On de bus….
Now, onoo mussi wondering is wah kinda oil dem rub pon me, dat mek me post two time in one weekend. But, I had fe lick dis one wid all o you. Am here having breakfast before I head up to the hospital for my Sunday AM round and prips the Sunday Gleaner on line while having the grub to move the gases. I come across an article which has me saying to myself….’Thank God I am not into bus tekking anymore…..” Nevertheless, I do know people who have to use public transport and empathize with them. Read the article and I am sure you will be equally unhappy.
In all fairness to JUTC drivers though, I hope that this is not the typical driver here. Most of the ones I have come across in my driving seem pretty cautious on the road, though I must admit that there are times that when the buses come around corners, they can do so at pretty high speed and with a serious momentum. Anyway, I hope that the management of the JUTC looks into this further. Careful when you tek bus, drive, walk….whatever. Sigh.
September 24th, 2006 at 1:15 pm In every scenario they imagine, they come out unscathed, but everybody else ‘get knock’ — de passengers readin’ that must feel very encouraged.
September 25th, 2006 at 3:48 pm Doc, thanks for the birthday shout out! Wish I could have followed your advice, but was too damn ill to move!
September 25th, 2006 at 6:13 pm I have not taken public transportation in almost 10 years and don’t intend to ever do so. It is horrific just thinking about it!
September 25th, 2006 at 6:19 pm I hate public transport with a passion.The service stinks and yet they always talking about increasing fares
September 25th, 2006 at 8:16 pm Yeah. Woe is us.
September 25th, 2006 at 8:40 pm I saw the article too and shuddered.
September 26th, 2006 at 7:35 am remember as a yout taking minibus from work in barbados and my stop was just befor the roundabout but traffic was heavy so the driver didnt want to stop there so he just slow down and i had ta run off the moving bus. that time i was about 17 or so, young and crazy lol
September 26th, 2006 at 7:37 am yo doc, a black passenga dis. what a gwaun? im half way done with my novel on japan(131 pages) and as i stated earlier, i cant blog anymore of it but, if you send me an email i will send you the manuscript in an attachment. only sixteen pages were blogged, so you can pick up where you left off.
September 26th, 2006 at 1:44 pm When I first went to Jamaica, I used to take the bus for the ‘experience.’ I have recorded some pretty amazing sounds and sights in my diary
September 26th, 2006 at 3:18 pm I read the article too and now I have to keep an extra eye out for those bastards!
September 26th, 2006 at 7:47 pm Stunner, I’m surprised you weren’t doing that all along.
September 27th, 2006 at 10:51 am Agree with Gela…I fraid of them like puss fraid ah dog.
September 28th, 2006 at 8:28 am JDid, your minibuses - ZRs right?? They are just like our minibuses.
September 28th, 2006 at 8:39 am Wah you mean by ZR CD?