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My new favourite blog is Twmdriver - as the name suggests the blog of a driver on a TWM bus. It’s honest, well written, funny, and has that righteous anger of a world not quite how it should be.
It reminds me a lot of Random Acts of Reality - the blog of a London E.M.T (ambulance driver/medic) - although there, so far, has been a lot less blood. Tom Reynolds the pseudonymious ambulance author has done a fine job in keeping that blog interesting over the years, and it has spawned a book and a radio play. I really hope that Twmdriver can keep it up too.
What might be interesting to other would-be bloggers is that this is not the first time that TWMdriver has tried to start a blog - “I have tried several times to start a blog about my life driving a bus. Each time, though, i have hit a wall and can never think of things to write. Now with the wonder that is Twitter I can post little snippets on the road and then, I hope, expand on them at a later date.”.
There are also as we’ve previously mentioned Bus Driving Birmingham (which is similar in style, so much I originally thought that the new blog was from the same author), and a new one I found in the search Becoming a Brummie Bus Driver.
That’s quite a Brum bus blogroll, these guys deserve your support , both as bloggers and drivers and (as I fear) if TWM decide that they don’t want blogging drivers, I trust you’ll show your displeasure.
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on 16 April 2008 at 6:43 am Derek Belm wrote:
Sir,
I cannot express my thankage enough for the various bus driver links.
Surely I’ll be able to track down an actual factual BendiBus driver now?
I feel like I’m cyber surfing in the shadow of gods.
Derek (Mr) Belm.
on 16 April 2008 at 8:27 am bounder wrote:
Dear Derek
As far as I’m aware the only bendibus in service in Birmingham is the 67.
I’ve also gleaned recentley that ‘67′ has become a form of slang to imply homosexuality (I warrant not in a complementary wasy).
Yours as ever
on 16 April 2008 at 8:27 am Alex Hughes wrote:
Nice! All we need now is a Birmingham bus-passenger blog to chart the daily misery of traveling on TWM.
on 16 April 2008 at 8:39 am Derek Belm wrote:
Bounder, Mr,
Nice one, son.
I’m girdling my loins in anticipation of fulfilling my dream of riding upon a BendiBus. I shall do it, as a treat to myself whilst my wife (Mrs Belm) is otherwise engaged in magistrating duties.
I am aware of some complementary homosexuals living hereabouts - delightful chaps, who are current All-Comers Pub Quiz and Rounders Champions at the Bedknobs & Broomsticks - I shall enquire of them the meaning of “67″.
Good day!
Derek (Mr) Belm.
on 16 April 2008 at 10:50 am A mystical, magical BendiBus ride through Birmingham « Derek Belm - actually factually wrote:
[...] thanks to Bounder and his BiNS I’m reliably informed that Birmingham has its very own crop of BendiBuses (should the plural actually factually be BendiBusi, I’m wondering [...]
on 16 April 2008 at 5:02 pm twm_driver wrote:
Thank you very much for featuring my blog here. It came as a bit of a shock to see my hits go from a small 5 to a massive 90… lets hope it stays that way.
It has inspired me to continue writing for as long as I can and as long as things happen to me.
Stay happy
twm_driver
on 23 April 2008 at 4:54 pm Derek Belm wrote:
Sir,
I’ve only gone and blethering done it, haven’t I?
I’ve ridden upon a BendiBus.
I must acknowledge your help in pointing me in the direction of Birmingham’s BendiBus (the No.67).
Despite a run-in with some secret policemen over photography, ’twas all I yearned and fantasised it would be.
http://derekbelm.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/a-bendibus-ride-with-the-secret-police/
I can die (eventually) happy and fullfilled to the gills.
Derek (Mr) Belm.
on 24 April 2008 at 11:13 pm A Thank You « Twmdriver’s Weblog wrote:
[...] A Thank You I was brought up to always say thank you when someone does something for you. So a very big thank you to the wonderful people at Birmingham: Its Not Shit for mentioning my litle blog HERE. [...]