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Title: Did/do you ride the bus to school?
Post by: snuggleycutejc on April 26, 2016, 10:33:50 am
Do/did you get to know the bus driver? I rode the bus, the bus driver was fun/friendly. Thank you bus drivers. Have a gr8 day  :present:
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Post by: heypeg on April 26, 2016, 10:43:12 am
Yes I rode the bus in high school.
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Post by: sfreeman8 on April 26, 2016, 11:08:28 am
No. When I went to school and lived in town, you walked. I envied the kids who lived outside town because if we got a heavy snow (at that time, 1-2 feet), they got the day off, while the school was still open for town kids.

My parents always bought homes at the "end" of town so school was at least a mile away and had to walk every day. My father, being a cop, would not allow me to stay home on those snow days, either. Said I had to go because his reputation depended on being a good citizen of town. Anyway, one year, we got 3 feet of snow and since school started at 8 a.m., that meant leaving at 7:15 a.m. Snow was up to my hips and the only thing protecting my legs was my skirt and slacks which I was allowed to wear until I got to school (no slacks allowed back then). I walked in the vehicle tire tracks in the street because none of the pavements were shoveled yet. Got to school and 3 kids out of 30 in the classroom so it was study hall all day.

My dad could NEVER tell me he had to walk miles to school in the snow. Where he grew up, his farm was only a few hundred feet from his one-room school house, but I could. :)
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Post by: luvh8tragedy87 on April 26, 2016, 12:44:42 pm
My school was pretty small so we never had a bus. The only time a bus was there is if we were going on a field trip. But we didn't live that far from the school and my mom happened to work there so I always had a ride.
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Post by: LaTashaS28 on April 26, 2016, 05:27:18 pm
Yes when I was going to school I rode the bus, lol
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Post by: Tresbn00 on April 26, 2016, 06:09:11 pm
I grew up poor and was given bus money every day to get to my school that was three miles away. Instead of taking the bus I would walk both ways and put ninety percent of the bus money into a bank account. This was in Wisconsin and there were a few Januarys where the wind chill got to fifty degrees below zero and sometimes colder. I was actually bummed when the teachers went on strike because I was not able to get that bus fare into my account. It did allow me to get an early start on cutting lawns and finding new customers as well as going aluminum can hunting. My mother also paid me to do extra chores around the house like painting the exterior and re centering a thirty yard long retaining wall. I never got to know my bus driver.
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Post by: catherinedwhite on April 26, 2016, 06:11:23 pm
I didnt have to ride the bus to school but I went on my share of bus rides with extra curricular activities.

I am debating now whether or not to have my daughter ride a bus to school when she hits 3rd grade. We would have to get up an hour earlier or I can drive 40 minutes every morning.  Glad I have a year to decide.
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Post by: schoolvan on April 27, 2016, 02:33:54 am
I did until I was able to drive then I drove to school.
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Post by: lywb2168 on April 27, 2016, 03:33:23 am
I come from a Latin America Country and we had no school buses, we went to any school we wanted and my parents would drive us there and pick us up.  My daughters rode the school bus, The Elementary School is only a few minutes away 1/2 mile from home but there is no side walk and a lot of forest in between so they had a bus, the High School is a few miles away and they took the bus, my youngest in a Senior and she drives herself now, but she could take the bus if needs be.
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Post by: crisstar on April 27, 2016, 05:19:48 am
Rode the bus and we had a lot of bus drivers - nearly most were nice, and one in particular didn't have a lot of patience with us kids. :(
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Post by: rghvac69 on April 27, 2016, 05:53:08 am
I took the bus to school. It was too far to walk.
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Post by: Gerianne on April 27, 2016, 06:30:17 am
I remember taking the bus to grade school and high school.
There was a time when the bus got stuck in the mud.
There was a "famous" spot that was always a dirt path.
We were late for school.
I wanted to be a bus driver when I grew up.
I liked to watch her use the stick shift.
The Volkswagon on those days had a stick shift.
Of course, I never did [ couldn't] because I never learned to drive due to my disability.
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Post by: haimsterette on April 27, 2016, 07:31:56 am
I only attended school for first and second grade, and was homeschooled for the rest of the time. My mom always picked me up, so I never rode the bus. One of the elementary schools I went to is within walking distance, so sometimes I stroll by and see what changes they've made. Crazy how time goes by.
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Post by: elvisdo on April 27, 2016, 01:17:59 pm
No , never took the bus to school, but my son does and he loves it.
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Post by: dbsaus1 on April 27, 2016, 01:32:03 pm
I rode a bus only when I was in elementary school. I do not remember the bus driver.
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Post by: linderlizzie on April 27, 2016, 01:38:42 pm
Nope. Never rode the bus. Neither did any of my kids when they were going to school. From what I hear goes on inside the school buses, I'm very grateful that we didn't ever ride the bus.

