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Show Unsung neighborhood heros drive youngsters into sunsets They are the unsung heros of the neighborhoods. They act as parents, grandparents, teachers and chauffeurs, yet nobody probably really appreciates them. They are the bus drivers. Following is a dialogue given to the Record by Howard Peterson, director of transportation for the Iron County School District. He received it from a bus driver, who claims it really happened. FIRST STOP, 7:30 A.M. "Driver, you're late." "Yes, Ma'am. What time do you have?" "I don't have a watch, but I've been standing here a long time." "Yes, Ma'am." SECOND STOP "Driver, can you wait for my brother? Mom says you're early." THIRD STOP "Driver, why can't you pick up my child on the other side of the street?" "Well, for one thing I'd be going in the wrong direction." FOURTH STOP "Driver, why are those kids standing up?" "They won't stay seated." "Yell at them. That's your job." "Yes Ma'am." FIFTH STOP "Hey you! What's the idea of yelling at my kid?" "Well, sir, he had a little girl by the throat. She was turning blue." "She deserved it. She called my son a creep." SIXTH STOP "Driver, can't you come a half hour later? I have to make breakfast for my husband." "No, Ma'am, then I'd be late." "Can't you change your schedule? "Bye Ma'am." BETWEEN SIXTH AND SEVENTH STOPS "Driver, Mary threw up all over my coat." INTO SCHOOL "How many kids you got?" "Seventy." "Principal wants to see you." "Hello, Mr. Principal." "I got a call from the president of the PTA, and she said you ran a stop sign on fourth street." "I don't go near fourth street." "She took your bus number. Look." "Sir, you've got five numbers written down, and my bus has only three." "Oh." THAT EVENING, AFTER SEVEN MORE RUNS "Hello dispatcher." "Got a call you were speeding on Tenth Street and almost hit a dog." "I wasn't speeding." "Got your bus number. Look." "Hooray for the dog; he got the bus number, right?" "Boss wants to see you." "Okay." "Hello, boss." "You're fired. You didn't pass your annual physical. Something about high blood pressure and nerves." |