As a school bus driver, I sometimes feel underappreciated and taken for granted; this lifestyle can be challenging. There is the expectation of arriving on time. Not early, not late, but on time. We need to balance the weather, traffic, kids running late or walking…
Today marks the last day of school. This year, my first year as a school bus driver was an adventurous time. For much of my bus driving career, I was a cover driver. I would fill in for other drivers when they were absent. I…
Kids can be brutally honest. As a school bus driver, I’ve been traversing the same route for over a month. This daily routine has allowed me to form a connection with the kids, getting to know them on a personal level. One of the children,…
“Was the sky blue?” asked a seven-year-old boy. He was curious and seeking an honest answer to a problem he had discovered. We had been talking about how different my childhood was from his. He was amazed to learn that I was once a child,…
One of the biggest perks of being a school bus driver is the time off. It is the most significant selling point for me to remain in this job – we love our vacations. Victoria Day weekend had come, and we decided to spend it…
Charlene and I will be celebrating a wedding anniversary this week, but I have almost begun to wonder if our marriage will survive that long. I am a school bus driver. My job is to get the kids back and forth from school safely and…
I am a spare bus driver. I fill in for other drivers who cannot do their run for whatever reason. It sometimes means I have no idea where I am going on any given day. In one week, I did seven different routes. This week…
We all have favourites. Let us not kid ourselves. Sure, as a parent, we never say that to our kids. It can hurt the child, and he may feel left out. But why can’t we have favourites? There is a reason why one child is…
I am a spare bus driver, so it can often be a rare event for me to have the same route for several days in a row. On this particular route, things started to get interesting. The most enjoyable times as a bus driver are…
Being a bus driver can be a thankless job. People can take the service I provide for granted when I show up every day, arrive at the correct time, and repeat the same task in the afternoon. This reliable service can become mundane and taken…
