today is the day

Today was the day that puts the fear in ALL bus driver's hearts!  Today I had to actually YELL!  Fear not I didn't crash the bus or hit anything.  I was driving merrily away from the high school when I smelled it..."it" was cigarette smoke, not pot, but cigarettes.  I was in a crabby mood as I did not sleep well last night and to tell the truth I am always taken aback when one of my charges does something so stupid as to think they can smoke in a closed up bus...I yelled so loud that the smokers even heard me and they were all the way in the back...I know who was doing it because these two spit on the floor and I've tried to ignore that...I yelled this..."Whoever is smoking needs to put it out now or I call the cops...I really don't feel like dying today if you start this bus on fire."  My new friend, the girl who moved up front to get away from the "pot smoking" talk said, "wow those guys are dumb a$$es".agreed...that's a 10-4.

They stopped but tomorrow I have decided to give them 3 choices, stop the behavior, move up front where I can babysit them or get written up...that should do the trick...the alternative?  Get a monitor, or a camera...neither one I don't want to do as I don't think it's necessary, these two or more dumb, then malicious.  My alternative kids don't even have the nerve to smoke on my bus.  Ish!

My stress level has been high anyway as there has been so much construction to deal with...but I solved my problem by giving away part of my kindergarten route to a newly formed route.  And getting 2 of my grade schooler picked up by the guy that should be picking them up, he's closer.  Then I can just drive and not worry about being late.

I am all about anti stress!

As for that $7000 bus?  It was up for bid on ebay, but there was only 14 hours left...and the price very cheap considering a top of the line 2005 bus is in the ball park of $90,000 almost as much as we paid for our house 10 years ago.

And the biscuit and gravey?  The best ones are from mom and pop places, this place was called Larry's diner...they used to make really good ones in town, but they don't make the biscuits fluffy enough.  I know it's a southern or midwest thing, because I know you can't get them out west.

That's one thing that a good bus driver knows is where the good food is you can tell by their weight...most are on the big side.  Goes with the job...until later...bus 30 is clear...