So many posts about bus rides being hell
Which I'm sure many many are.
As a non driver I have no problem getting a bus to take me from A to B with the minimum of fuss, blood and mayhem.
Apart from being stuck between a nasty mouth smacking noisy gum chewer and and a tacky chav family of 3 teens and their mum having a really loud conversation not suitable for others ears for over an hour, I cant recall any really unpleasant happenings on a bus.
On at least 2 occassions a bus ( or driver, or another person) has been my saviour.
There is fun to be had on buses.( of the clean variety ;) )
Specially open top buses.
On a hot day off with nothing really better to do I bought a day saver ticket and spent the whole day riding around on open top buses, seeing places I wouldnt normally go to in my everyday life.
And on one a friend laid across the back of 2 seats and pretended to be superman flying through the air while it was filmed, cleverly without the seats showing and only the countryside passing by behind him.

At the end of a days travel I will always offer my day saver ticket to someone waiting at the bus stop when I get off, you would be surprised at how many back away in horror thinking it must be dodgy.
Hey free ticket, take it, theres no catch, i'm done with it, make use of it!
Why are people so scared and doubtful of kindness?

Oh and I make eye contact and smile at people on London buses and tubes, partly because it freaks people out and partly because well I'm just nice (naive/ignorant/countrybumpkin/add your own)

So, as much as Ive laughed and cringed at some of the horror stories about buses.
Bus rides can also be fun and/or uneventful
(insomniac-surfer oh go on then, just this once, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 3:15, 5 replies)

oooh and its my B3ta birthday!
Happy busday to me
(insomniac-surfer oh go on then, just this once, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 3:18, closed)

happy b3tan birthdays
I'm a public transport user in London daily and its astonishing how many people are cynical and / or defensive if you try to help them by as you suggest handing over a day pass. Very sad.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 8:25, closed)

I know what you mean.
Regarding the day saver tickets. The fuckers look as if you're going to bum rape them.

Edit. Happy b3taday.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 1 Jul 2009, 10:01, closed)

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Got on tha bus with me day saver
Smoked a reefer in da corner
Laid low
Did a Grand Theft Auto
( browser still relating boring anecdotes into a void on, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 11:17, closed)

People who smile at me scare me.
There's no reason to smile. I can only conclude they're after my pants.

My shiny pants.
(Scritty Bakerman., Wed 1 Jul 2009, 14:21, closed)