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A sad day for the 46A

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  • 16-09-2010 11:00pm
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    D.R cowboy
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    The 46A will be taking a new route , which will change everything.
    I believe this is the end of an era for the 46A. Its a sad day. Most of my childhood was spend on that bus during my summers as a child.

    The 46A was the best bus in western Europe for long time, it come very frequently , every 2mins during peak hours

    what will be your memories of the 46A ??


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    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Who? What? Leave me ma's bra size out of this!


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    Mr Benevolent
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    it come very frequently , every 2mins during peak hours

    That's almost as fast as me. Very impressive.

    Edit: Feck off Biggins!


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    strokemyclover
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    77 is where it's at buddy!


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    Dudess
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    The bus stop for it on Nassau Street that should have a warning sign reading "POTENTIAL EAR BLEEDINGS IN THIS VICINITY".


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    Dudess
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    D.R cowboy wrote: »
    Most of my childhood was spend on that bus during my summers as a child
    What a sh1te childhood.


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    veritable
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭veritable


    D.R cowboy wrote: »
    The 46A will be taking a new route , which will change everything.
    I believe this is the end of an era for the 46A. Its a sad day. Most of my childhood was spend on that bus during my summers as a child.

    The 46A was the best bus in western Europe for long time, it come very frequently , every 2mins during peak hours

    what will be your memories of the 46A ??

    My memories are of smelly drunks down the back, often rude busdrivers, mentally disturbed people talking to themselves, knacker kids at night, waiting far longer than 2 mins and busdrivers not giving you change.


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    D.R cowboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 698 ✭✭✭D.R cowboy


    Dudess wrote: »
    What a sh1te childhood.

    First of all, you don't even know me, secondly I had a a great childhood and my parents loved me


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    stovelid
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    D.R cowboy wrote: »

    what will be your memories of the 46A ??

    That shit song like everybody else.


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    gizmo
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    D.R cowboy wrote: »
    what will be your memories of the 46A ??
    Watching it go by several times before my own bus arrived, despite the fact it was completely empty and thus had **** all purpose.


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    Dudess
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    D.R cowboy wrote: »
    First of all, you don't even know me, secondly I had a a great childhood and my parents loved me
    But they made you spend most of it on a bus... :(


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    Cookie_Monster
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    D.R cowboy wrote: »
    The 46A will be taking a new route , which will change everything.
    it'll make it faster & more direct, that's about it
    I believe this is the end of an era for the 46A. Its a sad day. Most of my childhood was spend on that bus during my summers as a child.
    its a good day, its faster and more direct
    The 46A was the best bus in western Europe for long time, it come very frequently , every 2mins during peak hours
    :pac::pac::pac: not at all. and only every 4 minutes
    what will be your memories of the 46A ??
    getting it now and again


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    D.R cowboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 698 ✭✭✭D.R cowboy


    Dudess wrote: »
    But they made you spend most of it on a bus... :(

    No! I had to get the 46A during the summer to get around as my parents were working


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    unknown13
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    Where do you claim you live again? Is it Blackrock.
    The 46A doesnt go through Blackrock


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    ballsymchugh
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    that's loike, a total mare, or something?


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    Twee.
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    Source? MAN if it means I have to walk an extra bit or be on the feckin bus an extra bit going to college I'll be so annoyed! Spend my life on that stupid bus.


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    GLaDOS
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    I hate the 46a becuse it stops at the same stops as the buses I need in town, but is no use to me, and it comes evey 5 seconds or so, teasing me, **** off!

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    Cookie_Monster
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    Twee. wrote: »
    Source? MAN if it means I have to walk an extra bit or be on the feckin bus an extra bit going to college I'll be so annoyed! Spend my life on that stupid bus.

    source?

    Have you been living under a rock for the last 4 months?
    Network Direct - total overhaul of all DB services...


    www.dublinbus.ie would be the obvious one


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    AnonoBoy
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    So they're changing the route?

    Will it still be called the 46a or will it be called New 46a?

    I hope they don't throw away the original recipe like they did with Coke - this could be a marketing disaster if they did.


