Last weekend we have been to pondicherry to attend one of our friend/colleague's sister marriage. On the return, he booked ticket for us to Bangalore in sangita travels. The bus starting time is 10.30 PM. We collected our passed by 10.15 PM. We got shocked when we saw the bus, we need to travel. They said its a Volvo bus, bit it looked like a normal bus, which has been painted . Adding to our frustration, the bus tyre is punctured. They arranged a new bus, it was also looking like a old one. The ac was not good.
The Bus started @ 11.00 PM. At 2.00 am, we reached nearby thirvanamali, the bus engine stopped. The driver repaired it for 15 mins and we went some 40 kms, the bus engine stopped again. Now the driver couldn't able to fix it. But we though they will fix it again, so we went in and slept..
When we woke up at 06.30 a.m, we got shocked that the bus is in the same place and surprisingly we have seen the driver is also sleeping. We work up him and he said they were waiting for a mechanic. The mechanic came and he started repairing. I took my android mobile and opened Google maps. I got frustrated , when i saw we were 175 kms away from Bangalore. Finally the bus started, and after 20 kms the bus stopped again.
Finally the management declared they will fund the entire money. But what to do only with the money. Many of us who's the bus are office goer's and its in the Monday morning and the time is 08.30 a.m and we were 150 kms away from Bangalore..
This is one of the worst planned journey i have made .
Whom to Blame ?
- The Driver
- Whether he didn't check the condition of the bus , before the journey
- Travels
- They can arrange a spare bus @ start of journey, but they cant arrange it when the bus got repair in the mid of journey.
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