A witty and amusing look behind the scenes of becoming a bus driver. Follow Jimmy’s journal journey from interview though medical, training and finally to bus driver asking old ladies if buying a return ticket to the cemetery was really a good idea!
This book started of as a blog. Stop rolling your eyes skyward, it was one of the popular ones. Not one of those boring journals flooding the internet to limited interest audiences. I was 48 redundant and had applied to be a bus driver. I decided to share my experiences both funny and sad with you.
I called it 'Driving a bus' because it was about driving a bus. With me so far?
There were two routes I could take (pun not intended) one was the gritty real life exposé and the other a causal relaxed look behind the scenes of the transport industry. I chose the latter because I wanted to keep my job but there are still some good bits. I will take you through the interview with a manager a third of my age, an embarrassing medical and the joys of trying not to crash a 12 ton coach. Later we meet the general public and all that brings. Enjoy five years worth of mayhem.
Oh yes, it’s not for children.
Special thanks to you the general public without whom this book would be blank pages, also my wife Karen because I might get my leg over if she likes it.
I have changed some names to protect the guilty and to get out of having to pay people money.
This book started of as a blog. Stop rolling your eyes skyward, it was one of the popular ones. Not one of those boring journals flooding the internet to limited interest audiences. I was 48 redundant and had applied to be a bus driver. I decided to share my experiences both funny and sad with you.
I called it 'Driving a bus' because it was about driving a bus. With me so far?
There were two routes I could take (pun not intended) one was the gritty real life exposé and the other a causal relaxed look behind the scenes of the transport industry. I chose the latter because I wanted to keep my job but there are still some good bits. I will take you through the interview with a manager a third of my age, an embarrassing medical and the joys of trying not to crash a 12 ton coach. Later we meet the general public and all that brings. Enjoy five years worth of mayhem.
Oh yes, it’s not for children.
Special thanks to you the general public without whom this book would be blank pages, also my wife Karen because I might get my leg over if she likes it.
I have changed some names to protect the guilty and to get out of having to pay people money.
