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On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:35:08 -0000, "Ivor Jones"
wrote:

Incidentally, my living is driving buses, I don't see
why I should spend my entire working day subjected to
other people's noisy conversations

What makes you think you have any business doing that?
What do you think people did before buses were invented?

Walked..?

Works both ways, doesn't it? If people want to use your
bus, why shouldn't they? If they want to talk to people
on the next seat, or on the phone, why shouldn't they?

Because it's disturbing to others. Also a loud voice can be distracting to
driving, especially in a busy city centre.

Of course, buses used to have the driver kept separate in
a driving cab, deafened by the roar of the engine. But
the drive to cut the cost of the conductor put paid to
that. Perhaps you should campaign for soundproof screens
rather than **** off you passengers - the people who pay
your wages.

No, the company pays my wages. The passengers rarely pay anything at all,
they just walk past with two fingers in the air saying "I ain't got no
money, **** off". Then they sit down and proceed to make endless phone
calls.

If you really find the chatter of your passengers such a
problem, perhaps you should get a new job. There aren't
any lighthouse keepers any more, but perhaps you could
herd sheep on some hillside miles for other people.

It's not chatter I mind, it's LOUD and PERSISTENT chatter. Shall I come
and sit in your office or living room for half an hour and make some phone
calls..? The bus is my workplace, it is my office in effect. I need to be
able to concentrate to work (drive) safely.

Ivor