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    Twee.
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    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    source?

    Have you been living under a rock for the last 4 months?
    Network Direct - total overhaul of all DB services...


    www.dublinbus.ie would be the obvious one


    Well it was pretty obvious I hadn't heard about it, so it's reasonable to want to read about it. Major changes would affect my daily journey. Calm down :rolleyes:


    Damn, some of the big changes would have made my day so much easier, but of course theses changes are at times when I will not be on the bus.


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    chin_grin
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    Biggins wrote: »
    Who? What? Leave me ma's bra size out of this!

    This worries me. That you know your ma's bra size.

    46A eh? Oooh what a bus? The wheels! The seats! The commute from the place that I was leaving and then arriving at the place I was going to. Brilliant!


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    xOxSinéadxOx
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    D.R cowboy wrote: »
    A sad day for the 46A

    it rhymes so it must be true


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    Cookie_Monster
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    Twee. wrote: »
    Damn, some of the big changes would have made my day so much easier, but of course theses changes are at times when I will not be on the bus.

    These changes affect the entire day, 7 days a week. the 46a will not longer ever serve Stillorgan village or Monkstown farm (big plus points, cuts about 25 mins off journey) Route is also extended to Phoenix Park and both rush hour and non rush hour frequency increased. departure times slightly more standardised than before too. I think the weekend suffer a bit with less services, but not by much


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    Flukey
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    D.R cowboy wrote: »
    No! I had to get the 46A during the summer to get around as my parents were working


    Awwwww, how sad. Would they not buy you a bike?
    AnonoBoy wrote:

    Will it still be called the 46a or will it be called New 46a?

    Probably the Real 46A or the Continuity 46A.


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    Cookie_Monster
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    Flukey wrote: »
    Probably the Real 46A or the Continuity 46A.
    :D

    I think provisional 46A would be best for now, it may change again due to political interference


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    Flukey
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    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    the 46a will not longer ever serve Stillorgan village or Monkstown farm (big plus points, cuts about 25 mins off journey)

    You'll know I've posted elsewhere about this. (For others, check the Communting & Transport forum for a much more detailed discussion on this) As I've said there, it is not a plus for those that are currently served by those stops. Then, for someone travelling between somewhere like UCD and O'Connell Street, those two bypasses won't save them a single second. As I've posted elsewhere on this issue, those speed improvements are only terminus to terminus statistics and they only affect some of the passengers. For a very large amount, it won't make any difference. For others it is a step back. The only ones that will see a shorter journey are people on for one or both of those bypasses. That's a minority of the passengers on any one run.


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    MissHoneyBun
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    Dudess wrote: »
    The bus stop for it on Nassau Street that should have a warning sign reading "POTENTIAL EAR BLEEDINGS IN THIS VICINITY".
    ballsymchugh wrote: »
    that's loike, a total mare, or something?
    Flukey wrote: »
    Awwwww, how sad. Would they not buy you a bike?

    Why is it that some people just cannot refrain from resorting to Jurassic stereotypes whenever there's an area related thread on here?

    In relation to the 46A, I love it. Mainly because it's the only bus in Dublin that comes more often than Jacinta and her buds (just to give some balance to the prejudices...) ;)


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    Flukey
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    MissHoneyBun wrote: »
    Why is it that some people just cannot refrain from resorting to Jurassic stereotypes whenever there's an area related thread on here?

    In relation to the 46A, I love it. Mainly because it's the only bus in Dublin that comes more often than Jacinta and her buds (just to give some balance to the prejudices...) ;)

    So is this Jacinta friend of yours a good gardener? It's been a reasonable summer, so I suppose a lot of those buds would have come and blossomed this year. :)


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    Cookie_Monster
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    Flukey wrote: »
    So is this Jacinta friend of yours a good gardener? It's been a reasonable summer, so I suppose a lot of those buds would have come and blossomed this year. :)

    :rolleyes::D:D


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    TheBlock
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    46B FTW


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    Cookie_Monster
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    TheBlock wrote: »
    46B FTW

    withdrawn, along with 46c and 46x (and 46d too I think)


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