Posted on 07/29/2009 11:38:01 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
A cat has become such a well-known user of a Devon bus service that its drivers know where to let him off.
Casper has been queuing with other passengers to get the number three service from his home in Plymouth for months, bus company First said.
It added that he often sat in the queue and then quietly padded on board and curled up on a seat for the ride.
Casper's owner Susan Finden, 55, who picked him from a rescue home in 2002, said he had always been a free spirit.
Mrs Finden said she named her pet after Casper the Friendly Ghost, as he has a habit of wandering off.
A spokesman for First said that drivers had been bussing Casper around for months, but Mrs Finden said she had only just found out about his use of public transport.
The care worker said: "He'd always go off and have a wander.
"Once I had to walk a mile-and-a-half with a cat basket to bring him back from a car park.
"He does love people, and I don't know what the attraction is but he loves big vehicles like lorries and buses."
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Shrodinger, is that you?
My ol’ boy is sixteen. He doesn’t ride buses. He sleeps on the front step and comes in to cool off.
Who on earth couldn’t love that face? [cough] It looks just like my Rocket!
Well, that’s a disaster. I only just found out about his site this past week. I could have helped him, but now he says he will just return any “too-late” contributions. A shame.
Saying a prayer that you find another job soon.
Bummer! Any prospects?
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Hi Fred,
The cat in your picture looks exactly like my champagne Burmese cat, Chessie. What is the nature of the image?
Regards,
I am so sorry to hear about the job loss.....prayers for employment for you soon....
Nope. Apparently there’s two of them.
He looks like my tomcat too, but with longer fur.
If they did, I might start using public transportation again.
So sorry to hear that you’re losing your job. I hope you get a better one and quit before November.
I Googled ‘cat on a bus’!
Thank you all so much.
I’m going to stay until 11-6, the end, so that I can get my 16 weeks severance pay. Filing for unemployment on top of that, and that is OK to collect both, I’m told.
Then, I’m staying home in November & December, and looking for a job only halfheartedly during that time.
Come January though, I’ll probably be bored to death, so I’ll make looking for a job a full time project then.
What hurts the most is there are people there who are nowhere near as experienced as I am, that get to keep their jobs.
I guess they’re dumbing down the company, and probably it’s best that I was chosen.
You should hear these people talk. They can’t form a sentence without saying “Like, you know” a couple of dozen times. When they do that I lose track of the conversation LOL
So, while painful, I am looking forward to a break. I’ve been working for 43 years straight.
You have a great attitude and that will get you far and enjoy the time off but will stay pray for finding a job.....in the mean time post your resume
Good Luck
Where do they leave Casper off? At his home?
I’ve got to give the Brits credit. No matter how they get pummeled by their government, they manage to live their lives doing their own thing. I don’t think that Amtrak would tell its employees to watch out for a cat.
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