(6 hours ago)Storx wrote God knows, must say they've always been fine whenever I've got them tbf.
The 19 under GNE used to have one absolute arsehole, older bloke with glasses - don't care calling him out either. Cheeky prick, even had the audacity to moan because the ticket was wet, the ticket being wet because he was 20 minutes late and it was pissing down with rain, absolute arsehole, no apology about the delay though... Used to moan on like a baby when you used a Network One ticket to get a single from the boundary aswell.
I'm sure people using GNE around that time know exactly who I'm talking about aswell, no doubt still stinking the place out aswell.
Btw I had a similar incident to you with tickets like that but with an Arriva driver on the 308 must've been 15 year ago, even made his own little jingo up in his head to try and proove a point, even known he was wrong.
There's a chunk of bus drivers who should be no-where near a public role and it's across all of them tbh. Some depots are/were just noticeably worse. The ex GNE Stanley depot, in particular, who had some absolute pricks. The only depot I've ever called a bus driver a prick to their face aswell and I'd do it again - be an arse to me but never be arse to an older family member who couldn't find the scanner as it was in a different place to Arriva buses.
Don't even get me started on the Metro Gestapo's either who are in a league of their own but being physically grabbed at Central Station because I was rushing through the barriers as I was in a rush and then being told, 'that wasn't hard was it', lets say ended up in some kind words. Absolute cretin.
Yes - I think I know the one you mean. Believe he ended up being sacked, was not well liked by other drivers either.