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Another bonus to having the right or close to the right change is that it
takes much less time to load 10 customers on a bus with the right money,
than it does to load the same customers who need a variety of change and
discussion / moaning / argument about the lack of change. 
Also, when people get on the bus with notes, it uses up the small change
drivers would have had available to give those with almost the right money
their change, making it worse for everyone.

As if it isn't bad enough that other road users hate you, many time they
wont let you pull out, bosses moan, customers moan and shout abuse etc,
given unrealistic schedules to keep to despite roadworks, rush hour and more
- really it is not a job for the faint hearted, you need the patience of a
saint to put up with that much abuse each day.

Yes it's a public service, but the people who drive them are human too :)
(well most of them - not sure about Bristol - theres some odd looking
drivers I have seen!)

When you next hear someone moaning about the bus being late - there could be
a variety of reasons - most likely to include those passengers expecting a
full banking service to be made available for them from the bus drivers own
wages.

The answer is simple - have the right money - Et voila - buses might just
run closer to schedule.
(unless of course its me driving! ;-) cos I just didn't care enough about
minor details like that back then. There's only so many fools a girl can
suffer per day - and I was only 20 at the time in my defence - that Not In
Service sign, parked up out of sight with a coffee was a welcomed break from
the madness.)

Sam :)

-----Original Message-----
From: Leigh Smith [mailto:l.smith at epcdirect.co.uk] 
Sent: 08 February 2008 09:50
To: underscore at under-score.org.uk
Subject: Re: [_] pls sign: Bristol to Bath cycle path under threat

I agree, although I've had limited exposure to bus travel of late, for as
long as I can remember it's been "exact fair only" (and I'm quite old)



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