I wanted to go to Clapham Junction this afternoon and waited for a 37 opposite the Methodist Church.  When the bus arrived it was completely full, the busiest I have ever seen on a bus, and  really only people could get on if someone got off.  The kind bus driver let me on, even though I was having to stand virtually by his cab. At the next stop, he couldn’t let a lady on as the bus was so full and Passengers on the bus were saying don’t open the doors and were getting a bit agitated, one middle aged man started getting abusive.  At the busy bus stop on URR for Putney railway station, people started to complain loudly when the driver opened both doors and people were trying to get on in two places, but hardly anyone got off. At this one point, above all the complaining that was going on by a group of young men stood in the centre of the bus, the middle aged man started shouting abuse at the driver calling him the Cword and saying you shouldn’t be striking, do your job.  I said very loudly, if I were the driver and someone shouted abuse at me like that, I would stop the bus, get out and leave it there.  At that point the group of young men told the abusive man to cool it.  I am not sure if the kind bus driver who was doing his best to be helpful could hear the abuse, which is probably as well he didnt.  But there was a little girl on the bus aged about 4 or 5, and I hate to hear such language used in front a child. I am not sure if any rail/tube strike action has started yet, that has caused the bus to be so full of passengers, but there seemed to be very little sympathy for the transport workers, especially with tempers so frayed in this hot weather.  I wonder if the Trade Unions have misjudged public support.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	20/06/22 16:51:00	Martine Guy
Re:Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	20/06/22 23:31:00	David Ainsworth
Re:Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	21/06/22 09:30:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	21/06/22 09:42:00	Barbara Stevens
Re:Re:Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	21/06/22 09:45:00	Andy Pike
Re:Re:Re:Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	21/06/22 10:53:00	David Ainsworth
Re:Re:Re:Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	21/06/22 10:54:00	Richard Carter
Re:Re:Re:Re:Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	21/06/22 11:05:00	Sue Hammond
Reply	21/06/22 11:13:00	Michael Ixer
Reply	21/06/22 12:05:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	21/06/22 14:31:00	Ivonne Holliday
Reply	21/06/22 16:28:00	Martine Guy
Re:Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	21/06/22 19:21:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	21/06/22 19:36:00	Barbara Stevens
Re:Re:Re:Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	22/06/22 00:54:00	Ed Robinson
Re:Re:Re:Re:Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	22/06/22 13:57:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	23/06/22 21:29:00	Ed Robinson
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	23/06/22 23:37:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	23/06/22 23:55:00	Ed Robinson
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Unpleasantness on 37 Bus	28/06/22 17:59:00	Philippa Bond

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