Thursday, May 03, 2007

On The Bus #25... or The Rich Bitch

So there was this old woman who got onto the bus. She boarded the bus and attempted to pay for the fare with coins. She handed the coins to the bus driver.

The bus driver looked puzzled and pointed to the coin box instead.

After payment for her fare, she took a seat. The bus rolled along a a pretty decent speed.

The bus whizzed past one of the bus stops along its route. The old woman shouted in Mandarin, "Hey hey, I want to get off lah! I want you to stop here!"

The bus had already overshot the bus-stop by approximately 50 metres. The bus driver was bounded by the company policy, and didn't intend to stop.

He told her nicely, "You have to press the bell if you want the bus to stop."

The old woman retorted, "But I have no hands to press it with!" She was holding a bunch of plastic bags, and wasn't seated anywhere near a bell. The bus driver sensed her anger, and pulled into a parking bay for maintenance vehicles, and opened the door for her to get off. She got off the bus and stared at the bus driver as if he was the one who pissed her off deliberately.

Points to note:
  • The nearest bell would be within reach if she just stood up.
  • She did not make any attempt to press the bell after the bus passed by the last bus stop, although there was approximately 5-6 seconds for her to do that.
  • 50 metres may not seem too far, but take note that some bus stops are situated within 50 metres away from the next crossroads/junction.

Ah yes, one last one before I forget. She had a head full of white hair of which there were signs of it being dyed golden brown. Not black, mind you.

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