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Fops bus drivers
Posted by:
Fops bus drivers
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Date: January 24, 2014 08:16PM
I am a school bus driver w fcps and I am here to say..
this morning when all the buses were breaking down and we were at our buses by 5am for 8and9 am starts to the school day...
i was so very impressed with the dispatchers,supervisors,drivers and mechanics working as a team,helping each other volunteering for additional runs,picking up students that were,nt normally their responsibility
....all of you who berate the higher ups of fcps, need to know just how hard the people on the front lines work to get your children to school under any circumstance.
You try cranking up a bus in temps in the teens ,3 hours before school starts,you think a 2 hr delay is a delay for the drivers...IT is not appreciate people!appreciate!
this morning when all the buses were breaking down and we were at our buses by 5am for 8and9 am starts to the school day...
i was so very impressed with the dispatchers,supervisors,drivers and mechanics working as a team,helping each other volunteering for additional runs,picking up students that were,nt normally their responsibility
....all of you who berate the higher ups of fcps, need to know just how hard the people on the front lines work to get your children to school under any circumstance.
You try cranking up a bus in temps in the teens ,3 hours before school starts,you think a 2 hr delay is a delay for the drivers...IT is not appreciate people!appreciate!
Re: Fops bus drivers
Posted by:
cute story
()
Date: January 24, 2014 08:57PM
Fops bus drivers Wrote:
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> I am a school bus driver w fcps and I am here to
> say..
> this morning when all the buses were breaking down
> and we were at our buses by 5am for 8and9 am
> starts to the school day...
> i was so very impressed with the
> dispatchers,supervisors,drivers and mechanics
> working as a team,helping each other volunteering
> for additional runs,picking up students that
> were,nt normally their responsibility
> ....all of you who berate the higher ups of fcps,
> need to know just how hard the people on the front
> lines work to get your children to school under
> any circumstance.
> You try cranking up a bus in temps in the teens ,3
> hours before school starts,you think a 2 hr delay
> is a delay for the drivers...IT is not appreciate
> people!appreciate!
this sounds too good to be true.
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> I am a school bus driver w fcps and I am here to
> say..
> this morning when all the buses were breaking down
> and we were at our buses by 5am for 8and9 am
> starts to the school day...
> i was so very impressed with the
> dispatchers,supervisors,drivers and mechanics
> working as a team,helping each other volunteering
> for additional runs,picking up students that
> were,nt normally their responsibility
> ....all of you who berate the higher ups of fcps,
> need to know just how hard the people on the front
> lines work to get your children to school under
> any circumstance.
> You try cranking up a bus in temps in the teens ,3
> hours before school starts,you think a 2 hr delay
> is a delay for the drivers...IT is not appreciate
> people!appreciate!
this sounds too good to be true.
Re: Fops bus drivers
Posted by:
FCPS driver
()
Date: January 25, 2014 08:58AM
Not too good to be true true and I notice not so many smart ass comments....these drivers,mechanics etc work very hard and together when the shit hits the fan...it's fairly impressive....
Re: Fops bus drivers
Posted by:
k
()
Date: January 25, 2014 02:11PM
And why weren't the buses fired-up the day before. And gassed up? I don't have first hand knowledge - but that sounds like nothing was done.
Re: Fops bus drivers
Posted by:
Curmudgeon
()
Date: January 25, 2014 02:19PM
please find me an example of a non-celebrity who feels properly appreciated in his or her job.
Re: Fops bus drivers
Posted by:
Bill.N.
()
Date: January 25, 2014 03:30PM
It's a case of a whole bunch of honest hard work by a number of lower and middle level employees being undone by the incompetence, questionable decisions and poor communications by those higher up.
So to the OP and all those drivers, mechanics, custodians and teachers who busted their asses yesterday in an effort to TRY to make things as close to normal as possible...THANKS.
So to the OP and all those drivers, mechanics, custodians and teachers who busted their asses yesterday in an effort to TRY to make things as close to normal as possible...THANKS.
Re: Fops bus drivers
Posted by:
.....
()
Date: January 25, 2014 05:23PM
You're a fucking SCHOOL BUS DRIVER.
"Front line"
Jesus Christ. You're one step above the school lunch lady.
"Front line"
Jesus Christ. You're one step above the school lunch lady.
