Don't distract the driver
Once when i was a young lad all of twenty i decided to take the bus home to my new place of residence in the suburbs of sunny Newcastle. (the Australia one not the one in England). as i was the only person on the bus i got chatting to the bus driver who looked 20yrs old, 21 at most. as i was unfamiliar to the area i asked him if this bus went close to my home. he being fairly new to the job(it was THAT obvious)was struggling as it was getting through the steep and twisty streets of my area. having said he'd tell me when we got close to to my desired destination and wanting to keep him informed of my whereabouts i helpfully pointed out various landmarks i recognised as being on my way home. 'no i think it's - wait,no um maybe over there, no,um hang on'.after taking a wrong turn into a dead end street on a particularly narrow and steep road,possibly to do with being distracted by my ramblings, the poor fellow then attempted a three point turn. not easy to do at the best of times,but in a bus pretty f------ hard i'd imagine. the upshot resulted in someone's tree getting destroyed,one busted back bumper on the ground and a young homeward bound 'zillion sneaking off into the distance, not wanting to hang around answering any questions.
(kenzillion, Thu 25 Jun 2009, 22:00, Reply)