Bus Banging

At a local bus terminal I was standing outside with a number of other people. A number of buses went passed and the number of people waiting grew steadily. In front of me, a man was asking someone else about which bus to take. He turned around just as a bus pulled into the stop. Unfortunately, he was standing top close to the curb and the bus wing mirror clattered into the side of his head. The thud made everyone whince, but the man appeared unhurt. As it happened, he was waiting for the same bus I was. It arrived right behind the first bus and as I queued up, I saw the same bloke, but he looked a little spaced out, rubbing his head with his hand. Poor guy.

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[saffronsaris]

Ouch!!
Once, this tour bus I was in slammed into a lamp-post. Ok, not the bus per se, but this big side mirror. The jovial bus driver stayed silent for the rest of the trip.
I hoped we tipped him enough to cover any repair costs he had to fork out.

[Hon]

Wow!
You tipped a driver for not driving properly? You must have felt pretty sorry for him.

A friend of mine back in school days stood a bit too much off the curb and had his foot run over by a double decker. He was crazy anyway.

[Darren]

Tipping bus drivers? I've never heard of that before. We are too stingy for that over here =)

Hon, did that guy break the bones in his foot? A bus is damn heavy!