Public transport rant.
The car was with my better half, so I went to work by bus.
Personally I love a good public transport system. No car to look after, beer is not an issue, it's green, it goes out of one's way.
Well, yesterday the bus was 25 min late, apparently due to an accident. Fine.
Today I went to the ATM beforehand. Presented the $20 note to the driver and --- would have been refused service if it hadn't been for a colleague of mine who was on the bus, and borrowed me the change. The driver seriously said I'd have to take the next bus 30 min later. And that on the first bus in the morning.
The reason? No change.
When I last checked, a $20 bill was legal tender and had to be accepted.
Now here is a machine that is commonplace elsewhere. It changes all sorts of bills into the required coins. Really convenient. The rude bus driver and his refusal are just unacceptable when one knows these machines.
Luckily I'm not being treated that way when driving, so there goes another potential public transport user.
The name of the bus company doesn't matter ... rumour has it that they all have rude drivers.
They could just give me some kind of cheque for the change. Anything but rudeness.
Public transport rant.
The car was with my better half, so I went to work by bus.
Personally I love a good public transport system. No car to look after, beer is not an issue, it's green, it goes out of one's way.
Well, yesterday the bus was 25 min late, apparently due to an accident. Fine.
Today I went to the ATM beforehand. Presented the $20 note to the driver and --- would have been refused service if it hadn't been for a colleague of mine who was on the bus, and borrowed me the change. The driver seriously said I'd have to take the next bus 30 min later. And that on the first bus in the morning.
The reason? No change.
When I last checked, a $20 bill was legal tender and had to be accepted.
Now here is a machine that is commonplace elsewhere. It changes all sorts of bills into the required coins. Really convenient. The rude bus driver and his refusal are just unacceptable when one knows these machines.
Luckily I'm not being treated that way when driving, so there goes another potential public transport user.
The name of the bus company doesn't matter ... rumour has it that they all have rude drivers.
They could just give me some kind of cheque for the change. Anything but rudeness.