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Applespider Wrote:

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> I find the fact that the 185 has joined the rank

> of talking buses far more irritating than a driver

> who I've never noticed - so I'm guessing that he

> can't terrorise everyone.


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I love talking buses - if I don't know the area, they mean I don't have to peer out of the window all the time wondering whether I've missed my stop.


And when it's dark and wet or foggy, as it was recently, it also means I dont miss the stop I get off at every day because I can't see where I am.


Or if I'm immersed in my book, the talking bus tells me I've reached my stop.


And if I couldn't see, I guess I'd love talking buses even more.


Hoorah for talking buses, that's what I say :))


:)-D

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wyrdharley Wrote:

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> "talking buses" or talking "TALKING ABOUT

> BUSES"....... PLEASE CLEAR THIS ONE UP...


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Well I hardly think the 185 has joined the ranks of "talking about buses", that would be a bit bizarre, wouldn't it?


Hey, mate, that 176 is a bit out of order, innit, and what about that 40, I dunno ...


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I know they can be useful Sue but sometimes I find them just set a little overly loud so that every time it tells me that it's a 185 bound for Victoria, it knocks me out of my book that I'm engrossed in. You do get used to them but I'd love a little more volume control.


On the funny side, since they are so new on the 185, I do think some of the drivers are taking the opportunity to try all the messages out. I was reminded many times last night to be sure my belongings were with me at all times and to report anything suspicious to the driver.

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Mikecg Wrote:

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> I know of one person who was imprisoned for

> spitting at a tram driver,


No wonder our prisons are overcrowded. It is absolutely ridiculous to put somebody in prison for spitting. A fine or community service, perhaps (even that is extreme) but a prison sentence is just ridiculous.

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dulwichdreadlocks Wrote:

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> Mikecg Wrote:

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> > I know of one person who was imprisoned for

> > spitting at a tram driver,

>

> No wonder our prisons are overcrowded. It is

> absolutely ridiculous to put somebody in prison

> for spitting. A fine or community service,

> perhaps (even that is extreme) but a prison

> sentence is just ridiculous.


Why is it extreme?

I like to think I live in a society where there is a sanction for someone who thinks it's OK to gob in my face.

If a person is scummy and ill-mannered enough to do it then they should suffer a consequence.

Though not overly macho, my inclination would be a left hand throat-grip and a right hand nose-punch for anyone degenerate enough to insult me with their bodily fluids.

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HonaloochieB Wrote:

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> dulwichdreadlocks Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Mikecg Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> > > I know of one person who was imprisoned for

> > > spitting at a tram driver,

> >

> > No wonder our prisons are overcrowded. It is

> > absolutely ridiculous to put somebody in prison

> > for spitting. A fine or community service,

> > perhaps (even that is extreme) but a prison

> > sentence is just ridiculous.

>

> Why is it extreme?

> I like to think I live in a society where there is

> a sanction for someone who thinks it's OK to gob

> in my face.

> If a person is scummy and ill-mannered enough to

> do it then they should suffer a consequence.

> Though not overly macho, my inclination would be a

> left hand throat-grip and a right hand nose-punch

> for anyone degenerate enough to insult me with

> their bodily fluids.



while spitting is gross and ill-mannered the sentence needs to fit the crime. Prison is meant to the sentence used when the offence is so very serious that no other form of sentence is harsh enough to fit the crime. Someone gobbing at you doesn't fall into that category. It's a waste of public funds to place such a person in jail. They are hardly a danger to society A caution or a fine is more than enough.

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piglet Wrote on 28/2/09:

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> I'm sorry but I have to disagree that Nigel is a

> nice person. He is a bully and gets a kick out of

> intimidating passengers. Why does he have a

> bicycle chain tied around the door to the driver's

> cab? Why does he have to sound the emergency siren

> everytime he passes another 185 bus en route?

>

> Val Shawcross is currently investigating my

> complaint about this dreadful driver. He should

> have been sacked years ago.


Has she responded?

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Dreadlocks wrote

'while spitting is gross and ill-mannered the sentence needs to fit the crime. Prison is meant to the sentence used when the offence is so very serious that no other form of sentence is harsh enough to fit the crime. Someone gobbing at you doesn't fall into that category. It's a waste of public funds to place such a person in jail. They are hardly a danger to society A caution or a fine is more than enough.'


I've been punched and spat at (at work, not for pleasure you understand) and I found someone gobbing in my face much more offensive then being hit.


I think spitting is a really aggressive gesture and would want to press charges if this ever happened to me again.

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