Lost in translation
I was describing this site to another driver, Leo, and he came up with a couple of good stories. Back when the fare was $1.50 he picked up five passengers at a stop, only one of whom spoke even a smattering of English. He believes they were German. The one with the smattering asked how much the fare was and Leo told them it was one-fifty. This seemed to cool their desire to ride the bus but Leo told them to just sit down and they’d sort it out along the way. After a bit the English speaker came up with $750.00 to put in the fare box. Seems something was lost in translation.
Jun 15th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
Well that makes up for some of the riders who don’t pay thier fare!
Jun 19th, 2007 at 12:50 am
I had a guy put in a $20 on Sunday for his fare. When I told him the fare was only $1.50, he laughed and said “keep the change!”
That’s nothing compared to $750, though. Thanks for paying my salary!