Mum was a little annoyed this evening. The bus company will still be running over the lockdown so that essential workers can get about. Hats off to them - they are making it free until June which is awesome. However they are going to only run it to a Sunday timetable which means that the earliest bus only gets to the hospital at 08.34am which is hopeless for day shifts which start at 7am. So mum will be stuck walking.
She is lucky that it is only a 40 minute walk to work, but now with added id checks to get into the hospital she will have to now leave even earlier. She feels for colleagues who live much further away who will be stuck. She has written an email to the bus company and to the paper tonight to complain.
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Quite a few complaints over here to Poppy!x
ReplyDeleteThough more and more 'local' help is being
sorted..might be an idea if Mum wrote to
the local radio and TV stations..that might
help, as it's a wider audience..lets hope
it can be resolved for Mum and her colleagues..
40 minute walk..is still quite a way..and then
to do a long shift afterwards, that's really
asking to much.! :(.
That is really not good!! Is there anyway mum could rent a car or a scooter for the time being? I agree with Willie, you are going to wear yourself out with that walk twice a day, on top of all the worry, and I won’t even mention your shift work — too much!!
ReplyDeleteThey are running a Sunday timetable here also. It is ridiculous not putting on an early bus for shifts. I hope they have a rapid rethink.
ReplyDeleteIf your mum has to leave for work more than an hour before clock in, her day is going
ReplyDeleteto be so much longer! She will certainly be more tired and run down. That does not
bode well for the sick who need her or for her own health. Hope things get sorted out
for the better. Thanks Poppy, for letting us know what is going on in NZ.
I’m glad she has emailed the company hopefully they can have a suggestion for her I’m sure she’s not the only one
ReplyDeleteIs there someone who works with her that can maybe, at least, drive her some of the way
Stay safe poppy and mum. We don’t want to to get sick
I hope the bus company changes its run times - you and your colleagues need to be able to get to work as easily as possible!
ReplyDeleteThat's rotten. WE sure hope the bus company makes some adjustments for essential workers like your mum, Poppy.
ReplyDeleteThat is not good. As well, won't the reduced schedule induce many of those who can't take the bus at their usual times all to crowd on when they can?
ReplyDeleteMore practically, can your mum and others car pool?