'President' - king of the road

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peasie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
di safest place on di bus must have been in the seat between two market ladies Dem battams was air bag and seat belt. </div></div>

i am offended by this stereotyping

[Peasie]

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no you're not

[MsExced]

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I use to love when the changing gear going down the mountain and the ducta yell out hold yu carna.

[Peasie]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ms Exced</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I use to love when the changing gear going down the mountain and the ducta yell out <span style="font-weight: bold">hold yu carna</span>. </div></div>

[RichD]

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when the driver draw gear yuh bawl out &quot;one more driva one more&quot;

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peasie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">no you're not </div></div>

[Peasie]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">when the driver draw gear yuh bawl out &quot;<span style="font-weight: bold">one more driva one more</span>&quot; </div></div>
You and Ms Exed need to stop I am dedding

[Gen]

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no doubt about it some things we used to do. and my childhood was relatively tame and sheltered compared to nuff other kids.

but still looking back at the crazy things mi used to do when we guh country

mi just chalk it up to it wasn't our time


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i used to love stan up in the doorway an hang out...<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 14pt">is jus luck me wi survive childhood</span></span>. </div></div>

[Gen]

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i always thought the people hanging out were going to wipe the road when them buss round the roundabout \0/

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i used to love stan up in the doorway an hang out...is jus luck me wi survive childhood. </div></div>

[Gen]

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<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 14pt">sumall up yuhself, mi seh UNNU SUMALL UP UNNU SELFFFFFF</span></span>

[MsExced]

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This is true I remember on the bus going to St Ann's and sitting between two big battam market ladies all you could see was my little head everything else was covered by them




di safest place on di bus must have been in the seat between two market ladies Dem battams was air bag and seat belt.

[Tuff Gong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">in my area Confidence and Bugle boy were two </div></div>
My mother told me about Bugle Boy and I have seen Confidence.
Another Bus Comapny that I forgot is Beverlys.
Sheild and Shields also owned a Market Truck though I don't know if they owned buses.

[Tuff Gong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">wooden frames

if yuh think about it you would never ride in dem </div></div>
Wooden Frames were actually very good ....like wooden houses in an Earthquake....lots of give.
The bodies of the buses used to sing when they got old and sometimes pop a rivet.

[Suesumba]

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are they air conditioned?

[St_Bess]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peasie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I loved this story

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Vikki Psalms, who has been travelling on the bus for more than 20 years, said she remembers the bus at the height of its operations.

&quot;From mi a travel wid him, it neva lef wi a road yet.&quot; Psalms said. &quot;If Tata stop run, wi haffi stop go a market cause the other likkle bus nah carry dem deh basket. So a only it wi have fi depend on.&quot;</div></div> </div></div>

Aye sah, know this woman dis a my little part of JA country - only my JA JA peeps - Vicki Samms not Psalms - Wooooiee a gwine dead tidey. Anyone remember when the buses had no bell and you have to holla out ONE STOP DRIVER, ONE STOP and if you a little pickey you shame to call out one stop and bus tek you wey.