#operatortalk

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Him: can I have a courtesy ride.

Him: what’s that smell?!*looks at homeless man*

Also Him: you know what. I’ll walk!!

#onthe40 🤢😂🚶🏾‍♂️

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So the other day I was helping a blind man off the bus. Can you believe he told me I was going the wrong way!? Like Yo! I'm the one that can see!!!!

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So yesterday I found out my new schedule. I'm already ready to cry 😭😭😭. Found out I have to be at work by like 4 in the morning for like 3 days in a row. Like who wakes up before coffee?! Not only that but I got some pretty tame lines. I mean like when you hear other operators talk it's not really about these lines. Not to say these people don't have issues. But they aren't as crazy as others. Excited. But almost not really. Too soon to tell 🤔😩😑

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I think I’ve always had this look of just being unbothered. Like people do weird things to the bus driver and passengers. And I kind of just let it roll off my back. I try my hardest to not looked surprised by any of the tom foolery.

There was a day where this guy gets on in this black leather trench coat. Btw it’s kinda warm out side. Just like all the crazies. He went to sit down. After about 20 or so minutes he comes back up and like flicks his coat around in a weird way. It was crazy. Like he twirls around or something it was weird. I just sat there looking in my mirrors. And started just pressing random buttons on the fare box. I’m refusing to react to that until he got off the bus. Weird!

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So as always some kid walks up to me and asks me if I like my job. And as always I’m like yeah. It’s cool. I’m chillin. Then he asks does weird stuff happen. I told him to stay up here and wait and see. I mean like seconds later I’m preparing for a turn I move closer to the turning lane. We get stuck at yet another red light and a kind looking homeless man walks across the street with a broom in his hands. And I mean he walks up and kisses my bus. And then continues to walk across the street. And looked at him and asked if that was weird enough. Lol

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So everyday I have to punch transfers. So that passengers can transfer from our bus to another agency's bus. I keep them kinda out in the open so that when someone ask for them I don't have to search or fumble around looking for them. Yesterday a drunk guy took all my transfers and threw them in the air. Kinda like Lebron throwing the baby powder in the air sort of thing.

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Never have I ever been invited to go smoke crack before. And in public too!! I guess it’s never too late.

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I’m finding out that beach crackheads is way different from street crackheads. Like the other day I thought I was just looking at someone wear khaki pants standing and dancing on the bus stop. Turns out it was a lady with no pants on gyrating.

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So I’ve been driving a new route for the last two weeks and I’ve just been fucking up this whole time. Lol

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I really don’t like it when it’s the last stop and people acted surprise like they don’t have to get off the bus. Like you gone ride all day with me.

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I still for the life of me can’t understand why people just sit at a bus stop. Like never get on the bus. Ever. They wait for the bus to damn near open the doors before they wave me off. But today!! Today was something else. This lady closed her eyes!!! I’m trying to figure out if I disappeared or not

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I may secretly hate myself. Lol. Its been sort of peaceful with my new run. I'm doing mostly the pretty scenic routes. Although, I have to wake up at butt:30 in the morning. I'm sure I'm picking up serial killers and early morning rapists. Other than that it's been really nice. Stories soon to come. I just have to catch up on sleep first.

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Today was interesting. First of all. I have to wake up at 3am. Why. Get to work at 4am. Why. I mean I literally got to the first stop at 512am and picked up the first person at the second stop. If I believe correctly. It's only serial killers up at this time of morning.

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Man gets on the bus and begin to tell me that normally he doesn't catch the bus and that his phone died and he normally catches a taxi. I told him I'm sorry. But now he gets to save some money!!! He sits there for a while this asks me what is the nicest thing anyone has ever done on the bus? I laughed uncontrollably for a second and he's confused of course. I said no one does nice things on this bus. Lol. He digs in his pockets and empties out all the money he had. It was $15.53. I was instantly taken back. I told him no it's okay. You don't have to. These people ain't shit. Lol. He continued. He paid for 6 1/2 people. I was moved.

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You guys. Like right now right now. A guy took a shit in my bus. Then said someone else did it. 😳🙈😑🤦🏾‍♀️

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Well it's Friday. I'm already nervous