Strikes usually feel heavy. This one is delightfully absurd. Cup holder depth? Cardboard cats? A llama diplomat? It’s like a sitcom plot written by transportation nerds. The best part? No one is angry. Commuters are annoyed, sure. But they’re also genuinely curious about what happens next.
Imagine a bus driver’s stand-up routine about cupholder trauma. Picture Brenda’s cat cutout getting its own comedy special. This strike is a masterclass in creative conflict. It’s making people laugh, not rage. That’s rare.
Quirky Fact #2: The Ghost Bus
In a truly bizarre twist, a ghost bus is now running. No, not haunted. A driverless bus—from a different defunct company—was accidentally released from a storage lot. It’s currently driving the same route, picking up confused passengers, and playing elevator music.
Nobody is on it. Yet people keep trying to board. They see a bus, they hop on. Then they realize it’s empty and automated. One man rode it for three loops because he thought it was a meditation experience. He called it “liberating.” The police are trying to stop it. The ghost bus is winning.
Bus strikes begin in south and west London - BBC News
