Let some steam off!!!

22 Nov 2009

Quote by user=ravenfire
The main reason the cost of school buses is what it is now, most likely is due to the fact that the company's have higher rates of insurance,fuel costs, up keep of buses, wages to pay to drivers, D.O.E, tax for a large number of buses, repairs to interiors of buses,the list goes on and on,in an industry that is badly affected by the recession and due to the level of tourist dropping, they have to ensure they meet the costs of all of the above and can not do that if they charge prices from two years ago never mind ten. A lot of very good coach and bus company's have had to sell up due to lack of work, making a lot of good drivers unemployed.
Like every business they have to be able to keep running if possible and if it means a price hike within reason they have to do it.
And personally if i knew my child was getting to school safely in a well maintained bus driven by a professional with proper insurance i would beg borrow or steal the money to pay for it.

Buses and safety ?????!!!

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Bus-drivers are leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeethal as far as I'm concerned. :undecided::O:uhoh:
They consistently tail-gate, they constantly rant and rave and scream and shout and swear at the vehicle in front trying to find fault with the driver in front, and so they're not looking where they are going, and as a result end up on kerb-side corners a bit too excessively! They always "have to be some-where else," so you're rarely if ever gonna get a Bus-driver that isn't gonna be driving at speed too fast too soon. Bus-drivers rarely wait for Passengers to complete boarding or alighting or sitting down on a bus, so they set-down or depart buses under very dangerous circumtances; - people could get caught in the Bus doors, or fall in the aisle and get injured before reaching a seat, etc. etc. the list goes on. I feel Bus-drivers are much more pointedly care-less in their ways than car-drivers.
Safety is paramount most definitely and I was merely indicating the cost. I wasn't looking at the safety side of things as from one perspective that I know of, - they don't have the choice as they have to work else-where etc. but if they could, they most definitely would personally deliver their child to school themselves, but the only option they have is to put the 13-18 y.o. kids' lives who are just starting out in life in the hands of an un-safe Bus-driver!
So yeah safety is of course very important, it's vital. But while parents may be working etc. they still are trying to do their very best by and for the child.
Oh and as changing times and Business has been mentionned, the value and meaning of money should also get a mention lol! So alas I still feel school-bus Tickets are too high in price for what they are - to get a child to school, and also too high in price considering the possibility of the un-safety of Bus-drivers.

22 Nov 2009

Zaza, may i offer an opinion as a parent myself.... I think parents...all parents should get more involved in all aspects of the education system. Band together proactively. Perhaps organize some volunteer "bus parents" to go along with pick ups and deliveries of the students. Even have a clipboard of sorts with a rating system and notes. Ask to see all licenses and other vetting documents. Insist upon it. These are our kids ffs. And don't take no for an answer from the bus companies.

22 Nov 2009

Jeez Zaza, take a seat hun, breathe deeply and think happy thoughts!! You'll give yourself a heart attack at this rate!!!

22 Nov 2009

Zaza, Teddy here, As a private coach driver may i say that the standard of bus drivers in this country was never the best and has gone down in recent years. Saying that, the standard of coach drivers has also dropped to my dismay, as i have seen children as young as seven without seat-belts and also without adult supervision, as it is no longer the drivers responsibility, it should be the school and bus company's responsibility to provide adequate supervision, company's i have worked for in Dublin have had this in place and also check lists of children to travel,so no one would be left behind. If you are having problems with a particular company, i suggest you talk to other parents and then approach the company to put such measures in place, if they refuse i suggest you approach another company as in this economic climate there are plenty to choose from. Just to add my point i think you are judging all drivers on the likes of cie drivers, some drivers care more about their jobs and their safety and take measures to ensure they do a damn good job. Raven

24 Nov 2009

Firstly in response to Shaven it's a piece of writing! Would rather write than what ..... do nothing etc.??!!?? But admittedly it's easier when writing to gather your thoughts together, that's all. :small-print: good lord now all I wanna do is giv yez a big hugggggg :therethere: kiss

:therethere: I'm sorryyyyyy xxx I'm just writing as I see it without meaning to be unfair, but it comes out all wrong and sounds personal when I don't intend it to be in any way personal whatsoever. I'm not goin' writing in the Forums again after this! :upset::upset: (except for the gaming ones! In fact I may not even look at any of the other Threads again sad

:undecided: ) One last steam post is annoyance at the Union Strike tomorrow - with worry that unemployment pay is gonna be stalled / postponed / delayed or whatever, plus tha liklihood of the cut in the Budget .... But those with families and mortgages are alas in a much worse off position .... :rose::uhoh:

24 Nov 2009

ZaZa,
The forums without you, what do I say? your right this is the "Anything Goes" thread, and your entitled to your opinion like everyone else, like you have always done and I hope that you continue to do so :rose:
Hello Teddy, normally chase your other half around the forums bolt

