Bus Vannin in Crisis

[Newsdesk]

46 minutes ago, ptarmigan said:

Have to kind of agree with this. Ian took on an ancient bordering on dangerous bus fleet 

That dangerous that they were sold to his mate in Blackpool for almost nothing and many of them are still running. 

[Nellie]

3 minutes ago, Newsdesk said:

That dangerous that they were sold to his mate in Blackpool for almost nothing and many of them are still running. 

Exactly. Almost every bus that Longworth has ever sold has gone on to be used elsewhere, in much harsher operating environments such as Blackpool, Nottingham, Reading, Cardiff, Bournemouth and others I've probably forgotten. 

[0bserver]

14 minutes ago, Nellie said:

Exactly. Almost every bus that Longworth has ever sold has gone on to be used elsewhere, in much harsher operating environments such as Blackpool, Nottingham, Reading, Cardiff, Bournemouth and others I've probably forgotten. 

Malta

[Newsdesk]

18 minutes ago, 0bserver said:

Malta

Yes that knackered that 10 years later it’s doing daily tours in an Island whose traffic and roads are even worse than the IOM. 

[Gladys]

25 minutes ago, 0bserver said:

Malta

It still has the IOM livery?

[Omobono]

9 hours ago, buncha wankas said:

And his mate Gary Kermode

Hardly any tradesmen left in this department  everyone  sick and tired of the   crass incompetence  of the so called management ,and their attitude , Mr Thomas has  a difficult job to sort  it out , but hopefully  someone has seen the light at last and is prepared to do something about it 

[Declan]

32 minutes ago, Gladys said:

It still has the IOM livery?

Which is more than can be said for it's replacements.

[kevster]

22 minutes ago, Declan said:

Which is more than can be said for it's replacements.

No livery is cheaper

[Declan]

Bit sad that. I liked it when bus colours reflected the locality - Liverpool green, Manchester orange, Isle of Man red and cream. Everything's become bland and homogenised - even cars are all boring colours black, grey/silver, dark blue or white.

 

[0bserver]

NPM reporting that DOI have recruited a morale officer to improve, well, morale. 

[Declan]

22 minutes ago, 0bserver said:

NPM reporting that DOI have recruited a morale officer to improve, well, morale. 

 

I hope it's the pary bus driver because at least can drive a bus when things go awry.

7 minutes ago, Roxanne said:

I had a boss one who used to DEMAND camaraderie in our department. She's probably still doing it..

 

I used to shudder whenever I heard the word "wellbeing". 

[WTF]

1 hour ago, Roxanne said:

 

Less at the top - More at the bottom.

 

some people like it like that .😉

[0bserver]

28 minutes ago, Roxanne said:

I had a boss one who used to DEMAND camaraderie in our department. She's probably still doing it..

21 minutes ago, Declan said:

I used to shudder whenever I heard the word "wellbeing". 

The classic "We are all going to complete an online wellbeing and mental health awareness course - but you can't do it in work time and will have to complete it in your own time" 

[Passing Time]

13 hours ago, Last Ten said:

Alf seems to be having a bloody good cull at present, who's next in his long list of meglomaniac civil servants??

I'd suggest getting rid of the whole department and putting either St Mary's infant School or Braddan infant school in as interim workers - you'd be surprised how service levels would improve...

[Passing Time]

2 hours ago, 0bserver said:

Malta

This alone should be enough to have him sacked never mind let him ride off into the sunset (it would have to be in a taxi as horse trams and buses aren't reliable...)