What happens to children when they're in a group and not supervised? Poor bus drivers. Scary!  :dontknow:

I think that our Fusion Cash people that have bus stories should relate them to other FCers. Whatcha think?


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Post by: reiddb on April 27, 2016, 02:45:10 pm
I never got to know our bus driver.....pretty much in my own world.
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Post by: sdenimandlace1 on April 28, 2016, 08:01:46 am
I rode the bus we leave 7 miles from the school and it took us 1 1/2 hours to do those 7 miles of a morning.
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Post by: kingozzy on April 28, 2016, 09:21:51 am
I did, we grew up on a farm about 5 miles from town.  Until my brother got his drivers license then we drove to school, also had football and basketball practice.
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Post by: ktheodos on April 28, 2016, 09:23:43 am
Until I was a senior....at which point I could drive...and miss part of first period, which was nice!
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Post by: catchow on April 28, 2016, 11:31:20 am
Im way past the age of riding the school bus, but yes I did at a point in my life, we lived in the country. Once I turned highschool age, we had moved and I could drive to school myself
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Post by: timvolley on April 28, 2016, 08:20:44 pm
I never rode the bus to school
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Post by: timvolley on April 28, 2016, 08:21:02 pm
I never rode the bus to school
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Post by: nmbrown863 on April 29, 2016, 08:10:46 pm
I rode the bus when I was in elementary and middle school. Never got to know the bus drivers though.
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Post by: masked_brown_guy on April 29, 2016, 09:30:09 pm
I rode the bus in kindergarten and I still ride today. The bus driver was one of many.
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Post by: minioncookies on April 30, 2016, 01:32:11 am
I road the bus when i was younger
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Post by: quietpal on April 30, 2016, 09:45:08 pm
No, I always walked from first grade until I graduated high school. When I got to high school, my mom was in college at the time, so she would give me a ride to school on her way to classes. I still had to walk home though.
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Post by: tuyetmai on April 30, 2016, 10:27:34 pm
I only rode it when at the field trip time :)  Our house kind of close so we walk to school most of the time.
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Post by: tantricia44 on April 30, 2016, 11:36:30 pm
We, have no driver to drive us around so, school bus was our only choice!
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Post by: myfreebees316 on April 30, 2016, 11:48:08 pm
Unfortunately yes it was always a bumpy ride
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Post by: jkhanson on May 01, 2016, 06:48:21 am
I rode the bus to school  grade school until high school.

We had a consolidated school system....two towns 13 miles apart.  Some years I went to Auburn.  Others to Lake View.

