Nothing pulls a bus load of strangers together faster than push starting their bus. I used to do over the road camping tours in the American west. It was essential that the group work together, or the driver, me, would end up as cook and maid for them. If you could get them to cooperate, then you only had to supervise meal preparation and camp setup. When sing-alongs and impromptu moonlight swims failed, we used to lie and say that there was a problem with the starter motor and would everybody please get out and give us the teensiest of pushes? Just enough to bump the engine over? Then, when the bus had started, I would run back to the engine compartment with a hand full of random tools, make some noise and announce "problem solved! thanks for all of your help! We won't be having that problem again." They would all file back on the bus, the very best of friends and eager for more group endeavors. This trick does not work well with an automatic transmission.
I cannot believe how comprehensive the 12/12A bus service is on a Sunday! Even after 6pm. In Plymouth I'm lucky to get my bus every 2 hours let alone every 20 minutes.
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What about the X80!!?
Nothing pulls a bus load of strangers together faster than push starting their bus. I used to do over the road camping tours in the American west. It was essential that the group work together, or the driver, me, would end up as cook and maid for them. If you could get them to cooperate, then you only had to supervise meal preparation and camp setup. When sing-alongs and impromptu moonlight swims failed, we used to lie and say that there was a problem with the starter motor and would everybody please get out and give us the teensiest of pushes? Just enough to bump the engine over? Then, when the bus had started, I would run back to the engine compartment with a hand full of random tools, make some noise and announce "problem solved! thanks for all of your help! We won't be having that problem again." They would all file back on the bus, the very best of friends and eager for more group endeavors. This trick does not work well with an automatic transmission.
Who care about the X80?
I cannot believe how comprehensive the 12/12A bus service is on a Sunday! Even after 6pm. In Plymouth I'm lucky to get my bus every 2 hours let alone every 20 minutes.
Try Surrey. Your lucky to get a bus!
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