1 city bus to Bloomington

... spending the night at home

I get to the office lot early and the dispatcher and a driver are just walking back from my bus. The driver is there early so he has time to show me how to run the door's. This bus wasn't ready to ship, but it was shipped anyways. It has an appointment today to get worked on in the shop.

All I learned from the driver was there is an issue. It was so finicky that it was trial and error to get things to work.

Then there were other issues, I had to disconnect one thing, over-ride another and listen to the alarm. And drive with my four ways on because they would not shut off with all the issues.

Not used to just switching lanes without signalling, no need to, the four ways are on.

55 mph, wasn't an issue for the 30 miles I had to go, the driver last night had to drive it 300.

Dispatch had wanted me to fuel the bus ASAP, but I said I would trust it to the nearest truckstop, I didn't want to be fueling at the convenience store. But I had time to kill as we waited for the OK to drive as is so I stuck the fuel tank. It was over half full, so I got the OK to drive directly to the shop. I wasn't interested in stopping and trying to start this bus again.

I got to the drop and the gate opened ... after I am moving someone comes on the speaker and asks if I know where I am going. I don't, I just plan on calling once I was stopped. Before I can call someone walks over to where I am parked and calls for me so I know where to park it.

No-where, they want it in the shop right now. That means getting back out on the streets and coming in the other side of the building.

I get signed and they are still trying to figure it out when I leave. There problem now.

No more work for today.

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