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<blockquote data-quote="Japes" data-source="post: 2099101" data-attributes="member: 277410"><p>So, that's the best time to go supermarket shopping in peace and tranquillity with the shelves fully stocked and pleasant staff - 9.00 a.m. on a Monday Morning!</p><p></p><p>Empty bus as well almost all the way home. Still got the ultra narky passenger who complained to the driver about my shopping trolley taking up space and me sitting in a priority seat when I wasn't disabled enough in his eyes to need it... Familiar to me Driver and I exchanged a smile - we both know this one of old - and both pointed out, the bus was empty, no-one else needed the buggy space, the wheelchair space or any of the 4 priority seats. The driver also added "Plus, Japes will always move as needed no matter how much shopping she may have. I've seen it happen. And she's getting off at the next stop!!"</p><p></p><p>And lo!! not only did he manage to stop the bus close to the kerb on my roundabout stop, he carefully lowered the bus so I could get off easily with the trolley. (Which, um, wasn't as heavy as it looked - most of it was new duvet.) There was a win - 90% of all drivers hate that stop, rarely stop near the kerb, or lower the bus if they do, and about 1 in 5 journeys include the "Will they/won't they stop?" moment. Every single time they stop round the corner or refuse to stop at that stop is reported and I will say it's got a lot better since I started doing that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Japes, post: 2099101, member: 277410"] So, that's the best time to go supermarket shopping in peace and tranquillity with the shelves fully stocked and pleasant staff - 9.00 a.m. on a Monday Morning! Empty bus as well almost all the way home. Still got the ultra narky passenger who complained to the driver about my shopping trolley taking up space and me sitting in a priority seat when I wasn't disabled enough in his eyes to need it... Familiar to me Driver and I exchanged a smile - we both know this one of old - and both pointed out, the bus was empty, no-one else needed the buggy space, the wheelchair space or any of the 4 priority seats. The driver also added "Plus, Japes will always move as needed no matter how much shopping she may have. I've seen it happen. And she's getting off at the next stop!!" And lo!! not only did he manage to stop the bus close to the kerb on my roundabout stop, he carefully lowered the bus so I could get off easily with the trolley. (Which, um, wasn't as heavy as it looked - most of it was new duvet.) There was a win - 90% of all drivers hate that stop, rarely stop near the kerb, or lower the bus if they do, and about 1 in 5 journeys include the "Will they/won't they stop?" moment. Every single time they stop round the corner or refuse to stop at that stop is reported and I will say it's got a lot better since I started doing that. [/QUOTE]
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