To the tyrannical bus driver of the 80 who defiantly shut off the bus in protest to my refusal to empty my reusable coffee mug of its contents: get over yourself. I am quite capable of preventing my beverage from spilling; even in spite of the tumultuous ride I will endure as a passenger on your deplorable transport service. Haligonians, remember that WE keep the transit service in business to serve US, not the other way around.
—Wired Passenger
This article appears in Nov 29 – Dec 5, 2018.
Yes well you see the prohibition of drinks and food on public transportation in Halifax are long standing. For as long as I can remember actually!
They’re in place to prevent people like you from making a public fuss when someone looses their grip on their beverage during a sudden stop or turn and depositing it all over your lap – you would freak out…right? You’d be posting the complaint here just like you’re posting the complaint that you can’t have your coffee on the bus.
Halifax Transit just can’t win with people like you.
OB, is your reusable mug of the non-spillable variety?
Listen you entitled fuck, it says no food or drink. Regardless of what’s in your favorite container. Fill your fucken coffee cup when you get off at your destination. You’re shitty.
Sure thing, you entitled wanker. And then I’ll blast my music on a boombox regardless of whether or not it bothers other people on the bus, I’ll shout profanities on the bus, I’ll litter and be a nuisance just because I think that’s my right. It says no food or drink. Live with it. Don’t be so goddamned petty. Be grateful you actually HAVE a bus service willing to put up with your crap. Some towns don’t have public transit at all.
Reusable mugs shouldn’t be a problem though? I’ve been bringing mine onto buses for a decade. Disposable coffee cups will basically explode if you drop it on someone/thing, hence the refusal to board with one(the ferry doesn’t do this, if I recall).
This Bitch is absurd as fuck. There’s no such thing as Tyrannical Bus Drivers; first of all their arms would be too short to reach the wheel.
That’s offensive to tyrants Lacig.. I’m reporting you to the PC police
To add to the AMAZING comments here -You might be capable of keeping your drink from spilling – wow good for you – but the 5 hundred other people who follow in your footsteps will make one messy fuck out of the bus with their drinks and whatever other shit they drag on it with them. Then we can pay more taxes because Transit will have to hire more staff to clean that shit every day. The driver was not to blame here – you are not exempt from the rules
Halifax is the only city I’ve visited/lived in that doesn’t allow food/drink on the bus. It also has the worst service of any of those cities as well.
@L 1 Yeah, because food and drinks on the bus are a recipe for disaster. Just two days ago on the 185 Sackville Metrolink, some idiot had shoved old clementine peels under one of the seats. Squished animal crackers were pressed into the seat beside me back in December. Perhaps if this city’s citizens could be responsible and behave like grown adults when it comes to eating/drinking on public transit, there’d be more of a move to welcome the change, but c’mon, who’s going to change those bad habits? And I’ve seen plenty of Halifax citizens being decent about eating and drinking in the public library, in community centres and at the bus terminals, so this messy eating problem is just a portion of gross and disrespectful people ruining things for the rest of us. Ain’t that always how it goes?
Love the way some people on here communicate in such a non civil manner,, seems .pat can’t even make a comment without swearing,, I dare say that isn’t the way they talk to their momma or boss, and likely nowhere where people might be offended by what they are saying,, yes I know you talk that way all the time, bet you are 6’6″ and full of muscle, aren’t we all