Well, I've been working as a bus driver for about a year & a half, since my "Lost My Job" post. Yesterday I received two awards for safe driving; one for the quarter & one for the year. The yearly award was signed by the CEO & included a pin to wear on my uniform, but the quarterly one involved a check ($100). Half of that went to Buca di Beppo, in celebration. Man, that place really sets quite a spread. Fluffy & I are pretty strong eaters but we still walked out with 3 to go containers. I got to eat pasta for breakfast today.

Sick fuzz & cowboy hats.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: the only city in the nation with viable public transportaion is Phoenix. THANK YOU DAVE!!!

"Tell me Jesus/Why do they run?/Is it by the way of the woman/Or weight of the gun?"--from "Ball-Peen Hammer" by Chris Whitley

If WE EVER

play in PHX again, I will take a ride with you.
I'm in good hand with allstate

sick fuzz and safety awards

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I recieved a reward too. For unsafe and too fast car driving. The German Gouvernemant like it so much that they told me if i go on like this i must take the Bus in future.

wow, I thought you guys could drive as fast as you want?

ha, I know this is just an American myth, it's only the Autobahn , right?
congrats on being fast - I used to race til the judge told me 'no More"

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Yeah, only on the Autobahn you coul´d drive as fast as you wan´t.(Not on every Autobahn) The gouvernement need Money, so the try to catch you
on the other Streets.

thanks! I will drive on it someday. We are trying to come tour Europe next year

I was on a streak when I had a race car. ahh, small block chevy with alum heads and heavily ported tuned port injection by yours truly. 400HP naturally aspirated! [12.30 quartermile street car]

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That woul´d be the right car for me ! Sounds like much fun !
Did you come to Europe for playing Gigs ?
If so, don´t forget Germany.

i got a safe driver award last year from my insurance co. after i hit a slick patch in the
road and put my Z3 into a cement wall
It costs me more to insure my car than pay for my house now...uuugh

A Pin ?

They gave you a pin ?

I've worked for my company for 14 years and they never gave me a pin !

I suppose the money went to the 5 CEOs who earned $70 million a piece (including their benefits package).

What kind of CEOs are running your company anyway ?

Humans ?

I got my 4 yr safe driver award pin too, but no 100 bucks! ...I drive a bus too... I think I'm getting the short end of the stick. At least I don't have to wear uniforms! I want 100.00 bucks!

-Lefty
http://www.leftyshouseoftone.com

Congrats SPD,

Always nice ot get some recognition at work... most of us don't get much if any!

Confessed Pickaholic!

Im 43 (today!) and have never had an accident.... my 16 yrold son got his drivers liscence this summer and rearended some one the first week he drove by himself, I got anice reward too..... My insurance went from 2xx every 6 months to 9xx,,,,, yikes !!!!! boy better get a job quick.......

Ohm,Ohm on the range...(8~}

yea my dad was with nationwide for 30 years until my brother and i got our DL. Dropped him like a hot potato..

ive been waiting here for hours to meet you Mr King...why in the hell didnt you come down to my new club?

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Originally posted by DonneR:
Im 43 (today!) and have never had an accident.... my 16 yrold son got his drivers liscence this summer and rearended some one the first week he drove by himself, I got anice reward too..... My insurance went from 2xx every 6 months to 9xx,,,,, yikes !!!!! boy better get a job quick.......

Ohm,Ohm on the range...(8~}

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Try livin' in New Jersey with 3 teenage drivers on your policy!!! Makes your 9xx/6 mo. seem like a bargain...

Thanks guys. I'm actually kind of pleased, so far, with the company I work for. They have this safety first "I'm Responsible" campaign that is actually pretty empowering. If I personally don't feel something is safe, I have veto power. We're trying to become a better system all the time.

Joe, as far as riding my bus, I don't really have a set route. I'm what they call extra board, which means that I do whatever needs to be done. I may drive a fresh bus out to meet a driver & drive the one with a problem back to the garage, or I may have to run someone else's route. I may get paid to read a book or watch Bonanza, or I may wind up driving an 11 1/2 hour shift. It's all in the cards. Also, my brother, Tim, just completed his training & starts his route Monday morning, so you could get a ride on a Shepherd boy bus.

You know, we have some pretty interesting guys driving buses here. One of my buddies had a Master's in psychology. There's a guy here who has worked as an attorney & does some consulting with a think tank. Another guy used to play bass with Albert King & offered to introduce me to Billy Gibbons some time. I guess it's kind of like the old TV show "Taxi" in certain ways.

Lefty, what sort of bus driving do you do? You said that you don't wear a uniform. Do you do tours or what? I'm in a city transit situation here. I've never done any other truck or bus driving before, but tour work might be kind of cool. My employer is ATC, & I guess they decided to use the bonus incentive as a way to motivate people.

Sick fuzz & cowboy hats.

Hey Dave, I work for a school district. I just finished up my summer route and have a week or so off before school starts up again. I drive elementary, middle school and high school. People think I'm nuts but I have good kids, and I treat them like kids and don't expect them to be anything different. I don't know if I could do the transit thing. But hey, it's a job and I don't plan to do it forever. It's the easiest job I've ever had. Especially having nights, weekends and holidays off

-Lefty
http://www.leftyshouseoftone.com

Actually that sounds kind of fun. Kids aren't as stupid as adults, if you know what I mean.

Sick fuzz & cowboy hats.