General Chat

Didn't get a chance to use my pass on holiday so might start this coming week when I want to go into the city centre, depends on the weather as so much easier to take the car than plod round in the rain but with the price of petrol, a free pass sounds just the ticket lol
Lizx

On the London buses you just swipe the card no need the show your picture

James

Thought I would get stopped at the airport last month as since passport photo taken I have lost 5 and a half stone in weight and gone from long hair to short lol...but they didn't bat an eyelid...so suppose I am still ugly! lol

Linda x

>>>>>>>>>>>..dashing through>>>>>>>>>>>

~~~~~~~~~~~waves to McAnne in Kent~~~~~~

You are quite right - I am a whippersnapper of a youngish thing at 51 but have a disability which entitles me to one. And at the price the buses are in Bristol I am extremely grateful.lol
Tina xxx

shoots back off>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
(lunch is over) LOL

Well you lot have set me off laughing, just checking in before the plug gets pulled on the computer for the holiday period.
See you all in June, take care, will miss you all.
Lizxxx

Got to go and get a temporary one from the Civic Centre in Southampton, as they are not issuing them until September.

I recently had my passport photo taken, and your not allowed to smile! so my "jowls" are nearly on my shoulders! and I had to whip my specs off at the speed of light, so the picture is not flattering, I bet they wont believe my age and say your much older than you say!!LOL

Liz, you've got my address, so no excuses!!LOL

Oh, Bob, they did that to me when I got my college ID card about 5 years ago! I walked into the registry, said I'd come to get my card (weighed down by an A1 portfolio, coat hanging off my shoulders, hair tied back which doesn't flatter me on photos) and she just picked up a digital camera and snapped me!

The flash bounced off my glasses so you can't see my eyes properly and - owing to the stuff I was carrying, my shoulders look lopsided. Why do they do it to us? It's cruel.

Apart from which, it wasn't even a white background so it looks even more gloomy! She didn't even give me chance to smile.

hi everyone

this is making me jealous wish i was free to roam

chris x

Hi Liz
Just read all the posts on your thread
Felt I was in a room with all you peeps
so friendly
Jenxx
Ps Had bus pass in Dec

Just think Liz - you can do a 'Round the UK' bus tour lolol


Harpic - you've never got a bus pass ? ? ? ? *shocked* i thought you were a cheeky young whippersnapper lolol

that reminds me of when I joined Matalan(it was a bit exclusive then) she said have you got a photo? I said no.....she said look up there then.......(towards a security camera thingy) I looked as if I was a furtive shoplifter!!!!

Bob

I think as long as the route starts in the county you are OK not sure, now it is national but we can go from Glos to Ledbury in Worcs. There was somebody in our local paper travelling from Penzance to carlyle, they were in Glos on their way. they had it planned with B&Bs booked along the way and planned to do it in 8 days I think. You'd have to travel fairly light.

Ann
Glos

You are so right there Maz. When we used to visit my OH's sister who lives near Cleethorpes we found it bloomin perishing up there - could not get warm. It is def. colder as you get higher up the country. It was nice to come back home just for the warmth of the west country. Tina x

We go near Hastings quite often. We have a caravan sited on The Ridge.

Gwyn

Sorry Maz !

Let me know if you want any local look-ups down south.

Gwyn

Hi Liz
LOL - I know exactly how you feel. I look like death on my photograph. I do have to say that I was not feeling 100% when I had my photograph taken and it jolly well shows. As you say we will just have to give a very broad cheesy smile when we step onto the buses!

I am so excited about getting mine that I do not know where to travel first LOLOL!

Tina x

Go for it !
We have quite a long distance bus route along the south coast, - one bus Dover, Kent to Hastings, Sussex and possibly onto Eastbourne? so quite a few more pensioners will be using that, I'd guess.

I hope that it is feasible for people to have great days out now that the journey is free.
Sadly many out-lying areas have poor bus services but if pensioners now use the surviving ones, they won't be cut too.

Gwyn

the horse is fine
and the people are getting done lol
i gave my friend the number you gave me and she called em
and i think ts them that getting em done lol
.and yer i live near carol and gwen
so when ya down here dont forget to let me know
xxx