Well It is a couple of days since Showbus, Just finish sorting through my pics, and half are good and some are blurred by the rain, I was going to bin them, but on reflection they show the atmosphere of the event. I am just about dried out.
this week I have been doing abit of Coach work, with a trip to Warwick so far, It has been sort of nice getting out on the open road, and the Scania performed faultlessly. The kids I picked up were equally excited about, the day out and the fact they were going on a double decker. It made me smile hearing them walking up to the school gate.
I had some nice chats with some drivers, one was from South Africa and the other was from Dublin. Now hear is something I have noticed is that there is a differance between coach drivers, As always I have my camera with me on trips out, as I firmly believe there is always a photo opportunity, so I was chatting away, and asking if it was ok to photograph them. The response I got was a positive one, more pride is taken in the job, compared to bus drivers, who do it because it is a job. This is a generalisation I know, and you do get exceptions in both cases.
A piece of advice for fellow coach drivers, have a chat with other drivers, share information, and make friends, especially if they have a coffee machine on board. but seriously, it is worth talking to people, they might have tips which are useful, and likewise you may have vital info, so there you go.
Going back to the Showbus event and all I can really say is that it is very positive to see well known companies bringing vehicles and even buying coaches to restore to show at such events, I know it is not everyones cup of tea, but I find it refreshing. in someways Showbus could do with being a 2 day event, but I can understand the time put in by all involved and surely organising this event must be a fulltime occupation in itself, fitted around fulltime jobs. Hopefully I will be there next year and hopefully the weather will hold, so I can get a picture of every entrant.
Put your blurry pics into black & white. They'd look really atmospheric then. :)
ReplyDeleteOnce I was in Vias in the south of France. Saw a coach from the UK and decided to take a pic of it. The driver came up to ask what I was doing. When I told him I was an enthusiast we had a bit of a natter.
If it had been a bus driver here in France, I'd probably get "You are not allowed to take a photo of MY bus. It is forbidden".