y isn't the law inforced?  they did start the automated service, but it 
doesn't work!  it calls out the wrong stops!  *smile*
Jenifer gilley
CHRIST came that we may have life everlasting.
check out my blog
http://claudastar.blogspot.com/
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "VIRGIE UNDERWOOD" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 6:56 AM
Subject: Re: don't you just hate it?


> Hi Jenifer,
> By Federal law they are suppose to call out the main stops.  The problem 
> is some do announce some of the stops and some don't announce them at all. 
> And then you have the mumblers who talk like their mouths are full of 
> mush. They should be required to equip the buses with the automatic 
> ability to announce all the stops.
> Have wonderful and blessed day.
> Virgie and Hoshi
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jenifer Gilley" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 5:59 AM
> Subject: Re: don't you just hate it?
>
>
>> lol.  I just think all drivers everywhere should call out every stop... 
>> just my .02.
>> Jenifer gilley
>> CHRIST came that we may have life everlasting.
>> check out my blog
>> http://claudastar.blogspot.com/
>> AIM: jenibear1998
>> msn
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Angel" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:57 AM
>> Subject: Re: don't you just hate it?
>>
>>
>>> I'll tell you a story that happened to me.  This is true as well.  I 
>>> catch the 39 bus going from down town to my house all the time from the 
>>> different job locations from which I work.  I go to other places as well 
>>> from my house and from other points using this same bus.  I was boarding 
>>> the 39 down town on an extremely cold cold day it was too.  I began to 
>>> tell the driver where I wanted off.  He stopped me mid sentence and said 
>>> "don't worry sugar, I know where you want off."  I thought he sort of 
>>> did. I sat down and waited for my stop to be called.  After a longer 
>>> time than I thought necessary, he said "here is your stop."  When I got 
>>> off I noticed the traffic was heavier than it usually was at my stop.  I 
>>> asked someone some 20 or so minutes later when someone came along where 
>>> I was. She said I was a long way from the stop from which I wanted off. 
>>> He had taken me to the stop on which my bank was located.  Apparently, 
>>> he had let me off at the bank before, and as we blind only go to one 
>>> place when taking busses, Ha Ha, he probably supposed I wanted off at 
>>> that stop.  I had to cross the street and get the bus returning the 
>>> other way to get off at my stop.  The moral of the story is never trust 
>>> a driver who calls you sugar.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "VIRGIE UNDERWOOD" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 11:47 PM
>>> Subject: Re: don't you just hate it?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Jenifer,
>>>> There are some days it doesn't bother me and then there are other times 
>>>> when I just hate being blind.  It makes one wonder what these drivers 
>>>> think about when we tell them what stop we want off.
>>>> Anyway I am glad someone drove you back to your stop.
>>>> Virgie and Hoshi
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Jenifer Gilley" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 6:13 PM
>>>> Subject: don't you just hate it?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> hi all!  don't you just hate being blind sometimes?
>>>>>
>>>>> this afternoon when i got on the bus going home from work, i told the 
>>>>> driver where i wanted off... i got up to go the front of the bus after 
>>>>> someone i know who's stop is right before mine got off.  the driver 
>>>>> repeated my stop... aking me if that's where i wanted... i said yes.. 
>>>>> star kind of poked her head around the corner and started moving down 
>>>>> the steps... and the guy didn't stop!  i went passed my stop!  he 
>>>>> offered to go back and drop me off but by this point i was ticked!  i 
>>>>> just told him to let me off... and someone who i don't know drove me 
>>>>> back to my stop! do these drivers ever know what they're doing!
>>>>> Jenifer gilley
>>>>> CHRIST came that we may have life everlasting.
>>>>> check out my blog
>>>>> http://claudastar.blogspot.com/
>>>>> AIM: jenibear1998
>>>>> msn
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>>>
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