Useless Bus Éireann

KwackerJack

So tonight is the third night that the bus did not show as advertised on the site and on the stop listings. I triple checked the site and what I found was that the site listings, PDF download and stop listing were all different. To prove my point check the Mullingar to Ballina bus and you will see that the times show do not match the PDF download that's supplied. I'm not expecting a state body to do a job that is required of them but Jesus we cant even sort out a bloody bus timetable! Fire all the overpaid bosses, sack the staff that drink tea and read papers all day. Privatise the whole lot and only keep the staff who can actually plan a bus network!! This is now the third time that my GF has hung around town waiting on a bus that seems to be non-existent and has missed two days in work!!!

Bus Éireann is an absolute embarrassment to this country. If only more services provided rural services, because they'd finally lose the monopoly they currently have.

Muahahaha

It gets worse OP, Margaret Thatcher once said “A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure”

I wouldn't agree with the failure bit but if you find yourself depending on Bus Eireann to get you from Mullingar to Ballina you're probably suffering from a mild dementia and have a sore scalp from pulling your hair out.

KwackerJack

Muahahaha wrote: »

It gets worse OP, Margaret Thatcher once said “A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure”

I wouldn't agree with the failure bit but if you find yourself depending on Bus Eireann to get you from Mullingar to Ballina you're probably suffering from a mild dementia and have a sore scalp from pulling your hair out.

Good job, Nice Porsche, Nice motorbike, Pilots Licence! Far from a failure!

The only failure here is our so called bus service!

It was my GF that was travelling but I did not want to get into the unnecessary minor details!

NachoBusiness

I'll see your Bus Éireann and raise you Dublin Bus.

I live on a route that serves seven different bus numbers that all are supposed to run every ten minutes. So that should mean on average there should be 42 buses per hour on this route. HA!! You'd be lucky if you saw two of each number an hour and that includes the many 'Out of Service' buses each God damn day that magically seem to have no trouble moving in spite of them being "out of service".

/threadhijack

PARlance

You can cross Nice BF off the list.

On the bus with ya!

KwackerJack

PARlance wrote: »

You can cross Nice BF off the list.

On the bus with ya!

if you want to drive her to Ballina late on a Sunday evening the get up for work at 6 be my guest!

mr.anonymous

I see an ad for their €9.99 seat sale under your post, OP. It has a picture of the bus that didn't show too!

I avoid Bus Eireann as much as possible. They're my bus of last resort. My record to date is 45 mins late.

Brian from Bray

Muahahaha wrote: »

It gets worse OP, Margaret Thatcher once said “A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure”

I wouldn't agree with the failure bit but if you find yourself depending on Bus Eireann to get you from Mullingar to Ballina you're probably suffering from a mild dementia and have a sore scalp from pulling your hair out.

I wonder how Maggie is keeping these days.

johnny osbourne

stand clear

PARlance

KwackerJack wrote: »

if you want to drive her to Ballina late on a Sunday evening the get up for work at 6 be my guest!

Pic please.

johnny osbourne

KwackerJack wrote: »

if you want to drive her to Ballina late on a Sunday evening the get up for work at 6 be my guest!

you should have drove earlier in the day

humberklog

Mullingar to Ballina? What's the point of that?

kneemos

Only see two buses at 2206 and 0026.
Not a spectacular service.

the_syco

Haven't gotten Bus Éireann in a while! Always took JJ Kavanaghs, mainly for the reasons listed in the OP, when I did get the bus. Drive everywhere now.

KwackerJack wrote: »

if you want to drive her to Ballina late on a Sunday evening the get up for work at 6 be my guest!

Oh matron! :pac:

bodhrandude

Worse, try using their journey planner, unbelievable.

Kidchameleon

Never buy return tickets off them if you intend to get the last bus back. Many times I've seen people turned away from a Bus Eireann because its full. They should keep a seat free if they've sold a day return that hasnt been fully used.

