We rely on our eyesight to give us an accurate description of what is happening in front of us. Our eyes tell us a story so we can decide what behaviour or action is required. As a Bus Driver I need my eyesight to tell me lots of things. Picking up passengers is one of …
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A wise woman…
Donna seems to be a wise woman….not me 😊 My passenger Donna! When I started this route, she used to always call me “Driver”. It felt kind of cool but also weird. On the day I introduced myself and we discovered we shared the same name, we also revealed the year we were born, so …
Essential worker…
It became official this week; I am an Essential worker and my job as a Bus Driver is essential. This contradicts how I feel about driving a bus as I don’t feel essential. If my bus wasn’t there, passengers would find another way to get to work or another bus. If I wasn’t driving there …
Wakey, Wakey!
Have you ever fallen asleep on Public Transport? I am embarrassed to say that 20 years ago I fell asleep on a train. It was late at night and I had been out drinking. Plenty of good reasons, right? During my Bus Driver Induction, I was with 6 different Bus Drivers. They all had stories …
Thoughtful Considerate Bus Driver??
Seems it’s a thin line between Thoughtful, Considerate Bus Driver and Scary, Stalky Bus Driver! This week I have had 3 incidents with passengers that have led me to feel that I am balancing precariously on that tight rope between the two! On Tuesday I spotted Passenger Pink Straw on the other side of the …
Happy Friday!
Thursday’s and Friday’s are the days that I am most likely to try and take my work home with me – which is kind of weird given that I drive a bus…. Over the years I have often taken my work home with me. When I worked in Administration, I would go home with thoughts …
Goodbye Training Wheels
After 6 weeks on my new bus route, I have finally become a grown-up bus driver!Do you ever find yourself resisting change due to procrastination and/or fear?Then the decision is made for you and you are forced to change?That happened to me last week! We have this groovy tool called BusMinder. It’s like Google Maps …
