(17 Nov 2023, 8:44 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Yes, I do in fact still use the bus.
As for the EV, it's still on the cards but I'm probably going to end up moving house first due to some completely insufferable neighbours! It's got to the point where I've even considered renting temporarily!
So if all the bus drivers go and get better paid jobs, and you don't want to work from home due to being bored (or whatever), who is going to drive you to work?
It's a pretty oxymoronic argument to make from your predicament. A lack of bus drivers means a lack of buses. And a lack of buses means people will migrate to other modes of transport thus less passengers. Less passengers means service reductions which, ultimately, restricts your ability to travel freely. So, like strike action, bus drivers seeking better wages elsewhere has the same overall outcome, so why wouldn't you want the people you rely on to be paid better in order to service your needs?
As for me, well, I very rarely use the bus so neither strike action or a shortage of bus drivers affects me.
(17 Nov 2023, 4:24 pm)Andreos1 wrote I heard they couldn't afford one. But hasn't gone and got a new job with a bigger wage.
Don't know how true it is.
Whether he can afford it or not doesn't matter to me, personally. However, I am reminded of a quote sometimes attributed to the late, and allegedly great, Margaret Thatcher:
"anyone on a bus over the age of 25 is a failure"
As someone who likes espouse Thatcherite ideologies, I hope he moves on the EV pretty soon otherwise he's going to end up a failure, if he isn't already.