Re: Fops bus drivers
Posted by:
Fcps
()
Date: January 25, 2014 05:28PM
Fcps has what are called cold start teams these people,usually volunteers come out the day before and/or the day of temps below freeze and start buses to prep for the following day or will come out 1hour (4:am or so)to start buses....so the answer to one of your questions is yes the buses were started the day before and mechanics came out to jump them,change batteries etc.....but it was just too cold and w/MLK day they had sat for 3 days w/no starting......
Re: Fops bus drivers
Posted by:
how it really works
()
Date: January 25, 2014 05:29PM
Just to enlighten you: The school's hierarchy starts with the lunch lady and goes down from there.
Re: Fops bus drivers
Posted by:
Fcps
()
Date: January 25, 2014 05:31PM
To the poster who calls himself .....() or something equally intelligent....I would rather be the one who cleans the vomit or the toilets then be YOU!
Happy day!
Happy day!
Re: Fops bus drivers
Posted by:
.......
()
Date: January 25, 2014 05:33PM
Fcps Wrote:
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> Fcps has what are called cold start teams these
> people,usually volunteers come out the day before
> and/or the day of temps below freeze and start
> buses to prep for the following day or will come
> out 1hour (4:am or so)to start buses....so the
> answer to one of your questions is yes the buses
> were started the day before and mechanics came out
> to jump them,change batteries etc.....but it was
> just too cold and w/MLK day they had sat for 3
> days w/no starting......
Oh, thanks for informing us. Had I know that before, I wouldn't have made my previous comments.
You guys are heroes. Pretty much like fucking Navy SEALs.
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> Fcps has what are called cold start teams these
> people,usually volunteers come out the day before
> and/or the day of temps below freeze and start
> buses to prep for the following day or will come
> out 1hour (4:am or so)to start buses....so the
> answer to one of your questions is yes the buses
> were started the day before and mechanics came out
> to jump them,change batteries etc.....but it was
> just too cold and w/MLK day they had sat for 3
> days w/no starting......
Oh, thanks for informing us. Had I know that before, I wouldn't have made my previous comments.
You guys are heroes. Pretty much like fucking Navy SEALs.
Re: Fops bus drivers
Posted by:
Fcps
()
Date: January 25, 2014 05:35PM
EXACTLY!! Navy seals.....or polar bears?
Re: Fops bus drivers
Posted by:
magic school bus
()
Date: January 25, 2014 10:28PM
Fcps Wrote:
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> Fcps has what are called cold start teams these
> people,usually VOLUNTEERS come out the day before
> and/or the day of temps below freeze and start
> buses to prep for the following day or will come
> out 1hour (4:am or so)to start buses....so the
> answer to one of your questions is yes the buses
> were started the day before and mechanics came out
> to jump them,change batteries etc.....but it was
> just too cold and w/MLK day they had sat for 3
> days w/no starting......
The county does, at times, ask for volunteers for this purpose. Just thought I'd mention that these volunteers ARE GETTING PAID. I'm not complaining or saying they should not be paid. I wouldn't do it for free. I didn't even volunteer to do it for pay. Just didn't want there to be a misunderstanding of the use of the word "volunteer".
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> Fcps has what are called cold start teams these
> people,usually VOLUNTEERS come out the day before
> and/or the day of temps below freeze and start
> buses to prep for the following day or will come
> out 1hour (4:am or so)to start buses....so the
> answer to one of your questions is yes the buses
> were started the day before and mechanics came out
> to jump them,change batteries etc.....but it was
> just too cold and w/MLK day they had sat for 3
> days w/no starting......
The county does, at times, ask for volunteers for this purpose. Just thought I'd mention that these volunteers ARE GETTING PAID. I'm not complaining or saying they should not be paid. I wouldn't do it for free. I didn't even volunteer to do it for pay. Just didn't want there to be a misunderstanding of the use of the word "volunteer".
Re: Fops bus drivers
Posted by:
neverknow
()
Date: January 26, 2014 12:44AM
....... Wrote:
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> Oh, thanks for informing us. Had I know that
> before, I wouldn't have made my previous comments.
>
>
> You guys are heroes. Pretty much like fucking Navy
> SEALs.
My kid's bus driver is a retired Air Force colonel. Former C-5A pilot.
There's a strong possibility that he could buy and sell you.
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> Oh, thanks for informing us. Had I know that
> before, I wouldn't have made my previous comments.
>
>
> You guys are heroes. Pretty much like fucking Navy
> SEALs.
My kid's bus driver is a retired Air Force colonel. Former C-5A pilot.
There's a strong possibility that he could buy and sell you.