Hi,
I travelled from Trichur to Bangalore yesterday, 22/01/2008. I took a sleeper ticket and boarded the bus at 8:15 pm. I remember that buses usually stop at around 1 or 1:30 am at any petrol pump for filling and for the passengers to use the restroom. I felt the urge to use the bathroom around 12:00 am and hoped the bus would stop at some petrol station in an hour or two's time. But they didn't. Finally at around 3:30 am I went down to the driver's coach and asked them when they would stop as I wanted to use the bathroom. The driver very rudely told me that they would stop at some place called Kuthoor or Puthoor (Tamil Nadu) in half an hour's time. At around 4:00 am the bus finally stopped near some shops. I came down and saw the driver standing near the bus. When he saw me he told me to go some place to the left side. When I went to the place directed by him I found that it was just a barren place between 2 shops where guys were standing. He wanted me to go there!!! There was not even a covering. Seeing my plight, another passenger told me that there was a petrol pump a bit far on the other side of the road. I told the driver I was going there. He told me very rudely again to come back soon. I felt like slapping him. Didnt he know that there were woman passengers in the bus who would need atleast a proper bathroom. I am really pissed off with his behaviour. Was this information helpful? |