kickoutthejams wrote: » Most bus drivers in Galway are grand (Bus Éireann and City Direct), there's a City Direct driver with a mustache who's a pure friendly guy. THere are a few knobs in both companys but they are infinetly better than the ones in Dublin.
evercloserunion wrote: » Oh Christ yeah. Country folk really can't complain about their bus drivers until they've met some of the absolute wánkers on Dublin Bus routes. That said though, some of those are sound out as well, but as always it's the ***** you remember.
s_carnage wrote: » Country folk?? As in anyone who doesn't live in Dublin city?!?!?
inisboffin wrote: » Almost ALL people (I am trying to think of exceptions..) over a certain age travel free in this country. The pass has almost been the OAP version of an id to get into a night club for younger folks, proving they were old enough.
JustMary wrote: » Only people who are permanently resident qualify for a free-travel pass. (http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/extra-social-welfare-benefits/free_travel) I'd say there are a fair few older people in the country who aren't permanently resident, and thus aren't eligible. There will also be some who are permanent residents now but who don't bother to apply for a bus pass, because they're over the means-test levels for non-contributory pensions.
biko wrote: » What I'd like to see but that means giving the buses GPS and a central system for calculating times/congestion/etc.
DouglasWinthrow wrote: » Ok , i feel i have to say something here, Its not their job to be nice to you. Its not their job to say hello to you. It is in fact , not their responsibilty to do ANYTHING EXCEPT get you to your destination safely and in a reasonably timely manner. Maybe someone was rude to you? Sadly , welcome to the human race , he doesnt have to be your friend just becuase hes driving you somewhere. Now before everyone starts teh "YEAH , BUT SERVICE WITH A SMILE IM A CUSTOMER !!!11!!1 ONE" Who cares , youre paying for a busride , not a smile. And secondly , for all the "YEAH BUT WE KEEP THEM IN JOBS BY GETTING THE BUSSESS , THAT WHAYT THEY SHOULD BEEEE NICEE TO MEE" No , you arent keeping them in jobs, bus eireann runs the ****test , most unprofitable routes , just to provide a service. So to conclude You cant expect a bus eireann drive to be nice to you. So dont
wolf99 wrote: » Originally Posted by Kenno90 My next door neighbour works for them , and he's one og the nicest people you'll ever meet (always gets me a free ticket lol) preface my post by saying most drivers are inordinately nice for people that drive all day every day, mostly up and down the same stretch of road... however I have seen and bee on both ends of the quoted. Getting preferential treatment because your a friend, crony, ex-co-worker, etc does end up with someone else paying the price. IE: the difference is made up at someone else's expense. A more specific experience I had recently was with a never before seen or since Dublin driver on the Dublin to Galway route. I had a two stage ticket, and had been informed before by another NICE dublin driver in dublin that a multi stage return ticket should only be punched by the driver of the last stage. This driver however was about to punch my ticket on the first stage, I aaked him not to, explaining the above and he roared at me for a good 5 mins then went ahead and punched it!! learning my lesson, the next time it happened (on a different route) I didnt say anything and ended up with about 5 holes in my ticket, which confused the driver on the last stage of my return journey and he had to consult with the station-master as to whether I should buy a new ticket!! luckily they let it slide.... however letting it slide is not good enough. It worked out well for me on this occasion but If i'd been lying thats lost revenue for a loss making service. If they'd followed rules, I would have been stuck halfway across the country! Seems the drivers themselves HAVE NOT GOT A CLUE as to how things are supposed to be done. Not necessarily their fault...
Gaillimh1990 wrote: » does ne1 else agree that they r so grompy and moany... most of dem barely even say hello!!!!!!:mad::mad::mad::(:(:(
Xiney wrote: » Crazy. Mr Xiney and I just had a most unpleasant experience with a driver on the no 9 this evening - I was debating whether to post about it and now I guess I will. First, as the number 9 was coming up to the stop just before Dunnes towards Parkmore, we crossed the street to get on it. The bus driver asked us where we were going to and we told him Eyre Square, he (rather grumpily) told us to go across the road and wait there. That's fair enough we supposed, though it'd never been a problem on the number 3, which is the bus we usually take (and actually has pretty sound drivers for the most part). It wasn't very cold out and it wasn't raining though so we didn't mind at all. Since we were waiting for him, we decided to get our fare in order before hand. We had a few coppers and we wanted to get rid of them, 20 cent worth. A 5 cent, five 2 cent, and five 1 cent coins. We counted it out a couple times just to be sure. When the bus came around the driver made a point of counting it - no problem although most drivers just take the money (we usually use up our small change in this way since there's nobody waiting in line behind us to pay while we wait for a bus!) He accused us of being 4 cent short. We assured him we were sure we weren't, that we had counted twice. He told us, "Count it again, so" We did, and sure enough, it was all there. He accused us of adding the four cent on while he wasn't looking! And then he then complained we were holding up the bus, but finally drove on. (At this point I'd like to apologize to our fellow passengers who were held up while we were forced to count our money again - it only took less than a minute but it must have felt much longer) He was just such a thick arse. I've never encountered anyone quite as deserving of the title flaming piece of cnut - and I've decided that a) I will be cycling even more now rather than give Bus Eireann any of my money and b) once I learn how to drive they can bloody well fcuk themselves for all I care. We're told to take public transportation and to save the environment and all this jazz - but with people like this secondary school drop out who can't even count change properly and treat people like criminals over a mere four cent that was there in the first place... well. That's not much encouragement is it? Ireland - the country that made me more misanthropic than high school ever could.
Fuinseog wrote: » he was being correct. the tone makes the music when dealing with busdrivers. a lot of peopel do not like to see small change coming their way
Clemon wrote: » I was driving that bus. Ill remember you the next time:cool:
Malice_ wrote: » He replied because txt speek is frowned upon by most people on these Boards. As a new member you may have been unaware of that and so he asked you nicely to type properly.
Mactard wrote: » That'll teach him! sure, some people might say that replying to a post that's 1yr & 8mths old with an image is a bit pointless..but not I :P
