The boss, of the bus company I work for, sent a text message the other day, it read…

So who would have thought eh? If your bus seems to be on fire, switch it off… Who would have thunk that? And maybe get your passengers off the bus or at least get ready to evacuate… not let them sit there in air conditioning comfort. Some folk are just Fucking amazing and never disappoint 😂

It turns out that there was an oil leak and the oil seeped into the exhaust and of course when it got hot it began to burn but luckily there were no flames as such which would have been catastrophic.

The same driver, let’s call him Eegit, is a scatter brained creature. OCD or some other acronym applies. He seems to say, what I would class as inappropriate language with customers.

He’s 53 and single and is desperate to find a woman but at the same time criticises them for not giving him a second look. I’m not surprised! He’s a drinker or should I say a weekend binge drinker because he has to be sober during the week. However you only have to take one look at him to see the closest alcoholic. The beer gut, the fat face with a few tiny veins already making their mark and of course he smokes. He’s such a catch 😎

I personally don’t feel he should be driving a bus and I think the boss would move him along if it wasn’t so difficult to find another driver. Bus drivers are in high demand, there is a shortage of them, which is across the board really when it comes to skilled workers. There’s also a housing shortage and finding a trademan is next to impossible if you don’t know people. And even then you have to wait.

Bus drivers are on a minimum of $37 an hour although I think government drivers get paid more. If you want to find a tradesman, plumber or electrician then you are looking at over $100 an hour.

Again word of mouth or a recommendation is necessary because the climate is ripe for dodgy characters.

So far Eegit has had no other major dramas whilst driving but I think it’s only a matter of time before something gives.

On another note I’ve finished back filling the wall at the end of the shed and put down pavers over a ground sheet and I’ll finish it with gravel. Any further work on the main wall will have to wait till the Christmas holidays in about 5 weeks time.

The rain certainly greens the place up.