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:-o Another (sortof) Non bus Blog post!!

James — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:57:03 +0000

Sometimes do you just feel like your life goes round in circles, with nothing noteworthy happening. Just the same routine day in day out?? That’s how it’s felt for a couple of months for me, which I’m using as an excuse for the lack of blog updates.

So what has been going on?? Bugger all !!!

I am still taking my Psoriasis tablets, Acitretin. It’s been a good 18 months now that I’ve been on them, and they are still sort of working, not as well as when I first started them but they are just about holding it back. I still have the occasional incident where there’s red patches on me arms that embarass me a bit, But it’s not too bad….. I’ve even got to wear shorts this summer!! This might not sound like a big deal, But it’s been 15 years since my legs have been clear enough for me to have the courage to wear them outside, This little fact is a really big thing for me, probably the best thing that’s happened from this medication.

The downside though is the side effects which have really started to come into force of late, The worst ones at the moment are the shoulder pain and mood swings. I feel like whenever someone asks me whats wrong and I just say “it’s my tablets” it’s like I’m using it as an excuse for everything that goes wrong with me and they are like “yeah whatever” and roll their eyes, but it really is the tablets! I feel like I moan on and on about my medication, and I guess I do, but it really really has given me alot more confidence to do stuff.

Work was fun on Thursday, To start with I had a bus where the Destination blind was stuck on “A – PRIVATE-SHUTTLE” when I was actually on route 8.

This meant stopping at every stop and shouting “EIGHT!!” at people LOL. No wonder people put their hands out at buses when they have Not In Service or Shuttle on the front!

and then for the second half of my shift the Bus decided to break down right by a junction with lots of people moaning and buses struggling to get past… What a fun fun day that was LOL.

and now today, the bad news, My car’s broke

Turbo went “pop” and now it’s sat at the dealers… The problem being that the Warranty runs out on Wednesday!! Hoping they don’t try to weasel out of doing anything :-/

the most exciting thing of late was being on the Telly at Big Brother! Woo!!!

This is ‘Banking Clara’, She is the other half of Professional Matt…..

That’s me, Banking Clara and Professional Matt with the “Where’s the Shuttle?” banner

Well that’s all I can think about putting here for now, see you in 6 months! LOL

The height of customer information

James — Tue, 04 May 2010 21:49:39 +0000

With our new MK Star network, It seems we’ve taken the customer information at Bus Stops to a new level

All Change in MK!

James — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:32:27 +0000

Well say goodbye to the MK Metro name, From 25th April all services will officially be run by “Arriva Buses”

of course for staff, they all transferred on the 1st Jan, This just makes it official.

Route maps are now available on the Arriva MK minisite as well as a Town guide for commercial routes.

Town Guide >>>>> Click Here

Route 1 Map >>>>> Click Here

Route 2 Map >>>>> Click Here

Route 3 Map >>>>> Click Here

Route 4/4A Map >>>>> Click Here

Route 5/5A Map >>>>> Click Here

Route 7/7A Map >>>>> Click Here

Route 8/8A Map >>>>> Click Here

MK Star Network – MK Metro Service Changes

James — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:48:06 +0000

These are the following changes I have at the moment, I will update when I have more info..

From 25th April:

Service 1, 1B, 1C:

Service cancelled and replaced with to service 1/1B and 1A/1C Newton Longville to Newport Pagnell and Cranfield along the current Service 7 route Bletchley – CMK

New service 1A/1C – Newport Pagnell – Bedford

Service 2:

This service is to now run direct along Brickhill Street and miss out Bolbeck Park & Giffard Park

Service 3:

New service running along the current service 6 Bradville – CMK then running to Woburn Sands via Brickhill Street/Monkston Park/Kingston

Service 4/4A:

Service 4 will now run current route from Bletchley as far as Two Mile Ash and Service 4A will run current route Bletchley-CMK and then follow current 29/39 route to Crownhill and Shenley Church End, with the following frequencies:

Bletchley – CMK, Every 7-8 minutes with route 4 extension to Two Mile Ash every 15 minutes and route 4A extension to Shenley every 30 minutes

The current service 4/4A to Wolverton is Withdrawn

Service 5/5A:

Service 5/5A will run as normal from Lakes Estate to Heelands then will run in alternate directions around Stacey Bushes-Fullers Slade-Stony Stratford-Wolverton-New Bradwell-Bradville loop replacing the current 4A routings.

Service 6:

Service Withdrawn

Service 7:

New route 7 will run every 30 minutes along the current route 7 from Wolverton – CMK and then will run the current 7A route to Bletchley, With alternate buses branching off at Furzton to cover service 6 to Bletchley (possibly numbered 7A, waiting confirmation)

Service 8/8A

Route 8 to follow current route, Only alternate buses to travel to Bletchley with the other doing the current 20/20A “loop” around Walnut Tree/Browns Wood/Old Farm Park

Route 12:

Service Withdrawn

Route 13:

Service Withdrawn

Route 16:

Service Withdrawn

Route 20/20A:

Service Withdrawn

Route 25:

Service Withdrawn

Route 26:

Service Withdrawn

Route 29/39:

Service Withdrawn

Route 51:

New route to replace the Winslow journeys on the current route 7

Look into the sky and gaze at the Stars

James — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:54:22 +0000

From April the 25th, The MK Metro/ArrivaMK network will change dramatically. Keep an eye on Arriva’s mini site at http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/mkstar for information soon.

As soon as I am allowed to make the changes public I’ll add them on here.

Goodbye Metro… Hello ARRIVA!

James — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:39:52 +0000

The Arriva’ing of MK Metro continues….

Calling all Bus Geeks! (and everyone else too!!)

James — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:30:19 +0000

Been Having a play with the layout of our Destination blinds as work, Have a look at the two pictures below and tell me which one you prefer and why please!

Round and round…

James — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:16:02 +0000

I think this had to be done…..

Route 300

James — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:36:55 +0000

Route 300 was “relaunched” last saturday as PlatinumMK300.

Nothing much else has changed to the route apart from some new Mercedes Buses that are now on the road.

You can find out more about PlatinumMK on either the councils website or ARRIVA’s Minisite

Our Friendly Driver, Tracy with her fancy new PlatinumMK Uniform Jacket on, Who took us to Magna Park

External Shot with Professional Matt at the front

Interior shot, again with Professional Matt (He wanted to be in the picture)

Snow day!

James — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:37:25 +0000

Snowy day today/Last Night!!

All buses today were keeping well away from estate roads, and as a result there was very few passengers about. Reports that MK Council has run out/is close to running out of grit has meant that none of the estates have been gritted tonight, So all the roads are frozen solid now Should make it interesting in the morning….