Buses

Hi readers!

Now, buses. They take ages to come and then two come along at once, huh? Well, that is what I have done with my posts, as you may have noticed. But, another reason that I have mentioned them is that I just saw a hilarious sketch on Mock the Week relating to buses. Basically, there was a muted clip of Boris Johnson and David Cameron, which Boris began by 'saying' to David not to mention buses. The two then proceed to stand in front of a bus and Dave, trying to follow Boris' advice, tries to divert the attention from buses, but buses are all that Boris will talk about. This continues until Boris drives away, clinging onto the pole of a Routemaster. Boris also does not follow his own advice to 'not sound too posh' and shouts 'What ho, peasants!' at the gathering paparazzi. Now, all this was voiced by Hugh Dennis, but the hilarious thing was you could actually imagine the two saying it. Anyway, enough plugging Mock the Week, back to buses.

I have been on buses quite a few times, normally to return home from shopping with my friends. I probably would not go on them if they were not free for under 15s and instead would cycle or walk home instead. My most hilarious incident involving buses was when it was bucketing down with rain, and I caught a bus with a round-about route back home from a shopping trip. My mum called me and said she would pick me up from my bus stop, but if she wasn't there, I was to continue home. I reached my bus stop, and I could see my mum's car wasn't there, so stayed on. The bus pulled away, and it had barely travelled for a minute, when I saw my mum's car pass. I grabbed my phone and practically shouted 'Oh my gosh, I just saw you pass! Should I stay on? Where shall I stay on to?'. Meanwhile, while I was in my self-imposed frenzy, the people behind me were talking about visiting grandparents. 'Well, whoopee for you', I thought. I was staying on until the end of the line, but was a bit nervous because I didn't quite know where I was. My phone's loud ringtone set off and my mum was shouting 'I'm right behind you, look!', and sure enough she was. The bus was in traffic and it was still bucketing down. The bus set off and crossed the road in order to reach the final bus stop. I leapt out, clutching my shopping, but mum was still stuck at the traffic lights on the opposing side of the road! I cowered under the shelter, dialing frantically. 'Stay there!', mum said through the phone. Finally, she drew up next to me, and I scurried through the bucketing rain (wet through in 5 seconds) and hopped in the car. Only then did I realise that my self imposed unnecessary panic had cost me £2 worth of phone credit.

Enjoy public transport,

Just Another Ordinary Kid