The bus drivers were always friendly.  We all respected and loved them.
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Post by: PGS28 on May 01, 2016, 07:26:54 am
I rode the bus.  It was some good, some bad, but I got to school.
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Post by: nannycoe1 on May 01, 2016, 07:35:15 am
I rode the school bus when I was a child.
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Post by: Shaquaysha2210 on May 01, 2016, 07:43:58 am
I hated the school bus
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Post by: patapon555 on May 01, 2016, 07:44:59 am
I rode the bus for like 3 years of elementary school. After that, my school canceled the buses for some reason. I was okay with it because I hated taking the bus home.
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Post by: articx on May 01, 2016, 07:56:57 am
I rode on a school bus for most of my school year, except for the last bit because my family moved.
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Post by: debidoo on May 01, 2016, 08:01:00 am
When I was in elementary school and I still remember the bus driver.  In high school where we lived was like 1/8 of a mile to little to get to ride the bus and because my mom worked I had to walk to school and walk home. 
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Post by: gaby_ro_2004 on May 01, 2016, 09:13:32 am
I walked every day because my school was very close to home.
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Post by: beatsdrop on May 01, 2016, 11:08:47 am
From elementary to 11th grade, I rode the bus to school. I hated it.
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Post by: ljrjess69 on May 02, 2016, 10:16:09 am
yes in elementary school i did...after that i walked.........
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Post by: dancer139 on May 02, 2016, 10:21:47 am
in grade school I walked to school since the school was almost in my front year,   but High School I had to ride the bus,,,  hated every day of riding that thing till I got my license to drive ,,,, thank goodness for that day   :)
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Post by: missplaymate618 on May 02, 2016, 10:58:14 am
I rode a school bus until high school. Funny thing is my oldest son had a bus driver and he was my old bus driver! Most of the bus drivers I can't remember, but he was just so funny!
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Post by: stretch1967 on May 02, 2016, 02:13:07 pm
When I was younger yes
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Post by: o2bnocn on May 02, 2016, 02:56:40 pm
I did ride the bus, but I hated it. The bus driver was okay, she was kind of moody. At least she would play music.
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Post by: bigfoot951 on May 02, 2016, 04:25:10 pm
I did only a couple of times and hated it mainly for the same reason you talked good about it.  The bus driver was a complete jerk.
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Post by: makeblessed on May 02, 2016, 04:27:55 pm
No, I grew up in NYC, rode the subway and the city bus.
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Post by: teenangel on May 02, 2016, 04:54:34 pm
i use to ride the bus to school
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Post by: natashaspy on May 03, 2016, 07:10:22 am
I only got to ride the bus a couple of times, then the driver got in a wreck..and my dad wouldn't let me ride anymore.  Was a car rider after that from then on lol
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Post by: mardukblood2009 on May 04, 2016, 02:58:51 am
I had a school bus driver that we use to call Cone Head. She still lives in my town.
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Post by: ejholt on May 04, 2016, 03:03:27 am
I rode the bus all of my school days.  It was safe and no one acted up to where the bus driver had to stop and make up behave.  It is a lot difference now.  Kids are so unruley.  Hope everyone has a good day and may God bless everyone and keep you safe. ;)
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Post by: jenniferhoder on May 04, 2016, 04:45:09 am
Back in sophomore year of high school I took the bus, but once I got my license I drove to school.
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Post by: yikes77 on May 04, 2016, 06:09:25 am
My elementary school was a 5 minute walk.  I was dropped off at high school until I got my license.
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Post by: mrisha on May 04, 2016, 09:39:01 am
Yes, I rode the bus to School.  The driver of the bus was a classmate and he watched me all the time.  He wanted to talk to me but never did until my Senior year of high school.  It was fun.
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Post by: dsawan on May 04, 2016, 09:48:47 am
no car or walk
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Post by: darkxtsuna on May 04, 2016, 05:22:11 pm
I still do but I just car it to the bus parking lot then take a bus.
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Post by: bretay on May 05, 2016, 06:44:58 am
yes i rode the bus and walked....when i was younger that is....i took my granddaughters to school to avoid the bus
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Post by: appy9104 on May 05, 2016, 07:14:00 am
I rode the bus, over an hour in high school.  Driver was a classmate.  We took the bus to McDonald's at the end of Senior year.  Did a lot of homework on the bus.
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Post by: teresa3200 on May 05, 2016, 09:01:31 am
Yes, I grew up in a small farming community and we lived 10 miles out of town, so of course we had to ride the bus!
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Post by: ghunter on May 05, 2016, 09:30:06 am
Never rode the bus to school, we walked.  My children rode the bus and know my grandkids do.
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Post by: stretch1967 on May 05, 2016, 10:37:52 am
Yep I sure did. Now they are making it so the parents have to bring them now
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Post by: ancmetro on May 05, 2016, 11:11:34 am

      I use public transportation every day in the city where I live. Our drivers are friendly and polite.
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Post by: braggin on May 05, 2016, 11:36:27 am
No I never rode a bus to school. I always had to walk, but enjoyed the walk plus it was good exercise. I used to meet
up with friends at the ends of their streets and walk with them as a group. It was fun.
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Post by: colbtrist on May 06, 2016, 03:15:31 pm
I did in middle school. I rode in the car in elementary and High school.
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Post by: kimber62372 on May 07, 2016, 05:39:58 am
No I never rode the bus. Walked about 11 blocks each way...
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Post by: Skyisbluetoday on May 07, 2016, 02:50:40 pm
Yes I rode the school bus!
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Post by: dreamyxo on May 07, 2016, 11:18:37 pm
Yes I rode the bus because school was too far to walk.  I remember one bus driver I had for a few years in high school named Ms Edna.
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Post by: mrsmere on May 11, 2016, 01:52:44 pm
Yes, I rode the school bus back in the day.
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Post by: ladavia89 on May 11, 2016, 02:19:51 pm
I rode in middle school and high school. I actually was riding 4 different buses daily at one point in middle school. I remember one of the middle school drivers and the one from high school
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Post by: alaskakaren on May 12, 2016, 06:00:18 pm
No I never rode the bus to school.  Elementary school and middle school were pretty close and I got rides to high school.
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Post by: 12amos on May 12, 2016, 10:24:54 pm
Yes I rode the school bus when I was in school, from elementary thru high school.  I had a long commute to school each day.  But I was happy to be able to ride the bus to school.   :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose:
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Post by: sherryinutah on May 13, 2016, 12:56:36 am
Yes, I rode the bus and I usually had to run to catch it.  I'm a night person.  No, I never became friends with school bus drivers but I have had friendships with the City bus drivers, now that I'm an adult.

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Post by: schoolvan on May 13, 2016, 01:20:04 am
Yes i used to when I was in school it was fun.
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Post by: LenoraMinogue on May 13, 2016, 03:26:01 am
I went to a semi-private school, and consequently, parents had to arrange rides for their children. So no bus riding for me, except for field trips. It was fun to ride on a bus then, but I'm not sure I would have enjoyed doing it every day.