To find it satisfying when busses get stuck in the bus lane?

[Tliev]

I just find it really satisfying when you whiz past a bus which has become stuck in the bus lane and all the selfish bus goers (which are used to getting priority) sit there gawping out of the window bemused at all the cars flying past! Karma!

[Aeroflotgirl]

Oh yes, and watch them gawp out the window from inside the bus. OOh she might get a disease from being with the great unwashed . I am a non car driver btw, and a bus user.

[ScarletForYa]

Off topic but I don't believe anyone chooses a bus over a car because of 'the environment'. They might say that. But really it's to save on parking, get there quicker etc

[MissHooliesCardigan]

What really is satisfying is whizzing past all the cars and lorries on your bike whilst also getting exercise and saving the planet.< smug cyclist emoticon >
I have a horrible feeling that this might actually be real as people this thick do actually exist.

[EdmundCleverClogs]

get there quicker etc

Which buses, sorry, busses, have you been taking? I assume none in the countryside .

[LurkingHusband]

Some people just aren't very bright.

OP: Did you get to your Brexit strategy meeting on time ?

[ScarletForYa]

Heh, I don't use buses!

But i'm talking about say, people who use the bus to go to town, rather than be stuck in traffic.

[c3pu]

Is this a reverse?

[IWouldLikeToSeeTheseMangoes]

Same Aero I feel so privileged!

Scarlet if you think buses get places "quicker" you've clearly not been on many of them!!

[HardcoreLadyType]

Do they not teach spelling at your school?

[wanderings]

Did you get a bus lane fine, OP?

I'll tell you what I find satisfying though: being the only car driver daring to use a bus lane, when it is allowed! (Timed bus lanes are everywhere in London - see the sign.) Quite often it's not worth it, if there's a bus ahead which is likely to pull into a stop, or if parking in the bus lane is allowed as well. But if you're lucky, you can sail along the bus lane, while everyone else queues pointlessly. At some London driving test centres, it's been known for people to fail for not using the bus lane, because of the importance of keeping to the left!

In Southwark, lots of wide main roads now have a 20mph speed limit, where they used to be 30. It's hard if you're the only one who obeys it, you're tailgated all the time. The other day I was driving dead on 20mph, in the bus lane, as it was allowed at that time. I was overtaken by a bus! The irony!

[SaggyNaggy]

I hate to be pedantic, god knows im noit perfect but.... Seeing as this thread is bollocks....
Busses and buses are both technically acceptable and fine.
Busses was once the one people used, as enfglosh evolved though it got replaced by buses. You might find older generations still use busses whilst the young folk use buses.

For all this, and more, please purchase my new book:
"Boring Bull Honky Volume 3: Etymology"
A very reasonable £19.98 from all imaginary book sellers.

[IWouldLikeToSeeTheseMangoes]

I'd buy that it's a bargain. What do volumes 1 and 2 cover?

[PortiaCastis]

What amuses me is when a car breaks down with steam and shit coming out from the bonnet and causing a traffic jam and he bus which keeps a lot more heaps of metal off the road goes zooming past

[SaggyNaggy]

"Boring Bull Honky Volume 1: A history of composting"
"Boring Bull Honky Volume 2: A study of tile making from 1886-1887"

Both available wherever invisible books can be found.

[MissHooliesCardigan]

Saggy I'm a complete etymology nerd and can happily while a way many hours leafing through a dictionary muttering,'Hmm... that's interesting, I always thought that came from Greek rather than Latin' whilst my DCs stand around rolling their eyes and making Loser signs in my direction. I'll buy your book. How could anyone not enjoy discovering that the Latin word that 'clitoris' is believed to have come from means 'little hill?'

[MoggyP]

Even on a bollox thread, a Bremoaner pops up

Sheesh

[Yawnyawnallday]

Has op grown up yet?

[SaggyNaggy]

MissHoolie
I enjoy a little etymology, I'm fascinated how language evolves over periods of time. Words that once meant one thing but now mean something else is a particular delight. Also when a brand name becomes the word that describes what it is. (Velcro, Gaffer Tape, Rizla etc)

[Greengager]

Yes maybe those fools using the bus because they wanted to skip the traffic quicker will stop and use their car tomorrow. That'll work out great for you and the traffic you are stuck in.

[IWouldLikeToSeeTheseMangoes]

Go on saggy sign me up for a dozen copies of Volume 1 also. That's my Christmas shopping taken care of

[SaggyNaggy]

IWouldLikeToSeeTheseMangoes

No problems, please make cheque payable to
Charles Anthony Smithson-Hyde.
Or CASH for short, once the rounds have cleared I'll pop em in the 4th class post, or Yodel as I think its called now. You should have them by Christmas 2026

[MissHooliesCardigan]

Saggy Yes that's interesting. Other examples are biro, Sellotape and hoover (as in put the hoover over).

[YorkieDorkie]

This is the stupidest thread ever karma? Are you serious? When you can't breathe for smog and can't move for stationary traffic, that'll be your karma.

[morningtoncrescent62]

This thread reminds me of a letter I read in Metro some time ago - the writer was outraged at the 5p plastic bag charge and declared his intention of leaving his taps turned on all day to waste water because it would teach those smug environmentalists a thing or two.