Stagecoach
Some others were blasting this sodding company so I thought I'd join in. Even though it is bus drivers in general who are utter twats, Stagecoach in particular deserves to be flogged for their business practices. Also, the head of this Perth based company (Brian Souter) poured money into a homophobic ad campaign when the Scottish Parliament had the audacity to get rid of Section 28. I digress.

A mate of mine called Andy tried to catch a bus home. Since his house is in the middle of nowhere, there's only a bus once every two hours. The bus driver won't let him on with a £10 note (this was late afternoon, not first thing in the morning) as he doesn't have change.

Andy: "I don't have anything else."
Twunt: "You'll have to go to the bus station office and get change then."

So off my mate goes to get change.

Helpful Station Chappy: "You shouldn't have to get change. If the driver doesn't have any it's his job to get some."

So Andy is slightly pissed off but goes to catch the bus. Only it's already gone. He goes back to the helpful station guy who then gets the twunt on the phone and makes the bus come back to the station. Twunt and passengers alike are pissed off. What annoys me is that people refuse to accept responsibility for their actions. The bus driver was totally at fault but that didn't stop him effing and jeffing.

And in closing, not so much jobsworth but... for *years* I bought a return ticket between my two most common places of residence. I was starting to get pissed off at the rising price tag (£7.80 at the last purchase). One day the ticket machine wouldn't print out the return I wanted.

Bus Driver: "Sorry mate, it's not working. How about I give you a Fife Dayrider instead? It gives you unlimited travel in Fife for the day."

Since beginning and end points were both in Fife that was fine. I felt I was being fleeced though.

Me: "Okay, how much is that?"
Bus Driver: "Five pounds."

Nnnnnnnnnnnnnggg. Bastards, utter nob jockeys. Not one of the fuckers, on any one of the hundreds of journeys I made saw fit to tell me I could save £2.80.

Calm, calm.
( djtrialprice, Fri 13 May 2005, 15:30, Reply)