Monday 30 April 2007

A dream journey this morning. The bus was on time AND a double decker so there were seats for everyone. It's clear that the person who designed the seats on the new-ish buses (the purple ones with the purple and blue fabric) never had to sit on them for 40-50 minutes. The one good thing about the older buses was at least the seats were comfortable.

Friday 27 April 2007

Mercifully, the 8am bus must have turned up this morning as the 8:15am had spare seats (but was still a single decker of course). Last night's journey home was fine.

Morning Journey 26 April 2007

A truly awful journey this morning. The 8am bus from Otley didn't turn up (for the second time this week; what happens to them?) and when the 8:15am turned up...it was a single decker. Why do FirstLeeds insist on putting on single decker buses during the busiest times in the morning??? As a result I had to stand for the entire journey into Leeds. The bus driver missed THREE stops despite the bell being rung in good time. He seemed unsure of which stops he could stop at as he admitted to an alighting, and angry, passenger. He also managed to block traffic by stopping on a crossroads. In his defence though, he was the only driver I've ever known who said 'good morning' as I got on.

Oh, for the days when we were blessed with double deckers in the morning!

Thursday 26 April 2007

Welcome. The purpose of this blog is to convey my experiences of being a regular commuter on the X84 bus service (Otley/Leeds). Such is the frustration of using this service that I felt I had to create a platform for my outpourings of rage and despair; not only about the standard of service but also about my general experiences and observations during my journeys on the microcosm of society that the bus often is.