I’m sorry… I’m a bus driver. Sincerely, sorry to the people who depend on us, who were housebound, who lost their jobs, or more. I wish it could all be undone. Workers everywhere are being asked to do more for less, and the profits go… where? Why should public servants be immune from the race to the bottom? But I digress… for my point here is the apology.
I understand that 10 minutes difference in a plow’s departure could have been a life and death 10 minutes (thankfully not), and so, although I had no personal part in it, I’m shamefaced (is that a word?) sorry. Many of us feel this way. I’m also sorry our union (and I mean absolutely no disrespect, it was a good fight) took 6 weeks of disrupting your lives, for us to realize we were fighting a losing battle.
I respect each and every passenger without judgement, and your actions on my bus dictate the rest. I actually like/want to help you, so please, just ask, and I will try, schedule allowing of course. I am very happy and extremely grateful for my job, so don’t hate on me, please. I truly do love you all. P.S. Big, huge, massive loves go to my “Suga-Momma”, for keepin’ it all together!!! —The Happy Driver
This article appears in Mar 15-21, 2012.
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we were angry op. But you guys have been on time for all our free rides since you returned so i’m cooling off.
Besides, each individual driver is not 100% responsible for anything that went down. It was just a shitty situation is all..
welcome back bud.
Aww its nice to hear this. I was just so happy to have the buses back that i almost hugged the driver on the first one that I took. This I believe will all blow over and everyone will go back to their usual bitching about silly things in no time op.
I did hug the first driver i seen. sadly it wasn’t one of the beautiful ones but i hugged them anyway. sure i’m happy the buses are back but after a while i got used to walking. even lost some weight
I love you too, Happy Driver. <3
I was mad but have to remind myself that it’s not individuals.
“I did hug the first driver i seen”
SAW, alex. SAW not seen.
#grammarnazican’tstopmyself
yeah, that I could never seem to get straight but thanks for the correction.
Oh, your point is an apology, not a diatribe about how the public are forcing you on a race to the bottom, and whatever other talking points your union bosses have ordained you with?
Fuck you bus driver. Never again will I get on with you – I don’t take free rides from communist fucks.
Wow dartmouthy, that’s a little douchy. js
personally, I’d like to thank you for the best month and a half I’ve had in my life in a long time…. I wish I could have done more to keep you out…
stay on strike for a year and you’d have 2% raises every year, 5 years to max salary and $55k singing bonus…
signing bonus…
not used to putting that g before the n.
When you fuck with the public, don’t be surprised if you get “douchey” comments on the bitch board. I lost my job. Hope whoever wrote this is happy about that. I’m so happy she gets hers back. I can never depend on our transit service, obviously, it is totally unreliable. Fuck them all. I’ll never step on a bus driven by those motherfuckers again. So take this “love” and shove it up your ass bus driver.