Jim
Going back a few years I was a creature of habit and always caught the same bus to work. As a result I got to know most of the drivers. Good and bad, chatty and taciturn, they were all characters and amusing in their own way.

And then Jim arrived (real name used, I really hope he is a b3tan).

Jim was a small, neat bloke. Balding with a beard and wire rimmed glasses. This alone set him apart from the other lard addicted sweat boxes. What really set him apart was his manner and speech. He was very well spoken and totally intolerant of bad manners and ignorance. He would greet his morning customers with “Here come the happy people, move along now, cheer up you’ll soon be dead.” He would prompt them with loud pleases and thank yous, crack barbed little quips at their expense. One morning I had the reet grumps and as I got on, in reply to his happy people quip I commented that it was alright for some cunts they were already at work. I expected, but didn’t get, a snappy retort. Instead he laughed uproariously and said fair enough. He always spoke after that and often I would stand up front and chat with him. Football, philosophy, politics, management techniques, anything and everything. He was transferred to another depot at short notice and I haven’t heard of him since.

So to all the Jims out there, thanks. You help us get to work in a much better frame of mind. Shame there aren’t that many of you.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Wed 1 Jul 2009, 12:17, 2 replies)

Well...
...this reminds me of the greeters that they have in Canada, when I was training for my Ski instructors (3 months of early mornings up the mountain) there would be lifties at the arrival point all trying to wake and cajole the customers up the mountain. I tell you If it wasn't for the Jims in this world we would be fux0red
(d347hm4n Fraggin your ass!, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 15:53, closed)

we need more Jims
Jim sounds wonderful, never had a driver like Jim, I love people with sharp humour and that is usually matched with a brain. Oh Jim, come back to Porkylips!
(Dog Bum Cute, wiggly, has scary anal glands, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 16:49, closed)