To all the dumbasses who ride on the 14 and do not know how to use the back door; open your eyes. There is a picture right in front of your head showing you how to open the door. Above that, there is also a sign in bold capital letters. Put your fucking hands on the handles and viola, it magically opens. Even if you do not read or speak English, that is not an excuse. The picture is self explanatory. And to the douche bags who get all pissed off and start cursing at the bus drivers for not opening the door, the people who stand there and yell “BACK DOOR” at the top of their lungs at 8:00 am. Fuck you. You piss me off to no end. —Pissed Off Passenger
This article appears in Mar 31 – Apr 6, 2011.
What about the ones in the very back of a crowded bus that walk to the front even though the back door is open. Observing human behaviour is quite amusing. This is such a funny little planet you people have. I’m coming back to visit in the summer (to conquer all) Oops! I said too much.
it is funny watching the humans when they are out of their cocoons
doh, they don’t not know any better o.p.,they live in sprytown, remember. what would you have them do with all those jumbo stroller things, clog the back so no one could get out at all?
no, let them off thru the front, the time you waste whining, you could be on and seated.
When I’m driving the regular low floor buses, I just operate the back doors manually. It’s easier that way and it’s just one extra click on a handle. On the new double buses though, the manual controls are awkward so I rely on people to figure it out on their own. Now, most do, but I had one guy this week just stand still in front of the door expecting it to open on its own.
If the back doors don’t open on those, it either means you’re not close enough to the door or you’re waving vertically. Wave side to side so that you “break the beam”.
It’s one thing to get pissy over people getting pissy to the bus drives, that’s not so cool.
Having a little trouble with the doors though? I don’t see that as being such a big deal. We all have stupid moments.
PDG. I’ll bet you have some good stories to tell.
Makes a good reality T.V. on Spike.
yeah, and if he wants to tell us, he can go to the next bitchers summit. check out p.k. for details.
presenting her royal highness. tra da.
Oh dear god, kill me now.
it’s helen mirren^^i don’t remember that scene
Directors cut on DVD. >; )
The joys of public transit. lol.
she is not shy colonel http://dadadot.org/sr/mir.jpg
Indeed, she first appeared “undraped” in 1969’s “Age of Consent” with James Mason
Still a handsome woman and awesome actress.
she is one of my faves. like i say to the bear “if i liked women that way, i’d switch sides for her”
Giggity! You’d be surprised how much of my trivia knowledge comes from Celebrity Skin; you really would.
I totally did this a couple weeks ago, what can I say? The bus has changed since I rode it last. I don’t feel bad, do you realize how many signs there are in this world? A lot. I can’t read them all.
jacko’s right — we’re on sign overload. our brains have just adapted to the signage and external “noise” out there. Basic communication theory, my friends. The more you shove at a person, the less they’ll actually take in.
It’s hilarious to see people’s expressions when the new artic bus doors won’t just open. you ACTUALLY have to wave your hand in front of it. Which, I have to say it much better than the artic alf busses in ottawa, where they were on a timer and if you didn’t get out before the timer went off you’d get stuck. Very dangerous and a lawsuit waiting to happen. There’s no sensors on those doors whatsoever. I even smashed my foot in one of them one day (and then got yelled at by the driver *sniff*).
In any event, if all you have to bitch about, OP is how people aren’t operating the bus doors properly, you have far more issues than just this.
i grow weary of bus bitches…segueing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0LvKg5aCG0
i think people stroll to the front door of the bus so we can all look at their ba-dunk-a-dunks!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Q7cP3ij5g
and the *b* side http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeVhhHRDcQU
Door ignorance doesn’t bother me. The doors are sometimes unpredictable and people panic when they think they may miss their stop. No biggie. Bus etiquette between passengers is much worse.