Paignton Bus Station

I read in the paper yesterday that the bus station in Paignton had been given a face lift as part of Torbay's ' Grot busting' scheme. Paignton bus station was grotty, crumbling concrete, pealing paint and no public toilets. The concrete has been cleaned up and repainted but there still aren't any public toilets and as you can see from the photo not exactly many places to sit while waiting for your bus.
The big yellow posts in the bus bays are there to protect the travelling public should a driver misjudge his speed, or much less likely, the brakes fail. In the 10 years I drove in and out of Paignton I only heard of the previous, grey painted barriers being hit on three occasions and I was standing waiting for a bus when one of the incidents happened. Since the new barriers have been erected they haven't been hit. Unlike the garage behind the bus bays which seems to get hit all the time judging by it's comprehensively bent state. Shame some of the reported £100 000 didn't go on public toilets though. If a driver is standing around doing nothing on the bus station and is approached by a passenger with an enquiry, the most likely destination he is asked for are the toilets. Out the bus station, cross the road at the pelican crossing, turn left, over the level crossing and first left, toilets at the end of the street on the left, takes about 3 minutes to get there, "What time does your bus go?" 3 minutes back. "I rush if I were you."

Something You Don't See Every Day (2)

There I was, having a post lunch breath of fresh air in Paignton Bus Station when I realised there was something odd about the place. I couldn't quite work out what it was. So I took the photo to take home and study and see if I could come up with a solution.

Paignton Bus Station

As you can see it got a little chaotic in the bus station yesterday (Monday) but the work is now finished so things should get back to normal today. Normal being major chaotic.

Water Fountain

A new water fountain has been installed in Paignton Bus Station, for staff use only, sorry.

But exactly where in the bus station has it been installed?

A free 12 timetable for the first correct answer.

New signs in Paignton Bus station

This sign has recently been added to the ambiance of Paignton Bus Station. Good. The bus station has a large area of covered ground which is a nice place to skateboard if you are into skateboarding but it is not a nice place for skateboarders if you are elderly or infirm or have small children and a pile of shopping to look after while you wait for a bus. I have in the past asked a former station manager for such a notice to be put up. He assured me that the matter was in hand, but it has been in hand for over 2 years. They (?) do say better late than never. There are times when I don't agree with they, who ever they are.

I also asked the same station manager two years ago if two other signs could be put up, one, which has gone up, stating that ball games were not allowed in the bus station, that was also in hand for 2 years. The other sign I suggested hasn't made it. The one explaining where the nearest toilets are. Standing out side the staff canteen and watching people walk by looking at the various doors with slightly worried looks on their faces and watching them get to the end of the station and making their way back with slightly more worried looks on their faces and then explaining that they need to walk all the way back to the other end of the station, over the road, then over the level crossing (hopefully there won't be a train coming) and first left, should take only a couple of minutes, is not my idea of a fun pass time.