Hi everyone i hope you are all well upon reading this message. Lets get straight to the point. The title of this entry speaks for itself. I know i have made mention of my recent journeys on the mini buses, but today has without a shadow of doubt been the worst journey i have ever had on any network that calls themselves public transport..
It started with my entry onto the mini bus. The conductor obviously took the view that due to my physic i could get onto the bus quite gracefully as it was still moving(wrong). I triple jumped in order to get onto the bus which resulted in me falling. The annoying thing was everyone on the bus looked at me as though i was the crazy one.
Now we have the journey. I not only had to suffer the humiliation of falling onto the bus but there were no seats available for me to sit down so i had to stand holding onto what i can only describe as a fridge door handle which had been stuck on with some form of adhesive to the inside of this mini bus. People were still looking at me as i was the only person standing.
The driver thought he was in a scene from the French connection swerving from one lane to the other. At one point i wondered if he was practicing his emergency stops for his test this weekend. As we barely missed one collision from another i began to hear myself saying Oooooh Aaaaaah. I looked around and nearly everyone was sleeping, I thought about handing out kneck braces.
It got to my stop and i got off i could not help but give the driver and his conductor the great British wave, it rhythms with SPANKERS. They waved back as though another satisfied customer has just left the safety of their bus.
As a result of my traumatic journey home i am currently having a large Scotch & Coke.
Good night all. I am out tomorrow night lets see what that brings.
Your man in South America
Don
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7 comments:
Firstly I hope that you were not at all hurt by your fall.... that said, I read your latest entry @7.30am GMT & laughed my head off. I was heading out to Docklands for Saturday lectures, no DLR running so faffing around on rail replacement buses & your tale of woe kept me giggling throughout my whole miserable journey....it was more the Oooohs & Ahhhh's that did it for me! Your telling of the tale was so graphic, I could almost smell the Grouse...
Might want to add some 'track & field' to your cardio & resistance training..lol
Take it easy.
Mx
Mechelle it was a nightmare. I was not hurt i managed to break my fall by using the various ninja break fall techniques i have learnt over the years. There was no need for hospital treatment.
Glad to hear that!
x
Goodness, reading your story, I was in tears but another part of me was asking 'if you are alright? I am glad you are. I guess the drink you had after calmed the nerves!!
There are some crazy drivers out there. I remembered when I was in Ghana with my friends and that's how they drove- crazy- I was petrified!
Anyway, I will keep you in my prayers.
Rx
Sorry, when I said I was in tears reading it, I meant laughter! It was more about how you were describing the event- I can actually visualise the event unfolding;-)
Hilarious, Don..... you'll be a local in no time!!!!
I have just finished reading 'the white knucke ride of the week' and my boss has called me in to his office to say that any further incidents of laughing out loud will result in disciplinary action!
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