I've seen the 33 round the docks a few times carrying a little bit more than fresh air... Fresh air plus the driver!

Hello, this post may become gibberish and hard to follow at times, but here goes.
I started the generalised hobby of bus-taking back in November because it was fun and it gave me an excuse to explore the world, no questions asked. I never got out before, and have learned a lot about the local area recently. I'm a fairly introverted person, and this has caused a few key issues when it comes to photography and the general hobby. I bring up the fact that I went somewhere on a bus to an acquaintance, and I get a dirty look normally as I'm knowledgeable about the network. This isn't a naive high school environment, it's average people. This is the formation of the sense of stigma I have seen around this "hobby". This is created by even people at home and close friends, who don't seem to accept that what I'm doing is by any means 'normal'. It only seems to be accepted by this small community of people I don't really know. This has restricted me to sticking to the shadows at bus events or photography, as it's the last thing I'd want to be seen doing since it wouldn't stand a chance of qualifying as 'normal' to any of these people around me. 

You may be thinking that I have the 'wrong friends', but this is highly untrue. Most are great people, which makes me even more nervous when I'm out and about. Another solution that may come to mind is that I should just ignore what anyone else feels can qualify as normal or not, and mind my own business - but unfortunately, this isn't how I work or how I ever will work.

My overall message is that I want to be comfortable taking pictures of random buses, or even taking the slightest interest - but feel completely restricted by this sense of stigma around being 'different' by doing such activities.

Are any of you folk able to share you personal ideologies/mentalities about how you view this whole 'hobby' and in doing so, participating it? This isn't just linked to photography, but actually being a part of this community on some level. I feel the responses could be pretty trivial to this, but hopefully, it will help to somewhat comfort my own views.

Appreciate they aren't everyone's cup of tea, but are deemed a requirement on quite a few sites these days.

For those of us who can't or won't I stall adblock software, I thought it would be amusing sharing the ads that have popped up and are apparently tailored to suit our personal needs.


I have had quite a few humorous ones, including ads that suggest I try out modelling and buy a hoverboard.
Currently I have one that is suggesting hotel stays in London.
I had to hide my phone earlier when a dating site was suggested. Didn't want Mrs C seeing it and getting the wrong idea.

The screenshot attached is my favourite. If anyone wishes to translate, please feel free - cos I haven't a clue!

The tailored and personalised targeting isn't working.

Made a designated thread for this instead of using the Fantasy Premier League one, mb set up a league and the details are here:

PIN: 168711TH
Register at http://eurofantasy.uefa.com/en/fantasy, create your team then join the league. 

Hopefully a few more people will join as it's only me and mb134 in at the minute - only 2 weeks to the Euros too!

PB1144294/1 - ALEXANDER FINN T/A ALEC FINN TRANSPORT, 16 HOLLY AVENUE, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE34 7NR

• Registration Accepted by SN
  
• Starting Point: Boldon Asda
  
• Finish Point: Boldon Asda
  
• Via:
  
• Service Number: TB503
  
• Service Type: Normal Stopping/Hail & Ride
  
• Effective Date: 23-MAY-2016
  
• Other Details: Monday to Saturday
  

As some of you have had a go at driving a bus today at the Go North East depot. How would you describe the experience? Would you do it again?

I don't want this thread to be click-bait for my flickr account, but I've taken photos for a few days now to build up a small library - to decide whether or not I should continue doing so. I take all of these with my S6 phone as I don't normally want to cart around a dSLR camera with me. 

I feel like continuing, but I know very little about photography. What do you think of the current content I'm producing? Are there any recurring issues I'm making? Which shots are the best so far?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepic

Thanks.

Bill-by-bill summary: Queen's Speech at-a-glance
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36320412



...and just a coincidence that we'll be electing a mayor next May.

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Darlington

Here is the normal allocation for all of Darlington services

Service X1- MAX steeetlites- 1590/91/92/93/94

Service 1/1B/5/5A/12/19 - VDL Pulsars- 1424-28/1463/65/66/1506-1511 (a selection of any pulsar)

Service 2 -Man Ecocity - Frequenta Branded 4801-4808

Service 3/3A/3B - Optare Solo- frequenta Branded 2830/32/33/35/36/41

Service 4 - Optare Solo- Frequenta Branded 2859/60/61/62

Service 7 - VDL Pulsar/ADL Enviro 400 - Sapphire branded 1513/14/15/16/7534/35/36/37/40

Service 8 - VDL Pulsar (see Pulsars on the 1/1b) (a selection of any Pulsar)

Service 9/10 - Optare Solo - Frequenta Branded 2863/64/65/66/67/68/69

Service 13A/13B - Optare Solo - Frequenta Branded 2852/53/54/55/56/57/58

Service 21/X21/X22 - Man Ecocity- WOOSH Branded 4812/13/14 (and either 4809/10/11)

Service X26/X27 - Scania Omnicity - MAX Branded 4645/46/47/48

Service 66/X66/X67 - Scania Omnicity - MAX Branded 4649/51/55/56/57

Service X75/X76 - Scania Omnicity - MAX Branded 4652/54/58

Service 830 (Northern Dalesbus) -Optare Solo - usually 9/10 branded

Service M1 (Moorsbus) - VDL Pulsar - usually 1498

Frequenta Spare
2843/49/50/51

MAX Spare
1406/1416/4643/4644/4650

Spare buses

4809
4810
4811

Might be worth mentioning that two new Optare Metrocity buses have turned up for use on the car park shuttles at Newcastle Airport - believe they are YJ16DXO/DXP.

Current vehicles are:
MAN MCV Evolution AE05OVA (BUS3)
MAN MCV Evolution BC05JHU (BUS2)
MAN Meridian FJ09PXO (BUS1)
Centro MX59KUE (BUS4)

I expect some of these will leave now though.