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Personeyebrows
25/7/2013 at 9:22am
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Just spent a fab two weeks at Exmouth, saw Froggy at the Pavilion on the 7th (birthday treat) arrived home safe and sound. Now for the hard bit….to put the van away we have to block the road so stop outside drive, engage motor mover, unhitch and swing the van across the road. Beep, beep, beep, local Sainsbury’s bus has to stop for all of three minutes so he thought sounding his horn would speed the process up. He told my wife he has a schedule to keep to and she told him we live here and pay rates and we were caravanning before buses arrived in the street. I then moved the car and as he passed he gave me a wave, so much for professional drivers. I just ignore people like this, too old to bite and couldn't care less. One day I will use his bus which runs empty most of the time


PersonAceselect
25/7/2013 at 9:31am
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Yep, ignore them, best way.

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Personmillermicm
25/7/2013 at 12:36pm
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In my experience bus drivers are the worst of the lot. They show no consideration and push through regardless of rights of the road.


Personjasie
25/7/2013 at 1:00pm
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you can have some fun with them

112. The horn

Use only while your vehicle is moving and you need to warn other road users of your presence. Never sound your horn aggressively.

You MUST NOT use your horn

    while stationary on the road
    when driving in a built-up area between the hours of 11.30 pm and 7.00 am

except when another road user poses a danger.

[Law CUR reg 99]


Personlunarvenus
25/7/2013 at 6:52pm
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I understand that they have a job to do but so do I as everyone else does so its no excuse.

If it was me I would of took longer , there is nothing he can do about it unless you are causing a obstruction which you would have to be stationary to do so. From what you are saying you were performing a maneuver which is fine.


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Personeyebrows
25/7/2013 at 7:35pm
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lunarvenus
From what you are saying you were performing a manoeuvre which is fine.

Right: van was un-hitched and across the road (I put my van in nose first) there was a car waiting the other side as well and she had no problem waiting. I did think about walking around the van to make sure everything was OK and then continue but I just couldn't be bothered. He did not spoil my day, just made him look small, I come across him very often and I think he realised after the horn blowing (road rage) he was a bit of a plonker. He just drives from one end of the town to the other end (Sainsbury’s) got to feel sorry for him in a way, may-be he should look for another job.


PersonTurtleCrazy
25/7/2013 at 8:07pm
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I would have taken a bit longer to get the van away!
Or your wife should have said you timed it for when the bus wasn't due past, so either he is too early or too late already!

I think out of all drivers, bus drivers are the least professional of them all, their customer service skills are appalling.


Personeyebrows
25/7/2013 at 8:30pm
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Or your wife should have said you timed it for when the bus wasn't due past, so either he is too early or too late already!

Ha ha we both liked that, believe it or not, when we were leaving we actually waited about ten mins for him to go by before getting the van out. It is only a small link road, too big for a 42 seater bus which runs empty except on Thursdays. He should run on the hour and at half past, we honestly thought we had missed him but he was late.


PersonDaveCoaches
25/7/2013 at 9:26pm
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I've been a professional driver and some of the schedules are impossible, even without hold ups, so he has my sympathy. Though I have been held up by enough buses that my sympathy isn't that deep.


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25/7/2013 at 9:58pm
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Quote: Originally posted by TurtleCrazy on 25/7/2013
I would have taken a bit longer to get the van away!
Or your wife should have said you timed it for when the bus wasn't due past, so either he is too early or too late already!

I think out of all drivers, bus drivers are the least professional of them all, their customer service skills are appalling.


My brother in law is a bus driver and to be fair I couldnt do that job. Dealing with utter dregs of society at times, drunks and junkies, neds and general scum all for less than 8 quid an hour with no shift allowance for weekends etc.
Stuff that for a laugh

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PersonGram
25/7/2013 at 11:16pm
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Having regularly read the "Bloodbus" blog when it was running, and having dealt with the travelling public for 45 years, I can and still do sympathise with bus crews (giving way when I am driving - I'm not on a timetable) - nevertheless, I think I would have gone and put my remote control down in a safe place, ensuring that it could not be damaged, and only then I would have gone to ask the driver whether he was trying to attract my attention and whether he required some assistance or directions, etc.......
...just a little patience is often greatly appreciated.....

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PersonOnewheelonmywagon
26/7/2013 at 12:28pm
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So what would the bus driver do when the council refuse cart trundles slowly down the street emptying the wheelie bins ?
We live on a quiet side street off a main road, and it's one of three parallel streets linked at the end like the letter "E".
I have to do similar to the OP when getting the caravan out and I have it off to a fine art in terms of minimising the time it takes. Last time out I was beavering away with hitching up and I noticed some bloke get out of a car parked further down the street walking towards me "Doing a fine job of blocking the street aren't you", he said. I was gobsmacked, so I told him, politely, if he wanted to make an issue of it "phone the police". "Don't have the time" he said and went back to his car, did a three point turn, and drove out to the main road, which was a much shorter distance than driving right round the "E".
He didn't even live in our street - he was one of many who stay in guest houses on the main road and use the side streets as a car park.



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