I've been thinking about it. All my driving life, I have enjoyed driving. When I first got my licence and my first car, which was a spunky bright blue 1969 Ford Escort coupe, I would pick up my sister early on a Saturday morning, we would hit the highway and just drive until lunchtime, to wherever the road led, then turn around and drive home. From my several trips to the USA I have driven many times between SLC and LA. There was one time I was up in Idaho Falls with a jerky friend. I decided to leave him in the hotel there, one morning about 2am and drive back to my safety net in Salt Lake City. An easy 4 or so hour drive aye :-). Then a few days later he caught the bus to SLC and proceeded to be sick as a dog, so it was left up to me to drive all the way to San Francisco. Which I did, and dropped him off at the SF Airport on the way. Then I proceeded to call my friends in Seattle, who said "come visit!" - so I jumped in the car again and drove and didn't stop (except for petrol) until I got there. This past easter we had a SA convention in New Castle, about 10 hours away. A friend and I shared the driving home, we wanted to get home pronto ! and WE did, without stopping.
Even now many a weekend if I have nothing better to do, I will jump in my car and drive and drive and see where the road goes. Give me good music and a set of wheels and I am in heaven.
So I have been contemplating the thought, well it's one of my childhood dreams. To drive a bus. I met up with my friend last night who drives buses for the City. There's many perks to be had ! - such as uniforms paid for. I just looked up the website and these lovely perks were also listed.
Benefits of working as a bus operator
full training in driving, ticketing and procedures
uniforms provided at no cost to you
Council contributes 9% superannuation for trainees and casuals (you can also make voluntary contributions)
weekly wages paid directly into your nominated bank account
Sounds pretty good huh. Of course as I was looking through the websites images of busdrivers. I remembered this one - and personally if there is even a smudgeon of getting a passenger like this, I'M GONNA BE A BUS DRIVER !
5 comments:
well isnt bus driver in your family? Referring to your uncle in Invers.
Goodness, that would be some career change, are you thinking about it seriously? or just one of those "you know what would be cool?" kinda things...
My mum really wants to drive a big rig, I wish I knew someone in chch who does that, then I could give her the chance to do so for christmas. haha
you could be a school bus driver, do they have those there? that would be a job to really drive you nuts.
oh yes he is .. i nearly forgot ! you probably know my uncle more than I do .. hah
Well it's a thing I have always wanted to do .. since I was a little one .. Interstate bus driving would be ideal ! wouldn't it ..
That would be kind of interesting - tour bus driving. You would meet all kinds of peeps.
You know what you should really do though???? go spend some time on your forum - jeez! hahaha
oh ... haha .. okay will do !
I always thought driving a bus would fun to do as well. Do it and let me know how great (or not so great) it is, mmkay?
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