At the weekend we were in Dublin for a bit of Christmas shopping and went to get the bus from the hotel to Grafton street, not a problem bus stop across the road from the hotel, looked it up and the fare is €2.75 each so waited five minutes and three busses turn up, tried to get on two of them and were turned away on each. Now I know some of you would think "I know him and I would turn him away!" But the reason for it was we didn't have €5.50 in coins only a €5 euro note and the correct odds.
The buses do no take notes off you, you must have a pocket full of change to use it!
Needless to say we paid for a taxi each way, more comfortable and right to were we wanted to go.
I just can't get it, councils want to be Ecco friendly and encourage people to use public transport to keep traffic from town/city centres but have stupid rules which prevent you from doing this. I know our southern brethren may not have a problem with having a pocket full of euro coins as its your primary currency but us northerners don't always have euros as cash machines only dispense notes!
The buses do no take notes off you, you must have a pocket full of change to use it!
Needless to say we paid for a taxi each way, more comfortable and right to were we wanted to go.
I just can't get it, councils want to be Ecco friendly and encourage people to use public transport to keep traffic from town/city centres but have stupid rules which prevent you from doing this. I know our southern brethren may not have a problem with having a pocket full of euro coins as its your primary currency but us northerners don't always have euros as cash machines only dispense notes!
