I was kidnapped by a bus
Three or four years ago, I had just got together with Mister Anodyne, and I used to spend a couple of days at his place a week. One day I was going to his and had gone to the supermarket in town, after college. So I had a *really* heavy, massive bag with me... dragging the ground heavy (I am short and the bag was heavy).

Anyways, so I gets to the bus stop, and there's a bus from a different bus company there. It was a different bus company because it went all the way to North Yorkshire. It was an express bus, one that has many fewer stops. "No problem," thinks I, "I've seen this bus stop at my stop loads of times". So I got on, dragging my load, and sits down.

*Time passes as the bus travels*

So now it was nearly time to get off, so I rang the bell, stood up, and started dragging my bag to the front. The bus stopped before I got to the front and let 3 people on. It then set off again. "Woah!" I shouted. "I wanted to get off!"..... This is how the following conversation went:

Me: Mate, I needed to get off there.
Bus Driver: You can't get off there.
M: ?
D: That is a stop for people to get *on* the bus. You can't get *off* the bus there.
M: But...eh?
D: You. Can't. Get. Off. There.
M: But you had stopped already! How is it a problem if I get off if people are getting on?
D: Those are the rules. The arrangement we have with *local bus company* is that people can't get off there.
M: THAT MAKES NO SENSE!!! WHAT THE MERRY HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW?!?!
Passenger: This is an express bus! If you wanted to get off at that stop you should have got on another bus.
M: THE BUS STOPPED! IT TAKES AT LEAST 3 TIMES AS LONG FOR SOMEONE TO GET ON THE BUS AS IT DOES FOR SOMEONE TO GET OFF!!! AAARGH!!!! *Brain explodes at sheer jobsworthiness of it all*

Eventually the bus stopped. A MILE from where I needed to be. I had to ring up Mister Anodyne, and through my tears, tell him what had happened. He came to rescue me and carry my bag.

Once I had finished being all head explod-y and crying, I got really pissed off, I mean - what kind of wanker chucks a 16 year old girl off a bus with a bag she can hardly carry in an area she doesn't even know? So I rang the bus company, and they.... just told me the exact same ridiculous shit that the driver had.


Bus companies are wankers.


...Sorry about the rant, I hadn't realised I was still quite so pissed off with the whole affair as I obviously am...

Length? At least a mile out of my way.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Thu 25 Jun 2009, 17:15, 2 replies)

That is terrible
and stupid.

You should write and complain, they might at least send you some free tickets.

EDIT: As it was over 3 years ago my advice is a bit late, sorry!

Dr S
(Dr Skagra glorious glargzhem, Thu 25 Jun 2009, 17:20, closed)

It's opposite out here
In Sydney, there are express buses where people can get off, but not get on. Makes more sense in terms of time but I still think it's stupid. If you're stopping a bus you're fucking well stopping!!!

I think you should have torn out the bus company owner's throat and spat it out at one of the stops where people can get on but not off.

Um, this sort of stuff makes me quite angry.
(Dog Bum Cute, wiggly, has scary anal glands, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 14:32, closed)