tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post1941318280932721925..comments2024-03-27T23:02:07.436-07:00Comments on From the Driver Side: Contemplating GoodbyeDeke N Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-17318547761344194052018-04-02T15:20:57.730-07:002018-04-02T15:20:57.730-07:00Ah yes, I remember you. Hopefully, your grip on th...Ah yes, I remember you. Hopefully, your grip on the wheel is more relaxed now that your first week is history. You'll be fine... just roll smooth and don't take any unnecessary chances. Remember we've all been where you are now, and many of us are happy to help or answer questions you'll undoubtedly have.<br /><br />If you want to see my progression, please buy the book. The posts from the book are no longer available on this blog. Yeah, it's a dirty trick designed by my publisher to boost sales!<br /><br />Thanks for reading, and best of luck on your transit journeys. Keep all six on the road, and have fun out there Newbie!Deke N Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-28250593011918057282018-04-02T10:44:46.720-07:002018-04-02T10:44:46.720-07:00Deke, we met last week, you were showing me (in my...Deke, we met last week, you were showing me (in my 4th day driving a bus on my own) the ropes of a certain local transit location. You handed me your card and I had a little time today to check out your blog. As an occasionally aspiring writer myself, one with an education and a little success in another field who does at times use a few big words, I found the few posts I perused to be refreshing. I'll be looking forward to anything new you write, and if you need to take a break--however short or long that break might be--I'll enjoy your previous work. It will be helpful as I navigate the minefield of being a probationary operator. What I see here makes me hope you'll continue to write but I also know that the hardest part of being a writer is writing. So, thanks for writing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-33257239618753476392018-03-27T19:27:24.405-07:002018-03-27T19:27:24.405-07:00Nedwell, thanks for chiming in! I’ve wondered wher...Nedwell, thanks for chiming in! I’ve wondered where you’ve been. Thanks for your kind words, would love to meet you sometime. I’m sure to return someday, but a vacation is necessary to get a new vision going. I appreciate your support and readership!Deke N Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-59735039255018529892018-03-27T18:07:48.994-07:002018-03-27T18:07:48.994-07:00Deke, I've read you from the very beginning. Y...Deke, I've read you from the very beginning. You're a very good writer and you captured what many of us felt as we started out on our separate bus operator journeys with Trimet. <br /><br />Everything has a lifespan; careers, avocations, our very existence. Recognizing true end points is part of getting through life successfully. <br /><br />I'm like your other readers; this news makes me sad. I selfishly want more. Just know that there are a bunch of us out there who will miss your tales and observations on what is really the human condition.Nedwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16391063006899739857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-6472268594700660982018-03-27T17:25:03.873-07:002018-03-27T17:25:03.873-07:00You are so welcome, brother! I look forward to any...You are so welcome, brother! I look forward to any and all future scribblings from you! Thank you, for the great entertainment! Julie Dellingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-50785356921928564832018-03-26T12:09:25.040-07:002018-03-26T12:09:25.040-07:00I've been a blogger for over ten years now, (1...I've been a blogger for over ten years now, (11th anniversary next week!) and I feel your pain. Mine chronicled the downtown convenience store life, and after a decade and 800 posts, it all seems like a rerun. So I just slowed down. I write when I feel like it, and treat it more like a diary. I have a few faithful readers, but no one reads blogs anymore. If it doesn't interact as a game on a phone no one has time for it! But yet I write, because I do it for me. Once liberated, I feel much better. And when it comes, it comes in spades. Love your writing, and wish you all the best!CosmicCharlie97https://www.blogger.com/profile/08401599384544594508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-31893666269993192332018-03-26T10:41:48.136-07:002018-03-26T10:41:48.136-07:00I loved your posts and wished there's more.
I...I loved your posts and wished there's more.<br />I bought your book (x2) from the Amazon store.<br />But if the bus is near the end of the line.<br />Bid for a new crew and all will be fine.<br /><br />Sorry to see you go Deke.<br />If you ever come to Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, get on a Route 34 and ask for 847.<br /><br />Passengers are reminded to be at the stop at least 5 minutes before scheduled departure.<br />(Not that it will do any good since we'll be runnin' 7 mins hot)<br /><br />oldguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873021629024624127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-45338204648532550152018-03-26T05:18:15.840-07:002018-03-26T05:18:15.840-07:00I hesitate to say "goodbye" when there a...I hesitate to say "goodbye" when there are still so many "hello's" to be said. It's just time to find a new groove. A vacation is definitely on the horizon! Thanks for chiming in.Deke N Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-32305035451122016492018-03-26T05:03:14.995-07:002018-03-26T05:03:14.995-07:00Oh Julie, thank you. It's words from you that ...Oh Julie, thank you. It's words from you that make possible parting such dreadful sorrow. I can't say "goodbye" because there might be still some words to describe this journey here. But I promise, there are more words to come. Perhaps not as many here as before, but I yearn to break free of Deke's bonds and explore the avenues I've traveled prior, and those yet to be rolled upon. The book hasn't done as well as I had hoped, but I'm grateful to you and others who have spent their hard-earned dollar$ on my humble scribblings. Thank you for your love and support... it means the world to me!Deke N Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-33382742067006027512018-03-26T04:58:34.357-07:002018-03-26T04:58:34.357-07:00Take a vacation ! Don't say good bye........Take a vacation ! Don't say good bye........Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14796527888966129801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-58709791390455188382018-03-26T04:57:05.152-07:002018-03-26T04:57:05.152-07:00Noooooooo, don't leave us Deke! There's no...Noooooooo, don't leave us Deke! There's no one else I would like to ride along with, my friend. Although, I do understand that life takes us all in other directions, and that it's hard to turn down an opportunity or a chance to chase what could be bigger and better things. Things that could possibly fulfill your life with happiness, and the chance at making all of your dreams come true! I would be lying if I said, I won't miss riding along with you and sharing in all of your experiences, because I surely will. I as a former bus operator, love riding along beside a brother, from another mother, who has such an amazing sense of humor, who is so light hearted, easy going, and who always seems to turn a storm into rainbows and glitter. I wish you ALL OF THE LUCK on your journey, wherever that takes you! I hope you don't forget about us fans! Much love, respect, and pe@ce! ��Julie Dellingernoreply@blogger.com