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why are people so damned ignorant?

i was running a rail replacement coach service on saturday night
(preston to carlisle express)
and as always i had the sign in the window displaying the stations-
preston-----------carlisle (pretty simple one would think)
i was approached by a couple who asked me if my coach was going direct to carlisle -(hmmm okay i thought)
i replied yes that's right this is the direct service. and they continued to board.
just after passing lancaster the lady of the couple came down to me and asked if i was stopping at penrith.
to which i replied no i'm sorry but this is the direct service to carlisle
i don't believe there is a service to penrith.
but the driver who got off the coach at preston said he was going to penrith!:confused:

funny! i was the driver who got off the coach at preston.
i'm sorry my dear but he can't have told you that because this is the direct service to carlisle as it quite clearly states on the front of the coach and as I aslo told you at preston!

after about 5 minutes of this she resumed her seat.
but then her partner approached me with the same question!
here we go again.

but the driver who got off said...........
but no he didn't
are you calling me a liar
yes
well that's just not on does the other driver work for this company
yes
well who was he
me
oh!
well is there any chance of you dropping us off on the sliproad to penrith
i'm afraid not
why not it's not out of the way
no i agree it's not out of the way and i can understand your problem however this is a rail replacement service and i am only permitted to stop at the designated railway stations
but what's the problem it's not out of the way i don't see a problem
the problem is that if i drop you off anywhere other than carlisle railway station you are not insured if you have an accident and i'm not prepared to drop you off on a motorway sliproad unload your luggage in pitch darkness and leave you and your partner in the middle of the said motorway sliproad (how dangerous) but when we get to carlisle there will more than likely be a connection to penrith. if not get hold of the rail staff and they will provide a taxi if there is no connection available
but i don't see the problem it's not out of the way
and round and round it went for about 10 minutes with the same response
but it's on the way!!!!!!!

it wasn't untill another passenger sat right behind me told him to shut up and sit down and that why the hell should i put my job at risk just to please him. with that he eventually went back to his seat.

why is it sooo diffficult to explain the simplest of things to people
do they just not listen or are they just being ignorant or the sake of it

i must point out that this is a regular ocurrance but thankfully by a minority of people.

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shoulda kicked him off the bus :)

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jedi, I took a picture for you to print out and stick up on your bus for when you get this type of passenger :D That way you can just redirect them!

http://smcforum.net/surf/nph-surf.pl...p4.wct=3fi=3d0

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It must be so annoying, my Dad drives buses and as had similar experiences, he had to transfer his passengers onto a different bus once because one old lady refused to get off!:D

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agree,jedi i commend you for having the patience, i would never make a bus driver.;)

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my fella used to do it on coaches and buses, and the stories he used to come home with....some people are so stupid...lol

who do you drive for jedi, if you dont mind me asking?
you may know me fella!:D

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Busman comes back with some fun stories sometimes. :D

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I have used rail replacement buses and the first thing I do is, no offence to you jedi is ask any of the station staff to confirm stops and destinations. This way if there are any cases of misinformation then the blame lies with the train station staff not the bus/coach driver who is "filling in" so its easier on them. Their job is hard enough as it is without passengers who dont have the sense to have the most upto date info available bending their ears as they are trying to drive.

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don't mind at all

i drive for fraser eagle

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:rofl38: pmsl

however i'm not sure it would work as it seems that it's the simplest things that are the most confusing to these people.

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precisely willow this is exactly the point that they seem to miss.
the coach is not a coach but in effect the train and stops at exactly the same places as the train does

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no my fella used to drive for robinson coaches,
you would know andy dyson then :D

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That poses a further question Jedimaster, how do you stand with insurance, etc., if you are in a position whereby there is no alternative but to throw a passenger off a bus for being obnoxious ? After all can't throw a passenger off a train ?

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well all i can say jedi is that you must have the patience of a saint......
well done you for sticking your heels in ... some people dont seem to realise the dangers that a slip road holds let alone have an inabilty to understand the word no...

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re: katex
we only do this in very extreme circumstances
and in this instance we ensure there are either witnesses or police involvement.
however in most circumstances i manage to dispel any such situation arising
(i've only ever had to do it twice once involved the police and the other the guy was soooo drunk he had no idea where he was so i just pulled in at the side of the road and called out his stop he happily got off the coach thinking he was home i shut the doors and drove off - i know it seems a little cruel but it was late at night and he was harrassing two young female passengers and being rather lewd and animated with it)

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Ok .. thanks for that Jedi .. was a serious question.

Had to pick my grandaughter up at the station on Sat. Night around 7 .. train from Leeds .. lots of male groupings drinking whilst waiting, one even spitting constantly on the platform (nearly instructed the dirty begger of the bye-laws). Not sure if football fans (although seems were singing football songs). Was all harmless fun I suppose, but they did get more rowdy as they boarded the train, along with holding it up whilst two males practically carried their colleague on to it.

Just relieved that she was getting off where she did, as feel would have been a target for their attentions .. she is what might be described as voluptous.

Wondered as we left the train to go on its 'merry' way how the train driver coped with this lot, must have been at least 40 of them.

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train drivers don't they are locked in the cab! if your'e lucky there's a conductor on board but these are few and far between
so as a passenger you just have to take your chances!

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That's a classic Jedi! Good for you.

I don't envy anyone who has to deal with Joe (Joanne) Public. I've witnessed many probably smart people just being plain dumb or worse.

I used to manage a Feed and Grain Department. I had a few customers accuse me of raising the prices of grain. I'd tell them and even show them that the prices were dictated by the Feed Company. They supplied a weekly sheet with the price of each type of feed.

These guys (it was always the guys), would get downright rude to me for adding another penny or 2 to the 100 pound bags of grain they needed. I'd merely tell them they could go down the road to another grain store for their feed. We both knew they charged 5% more for the same feed.

Funny thing is that they never thanked me when the prices started dropping on their grain!:confused:

Brian

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Oooo doesn't that just go against the grain!!!! :mad:

Sorry LYY couldn't resist :o

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Cute Red. It all ended up as alot of Bulls##t :p (and cow, goat, horse, pig, chicken, sheep, turkey, dog, cat, etc, etc)

Brian

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Now you know where all these big scores come from Brian, you just cant even make a draw never mind win a do, that reply wasn't even worth your response. regards Ian.

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Oh dear, are you back on the Merlot again mate?;) No idea what this meant.
:rolleyes: :p

Chin Chin!

Brian:D

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Apologies to all concerned, I got the wrong end of the stick Brian :o I can have a drink now but i'd better be careful, if I can drop clangers like that without it. :(

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Hey, I still love ya Mate! So are you saying even you don't know what you were alluding to? Oh, now I get it! You were staying in thread by you and the brick wall having a conver. eh?:p

Brian

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Cheers Brian talking to a brick wall sure beats banging my head against one, had a good night tonight Blackburn Rovers just licked Arsenal so I'm not geting carrird away with the booze, just on a soccer high regards,Ian.:D