Son barred from bus over pizza (From York Press)

I once caught a first bus after a training sesh on a sweltering hot summers day with an open can of pop. The driver said you cant bring that on here. I asked why not... he said its the rules, i said i wont spill it or leave the empty (i'd have taken it home to recycle even if there was a bin on the bus) he said you cant get on with it.
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The whole conversation was ridiculous so i necked the can of pop, leaned right in to grab my ticket and did the loudest most forceful belch i could muster! it was amazing and i was still laughing about it long after i got home.

TheTruthHurts wrote:
I once caught a first bus after a training sesh on a sweltering hot summers day with an open can of pop. The driver said you cant bring that on here. I asked why not... he said its the rules, i said i wont spill it or leave the empty (i'd have taken it home to recycle even if there was a bin on the bus) he said you cant get on with it.
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The whole conversation was ridiculous so i necked the can of pop, leaned right in to grab my ticket and did the loudest most forceful belch i could muster! it was amazing and i was still laughing about it long after i got home.

And you are proud of yourself for that? You rude child. No wonder we are in a state if people think that your sort of behaviour is clever.

If one person is stopped from carrying a hot pizza on a bus, then everyone else should be stopped too. It's called the Domino effect.

Alpha Kenny Thing wrote:

TheTruthHurts wrote: I once caught a first bus after a training sesh on a sweltering hot summers day with an open can of pop. The driver said you cant bring that on here. I asked why not... he said its the rules, i said i wont spill it or leave the empty (i'd have taken it home to recycle even if there was a bin on the bus) he said you cant get on with it. ' The whole conversation was ridiculous so i necked the can of pop, leaned right in to grab my ticket and did the loudest most forceful belch i could muster! it was amazing and i was still laughing about it long after i got home.

And you are proud of yourself for that? You rude child. No wonder we are in a state if people think that your sort of behaviour is clever.

I think that you may have missed the point.
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Child no..... Big Kid definitely

So, does this mean that no passengers to Tesco, Sainsbury and other stores who buy a pre-cooked hot meal are allowed on board? No cathing the bus to the chippy or getting a take away of any kind? No hot sausage rolls from home to eat at tea-break? As the Unions used to say "one off-all off." When do we get food frisked on boarding?

I took a maccy Ds onto the bus a couple of times and was never stopped. I did hide it in a different carrier bag though. This was to be eaten at home too.

TheTruthHurts wrote:
I once caught a first bus after a training sesh on a sweltering hot summers day with an open can of pop. The driver said you cant bring that on here. I asked why not... he said its the rules, i said i wont spill it or leave the empty (i'd have taken it home to recycle even if there was a bin on the bus) he said you cant get on with it.
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The whole conversation was ridiculous so i necked the can of pop, leaned right in to grab my ticket and did the loudest most forceful belch i could muster! it was amazing and i was still laughing about it long after i got home.

Nothing personal towards you. But if I was that driver I would of instantly broken your nose and front teeth. Sod the job! Be careful and have a bit more respect in future, after all, he was only doing what he's paid to do.

I think the bus driver clearly had more communication issues than the young man with the pizza. With the right skills he could have opened dialogue and made it clear to the lad that as long as the box remained closed he could travel on his precious bus.

Woody Mellor wrote:

TheTruthHurts wrote: I once caught a first bus after a training sesh on a sweltering hot summers day with an open can of pop. The driver said you cant bring that on here. I asked why not... he said its the rules, i said i wont spill it or leave the empty (i'd have taken it home to recycle even if there was a bin on the bus) he said you cant get on with it. ' The whole conversation was ridiculous so i necked the can of pop, leaned right in to grab my ticket and did the loudest most forceful belch i could muster! it was amazing and i was still laughing about it long after i got home.

Nothing personal towards you. But if I was that driver I would of instantly broken your nose and front teeth. Sod the job! Be careful and have a bit more respect in future, after all, he was only doing what he's paid to do.

Fair enough, but im no lightweight and would have given as good as i would have got.

TheTruthHurts wrote:

Alpha Kenny Thing wrote:

TheTruthHurts wrote: I once caught a first bus after a training sesh on a sweltering hot summers day with an open can of pop. The driver said you cant bring that on here. I asked why not... he said its the rules, i said i wont spill it or leave the empty (i'd have taken it home to recycle even if there was a bin on the bus) he said you cant get on with it. ' The whole conversation was ridiculous so i necked the can of pop, leaned right in to grab my ticket and did the loudest most forceful belch i could muster! it was amazing and i was still laughing about it long after i got home.

And you are proud of yourself for that? You rude child. No wonder we are in a state if people think that your sort of behaviour is clever.

I think that you may have missed the point.
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Child no..... Big Kid definitely

Big Kid definitely not! I say,spoiled child,"Yes Child"who thinks he is the only one who is right,and has absolutely no manners,or self respect, or respect for others, look up the word.RESPECT,it maY help you get on better in life.

Not surprised, First do it as well.

It is called 'good manners'.

Nobody likes seeing or smelling other people's dinner, lunch, pizzas when they are travelling on a bus as it makes them feel sick.

