124748496194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-78678479070847080372011-02-19T15:54:33.185-08:002011-02-19T15:54:33.185-08:00Well, here's where we differ, Fran. I think I&...Well, here's where we differ, Fran. I think I'd be quite happy if I never got on a bus again. But then, reading on buses makes me feel sick. <br /><br />We also differ because, after not all that many years teaching English compared to my three hundred and sixty two, you have gone... slightly... loopy. No stamina, the younger generation. <br /><br />You know, depressingly (to me), if you'd lived in Prestonpans when I was teaching there, you might just have been old enough for me to teach.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.com