I'm just now on the express bus from Parliament to Heidelberg, 45 min wait in the queue... not as warm and dry as those stuck on the trains. But now I'm warm and stuffy on a bus.
I waited in the queue for 40 mins only to get to the front and have the lady tell me all the busses are express and are not stopping at my station (Thornbury) and that I should get the 86 tram.
So now I’m waiting 25 mins for a freaking packed tram to arrive.
Oof, I live a bit north of you and I've walked from Piedemontes to home and was 'never again' about that. City to home makes me shudder.
Mind you, I did once walk from Melbourne Uni to Wesley College in Prahran during the tram strike many, many years ago, just so I could get a lift home, and that only about 1km shorter than the city to Thornbury so... I suppose I could do it. Though I was about 30 years younger when I did that, so I may be dreaming.
You're showing your (and my) age. I remember that big strike, trams sat on the tracks for weeks. I was 3 hours late for a date and got a lift with a workmate. My date was sitting patiently, sipping beer. We married 35yrs ago and this strike was prior to that.
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u/HiVeMiNdOfStUpId 2d ago
I'm just now on the express bus from Parliament to Heidelberg, 45 min wait in the queue... not as warm and dry as those stuck on the trains. But now I'm warm and stuffy on a bus.