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Hi. I posted a new subject on here a long time ago called 'Am I Weird?' Some of you might remember that. I had asked you if I was weird because of my love for school buses. I really appreciated the response I got, but now I have one more question. What can I tell my fellow peers, bus drivers, family members, and teachers at school to make them understand me and my wonderful interest in buses. I have tried to tell them that underneath the yellow paint, school buses are really beautiful machines..but they just look at them and just see the yellow. They think they are ugly. So what can I tell them?

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Thanks guys. A lot of people call me weird or strange and as I was writing that post someone yelled from the front of the class room, "WHAT'S NEW ON SCHOOL BUSES????" I just ignored them. If you have any other suggestions, please post them here.

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You know what? Sometimes "Why?" can be the most annoying question ever asked.

I used to get that all of the time from the people who I went to school with - and I still get it sometimes from people.

And even though people have been asking me that question for many years, I still haven't come up with an answer for them! All I can say is don't worry about what others think. If they can't understand why you like school buses and bother you about it, oh well. You're the only one who has to live with yourself, so you just go ahead and do what makes YOU happy.

I mean, I'm 19 years old, I'm a girl and I've owned five school buses and a fire engine. I drive a school bus as a job (and LOVE it), and I'm planning on becoming a locomotive engineer once I turn 21. I can't deny the fact that I'm not your typical teenager - and I've certainly taken my share of mess from other people about it. But that doesn't bother me because I know that I'm happy. And being happy is all that counts.

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I drive a school bus as a job (and LOVE it), and I'm planning on becoming a locomotive engineer once I turn 21.

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Hi Trina,

Once you become a locomotive engineer, does that mean you will stop driving a school bus? Just curious.

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Ryan,

To me, it doesn't matter what other people think about what I consider to be a hobby. There are people who like planes, cars, boats, etc., etc...and of course we are people who like school buses! There is nothing wrong with that. People would be surprised to know how many others out there like school buses.

I have loved school buses ever since the first day I rode on one (6th grade). Even before then I loved them. I loved them even if I didn't know too much about them. And up until 9th or 10th grade I was going to go into a career that most people would expect me to go into. And it wasn't to be a school bus driver at that time. But, in 9th grade, I really started thinking about the type of career I would be happy in, and being a school bus driver came to mind and it seemed to be something that I would be happy doing. So next year, I will be doing just that regardless of others' opinions about it.

My parents know that I am going to be a school bus driver, and they have no problem with it at all. I will still be going to college for Business Administration, and hope to apply that knowledge to the field of school transportation (i.e. working in the office), or I would also like to be a mechanic's assistant.

Don't let anyone get you down. Once everyone knows that I am a school bus driver when next year hits, and when they see that bus of mine parked in my driveway, I will just have a big smile on my face! Be assured, it will be a career that I will take pride in every single day.

Bob
(B. Busguy33)

"Blue Bird: Always flyin' high above the rest...
Blue Bird: One of America's Best!!! "

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Once you become a locomotive engineer, does that mean you will stop driving a school bus? Just curious.

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No - I could never give up driving the school bus.

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No - I could never give up driving the school bus.

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That's good to hear!!

Bob
(B. Busguy33)

"Blue Bird: Always flyin' high above the rest...
Blue Bird: One of America's Best!!! "

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If you really love trains, I reccomend that you purchase Microsoft Train Simulator. It's an awesome game!

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Hi. I posted a new subject on here a long time ago called 'Am I Weird?' Some of you might remember that. I had asked you if I was weird because of my love for school buses. I really appreciated the response I got, but now I have one more question. What can I tell my fellow peers, bus drivers, family members, and teachers at school to make them understand me and my wonderful interest in buses. I have tried to tell them that underneath the yellow paint, school buses are really beautiful machines..but they just look at them and just see the yellow. They think they are ugly. So what can I tell them?



Ryan Lane
NewBeetleBugBlue2000@yahoo.com
www.plain.lib.oh.us/PCPLPizzaPirates.htm

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Hi. I posted a new subject on here a long time ago called 'Am I Weird?' Some of you might remember that. I had asked you if I was weird because of my love for school buses. I really appreciated the response I got, but now I have one more question. What can I tell my fellow peers, bus drivers, family members, and teachers at school to make them understand me and my wonderful interest in buses. I have tried to tell them that underneath the yellow paint, school buses are really beautiful machines..but they just look at them and just see the yellow. They think they are ugly. So what can I tell them?

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Thanks guys. A lot of people call me weird or strange and as I was writing that post someone yelled from the front of the class room, "WHAT'S NEW ON SCHOOL BUSES????" I just ignored them. If you have any other suggestions, please post them here.

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You know what? Sometimes "Why?" can be the most annoying question ever asked.

I used to get that all of the time from the people who I went to school with - and I still get it sometimes from people.

And even though people have been asking me that question for many years, I still haven't come up with an answer for them! All I can say is don't worry about what others think. If they can't understand why you like school buses and bother you about it, oh well. You're the only one who has to live with yourself, so you just go ahead and do what makes YOU happy.

I mean, I'm 19 years old, I'm a girl and I've owned five school buses and a fire engine. I drive a school bus as a job (and LOVE it), and I'm planning on becoming a locomotive engineer once I turn 21. I can't deny the fact that I'm not your typical teenager - and I've certainly taken my share of mess from other people about it. But that doesn't bother me because I know that I'm happy. And being happy is all that counts.

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Hey Trina...


WHY?????????

hahah just kidding.

never mind.............

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Ohh, you stinker. I'm gonna get you for that. Hehehe.

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Ryan,

Funny story for ya.

This really cool Corvette (if you like them things) went by the gas station the other day with a brand new Freightliner school bus on its tail.

The one guy said "Wow, that's a neat paint job on that 'vette. Did you see that?"

I said "Did you see that Freightliner/Thomas school bus pushing it? That was really cool!!"

So, am I weird or what??!!??

What's yellow, 39 feet long and
flies low to the ground?

My #9 Blue Bird/International

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Ryan,

I don't like 'vettes either. I'm a Mustang girl. I do like the new beetles because you can get one with a diesel engine.

Hope you get yours someday!!!

--K.

What's yellow, 39 feet long and
flies low to the ground?

My #9 Blue Bird/International

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