Vic_08

KwackerJack wrote: »

So tonight is the third night that the bus did not show as advertised on the site and on the stop listings. I triple checked the site and what I found was that the site listings, PDF download and stop listing were all different. To prove my point check the Mullingar to Ballina bus and you will see that the times show do not match the PDF download that's supplied. I'm not expecting a state body to do a job that is required of them but Jesus we cant even sort out a bloody bus timetable! Fire all the overpaid bosses, sack the staff that drink tea and read papers all day. Privatise the whole lot and only keep the staff who can actually plan a bus network!! This is now the third time that my GF has hung around town waiting on a bus that seems to be non-existent and has missed two days in work!!!

What time bus was it that did not show up as advertised?

Badly Drunk Boy

The last time I used Bus Eireann was a few weeks ago, going to Dublin. It was a minute late. Ridiculous service!

Mr.Crinklewood

PARlance wrote: »

Pic please.

I don't need a pic.

mfceiling

Sure it would take you no time to drive her there in that porsche of yours...

jamesbere

Bus eireann are woeful, ignorant drivers and poor services.

Pink Fairy

No self respecting bus driver would stop in Mullingar

strelok

a buseireann bus just sailed on past me a week or two back as I was at the stop, waving frantically at the driver and, even after it had driven past, running after it for a minute

****

fermanagh_man

Luggage doors operating

Badly Drunk Boy

strelok wrote: »

a buseireann bus just sailed on past me a week or two back as I was at the stop, waving frantically at the driver and, even after it had driven past, running after it for a minute

****

Did you want to get onto it or something? Or did you just want the driver to wave back?

suicide_circus

fermanagh_man wrote: »

Luggage doors operating

Isn't it "luggage doors operate"?

Buona Fortuna

strelok wrote: »

a buseireann bus just sailed on past me a week or two back as I was at the stop, waving frantically at the driver and, even after it had driven past, running after it for a minute

****

Bus ****

Starokan

strelok wrote: »

a buseireann bus just sailed on past me a week or two back as I was at the stop, waving frantically at the driver and, even after it had driven past, running after it for a minute

****

That happened me a good few years ago, only difference was he stuck up his fingers as he went past

Found out later he was moving off to Oz so was having the craic for the day at most of his stops, I'm sure it was top quality banter for the bus driver but was fairly nightmarish for me as was near four hours to next bus.

kneemos

Starokan wrote: »

That happened me a good few years ago, only difference was he stuck up his fingers as he went past

Found out later he was moving off to Oz so was having the craic for the day at most of his stops, I'm sure it was top quality banter for the bus driver but was fairly nightmarish for me as was near four hours to next bus.

Funny though in fairness.

strelok

Starokan wrote: »

That happened me a good few years ago, only difference was he stuck up his fingers as he went past

Found out later he was moving off to Oz so was having the craic for the day at most of his stops, I'm sure it was top quality banter for the bus driver but was fairly nightmarish for me as was near four hours to next bus.

yeah, i only had to wait an hour or so for the next bus but it was a kavanaghs and cost me another 14 euro and it was quarter to 1 in the morning. still better than 4 hours wait though

i should have rang up to give out but I don't like getting people in trouble, even when they're bloody *****.

KwackerJack

Vic_08 wrote: »

What time bus was it that did not show up as advertised?

930ish and 1132 didn't show as advertised!

Quoted 930 online but quoted 830 on the stop!!!

KwackerJack

mfceiling wrote: »

Sure it would take you no time to drive her there in that porsche of yours...

Bring a Porsche to Ballina? Are you mad!

Then I'd have to spend more time with her!

harry Bailey esq

I Use the 101 service from talbot st to balbriggan and vice versa maybe 15-20 times a week,and Have always found it to be a punctual,reliable and comfortable service.The Dublin/Waterford service is also pretty reliable.Maybe im one of the lucky ones,but I find BE provide a good service.Dont get me started on dublin bus though :mad:

Streetwalker

That's what you get for being poor OP

Eugene Norman

I find BE to be fine but I never use them except for weekend trips so I don't care about being a few minutes late.

Relatively good buses.

ColeTrain

mfceiling wrote: »

Sure it would take you no time to drive her there in that porsche of yours...

Cop on, the man has a pilots licence for god's sake. He could use his plane.

kneemos

KwackerJack wrote: »

930ish and 1132 didn't show as advertised!

