Greyhound Sucks
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Greyhound sucks. I’m not talking about the cool, sleek, fast doggies; I mean the annoying coach bus from hell. I’m not going to make this a long-winded rant, but I will list the crap that really got on my nerves:
- Bathroom stink. I understand that a bathroom needs to be on the coach, and I appreciate the thought, but could you guys install, I dunno, an exhaust fan? Smelling some guys anal odors for several hours at a time is not how I would describe an “enjoyable” experience.
- Bathroom noise. Soundproofing material does not cost much money. For the love of god, use it.
- Leg room. Now, I’m not asking for more leg room, as I think the space provided is decent for a bus … but could you guys at least limit how far back some of the seats recline? It’s not fun having some guy basically laying in my lap.
- Clean the damn coach. Listen, when you force us to stop for 45 minutes in some godforsaken town because the bus needs to “be cleaned and refuel” you better make damn sure two things happen: the coach gets refueled and cleaned! Letting little Bobby’s puke go uncleaned on the floor just shows a clear lack of effort.
- Less talking, more driving. The drivers of your busses are just that — drivers. In fact, they’re probably drivers because they failed flight school and were horrible comedians. Please, just shut them up: all I need to know is where the hell I am and how long I’m going to be there, not their life story.
- Update your damn terminals. Seriously, you guys are stuck in the 1950’s. Heck, the terminal in Pittsburg looked like someone’s half-finished basement, with really low ceilings, shoddy sprinkler system, and a weird looking orange and brown checkered tile floor.
- Five dollars is WAY too much for soda. I don’t care what your profit margins are, if I can walk across the street and get a Subway sandwich and 20oz coke for five dollars, why in the name of all that is holy would I spend five dollars on a 20oz coke in your terminal store?
You suck, Greyhound.
6 Comments
thatgrrl
November 27th, 2006
at 8:12pm
I’ve had several trips on Greyhound coach from Toronto straight across to Vancouver. If you sit near the back where the bathrooms are you get stuck with the bathroom smell and noise. Not much they can do about that mid-trip.
I’ve seen lovely modern stations and older campy/ retro looking stations. I like the older stations, they have their own style and ambiance.
If you have so much trouble with travel by bus (which seems to be the root of the problem, not limited to Greyhound) try the train. Train travel is nicer, more leg room and the seats can slide back almost leaving you stretched out fully. (I can’t remember if those were the seats they called sleepers or if those were standard coach).
Anyway, if you want a comfortable trip pay the extra for the train. If you want more of a road adventure and like some campy terminals and cheaper fares go with the bus. I still prefer the bus to the train mainly because you can see more when you stay on the roads rather than going on the tracks.
Greyhound Alternative
December 7th, 2006
at 2:10am
I can’t stand Greyhound or Amtrak. The happiest day of my life was when I discovered Ridester.com. The site allows you to find rides between cities anywhere in the USA with feedback rated drivers. Unlike buses and trains, with Ridester destinations aren’t limited to major hub-cities. In fact, the places you can go via Ridester are as unlimited as the trips listed in their marketplace. You can also find trips that fit your unique needs. If you have a pet, you can find an pet-friendly driver. If you don’t smoke, you can find a non-smoking driver. Your costs via Ridester are usually much lower than a bus or train fare. Best of all, you’ll enjoy door to door convenience without the long lines or crowded terminals.
amanda
June 20th, 2007
at 12:47pm
iam going to board the greyhound bus for an 8 hr. ride to miami.. iam dreading it cuz of the bathroom situation….. i once rode greyhound from miami to san fran. never do that again.. well, i was 22 and i thought it was cool…. now i’m doing it cuz i had a lovers spat…. kind of a spat……. uhhh im not looking forward to this trip…
James Ku
June 23rd, 2007
at 4:51pm
My last three trips on greyhound have been living HELL! First on all three trips, the driver stated openly that he didn’t know the way and to pipe in if we could help him if he looked lost. THREE times the bus was diverted to pittsburgh. THREE times the driver got LOST going to Pittsburgh. THREE TIMES we arrived so late that I missed the connection to Cleveland and was 3-4 hours late arriving there. THREE times my family had to wait and wait cause GREYHOUND SUCKS! THREE TIMES the employees of Greyhound didn’t seem very interested or sorry that they were really screwing up everyone’s schedule! The only reason to go greyhound is cause they have a monopoly on interstate bus travel. If there’s another bus line that can get me from NYC to Cleveland and Detroit, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! I cancelled plans this July 4th rather than risk another trip on that horribly run, dirty, late piece of crap bus line!!!
jessie
July 10th, 2007
at 10:52am
GREYHOUND= is the worst thing i have ever taken in my life
1. bathrooms should be closed down and re modeld
2. they treat us like we are cattle telling us to get in bus line number 2,5,4
3. one of the bus drivers said “lets go pick up some money!!”
4. the people at the counter lie to us
COMMENTS BY ME= while i was at grey hound it was me my mom dad and aunt our bus was delayed 16 hours some one got bit by a spider while on the bus and he had to suffer 16 HOURS with his foot the size as my head some one had to go to there brothers funeral and i had to go to my cusin wedding !!! luckley i made IT!! i think i should get our money back in cold hard CASH but i no that is not going to happen NEVER EVER AGAIN I WILL TAKE THIS BUS OR SO HELP ME GOD!!!!!!!!
BOBBY MIKER
July 19th, 2007
at 11:01am
YO TO ALL YOU PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT GREYHOUND BUS Y’ALL CAN GO
TO HELL, I’M NOT DOWN WITH ALL YOU DUMB-ASS NIGGAS THAT CAN
RIDE A BUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND GET STUCK ANYWAY OUT OF A
TOWN DURING THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE,LAST YEAR WHEN I TOOK
GREYHOUND BUS TO VISIT MY SO-CALLED UNCLE WHO LIVES ALL THE
WAY OUT IN ALABABA I HAD TO FUCKIN GO THEIR AT 3 IN THE MORNING
AND I HAD TO CALL HIS ASS, TO LET HIM KNOW THAT I WAS STUCK IN
SOUTH CARALINA AND THE YEAR BEFORE LAST YEAR I WAS STUCK IN
BALTORMORE,SHIT I HAD TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND TAKE A PISS
AND GUESS WHAT? THESE MOTHERFUCKERS DID NOT CLEAN THE
BATHROOM IT WAS DISQUSTING AND BACK THEN THEY USED TO CLEAN
THE BATHROOM BUT NOW WHAT THE FUCK THEY DON’T DO SHIT FOR
NOBODY NOMORE WHOEVER IS NOT DOWN WITH GREYHOUND GIVE ME
A HELL YEAH, AND BY THE WAY GREYHOUND IS NOTHIN’ BUT A PIECE OF
JACK SHIT JUST LIKE Y’ALL PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR GREYHOUND WHOEVER IS TAKING THE GREYHOUND BUS OUT OF TOWN I SUGGEST Y’ALL TAKE PETER PAN INSTEAD OF GREYHOUND,I’M OUT PEACE!!!