Experience: I drive a bus for dogs
I worked with children for years, so the noise doesnât bother me. You know youâve done a good job if theyâre quiet on the way
I worked with children for years, so the noise doesnât bother me. You know youâve done a good job if theyâre quiet on the way home Iâve been a bus driver for 25 years. Before that, I worked in engineering sales and was on the road a lot, but it became impractical once I had young children.
I took my kids to soft play centres and I thought: âI could run a place like this.â I opened my own centre in a Victorian shopping arcade in Otley, West Yorkshire, in 1995. It was great as my daughters could come with me. Then, a customer told me about play buses â vehicles converted into soft play centres with slides, ball pits and climbing frames.
I liked the idea. I went to an exhibition to look at some and bought a doubledecker that had already been converted. My uncle drove it home, because I couldnât. I had to learn quickly as it was parked outside my house. It had no power steering and a ratchet handbrake.
I threw up during my first lesson because I was so scared, but driving it soon became second nature. I passed my test within six months. Continue reading...
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