LOCALS SHOCKED BY BUS 'ON TIME'
By Our Transport Reporter Stan Dingages
Residents in Dalkeith, Midlothian, spoke today of their shock of seeing the 8.10 First Bus service to Edinburgh leave the Mayfield terminus on time. Disillusioned passengers have long since given up on First Bus providing the service it says on its timetables and have been resigned to hanging around the bus terminus for long spells in the hope that a Number 86 will eventually make an appearance after the driver has read his paper and consumed a flask of tea.
But today, shocked passengers trooped down to the bus stop to find the Number 86 not only there waiting for them but actually leaving at its designated time of 8.10. Said one astonished resident 'I couldn't believe it when I left the house and saw the bus sitting there. I thought I was still dreaming and had to pinch myself to make sure it wasn't a mirage'.
A First Bus spokesperson apologised to passengers for the confusion. 'It appears there was a misunderstanding which meant the driver actually turned up two minutes before the scheduled time and departed as per the timetable. We're all aware that passengers don't expect many of our buses to turn up at all, let alone leave bang on time so I can only apologise on behalf of the company. Passengers can rest assured that normal service will be resumed tomorrow when we don't expect the 7.40 and 7.55 buses to turn up at all and the 8.10 to be ten minutes late.'
Inspector Blakey is 94.
3 comments:
Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit!
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I took commuter rail to work for four years. We consistently arrived 20 minutes after the scheduled arrival time. To boost their "on time arrival" stats, they just reprinted the schedules to reflect the time the trains actually arrived. Talk about your lowered expectations...
I remember a bus trip I took in the Philippines in the 1980s. We were told the only bus for the day would leave around 9am and so we sensibly showed up at around 8.30 and we asked if this was where the bus left from. About an hour later a bus with the driver and two other passengers rolled up. We jumped on with our bags and waited. After waiting half an hour we asked in tongues when the bus would leave. We were told soon. Slowly over the next two hours, the bus filled up with people and their stuff (animal and otherwise). Around middday, the driver started the bus and did a circuit of the town honking his horn. This went on for another hour and by then the bus was almost full. So to cut a long story short, the bus left when it was full, which was at 2pm. The only thing worse was the food options on the way. At least the weather was nice.
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