Ian F. wrote:

Abuse? From whom? Stress, OK, I agree, it's a pretty stressful job, but that
doesn't mean they have to treat passengers with total disdain and look at us
as though we've crawled out of the nearest gutter. Have you ever tried
asking one of them a simple question, like saying "could you please tell me
when we get to []?", just to be met with a glazed-over look and a grunt?

You should live out here in the wilds of Essex where the last bus sails
by the bus-stop ten minutes early while you're waiting to cross the
road!
--
Kat