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THE BINGO BUS…

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THE BINGO BUS…

 

Many years ago in an effort to make extra money I used to drive those big Greyhound-sized charter/tour buses for a local bus company. Living in Upstate New York our trips often took us to New York City for baseball games, shopping, Broadway plays or school trips to the Bronx Zoo. We also went to lots of other places including moving our Army troops around from base to base.

Because the drivers were unionized the trips were essentially handed down on a seniority basis. Each week the dispatcher would put up a list of trips for the week for the drivers to see and then “bid” on whatever trip they might like to take...

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