Anyhow, i made it to the bustop around 8:30, i knew id be late but i gave up worrying, there nothing i can do so i may as well enjoy the people watching and the 25 minute ride before the onslaught begins.

So i get on the bus an its heaving, from what i learn later, the previous bus was late an just ran through all the stops ignoring anyone trying to hail it down. So i get on an im stood at the front an more people are being squashed in an we eventually leave, we get to the next stop an more people get in, then the next stop an even more people get it, im wondering if we are going for some 'new world record' an wonder if my hair is brushed an glad i had shaved for the photo oppotunity from the local press an 'guiness world record book' guys.

Anyway at the third stop some guy gets on and tells the bus driver that the previous bus just rode past, the bus driver tells him the other bus was late, the guy says (an i agree) thats hardly the passengers fault now as now theres going to be 40 people late on top of the bus driver, the bus driver grunts something an we take off, the next stop comes an another 3 or 4 people come on, as the 5th attempts to get on the driver says we are full, the guy trying to get on explains that the previous bus didnt stop, the bus driver explains he was late, the guy says thats not his fault, the driver mutters something about 'too many people on at the same time will break the law' an closes the door, the guy outsides suddenly goes loopy an tries to pry the doors open, the bus driver takes off with this guys arm 1/2 stuck in the door flicking the one finger salute, last thing i see of this guy is him whirling across the pavement, the bus driver shouts 'arsehole' an off we go, next stop an theres four old ladies shouting at him (in unison like some warped frog quartet)that the other bus drove past, he tells them they are full, they say 'its disgraceful', he says 'ring the depot'.

we eventually get past a few stops and the bell rings an this old lady wants to get off, she starts trying to push herself down the bus towards the front grumbling about people in her way an gets to the front, she says to the girl next to me 'i need to get off can you move out the way' the girl says she would move if there was anywhere to move too, and this lady starts screaming 'HOW THE HELL AM I GOING TO GET OFF' another girl says wait till the bus stops and we can make room and this lady starts going into this huge rant about 'NOT TELLING HER HOW TO RIDE THE BUSES, SHE HAS BEEN RIDEING DAMN BUSES ALL OF HER LIFE' an attempts to start bargeing through the crowd.The bus driver hears her yelling slams on the breaks, old lady goes flying, girl next to me goes flying, the rest of us hold on to the bars/seats so we dont join them. the bus driver dives from his seat helps the old lady up an she is screaming at him that he allmost killed her, he yells something back, she yells something back, he opens the doors she storms off an kicks the girl next to me as she leaves

and i got to work on time with out any excuses necessary