{"id":1102,"date":"2011-09-01T00:05:55","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T07:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2011-09-01T00:05:55","modified_gmt":"2011-09-01T07:05:55","slug":"bus-driver-just-wing-it-strategy-unsuccessful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=1102","title":{"rendered":"Bus Driver \u201cJust Wing It\u201d Strategy Unsuccessful"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\nThe first week of school did not go very smoothly for parents whose children ride the bus. The summer went by so fast, that drivers and administrators did not have time to appropriately plan the routes, pick-ups, and school drops before the first day of school. The drivers and administrators met over beers at Hooters the Wednesday evening before the first day of school to decide how things would be done.\n\u201cThe school year kind of snuck up on us,\u201d said route planner Chris Clapp. \u201cWe hadn\u2019t even looked to see what schools were up and running, and how many buses we were going to need, etc.\u201d After several hours of beers and wings, very little progress had been made. \u201cIt\u2019s really a lot of information to pour through,\u201d says Clapp. \u201cWe have to know stops, times, number of stops, which schools, efficient routes, pick-up times, where to drop. The more we went through it, the more we wanted to just give up.\u201d The team did not give up, however, mostly due to the can-do attitude of one of the drivers.\n\u201cPeople were getting frustrated, and also distracted because of the boobs,\u201d says Toby Sullivan. \u201cI finally was able to get everyone\u2019s attention and get my suggestion heard.\u201d That suggestion was the now infamous \u201cjust wing it\u201d strategy. Essentially, drivers would all have a neighborhood, and kind of just drive around, and if they saw kids, they would pick them up. Once on the bus, the drivers would ask the kids what school they went to, and how to get there.\n\u201cInitially, the strategy was fairly sound,\u201d says Clapp. \u201cBut we didn\u2019t plan for kids not knowing which school they were going to, or accidentally picking up kids that were walking to school.\u201d Kids ended up getting to school late, going to the wrong schools, while others were left at bus stops. \u201cMoving forward, we will definitely try to get a few things done over the summer,\u201d said Clapp.\nDriver Sullivan was given a small raise.\u00a0 Although the plan did not work, it is the effort that counts.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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