My first Blog for a few days my thoughts of bus rally

It has been a funny period recently, lets just say it has been the anniversary of a lose, which came at a very bad time a year ago.  When I was worried myself.  I Suppose I am a natrual worrier.  I am going to try not to rant, even though I find lots of things irriating.  No as it the start of the rally season lets look at the amusing things, well the things I find really funny.

As you can imagine, just like with lots of other hobbies you have the differant factions,  The deadly serious brigade, who take the hobby seriously as they stand there with the note books, cameras and/or video cameras, heaven help anyone who gets in the way as they will be shouted at.  The dress sense of these people are usually a tweed jacket shirt and trousers, they usually belong to the old established societies and have been following the hobby for many years, infact the same people can be found in flowery shirts on the rally photos taken in the 1970's.  To these individuals if the bus is not halfcab and have a trianglular badge on the grill, then it should not be saved, never mind the youths who are buying Dennis Darts.

There are the enthusiasts who go along to meet up with their mates, these are a differant breed of enthuisast, these guys will take the pictures and bring the buses but they tend to by in it for the laugh, and the sense of enjoyment, and most importantly to socialise,  Now these individuals are usually the ones who sit on a bus, usually a Leyland Olympian, or a Leyland National and be chatting aware.  They will usually have the wives and girlfriends with them, which again is a very good thing to see.  Their usual dress sense is usually teeshirt and jeans, these go for the social occasion, and usual involve a trip to the pub.

Verging on the edge of the social scene, is the cranks, no they have a very odd behaviour, but they are generally harmless, and are usually accompanied by the words, dreadful, hellfire, beast, mylordzz.  I find them quite entertaining, plus they sometimes irritate the flatcap brigade. 

There are many subculutres with the preservationists, and enthusiasts.  The above is just a light hearted observation of them, and well if you cant take the piss out of your own hobby then you should not be in it.  after all it hobby and a way to get away from the stresses of work and running a house.  mind you all hobbies attract the ones who are deadly serious.

So This leads me on to something else now, I am a bus enthusiast, and I am a coach driver, and yes the two blend into each other and I have overload to the point where I get home and I dont want to see another bus or coach that evening.  I use things like facebook to socialise, I look things up on the net, even watch the vids on Youtube.  All these things take my mind off sitting behind the steering wheel.  To work in the industry and be an enthusiast for it, you have to separate your enthusiasm from professionalism, but it also helps too. 

I suppose there was a time when I was practically managing a company, as well as being a enthusiast and I must admit it tested that enthusiasm to the very limit, I was looking at other interests to take my mind off things, because it can burn you out if you are not careful.  Working in the industry gets in the blood, and once you get the bug it is the only thing you want to do. 

I will leave you on that thought, but I will also leave you with a nice pic I took at a bus rally.