tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post3717697325599193990..comments2024-03-13T04:34:44.504-07:00Comments on Being Me: Reasons why I should just ignore everyone's needsFran Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-69158436383303936082009-12-22T06:58:05.016-08:002009-12-22T06:58:05.016-08:00Bluestocking Mum - You have no idea! Bus travel i...Bluestocking Mum - You have no idea! Bus travel is by far the most exciting way to get around the UK. So much happens. Happy Christmas to you, too, my writing holiday buddy ...Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-5177155996825175142009-12-22T06:04:31.698-08:002009-12-22T06:04:31.698-08:00I never thought that riding on a bus could be so e...I never thought that riding on a bus could be so entertaining. I must do it more often.<br /><br />Have a great Christmas and New Year. I'm so pleased to have met your aquaintance in 2009.<br /><br />Love<br />D<br />xxBluestocking Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01502764742097142372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-23629571843255204712009-12-22T04:53:59.607-08:002009-12-22T04:53:59.607-08:00Amanda - do come. I am sure that you and me on a ...Amanda - do come. I am sure that you and me on a bus would give me loads more material for the blog ...Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-29228219517695676372009-12-22T04:53:12.460-08:002009-12-22T04:53:12.460-08:00Thanks, Mark - you are very appreciative!Thanks, Mark - you are very appreciative!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-77493873700312613862009-12-22T04:51:06.810-08:002009-12-22T04:51:06.810-08:00Boomer Pie - I tend not to frequent China-bound sl...Boomer Pie - I tend not to frequent China-bound sleighs so at least she'll be safe from mad English women.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-44097695111463029602009-12-21T20:07:52.765-08:002009-12-21T20:07:52.765-08:00Wow, this one has to be one of my new favorite bus...Wow, this one has to be one of my new favorite bus tales. Although the one with you eating olives on the bus will always have a special place in my heart.<br /><br />Think I might fly to England just to ride a bus with you...Brilliant Sulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455777088708665581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-72129284851834168332009-12-21T09:21:10.725-08:002009-12-21T09:21:10.725-08:00# 15 is especially hilarious, with quite a few mem...# 15 is especially hilarious, with quite a few memorable lines throughout."Shame. I quite fancied Romania in the spring." - that's a good one, and the idea of losing a few pearls of wisdom from Steinbeck at every jostle - very funny, Fran!Mark Kerstetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307987573435067415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-38945058564069189832009-12-21T08:02:44.629-08:002009-12-21T08:02:44.629-08:00The foreign exWW is most likely on a sleigh to Chi...The foreign exWW is most likely on a sleigh to China by now...and wondering where the heck that round-about is. Who knew Brit ladies could be soooo hilarious. As an American, I even learned a few new words---plonker and cock it up. Both of which I'm a bit hesitant to use in polite conversation as I think they'd raise a few eyebrows. Merry Christmas from across the pond!<br />http://www.boomerpie.com/Boomer Pie.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07656835943709177287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-46114038703860373372009-12-21T01:43:40.268-08:002009-12-21T01:43:40.268-08:00Hm, Count. I don't know. I wonder whether my...Hm, Count. I don't know. I wonder whether my bus stories are only tolerated because they come every now and again rather than all at once. Just like UK buses, come to think of it. But thanks for your appreciation.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-10223722270836819812009-12-21T01:42:24.066-08:002009-12-21T01:42:24.066-08:00Anna May - the boil fancy dress story is thrilling...Anna May - the boil fancy dress story is thrillingly revolting. Of course I'm happy with the link. Thank you!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-8965609183549030302009-12-21T01:36:11.204-08:002009-12-21T01:36:11.204-08:00elizabethm - ah yes, the mad women and their life ...elizabethm - ah yes, the mad women and their life stories. Er. I think I'm too near that category to comment ....Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-16149499452566287852009-12-20T17:36:16.087-08:002009-12-20T17:36:16.087-08:00You, my dear Fran, are the Daphne Du Maurier of pu...You, my dear Fran, are the Daphne Du Maurier of public transportation, or perhaps, the Erica Jong of motor-buses. At any rate you have the ability to make your readers the WWs on the other side of aisle, which must be the width of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotation (lying flat.) However, I do think these motor-bus experiences should be gathered together and published as a book. The title might be: Memoirs of a WW Commando.If I might be so bold<br />as to suggest a nom de plume: Daphne Jong.COUNT SNEAKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367090847525917503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-47650920543151843452009-12-20T16:51:47.783-08:002009-12-20T16:51:47.783-08:00Hahaha, Loved your bus tale and especially the fan...Hahaha, Loved your bus tale and especially the fancy dress as a barrel quip. It reminded me that a friend of mine once went to a fancy dress party as a boil. She put on a lot of red lipstick had a mouthful of custard and ....need I say more ?<br />Anna May Mangan<br /><br />ps: have linked to you on my site - hope that's OK ?Anna Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116772124748496194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-43438081261655404322009-12-20T15:11:16.643-08:002009-12-20T15:11:16.643-08:00How glad I am that i don't travel on buses any...How glad I am that i don't travel on buses any more. This is not a Mrs Thatcher type piece of bragging, just that where we live now there are no buses. In all my bus travelling life I was always the one sat next to the mad woman teling me her life story. Sometimes I think she had bags but not always.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-31958789734230884892009-12-19T11:35:33.803-08:002009-12-19T11:35:33.803-08:00J - it's kind of you to visit and to leave a c...J - it's kind of you to visit and to leave a comment. Glad you enjoyed the post. Do come back again.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-68164404212832452832009-12-19T11:34:41.446-08:002009-12-19T11:34:41.446-08:00Martin, your comment made me laugh. And then I fe...Martin, your comment made me laugh. And then I felt guilty. Because you may well be right. Oops.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-72742343219241451972009-12-19T11:28:27.774-08:002009-12-19T11:28:27.774-08:00Battypip - I think I might have more success if I ...Battypip - I think I might have more success if I purposely set out to harm them. That way, things might work out better.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-60799388072413725292009-12-19T11:27:36.264-08:002009-12-19T11:27:36.264-08:00Sharon - you know, you may have a point. Perhaps ...Sharon - you know, you may have a point. Perhaps that's why there are whisperings from them all as I get on the bus each morning.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-76095252675664545272009-12-19T10:24:23.968-08:002009-12-19T10:24:23.968-08:00First time visitor here...I loved this post, and I...First time visitor here...I loved this post, and I'm looking forward to poking around a bit more. You have a gift with words, to be able to make such a simple morning into such an entertaining story. Lovely.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-65701338663636081042009-12-19T07:01:06.183-08:002009-12-19T07:01:06.183-08:00Thank you Fran, for making me chuckle. We should, ...Thank you Fran, for making me chuckle. We should, of course, spare a kindly thought for Ex-WW, who may well be closer to her home country than Blacklow Road by now.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-39996160987733537882009-12-19T06:45:37.685-08:002009-12-19T06:45:37.685-08:00Please don't stop trying to help people... it ...Please don't stop trying to help people... it brightens up my day reading about it. One day I hope to share a bus with you and watch your antics in fascination and awe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-70584365164728197002009-12-19T06:37:29.377-08:002009-12-19T06:37:29.377-08:00Your regular fellow bus riders must be adjusted to...Your regular fellow bus riders must be adjusted to your antics by now and should just go with the flow. I would be waiting each day in joyful anticipation.Sharonhttp://www.napwithoutguilt.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-58565222855959731592009-12-19T05:52:18.722-08:002009-12-19T05:52:18.722-08:00No, Lesley, it's not plagiarism, as long as yo...No, Lesley, it's not plagiarism, as long as you go the other way, from 15 to 1. I look forward to the post.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-42590867693663003782009-12-19T05:28:29.100-08:002009-12-19T05:28:29.100-08:00Yay! A bus story! We all enjoy your travels much m...Yay! A bus story! We all enjoy your travels much more than you do, I'm sure. I stole your numbered list technique for my next post, which will go up tomorrow. That's not considered plagiarism, is it?Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726995606953732736noreply@blogger.com