Bens and the buses.
Two of my best mates are called Ben and both not very good with buses, seeing as we don’t really have them in Cornwall.

Ben 1 has managed to get punched by two separate bus drivers on two separate occasions. Not sure why either, he seemed to get punched a lot in those days. But the only person I know to cause enough offence to a bus driver to cause a punch. But that was in Cornwall.

Ben 2 was visiting me in the big smoke just last year. We were meeting in Hammersmith, so I told him to get the 220, only 2 mins from Shepherds Bush, won’t take him long, see you later.

Half an hour later I called him to see where he was. “I’m on the 220.”… you should be here by now…”yeah, I got on the wrong one, it’s ok, it’ll turn around in a minute”… no it won’t, it’s going about 5 or 6 miles out of the way, get off, cross the road, get on the bus going the other way and come back… “nah, it’ll be alright”…

2 hours later he got to the pub, was only meant to take 2 mins.

Best thing about it was the bus driver made him get out at the end of the route even though he knew he was coming back. Then made him pay again. Good old London bus drivers…
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