I Spent 5 DAYS on America's Longest Greyhound Bus. It Was HELL.
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I spent 5 days onboard America's longest Greyhound bus from New York to Los Angeles. it was absolute hell. Thank you @ZacAlsop for your words of advice!
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My grandfather was a Greyhound bus driver for 40 years. He was a real stand-up guy, very much my role model. He lived a good life, traveled the world, travelled the country, and when I die, I want to die just like him, peacefully in my sleep, and not screaming in terror like his passengers.
Just about the best comment I’ve ever read! 😀👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
You ding dong. I felt real emotion in the beginning of your story.
LOL. I've heard that one before.
Get out.
Your grandfather’s been in a lot of jokes!
Greyhound's slogan is: You must have had no other option.
You got that right
Here is your invisible award for best comment!
At this point flying is about the same experience on some airlines.
Haha 😂😂 That’s a good one. I took a greyhound in October 2023, so a few months ago. I left from San Jose, CA and went to San Diego, CA and it was a 9hr ride at 11pm-8am but we arrived a few minutes before 9am. That was the first greyhound I had ever taken before. It was a ride to remember that’s for sure lol. My dumba** accidentally picked a seat right by the bathroom and it smelt like urine the whole ride. My thong gave my a** what felt like rug burn from the bumpy 10hr ride lol. I got no sleep but maybe 30mins-1hr and thankfully I didn’t have to pee till there was maybe an hour left of the ride, because when I went into the bathroom it smelt so strong I was legit gagging and sprayed perfume, and I couldn’t even bring myself to go pee that I just got out. Plus it’s not at all clean in there since the bus moves hella, and guys I’m assuming, get banged around that they pee kinda everywhere. Definitely a trip to remember. And it made me realize afterwards why it was an $80 something dollar ticket to go almost 400 miles away. 😂
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It's funny because it is true.
The experience of a long bus ride is always full of surreal scenes, you end up bonding with your fellow riders as if you were captured by the enemy and being sent to a prisoners camp
I concur
I had some dirty old girl that was forever wanting to touch my kneecaps on the Nat Ex coach. Driver thought it was hilarious.
😂
It's such a sad goodbye when people get off their stops. Like we survived something other's never could.
Such a ringing endorsement for bus travel 🥲
Took a massive sh*t at the Port Authority Greyhound on a connection. One dude yelled "Gottdam who's stinking this place TF up?" I sat silently embarrassed. But a true hero shout out, "it's a f-ing Greyhound bathroom, WTF were you expecting!?"
Absolute legend the 2nd guy saying that, I would seriously thank him afterwards XD
Wow really?? I Expect people to not shit on the damn bus.. the same place many other people are sitting.. for long periods of time 🙄
It’s seriously not the hard.. at all. 🤦
@@IceTTom You hold it for 5 days straight😂😂😂. Anyone willing to use bus bathrooms is brave😂😂.
@@IceTTomif you have IBS it's coming out when it's coming out. I don't think anyone chooses to shit in a Greyhound chemical toilet.
Except when you gotta go you gotta go, Tf you want him to do? Shit bis pants? @@IceTTom
Last greyhound trip I took I sat in the back next to some guy wearing 5 hats, after some time I struck up a conversation with him, and I ask “you seem like a normal guy, what is up with the 5 hats?” He says “oh yeah I do that so no one wants to sit next to the crazy guy wearing 5 hats an I get the seat to myself” lol if I ever ride greyhound again I’ll be wearing 5 hats.
Genius!
I just wear soiled drawers and refrain from underarm deodorant. Works like magic 🎩
😂😂😂😂
Amazing!!! Haha
So smart
I like how all of the bus drivers essentially begin their announcements with "listen up motherfuckers"
@Spyndle1210: Plus, they all go to "Voice School," where they're taught to make their voices sound like garbled static.
😂😂😂
The last driver " I'm going to try and make this as painful as possible " 😂😂
Hahahhhahahha
Only way to get attention.
"Don't make me throw you off this bus". Such a kind and comforting welcome.
Miss crabb,"sit down n shut up",might as well have been lol
To people who are used to riding busses, that's a sign of a bus driver who is on top of antisocial behaviors from other passengers. I always think "oh finally, a driver who isn't going to let BS fly!"
This isnt the first class section of a plane. this is public transport, have you seen the public these days!
@@krusher74 Dude, I'm not American. Where I live people treat you with dignity and it doesn't have to be first class on an airplane. I was shocked when I saw those drivers treating the passengers like they are crap!
@@krusher74 First class? That attitude isn't even coach
Longest I took was 4 solid days, here are some things I learned;
1) you took the greyhound/megabus/flixbus because you had no other options
2) if your trip is more than a day, the bathroom is a disgusting sanctuary you’ll learn to appreciate. Just don’t let the water splash you, some of them don’t have lids.