I know people who have been stopped from eating sausage rolls on First bus before now.

But I doubt that he was going to leave it till he got home!

michaeljohnrogan wrote:

TheTruthHurts wrote:

Alpha Kenny Thing wrote:

TheTruthHurts wrote: I once caught a first bus after a training sesh on a sweltering hot summers day with an open can of pop. The driver said you cant bring that on here. I asked why not... he said its the rules, i said i wont spill it or leave the empty (i'd have taken it home to recycle even if there was a bin on the bus) he said you cant get on with it. ' The whole conversation was ridiculous so i necked the can of pop, leaned right in to grab my ticket and did the loudest most forceful belch i could muster! it was amazing and i was still laughing about it long after i got home.

And you are proud of yourself for that? You rude child. No wonder we are in a state if people think that your sort of behaviour is clever.

I think that you may have missed the point. ' Child no..... Big Kid definitely

Big Kid definitely not! I say,spoiled child,"Yes Child"who thinks he is the only one who is right,and has absolutely no manners,or self respect, or respect for others, look up the word.RESPECT,it maY help you get on better in life.

Have you ever been on a first bus on a boiling hot day? I was the only person on the bus at the time (i do have some respect, lol) The guy was being a jobsworth if you read through other threads on first buses you will find it happens quite often.
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But thanks for your response michaeljohnrogan, its given me a giggle reminded me of my old school headmaster.

I mean "we all like bus drivers", but we also "like pizza". Which is best. There's only one way to find out.

F I G H T !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Ignatius - that's two top gags in a week!
Brilliant, love it! More please.

The following is taken from Arriva condition of carriage. No where does it mention NOT being allowed on the veh with food. Only that you cannot consume any or drink any alchohol...... This is from the section 'Conduct of Passengers'.

"Consume any type of alcohol or items of food or drink which may make other passengers’ journeys unpleasant or otherwise cause offence"

Get into em lad.

rambolanka wrote:
So, does this mean that no passengers to Tesco, Sainsbury and other stores who buy a pre-cooked hot meal are allowed on board? No cathing the bus to the chippy or getting a take away of any kind? No hot sausage rolls from home to eat at tea-break? As the Unions used to say "one off-all off." When do we get food frisked on boarding?

"When she rang Arriva to complain, a member of staff had been “quite abrupt,” and told her it was the company’s policy not to allow hot food on its buses"

Does First also have this policy? I often buy one of the HOT Ready cooked chickens for my dinner!

Would I (a pensioner) not be allowed to travel on a bus?

The problem for the driver is some passengers will say they aren't going to eat on board, and keep their word, and some will say they aren't going to eat on board, but then do. How do you tell the difference?

Twice I've been told off for drinking water on a No.4 bus (both times in the summer). I can understand with smelly food - but water?!

Indigo75 wrote:
Twice I've been told off for drinking water on a No.4 bus (both times in the summer). I can understand with smelly food - but water?!

Should have learned after the first time!

Kelvar wrote:

rambolanka wrote: So, does this mean that no passengers to Tesco, Sainsbury and other stores who buy a pre-cooked hot meal are allowed on board? No cathing the bus to the chippy or getting a take away of any kind? No hot sausage rolls from home to eat at tea-break? As the Unions used to say "one off-all off." When do we get food frisked on boarding?

"When she rang Arriva to complain, a member of staff had been “quite abrupt,” and told her it was the company’s policy not to allow hot food on its buses" Does First also have this policy? I often buy one of the HOT Ready cooked chickens for my dinner! Would I (a pensioner) not be allowed to travel on a bus?

They do have this policy. I can confirm that First York drivers are also quite abrupt.

Ignatius Lumpopo wrote:
If one person is stopped from carrying a hot pizza on a bus, then everyone else should be stopped too. It's called the Domino effect.

Haha! Made me laugh that did.

I've seen people carrying takeaway meals and get on buses many times before - usually at the end of a night out on the ale mind. What's the problem with it? People get on buses with bags of shopping. If you ain't going to eat it, why can't you transport it?

Maybe the bus driver should have just made it clear not to eat it on the bus.

Sometimes I've had people sit down next to me who smell of wee. I find that more offensive than pizza.

Digeorge wrote:
Not surprised, First do it as well. It is called 'good manners'. Nobody likes seeing or smelling other people's dinner, lunch, pizzas when they are travelling on a bus as it makes them feel sick. I know people who have been stopped from eating sausage rolls on First bus before now. But I doubt that he was going to leave it till he got home!

I'd love it if the bus I caught smelled of pizza! Better than BO, urine and general grime!

TheTruthHurts wrote:
I once caught a first bus after a training sesh on a sweltering hot summers day with an open can of pop. The driver said you cant bring that on here. I asked why not... he said its the rules, i said i wont spill it or leave the empty (i'd have taken it home to recycle even if there was a bin on the bus) he said you cant get on with it.
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The whole conversation was ridiculous so i necked the can of pop, leaned right in to grab my ticket and did the loudest most forceful belch i could muster! it was amazing and i was still laughing about it long after i got home.

