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Old 1st Feb 2005, 11:03
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MungoP
 
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BUS DRIVERS ?

When did a bus driver have to accept a computer programmed fuel plan that he knew from experience might be a bit marginal at that time of year, when arriving at a destination many thousands of miles away .?...Or know that if he decided to ignore the plan and carry extra fuel he could end up having tea and biscuits with the chief pilot ? ..When did a bus driver have to climb/cruise/hold/descend through ice .....?

On really sh*tty nights at somewhere like Frankfurt I would look back and see businessmen climbing aboard after a day of meetings and hassle and know that pretty much all of them had a wife at home preparing the evening meal and children hoping to see daddy before going to bed....The wife didn't want a visit from the local police late that night telling her that he would not be home again.....and the children wake the next morning to wonder why their mother was in tears....

How many bus drivers have those thoughts before taxiing out ?
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