Comments on: Eight Ways to Annoy a Motorcoach Driver http://eightwheels.com/blog/archives/593 for Motorcoach Drivers and Passengers Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:17:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Joe http://eightwheels.com/blog/archives/593/comment-page-1#comment-2381 Joe Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:58:57 +0000 http://eightwheels.com/blog/?p=593#comment-2381 For cars....When you see the bus turn on its turn signal for a lane change speed up so he can't make the lane change, then camp beside him for several miles. For passengers: When throwing away a cup, be sure its full of ice and liquid...the bags are waterproof afterall. Annoying question from passengers (pointing at trash bag) "Is this the trash?" I know reply "NO! That's my tip bag, what the heck are you throwing trash in there for???" With all the annoyances that comes with the job, I wouldn't do anything else...It sure beats working for a living. ;) For cars….When you see the bus turn on its turn signal for a lane change speed up so he can’t make the lane change, then camp beside him for several miles.

For passengers: When throwing away a cup, be sure its full of ice and liquid…the bags are waterproof afterall.

Annoying question from passengers (pointing at trash bag) “Is this the trash?” I know reply “NO! That’s my tip bag, what the heck are you throwing trash in there for???”

With all the annoyances that comes with the job, I wouldn’t do anything else…It sure beats working for a living. ;)

]]> By: Carlos X. DeJesus http://eightwheels.com/blog/archives/593/comment-page-1#comment-1941 Carlos X. DeJesus Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:23:05 +0000 http://eightwheels.com/blog/?p=593#comment-1941 How about can can you turn up the sound of the movie,meanwhile it doesn't look like anybody is watching or listening to the Movie. When are we going to get thier and your stuck in bumper to bumper traffic not getting anywhere fast! Are we taking the same bus back? Meanwhile you just drove five hour's! Do we take the same seats on way back? Some old Senior say's I am going to stay on the bus I seen that already. So what the HELL did you go on the trip for? and this is the second and third or four day of the trip!! I know you heard this one, well the other driver always does it for us!!! You have dropped off your passenger's and a couple of hour's pass and the phone ring's I forgot something on the bus. Well thats enough for now I am sure I can come up with some more later !!!!!!!!!!!!!! How about can can you turn up the sound of the movie,meanwhile it doesn’t look like anybody is watching or listening to the Movie.
When are we going to get thier and your stuck in bumper to bumper traffic not getting anywhere fast!
Are we taking the same bus back? Meanwhile you just drove five hour’s!
Do we take the same seats on way back?
Some old Senior say’s I am going to stay on the bus I seen that already. So what the HELL did you go on the trip for? and this is the second and third or four day of the trip!!
I know you heard this one, well the other driver always does it for us!!!
You have dropped off your passenger’s and a couple of hour’s pass and the phone ring’s I forgot something on the bus.
Well thats enough for now I am sure I can come up with some more later !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Jim Kalin http://eightwheels.com/blog/archives/593/comment-page-1#comment-1855 Jim Kalin Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:09:14 +0000 http://eightwheels.com/blog/?p=593#comment-1855 "Be late returning to the bus, holding up the entire group..... I told my passengers that you can be late as long as you're not last, you can be last as long as you're not late, but you never want to be last AND late! “Be late returning to the bus, holding up the entire group….. I told my passengers that you can be late as long as you’re not last, you can be last as long as you’re not late, but you never want to be last AND late!

]]> By: JWS http://eightwheels.com/blog/archives/593/comment-page-1#comment-1144 JWS Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:39:34 +0000 http://eightwheels.com/blog/?p=593#comment-1144 A couple of things you forgot there Bob. A group that has at least 4 or more "leaders" and none can make up their mind what they want. The group wants to stop and eat and you ask where. They just say pick a place. You pick a place and at the end of the meal, they can't stop complaining. (I won't do that again.) The group does not have and itinerary and they expect you to read their minds on what they want to do and where they want to stop. You are out of hours and they still want you to run them around all over town. They want to go where buses are not allowed. And they don't understand why you say you can't do that. Smile.... It could be worse. Keep it safe out there, JWS. A couple of things you forgot there Bob.
A group that has at least 4 or more “leaders” and none can make up their mind what they want.
The group wants to stop and eat and you ask where. They just say pick a place. You pick a place and at the end of the meal, they can’t stop complaining. (I won’t do that again.)
The group does not have and itinerary and they expect you to read their minds on what they want to do and where they want to stop.
You are out of hours and they still want you to run them around all over town.
They want to go where buses are not allowed. And they don’t understand why you say you can’t do that.

Smile….
It could be worse.
Keep it safe out there,
JWS.

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