Ha ha i bet he got a waft of what you had for your tea then.

I think there is an unspoken rule on this kind of thing and that's that you have your scran wrapped in a bag not just open so it looks like your in the middle of eating it. I am sure no one would like to sit on a bus to then discover they have sat on hot pepperoni which has oiled your pants.

On another note I saw a first york driver eating a ginsters pasty whilst on duty a few weeks ago, there were flakes of pastry everywhere and i got some in my change.

So he had apizza box.
But what was in it?
This is the problem. Making out that it is the driver's fault is the usual story.

He should have asked them to deliver it and then hitched a ride with the driver..........woul
d probably have been cheaper than the bus fare.

i was refused travel on Arriva in Selby last year because i had a can of paint ! I couldnt get home any other way as the toll bridge was closed and it was the free bus!!

if the driver lets people eat and drink on there bus it normally goes back to the yard looking like a skip. customers complain about messy buses enough as it is and when the driver speaks out he gets moaned at again what a crap job

wonder if it had been a young girl on her own...would the bus driver have done the same thing??
a crazy rule, surely this is one of those things where you take every particular situation into account.
a group of drunk people at the end of a night and i can understand a no-food rule policy, similar to taxi drivers.
surely though, common sense should have prevailed here??

Child,you seem to have an attitude problem,you obviously did not look up the word,Respect."i am not lol".
If that bus driver had been your father,would you have accepted that loutish behaviour directed at him? i think not!grow üp and try to be a bit more tolerant to those who have a difficult job in trying to please the public,a polite smile works wonders.try it!!!

Ignatius Lumpopo wrote:
If one person is stopped from carrying a hot pizza on a bus, then everyone else should be stopped too. It's called the Domino effect.

Awesome!

I got banned from the bus the other day as I tried to get my hi-viz bike on board, as I was tired from riding around all day trying to look competant.
Bloody bus driver jobsworths....

I wish Arriva would extend this policy to their trains.

The difference being of course that they make a profit on selling smelly burgers-with-onion.

What is the huge issue with food on buses.Think you can eat on trains and planes.Taxis let you take hot food home.Maybe buses are to posh for food to be allowed on.Or conversely is it that some of the folk on buses are not to be trusted with hot food,being tramps,chavs and a variety or ne'er do wells.

I'm glad he refused, how is a bus driver to know who's going to keep their word and not eat?

All Taxi's have the same rule - it's public transport - there's no story here just some silly sod wanting a moan.

I'm glad he refused, how is a bus driver to know who's going to keep their word and not eat?

All Taxi's have the same rule - it's public transport - there's no story here just some silly sod wanting a moan.

Don't they have a Pizza shop in Riccall?
Sounds like an opening for some entrepreneur here.

Ignatius Lumpopo wrote:
If one person is stopped from carrying a hot pizza on a bus, then everyone else should be stopped too. It's called the Domino effect.

clap clap clap very funny :)

TheTruthHurts wrote:
I once caught a first bus after a training sesh on a sweltering hot summers day with an open can of pop. The driver said you cant bring that on here. I asked why not... he said its the rules, i said i wont spill it or leave the empty (i'd have taken it home to recycle even if there was a bin on the bus) he said you cant get on with it.
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The whole conversation was ridiculous so i necked the can of pop, leaned right in to grab my ticket and did the loudest most forceful belch i could muster! it was amazing and i was still laughing about it long after i got home.

What an idiot you are.

Ignatius Lumpopo wrote:
If one person is stopped from carrying a hot pizza on a bus, then everyone else should be stopped too. It's called the Domino effect.

Love it! Your day's work is done. Go home and put your comedy feet up.

This young man was treated rudely and unfairly by the jobsworth driver employed by an obviously uncaring and ignorant bus company.

From what I have heard, this situation is not unusual.

Time for the bus companies to step back from the politically-correct/
jobsworth nonsense and start providing a SERVICE to their customers....many of whom are subsidising their damned company out of council taxes !

To cause a CUSTOMER so much discomfort and stress because of a harmless pizza in a box when all the driver had to POLITELY do was ask that it wasn't consumed during the journey ?

It's not exactly going to poson or inconvenience other over-sensitive petty passengers is it ? (who presumably never enter a Fish and chip shop or a restaurant).

No wonder people use their cars instead of public transport when they have to put up with this stupidity as well as extortionate fares.

As far as comparing taxis and buses goes. Totally different types of vehicle and mode of transport, so an irrelevant red herring.

The bus service in York is a disgrace, run by uncaring selfish jobsworths. Yes, maybe you DO need to worry about your jobs.

Meanwhile I will be walking or driving.

I feel for the driver here. It's not his job to police what his passengers are doing on his bus - he has to concentrate on driving it. Whilst it's unfortunate about this lad's condition, the driver was not to know this, and frankly I wouldn't believe that someone had bought a hot pizza in York and was not going to eat it until he got to his house (40 minutes bus ride away!)

As a regular bus user there is not much worse than half eaten food knocking round the place, so I can see the driver's point. And as none of use were there, I don't see how we can comment on how abrupt or not the driver was with the passernger.