Thread Of The Day

Negative school bus incidents are constantly in the news these days. Tension between fed up drivers and unruly kids is a ticking time bomb. Parents are crazy for even allowing their kids to ride the bus. At least that’s what the media seems to want us to believe.

I don’t think this is reality, though. Sure, there are occasional, isolated incidents, but most bus drivers and their student passengers have a great rapport with each other. Many drivers consider the kids part of their extended family.

Anyways, in this thread at SchoolBusFleet.com, the school bus drivers share funny things their students have said.

http://www.schoolbusfleet.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14768

P.S.

This post is dedicated to a very special school bus driver in Kutztown, PA. I can imagine her telling any number of stories like the ones in this thread, and it brings a smile to my face. We haven’t spoken in a few years, but I think of her often.

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Today’s Thread Of The Day is at the flyertalk.com forum:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=856838

They are debating if it is okay for coach passengers on an airplane to use the restroom facilities of the first class cabin.

First of all, let me say that I believe first class is one of the biggest scams there is. Yes, the seats are more comfortable, and you have a little extra room. You get a semi-decent meal, and a couple drinks included.

But, is it worth hundreds or thousands more than a coach ticket? Heck no. They give you about one square foot of extra room for a short time. Big deal. You can buy a nice couch for your house for less money than that, and it is even more comfortable. In fact, a person could pay the mortgage or rent on a decent sized house for a month for less money than that extra square foot they give you for a couple hours on the airplane. You would still have money left over for a few nice meals and a couple bottles of wine.

I am not a rich man. But, if I were, I would not be wasting my hard earned money on the first class scam. I can tolerate a coach seat for a few hours. However, when the airline wants to upgrade me for free, I take it of course.

With that being said, first class passengers have the right to overpay for their seats. It helps to subsidize some of the amazingly low prices us coach passengers pay.  They pay good money, and should not have to share their restroom with the other passengers. If coach passengers don’t like being exluded, then they should buy a first class ticket next time.

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