3) change your socks often as you will develop athletes foot if you don’t
4)if your bus is old and you didn’t bring a battery pack, bring a book or some NyQuil.
5) bring a big ass carry on to keep anyone from sitting next to you, it usually works if the bus driver doesn’t give a fuck at all.
6) Drivers will leave your ass in the middle of nowhere, don’t fuck around with their schedule.
7) stay in populated and well lit areas in terminals, especially at midnight. If you’re a sheltered homebody and wind up at a hood hood terminal, don’t venture outside. Just sit your ass down and mind your business until your bus comes.
Hope this helps, good luck.
The moral of the story I did almost 5 years in prison I'm a recovering alcoholic and drug addict with multiple years of sobriety however life's about minding your own business most of the time you know people that get bothered I'm not saying every case but most people that get bothered in hoods or in prison or people who are trying to be tough and going in places they don't know nothing about the uneducated😢😢😢😢😢😢
@@No_ReGretzky99I’m glad to hear that you’re not in the system and I wish you well with your recovery. It can be tough, but you can do it!
Unfortunately during my travels, I’ve noticed a certain type of person who just can’t mind their own business when they’re abroad and are oblivious to their surroundings. You’re right it’s not often that some rando gets bothered and it’s usually some dingdong out to prove a point.
buy a black hoodie. The kind that says "don't F with me"
"Hope this helps, good luck."
The advice you get when travelling greyhound. :DD
This video could be an ad for Greyhound with the slogan
'You got there alive, didn't you?'
Greyhound buses company slogan should be "You're alive! And you didn't go missing! ". 😅😅😅
OMG🤣😂🤣
You got there without serious bodily harm
Don't make me throw you off thsi bus >:(
@@ColtKiller818now that's a line it's true to form
The driver just driving off leaving people stranded is the most greyhound thing ever 😂😂😂
Cruise liners do it all the time. If you're not back on time and on the ship, it's your problem.
@@packrat76but it’s a bus not a cruise with a proper schedule
@@sauravnayak5927a bus has a proper schedule lmao
@@medb8882 What’s shown in the video,I kinda doubt that,they were in no hurry to get there in time except only that one driver who wanted to get it over with.
Cruises only wait for 5-10 mins max and leave,but if they are running late then never stop.
It just depends on situations
Also not to mention,another 5 mins waiting won’t have changed anything for the bus which was few hours delayed already
It probably was just a driver acting out of spite.They made paying customers wait,yet they can’t wait 5 more minutes themselves
@@sauravnayak5927but the driver still has to adjust to he best of his ability, I haven’t finished the video yet, did the driver leave early?
You’d be more comfortable hopping a freight train as a hobo than enduring the chaotic zoo of a Greyhound
Assuming you don't get crushed or torn to ribbons like the "pros" such as Stobe or "Hobo" Shoestring
Can confirm. Freight train wins every time
From what I've heard, from the security around freight yards to the way freight trains are designed now, catching a freight train hasn't been a thing for about 25 years now.
@@johnjones3811 You heard way wrong then. There's plenty of channels proving that statement false. I think what your thinking of is large intermodal yards, which you can avoid. Even so, you could still go through there unnoticed.
If you get caught (or they see the video on RUclips), you can forget being allowed into the US again
I'm a Brit and took my first and ONLY Greyhound from LA to SF which is only supposed to be a 6 hour or so trip. It took at least 10 hours and it was one of the worst experiences of my life. One cute thing was a woman moved next to my empty seat because somebody had thrown up next to her. Her daughter ended up falling asleep with her head on my shoulder so I couldn't move for 3 hours for fear of waking her. Clearly, nothing has changed in 14 years.
I'm a Brit too and my first and only Greyhound in the States (I've since travelled on them in South Africa) was from SF to LA. I was a teenager and the driver thought it was ok to leave me stranded at a random stop along the journey. I was probably 15 seconds late back and he shut the doors in my face as I ran up to the bus, looked me in the eyes and drove off. This was a world before smart phones too.
@@stuartbartlettthat's so scary TT some people have no empathy.
I took a San Diego to San Jose Greyhound trip back in the summer 1982. It was a good 10 hours and went smooth as far as time the said it would take VS the actual trip., I will admit back then the Bus and passengers where fine, no scary or gross stories, no gross bathroom stories, But the at the San Diego station prior to leaving I had a couple of drug dealers trying to get me to go out back to purchase their weed, (no way) The LA station which was a bus transfer was very intimidating for sure and that was in 1982. No way I would take one these days.
I'm not gonna poop on the bus.
