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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Mar 21, 2020 23:28:31 GMT
One trip tonight i picked up 7 teenagers!! they are the biggest culprits at not staying in. I have also seen many roaming the streets and a few being anti social Yes, it's ridiculous what's going on. There were a group of children playing outside my house too earlier today. There have also been many cases of enthusiasts going after the 482 today, I understand a few of them are local to it but I know many who went are not. We all really should not be travelling for buses when only essential travel is being suggested. |
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Post by londonbusboy on Mar 21, 2020 23:42:28 GMT
One trip tonight i picked up 7 teenagers!! they are the biggest culprits at not staying in. I have also seen many roaming the streets and a few being anti social Yes, it's ridiculous what's going on. There were a group of children playing outside my house too earlier today. There have also been many cases of enthusiasts going after the 482 today, I understand a few of them are local to it but I know many who went are not. We all really should not be travelling for buses when only essential travel is being suggested. Last night when the pubs/restaurants closed early it was brilliant then today it felt like slightly more were getting on. Heres my waybill from my second half last night  |
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Post by vjaska on Mar 21, 2020 23:46:12 GMT
One trip tonight i picked up 7 teenagers!! they are the biggest culprits at not staying in. I have also seen many roaming the streets and a few being anti social Yes, it's ridiculous what's going on. There were a group of children playing outside my house too earlier today. There have also been many cases of enthusiasts going after the 482 today, I understand a few of them are local to it but I know many who went are not. We all really should not be travelling for buses when only essential travel is being suggested. Same, saw many people in groups walking around including a group of 15 walking along Brixton Road earlier - looks like people want the virus to stay around for as long as it can  |
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Post by ServerKing on Mar 22, 2020 2:11:40 GMT
Can someone tell Islington Council that it should also extend to parking fees?  |
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Post by COBO on Mar 22, 2020 2:55:12 GMT
As Pubs, Night clubs and restaurants are shut I think that Night buses should be suspended until things get better.
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Post by vjaska on Mar 22, 2020 3:42:57 GMT
As Pubs, Night clubs and restaurants are shut I think that Night buses should be suspended until things get better. Night Buses have been retained so essential workers can get to their jobs - many emergency service personnel and supermarket staff work during the night as well. |
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Post by vjaska on Mar 22, 2020 3:44:06 GMT
Can someone tell Islington Council that it should also extend to parking fees? Lambeth have suspended parking I believe (at least in my area they have) so maybe Islington will follow suit - after all, Lambeth isn't known for making sensible decisions  |
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Post by Frenzie on Mar 22, 2020 4:16:54 GMT
As Pubs, Night clubs and restaurants are shut I think that Night buses should be suspended until things get better. Night buses are used mostly by workers during the week. Only on the weekend are they busier due to recreational activities but less so now because of the night tube. By your logic why suspend only night buses, why not suspend all bus routes until things get better. Just take a trip on any night route going into Heathrow and you will be shocked at how many airport employees are on the bus at 4:00 AM. TfL should only consider suspending them if London goes into lockdown where people aren’t needed at work, but even then I think some sort of skeleton service should remain in operation for essential workers. |
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Post by COBO on Mar 22, 2020 4:38:19 GMT
As Pubs, Night clubs and restaurants are shut I think that Night buses should be suspended until things get better. Night buses are used mostly by workers during the week. Only on the weekend are they busier due to recreational activities but less so now because of the night tube. By your logic why suspend only night buses, why not suspend all bus routes until things get better. Just take a trip on any night route going into Heathrow and you will be shocked at how many airport employees are on the bus at 4:00 AM. TfL should only consider suspending them if London goes into lockdown where people aren’t needed at work, but even then I think some sort of skeleton service should remain in operation for essential workers. Oh right I forgot about the night workers I thought that it was exclusively for people on night out. |
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Post by greenboy on Mar 22, 2020 6:21:21 GMT
Arriva Kent & Surrey are operating only single decker buses as far as possible from today as they are obviously easier to keep clean.
A significant number of people are just not taking this seriously at all, the sunny weather yesterday brought large numbers of people to Brighton and Bondi Beach in Australia has had to be closed to stop people flocking there.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2020 7:33:58 GMT
Can someone tell Islington Council that it should also extend to parking fees? I hear the horror stories of just how much they charge! Engineers visiting my work place hate getting calls in that area. |
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Post by wirewiper on Mar 22, 2020 8:59:15 GMT
Arriva Kent & Surrey are operating only single decker buses as far as possible from today as they are obviously easier to keep clean. A significant number of people are just not taking this seriously at all, the sunny weather yesterday brought large numbers of people to Brighton and Bondi Beach in Australia has had to be closed to stop people flocking there. I saw those pictures of people walking along the seafront in Brighton on the front of a "newspaper". I saw them as people, probably mostly locals, who were going outside to get some exercise and fresh air. There were a lot of them, and I suspect the use of a zoom lens made them look a lot closer together than they really were. If we are going to ban such activity, I hope that the Government will put further resources into the Health Service to cope with what will the massive physical and mental health implications of having a population that is largely inactive and isolated for an extended period. I have been relying on swimming to keep my type 2 diabetes and depression in remission, and I don't have that available to me any more. |
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Post by greenboy on Mar 22, 2020 9:43:06 GMT
Arriva Kent & Surrey are operating only single decker buses as far as possible from today as they are obviously easier to keep clean. A significant number of people are just not taking this seriously at all, the sunny weather yesterday brought large numbers of people to Brighton and Bondi Beach in Australia has had to be closed to stop people flocking there. I saw those pictures of people walking along the seafront in Brighton on the front of a "newspaper". I saw them as people, probably mostly locals, who were going outside to get some exercise and fresh air. There were a lot of them, and I suspect the use of a zoom lens made them look a lot closer together than they really were. If we are going to ban such activity, I hope that the Government will put further resources into the Health Service to cope with what will the massive physical and mental health implications of having a population that is largely inactive and isolated for an extended period. I have been relying on swimming to keep my type 2 diabetes and depression in remission, and I don't have that available to me any more. Yes I'm very mindful of the health problems, both physical and mental, that staying at home 24/7 can cause. I don't think it's going out that is the problem as such it's coming into close proximity to other people. I've been out walking the dog this morning and I see many others doing the same. I have some elderly neighbours both of whom are fit and healthy and whilst trying to adhere to guidelines they would rather take what they see as the relatively small risk of getting the virus than the much bigger risk of dementia from effectively being under house arrest for any long period of time. Another problem seems to be people with motor homes heading for places like the Lake District to 'self isolate', the problem is that if large numbers become unwell there may not be the facilities in the area to cope. |
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Post by wirewiper on Mar 22, 2020 11:13:41 GMT
It's a lovely early Spring Sunday, the likes of which we haven't seen for months - and the 10.40 bus to Dawlish Warren, which would normally be busy on a day like today, went by with just two people on board.
We really cannot carry on like this.
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Post by richard on Mar 22, 2020 11:37:15 GMT
If this is the case then I think we should go into complete lockdown because people are not listening
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