:welcome:
ZaZa, I for one will miss your :notes: posts
Don't go:inlove:

Quote by user=ladyzaza
Firstly in response to Shaven it's a piece of writing! Would rather write than what ..... do nothing etc.??!!?? But admittedly it's easier when writing to gather your thoughts together, that's all.
:small-print:
good lord now all I wanna do is giv yez a big hugggggg
:therethere::therethere: I'm sorryyyyyy xxx
I'm just writing as I see it without meaning to be unfair, but it comes out all wrong and sounds personal when I don't intend it to be in any way personal whatsoever. I'm not goin' writing in the Forums again after this! :upset::upset: (except for the gaming ones! In fact I may not even look at any of the other Threads again :undecided: )
One last steam post is annoyance at the Union Strike tomorrow - with worry that unemployment pay is gonna be stalled / postponed / delayed or whatever, plus tha liklihood of the cut in the Budget .... But those with families and mortgages are alas in a much worse off position .... :rose::uhoh:

24 Nov 2009

Zaza to join in on Padds call for you to stay, dont go I too would miss you :therethere:

24 Nov 2009

:upset: Dont go Zaza, You wanted to let off steam and you did hun, fair play to you. I just responed because my family is in the bus trade. So please stay xxxx

25 Nov 2009

Zaza stay:upset:...who will protect me from the others... duel

you have started many successful fun threads...we need more... worship

the debate did get a bit heated but I think it was all meant in good spirit ... so please stay & keep posting ...sure your nearly a t the 2000 mark.

7 Jan 2010

the snow...the response by those in authority ... and they say we dont live in a banana republic ...

7 Jan 2010

As past history states, in my previous life (and it's no secret who, infact too curb the whispers! Yes I am Padd's) I created alot of steam or on reflection "stoked the fire" So the new me thinks, Best too sit this thread out. Happylouth x

7 Jan 2010

Ahhh..Happy..I was wondering who this newcomer was biggrin

welcome back

7 Jan 2010

Long, cheers. . . .

Quote by user=longjon
Ahhh..Happy..I was wondering who this newcomer was
welcome back

8 Jan 2010

Ah Happy we love when you stoke the fire lol But we are sooooo shocked to find out who you where in your previous life:giggle:

8 Jan 2010

Mr M here I am just a grumpy old man. If anyone has come across the ventriloquist Jeff Dunham (Achmed the dead terrorist, he also has another creation called Walter. MrsM reckons he is based on me. Example: I only use Viagra to stop myself rolling out of bed while i sleep.

8 Jan 2010

all schools closed till next thursday...grrrrrrrrrrrrr...aaaaaahhhhhhhhhh :crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh:

8 Jan 2010

Yes the snow the snow the fuggin snow

it's interfering with my sexlife (the bit of one I have) and I cant get to Dublin for the sales (have to spend more online) and all because this country can't handle extreme weather conditions :banghead: if it rains the country comes to a standstill :banghead: if it fuggin snows it comes to a standstill :banghead: and we never have a jaysus summer and to make it worse we pay motor tax!! for fuggin what they havent even got a bit of jaysus salt for the roads between them :banghead: Yours frustratingly Amberx kiss

roll on next weekend and if it snows so help me gawd :fuckinghell:

8 Jan 2010

Amberx you need to find your happy place. Tenerife perhaps or any bloody place where it is warm. We could all wander round in the nip and the only danger would be a angry bacon slicer near your todger.

8 Jan 2010

we could follow the Min for transport to Malta....sure its only 22 degrees in the shade

8 Jan 2010

Alan so thats where he went looking for salt lol

9 Jan 2010

Fooking snow . . . Rant over

9 Jan 2010

drivind around,,,mostly dublin,for the last few weeks..and especially this week in the compacted snow,,with so many bad drivers out there its doing my head in,trying to get around to do my maintenance calls,,when i am met by idiots trying to drive while on mobile phones,skiddind tword me,,, please peeps if your scared of driving,in this weather,i suggest u go to bed and stay there,,untill roads are sorted,,,been rear ended twice this week,,,but thanks to tow bar the fools cars got nicely dented,and rightly so.....

9 Jan 2010

Thanks, must invest in a towbar. . . Cheers lucan

Quote by user=lucan-couple
drivind around,,,mostly dublin,for the last few weeks..and especially this week in the compacted snow,,with so many bad drivers out there its doing my head in,trying to get around to do my maintenance calls,,when i am met by idiots trying to drive while on mobile phones,skiddind tword me,,,
please peeps if your scared of driving,in this weather,i suggest u go to bed and stay there,,untill roads are sorted,,,been rear ended twice this week,,,but thanks to tow bar the fools cars got nicely dented,and rightly so.....

