The Bus

[72andsunny]

Is so not the fastest way to get anywhere...

But on short notice, it was 20% of the cost of flying (between Napier and Auckland), and there's free wi-fi at the halfway rest stop.

[Kiwi Mac]

I have heard of this "bus".

I was once asked by Cambridgeshire County Council how they could improve the bus service to make me use it.

My reply? Fit leather seats, seat heating, a decent stereo and get rid of the other passengers so I could travel in peace!

[Arwen]

My reply? Fit leather seats, seat heating, a decent stereo and get rid of the other passengers so I could travel in peace!

[JandM]

We live where very few buses run.

When M turned pension age, he phoned up the North Dorset council, never ones to give any concessions they could avoid, to see what he was due in the way of the proverbial bus pass - this was a few years back, before the recent rule changes.

'We'll give you a pass to get you into town,' said the official. 'But I live in town,' said M, and the man replied, 'There you are, then,' and put the phone down.

[Kiwi Mac]

We live where very few buses run. When M turned pension age, he phoned up the North Dorset council, never ones to give any concessions they could avoid, to see what he was due in the way of the proverbial bus pass - this was a few years back, before the recent rule changes. 'We'll give you a pass to get you into town,' said the official. 'But I live in town,' said M, and the man replied, 'There you are, then,' and put the phone down.

Ha!

I once saw the late great George Melly interviewed and he said he had recently become eligible for a bus pass "whatever that is"!!