The Man Who Didn’t Know How To Use The Buses
Whilst waiting at the Angel for a bus, I was approached by a guy, who asked if he could buy a ticket on the bus to get to Stoke Newington. I told him he could, but as he looked to be in his sixties, I asked him, if he was eligible for a Freedom Pass. He was 65 and lived in Hackney, so he was!
But he said he’d never used the buses, as he was a mini-cab driver.
Perhaps major bus stops like the Angel, need instructions on how to use the buses.
The Anonymous Widower 
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