9 Jan 2010

tow bar has saved Mrs Shy on many occasions but think she might need bull bars for the front banghead

9 Jan 2010

Shy's thanks and you know I love ya both x

9 Jan 2010

Lucan....I bet they were phoning a friend to get an answer...
a) will i hold the brake pedal to the floor
b)will I take my hands off the steering wheel
c)will I close my eyes and hope that van in front of me is beamed up to the enterprise.
c)how much does a front end for my car cost.
:giggle:

Quote by user=lucan-couple
drivind around,,,mostly dublin,for the last few weeks..and especially this week in the compacted snow,,with so many bad drivers out there its doing my head in,trying to get around to do my maintenance calls,,when i am met by idiots trying to drive while on mobile phones,skiddind tword me,,,
please peeps if your scared of driving,in this weather,i suggest u go to bed and stay there,,untill roads are sorted,,,been rear ended twice this week,,,but thanks to tow bar the fools cars got nicely dented,and rightly so.....

11 Jan 2010

I understand that there is a thread already here regarding whispers....but i dont want to post there.....because i am here to let off steam! I read Sherris post in the whispers thread and I agree with the whole concept of ignoring whispers and letting them past over you. I do that...always have....and always will...unless they are crude or persistant. Howver.....this evening i was getting so many whispers that I was missing the private converstion I was having with someone.....yes i was whispering.....so yes i chose to have my whispers enabled. But I didnt NOT choose to have so many whisperers. I ignored for a long time these persistant whisperers....but when i asked.....in main chat for them to stop....i was told to ignore them! Ok.....normally.......this is what i do do.......but when i explained that i was trying to ignore them...and that i only reuquested politely.....for them to stop.....I was told to be an adult!!!!!!! I wasnt rude....nor pissed off by my whispers....I just wanted to be able to carry on my conversation without having to find my friends posts. Hence why i asked please could people stop whispering me...I also asked that if they wanted to....to ask me in main chat and to get a reply of a yes from me in mian chat. I for one have always stood up for the mods and their roles. Its a tough job.......but to tell someone to be an adult, when I was trying to handle things in a polite and adult like manner......well....honestly.........i am hurt.

11 Jan 2010

Quote by user=mjjxxx
I understand that there is a thread already here regarding whispers....but i dont want to post there.....because i am here to let off steam!
I read Sherris post in the whispers thread and I agree with the whole concept of ignoring whispers and letting them past over you.
I do that...always have....and always will...unless they are crude or persistant.
Howver.....this evening i was getting so many whispers that I was missing the private converstion I was having with someone.....yes i was whispering.....so yes i chose to have my whispers enabled.
But I didnt NOT choose to have so many whisperers.
I ignored for a long time these persistant whisperers....but when i asked.....in main chat for them to stop....i was told to ignore them!
Ok.....normally.......this is what i do do.......but when i explained that i was trying to ignore them...and that i only reuquested politely.....for them to stop.....I was told to be an adult!!!!!!!
I wasnt rude....nor pissed off by my whispers....I just wanted to be able to carry on my conversation without having to find my friends posts. Hence why i asked please could people stop whispering me...I also asked that if they wanted to....to ask me in main chat and to get a reply of a yes from me in mian chat.
I for one have always stood up for the mods and their roles. Its a tough job.......but to tell someone to be an adult, when I was trying to handle things in a polite and adult like manner......well....honestly.........i am hurt.

what i actually said ...was this ......eponymous: well, we are all adults here , just ignore them .

11 Jan 2010

Quote by user=eponymous
what i actually said ...was this ......eponymous: well, we are all adults here , just ignore them .

Epony...understood.....but can you not accept that i politely asked people to stop whispering......I didnt post any of them as i think thats a foolish thing to post people who just say hi, then get kicked for it.....but....by telling me to ignore all the whispers.....that was putting the responsibilty on my shouders regarding the uninvited whispers issue here. There i felt was no responsibilty put upon those doing the whispering to stop. Just me to ignore them.
I feel as a regular user and enjoyer of the chat rooms, that a kindly reminder to people not to whisper was needed also.
Might I also add that some of these whisperers although being ignored where sending repeatedly more whispers, unpeturbed by my ignoring them. I am not talking about one or two hellos and then...hows you this evening. I am talking about constant whispering and question asking. Ask anyone who knows me well at this stage and they will tell you that i ask politely in the main chat for people to stop and request they ask first. I dont belittle them. I like to think i give respect and wish some in return.

11 Jan 2010

Miss, I agree with you. You are always respectful in chat and once you asked folks to stop whipsering - THEY are the ones who should have been 'adult' enough to shut the fcuk up! When they didn't desist - THEY should have been reminded of the site rules.
This issue will continue to raise it's head until the system is changed.