You learn something new every day
… even when sometimes you might be happier not knowing.
I’d in all honesty never given any thought to what bus drivers do when they have to pee. If I’d had to guess I would probably have said that they wait until they’re back at the terminus. Now I know different.
When I got to the bus stop the bus was waiting but I couldn’t see the driver. ‘oh, he must be checking the bus for litter’, I thought.
Nope.
The doors to the bus opened and the driver leaned out, holding a water bottle that had the top cut off. He then emptied the yellow liquid out on to the ground. At this point I still didn’t twig. I thought someone had left their drink on the bus, and that he’d be putting the bottle in the bin that was next to me.
Then I realised from the way if was holding it that it was probably urine, and felt sorry for him, having to clean that up.
Then, when he shook the container out very thoroughly and put it back into the bus in the cupboard they have for their personal belongings, it all became clear. Horribly, horribly clear.
And I had to share.
Yuck! Horribly, horribly Yuck!!
16 Dec 2006 at 5:22 pm
Oh, ick! Actually, I’ve heard that’s what truck drivers do on long hauls, too.
16 Dec 2006 at 9:10 pm
Christ, I never thought of that. urgh. What do the lady drivers do?
16 Dec 2006 at 10:42 pm
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!!!
And Elimare, dear, in the States there is this horrific looking device called the Female Urinal. No, seriously… it looks like a science experiment gone horribly bad, and for the life of me, I cannot figure out how to take a wee in it…
16 Dec 2006 at 11:20 pm
Hey, haven’t had opportunity to read blogs of late. Not because of time issues or my dad’s health, but I seem to be caught in a virtual black hole and have severely limited access to internet. But alas, I have been tagged for a meme. Put my response on my blog and have duly ‘tagged’ you to carry the torch, as it were. The rules and regs are on my blog and hope you find this wonderfully introspective! Take care!
17 Dec 2006 at 7:37 pm
OMG! I would have freaked out right then and there!! AAAUGH!! You are so correct — tis better NOT to know. LOL.
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18 Dec 2006 at 7:35 am
By the way, catching up on my blog reading….and….ick.
20 Dec 2006 at 5:33 pm