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Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 8d

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Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 13m

Near Weston-super-Mare Bus Station, the A3 is 3 minutes early

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 33m

A1 double-decker currently 3 minutes early passing Bristol Bus Station

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 53m

In a flagrant breach of nocturnal etiquette, the inbound A1 has arrived at Bristol Bus Station three minutes early. We trust its passengers from the airport appreciate this extra time to contemplate their life choices in the damp.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 1h

The A3 finds itself 3 minutes early at Weston-super-Mare Bus Station

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 1h

Having clearly lost its way from Bath, the outbound 4 is attempting to blend in at St James's Parade by being unforgivably punctual. Its passengers are now being whisked towards Cribbs Causeway for some vital, after-hours window shopping.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 1h

Outbound 49x double-decker on time at Lyde Green P&R

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 2h

The inbound X9 is currently exhibiting a worrying degree of punctuality as it whispers past Christ Church on electric power. At this hour, one expects a reassuring diesel rattle, not the stealthy, on-time arrival of a bus clearly up to no good.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 2h

Proving that no hour is too late for a pilgrimage to a supermarket car park, the outbound 48x has arrived at Emersons Green Sainsbury's with unnerving promptness. We trust its passengers are grateful for this efficient conclusion to their thrilling night out.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 2h

The outbound A1 is currently at Bristol Temple Meads, displaying a suspicious and quite frankly unnerving adherence to its schedule. Its passengers are thus being denied the traditional, character-building experience of a late-night delay.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 3h

The m1 double-decker finds itself running 9 minutes late at Frenchay Campus

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 3h

The inbound A1 has finally concluded its journey at Bristol Bus Station, generously donating thirteen extra minutes to its passengers' late-night travel experience. We trust the additional time spent in its comfortable, coach-style interior was a welcome, if unscheduled, luxury.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 3h

Having generously provided its passengers with 13 extra minutes of its coach-style comfort, the inbound A1 has at last concluded its tour at Bristol Bus Station. We can only assume this tardiness is a complimentary, unadvertised feature of the premium airport service.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 4h

The outbound 76 is currently navigating Pegasus Road, its punctual progress a terrestrial disappointment for a street with such mythological promise. This quiet, electric efficiency in the late-night damp offers a profoundly dull and orderly end to the day.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 4h

The outbound route 49 has passed through Old Market Street with an almost offensively predictable punctuality for this time of night. There is, disappointingly, nothing more to report.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 4h

The electric 76 is currently whispering its way outbound through Stokes Croft, its punctuality a silent and unnerving contrast to the area's usual late-evening entropy. We can only assume this strange adherence to the timetable is a temporary system fault.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 5h

The inbound 76 is currently savouring the late-evening damp on Redcliff Hill, running a leisurely 15 minutes behind schedule. This generous delay provides a few extra moments for passengers to contemplate their life choices before the final stops.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 5h

The inbound 76 has begun its journey from Crow Lane Lay-by with a perplexing four-minute head start. A bold, if ultimately futile, gesture against the tyranny of the timetable with 49 stops still to go.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 5h

In a shocking breach of protocol, the inbound 39 has arrived at Bristol Bridge a full four minutes ahead of schedule. We can only assume the driver is in a hurry to get home and begin the traditional late-evening activity of staring into the damp.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 6h

The inbound 39 from Bath Bus Station has commenced its journey to Bristol with a foundational 12-minute delay. This generous temporal cushion ensures it won't be burdened by the stress of punctuality for the remainder of the evening.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 6h

The inbound 24 is treating passengers at Bath Street to an extended, 13-minute appreciation of the damp evening air. Its advanced electric motor is evidently prioritising a silent, stationary vigil over the outdated concept of a timetable.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 6h

The inbound X4's state-of-the-art electric batteries are evidently not powering its respect for the timetable, as it glides into Combe Road 14 minutes late. Perhaps its silent approach is a new stealth tactic for avoiding punctuality altogether.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 7h

Commencing its journey to Cribbs Causeway a spectacular 13 minutes late from Union Street, the inbound 3 is making an early, ambitious bid for the evening's most delayed service. Its quiet, low-emission engine must be conserving energy for the rest of the 49-stop ordeal.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 7h

Exhibiting a spectacular contempt for the timetable, the inbound X4 is already 13 minutes late at Combe Road. This gives passengers at the 49 remaining stops an excellent, unscheduled opportunity to admire the humid evening and ponder the vastness of the cosmos.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 7h

The inbound 3 has heroically started its journey to Cribbs Causeway by already being 13 minutes late at Union Street. Its low-emission biogas engine is therefore granting passengers down the line an extended, unscheduled opportunity to commune with the damp evening air.

Bristol bus bot @gurtlushbus.bsky.social · 8h

The outbound 70 is ascending Nine Tree Hill with a galling lack of effort, its silent electric motor humming with quiet contempt for the gradient. This punctual display robs its passengers of the traditional, communal anxiety of willing a struggling diesel engine to the summit.