Quoted 930 online but quoted 830 on the stop!!!

Probably summertime times that haven't been changed at the stop.

KwackerJack

ColeTrain wrote: »

Cop on, the man has a pilots licence for god's sake. He could use his plane.

Haven't bought one yet!! Not safe bringing a plane to Ballina. They might think it's some kind of alien or angry God and try shoot me down!

kneemos

KwackerJack wrote: »

930ish and 1132 didn't show as advertised!

Quoted 930 online but quoted 830 on the stop!!!

Those are daily times by the way.
Sunday times are 2206 and 0026.On the far right of the timetable.
Not surprised they didn't turn up.

KwackerJack

kneemos wrote: »

Those are daily times by the way.
Sunday times are 2206 and 0026.On the far right of the timetable.
Not surprised they didn't turn up.

Sunday times on the castle Street stop quoted 2030 & 2332

Also the online planner let's you buy a ticket for the times I quoted yet there is no bus running??

kneemos

KwackerJack wrote: »

Sunday times on the castle Street stop quoted 2030 & 2332

Also the online planner let's you buy a ticket for the times I quoted yet there is no bus running??

Pretty sure they're daily times.
Times under SU on the far right are Sunday times.

dutopia

KwackerJack wrote: »

Good job, Nice Porsche, Nice motorbike, Pilots license

You could make your commute far more interesting... get your girlfriend to fly the plane off a cliff, you chase her on the motorbike, jump off in midair and skydive down to the plane. Then just before Ballina you both skydive out of the plane and land in your Porsche (that you're remote controlling with your phone) right in front of the Bus Eireann. Give the driver the fingers and drive away at top speed!

Maybe I should be a movie director.

P. Breathnach

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

I Use the 101 service from talbot st to balbriggan and vice versa maybe 15-20 times a week,and Have always found it to be a punctual,reliable and comfortable service.The Dublin/Waterford service is also pretty reliable.Maybe im one of the lucky ones,but I find BE provide a good service.Dont get me started on dublin bus though :mad:

Such posts disrupt threads like this one.

KwackerJack

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

I Use the 101 service from talbot st to balbriggan and vice versa maybe 15-20 times a week,and Have always found it to be a punctual,reliable and comfortable service.The Dublin/Waterford service is also pretty reliable.Maybe im one of the lucky ones,but I find BE provide a good service.Dont get me started on dublin bus though :mad:

What do you be doing that you use the bus 20 times a week?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Muahahaha wrote: »

It gets worse OP, Margaret Thatcher once said “A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure”

I wouldn't agree with the failure bit but if you find yourself depending on Bus Eireann to get you from Mullingar to Ballina you're probably suffering from a mild dementia and have a sore scalp from pulling your hair out.

if, at the age if 26, a man finds himself living in a place where he he dependant on a car, he can count himself a failure.

Buona Fortuna

KwackerJack wrote: »

What do you be doing that you use the bus 20 times a week?

Bus driver

Buona Fortuna

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

if, at the age if 26, a man finds himself living in a place where he he dependant on a car, he can count himself a failure.

Yes because our public transport system is comprehensive and efficient :rolleyes:

jamesbere

dutopia wrote: »

You could make your commute far more interesting... get your girlfriend to fly the plane off a cliff, you chase her on the motorbike, jump off in midair and skydive down to the plane. Then just before Ballina you both skydive out of the plane and land in your Porsche (that you're remote controlling with your phone) right in front of the Bus Eireann. Give the driver the fingers and drive away at top speed!

Maybe I should be a movie director.

Like a scene from the Irish bond film

From ballina with love

bodhrandude

bodhrandude wrote: »

Worse, try using their journey planner, unbelievable.

Their journey planner is great. Well, I mean the one that's not actually accessible through the site and only if you look it up on Google.

http://journeyplanner.buseireann.ie/jp/bin/

Yup. Someone thought it a good idea to hide the most useful part.

ColeTrain

KwackerJack wrote: »

Haven't bought one yet!! Not safe bringing a plane to Ballina. They might think it's some kind of alien or angry God and try shoot me down!

You're right, It wouldn't be safe to fly there. They can throw stones fierce high in Ballina!!