A lovely young lady was about to board. Now the only available seats were the two pull down seats and the most dreaded, middle back seat. So naturally she politely declined the back seat.
While she waited for the back seat to be occupied three passengers came in and if your math is good you will realize that the bus is now full.
Mind you; it's already 10:30 PM so getting a bus is not exactly a problem so she was about to head for another bus. It was clear though she wanted to move now.
Now though the bus was full, the conductor still wanted that extra $160 so he insisted that she take a squeeze. I personally didn't mind because I understand how the hustle; you have to survive. His mistake however was offering her that squeeze in the back seat. Of course she refused and was again was headed to the other bus. Still wanting her, he called her back and offered her a squeeze in the third seat where she couldn't fit so once again she headed to the other bus. Still wanting her to come, he called her back and offered her a seat right next to him even though there was already three big sizer there. She couldn't fit there either.
Frustrated and tired of the back and forth she made up her mind to take the other bus then is when his outburst came "LEH SHE GUH LONG SHE F**CKING WAY!!!” loud enough for the entire park to hear. Then I thought to myself she isn’t ever catching back this bus again and I would and will do the very same thing.
These people need to know they are rendering a service to the public; that's what the route number on their buses means and it's not their private bus but our public transportation. Passengers don't NEED there transportation as much as they need our money. The ones that can't realize this and start treating us with some sort or value or at least respect, should think about finding a new job because if you keep biting the hands that feed you, it's only a matter of time before you start starving.
If I'm going to spend my hard earned money, I'm going to spend it where I get value for my dollar:
- Low to moderate pleasant music
- Pleasant and polite, otherwise silent driver and conductor
- A drive that you don't have to look up every couple minutes so that you would witness everything and know exactly what to tell the news reporter from your hospital bed, and....
- A conductor that makes your change right before you even have to ask.
P.S. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way
