One year on

Today is the 17th March. This marks an important milestone for me. It is one year since I had my motorcycle accident which left me with a badly broken ankle. The last year has been a roller-coaster. This time last year I was told that I may not walk for six months and work for twelve. However I was back driving within three, maybe  the staff didn't wish to raise my hopes, or perhaps thought it would make me more determined to get well. Whichever it was the result was the same. So how is the ankle now? Not too bad but still aches in the morning and I still get days of pain, but these are minor when you consider I can now walk and drive without any problems. I now have the option of having the metal work removed. However, I think 'if it is not broken' rule applies perfectly here.

Reversing

One of the most dangerous manoeuvres you can do with a bus is to reverse. To avoid this we are trained to try a stop getting in to a difficult situation in the first place. This is not always easy and I have only had to reverse on the road on only a few occasions. All of these filled me with dread. This highlights how things can go disastrously wrong.

http://swns.com/child-killed-in-bus-tragedy-141653.html

So I should do what?

Good week this week. All 'country' work out to Cribbs and Frome, the pretty way. Car and the bike passed their mot so well pleased all round. Strange one today, one of the things we have drummed in to us is not to run early. the company has in fact been fined for this and the penalty for leaving a timing point before time is loss of job. I was 'waiting my time' on a stop today when a lady starting shouting at me. She suggested that I was in the way and that I should move as she could not get to her bus and that she would report me for blacking the stop up! So the next time I approach a stop and see the lady waiting I will drive past. When she complains I will say that I did not want to block the stop. I don't think the company would see it that way.