My logical perspective

I was visiting an Aunt and Uncle the other day.  The conversation turned to my uncle giving his son a lift to work.  Dennis (his son) lives 150m if that from a bus stop that goes to a main train station and 300m from a bus stop that does express service to the city (where he needed to go) in the morning.  Turns out he'd convinced my uncle that he needed a pre-paid ticket to get the bus.  Poppy-cock!  Only at major stations and in the city.  Perhaps on the express, but he wanted to go to the train station anyway.

Then it became apparent that my uncle's granddaughter was getting lifts to college because she didn't want to walk from Central to Broadway - 300m!  She was scared she might get accosted by some weirdo she hasn't ever seen yet...in broad daylight  And my uncle was agreeing to it.  Soft touch!

That's why Sydneysiders don't use the bus.  Nothing to do with poor service, lack of buses, dirty buses, poor routing.  They are being pampered by relatives to taxi them around.  Don't get me started on taxis.  They are the worst drivers on the road.  I'll deal with that anotehr time.

I don't know what you all think about that out there but I think it is lazy, hysterical and crazy.  I spoke my mind (nothing unusual about that) and would be surprised if my uncle gave any more lifts when a good bus or train service was close by.  I'd also be surprised if my cousins and their kids were talking to me for a while.  :-)

I love the bus system around these parts.  I think it is fantastic.  I don't know why Sydneysiders are always whinging about it.  And the train system is great too.  If a train is 2mins late, then think of it as the next one is 5mins early.  What's 2mins these days anyway?  I agree there should be more train lines put in such as down the M2 for the Norwesties and from Epping to Parramatta and perhaps on to Campbelltown for the westies who work in the westies, not the city, but what is there already is excellent.