Proceeds to eat a baconator, coffee, and White Castle lmaooooo
am i sick that i was thinking that too 🤣 knowing my digestive system i would probs just have to fast the whole way hahaha
My mom said White Castle gives you explosive diarrhea
Facts 😂
@@katesmith8897 White Castle is the best cure for constipation out there.
Your mom is a wise woman lol @@katesmith8897
For years, Greyhound has been a "bucket list" adventure. Having watched this, I just put a hole in that bucket and ensured that trip goes straight through it
Take Amtrak instead
Get on a plane
Amtrak is definitely what you should do, empire builder is phenomenal
Like Vtor and Mustachio said - look into cross-country trains. I'm planning a TransCanada adventure by train for 2025. I've always wanted to travel by sleeper car. There are some phenomenal Amtrak trains for Trans-US, too.
Def aim for a train journey, it sounds much more like it suits your bucket list.
I'm from Serbia, which is a poor country, but getting around the country by a bus is relatively comfortable. Last year I visited the US and attended an event in Pittsburgh, after which I wanted to go to Niagara falls. Since I hate driving, I bought a Greyhound ticket. Thought that it couldn't be that bad. The bus broke down right after leaving Pittsburgh. After a slight delay, we boarded a different bus. Made it to Cleveland, from which I was supposed to go to Buffalo. The layover was relatively long and the bus station did not look great, so I decided to walk around. Got an email saying that my departure was significantly delayed. I used that time to see Cleveland and when I went back to the station, I learned that the bus departed on time! I was supposed to meet a coworker in Buffalo and grab some dinner that afternoon, but it was midnight when I finally arrived.
I know right
never take the bus outside of a city in the u.s.
@@hydrohedinvictus8697 The other option was to take two flights, with a relatively long layover and pay around $300. Or pay $50 for two bus tickets. I understand that renting a car would be the best option, but I have not driven a car in over 10 years, since I absolutely hate it and don't have to at home. Are there any other ways to get around?
@@AdventureGameFan8 no. we are a car dependent hellscape
@@AdventureGameFan8pay $1000 and get a driver
Like you mentioned: most of those people don’t have a choice. And Greyhound probably knows it, as well as knowing that those who don’t have means are less likely to bring legal action or anything similar. It’s so disappointing.
Its the same with the British rail system, people dont have a choice so we have to put up with terrible service and robbery prices
This has much less to do with greyhound than it does with American public transportation as a whole
At the time of writing this comment: current price for a ticket from NYC LaGuardia to Los Angeles LAX on Spirit Air departing Friday January 19th $178, current price current price for a Greyhound ticket from NYC Port Authority to Los Angeles Union Station departing Friday January 19th $194. And that's only booking a week ahead. If I wanted to book the same two trips except departing tomorrow Friday January 12th? $399 for Spirit Airlines, $374 for Greyhound. The only people that "don't have a choice" are on the FAA No Fly List. Anyone that willingly sets foot on a Greyhound is insane.
@@starelikeajunkieAnd how much $$$ to get to the airport, because they're usually in remote parts of cities. Unlike Greyhound stations, which are mostly in walking accessible locations.
@@Beatles0223 probably less than eating out multiple days.
If someone told me when was young that in my mid 50's I would, on my phone, spend 40 minutes watching a guy summarise his 5 day greyhound bus journey across the USA I'd have had a hard time believing it. I still do and I just did it.
I find myself in the same situation...and loving it.
I'm only 30ish and if you told me the same when i was 10 in the 90s i still wouldn't believe you. technology is pretty much magic
the fact i can read this comment and share a feeling with someone i don't know and probably never will is something i find extremely magical
53 and here as well
You and me both! I can’t believe it! 🩵🩵🩵
Same here
Hahaha this video gave me so many flashbacks. 14 years ago I traveled through the states when I was 21. I often used Greyhound because it was the cheapest solution. Maaaan... missing bus drivers, "invalid" tickets, sketchy bus stations, people coming fresh out of jail, drunks, people shouting, stops in the middle of nowhere, many very lovely people, police showing up picking up some random person.... EVERYTHING in this video I experienced myself. It's good to see, that in this crazy world, one constant still exist - the madness that is Greyhound. Thanks for the video, I had a blast!
I know right
lmfaooo but why do jail people take grey hound? Genuinely curious lol
Cheapest way to get back home with no ID required.
What an absolute disaster! If I was the CEO of greyhound busses, after watching this, I'd fire MYSELF. It's embarrasing to even watch.
Have they seen it, yet?!!
What Greyhound should do is put corporate plants on their long distance routes. That way they would know by experience what is going on.
This is their brand.
They gave nooooo fooooks with going to only McDonalds... At least stop at a restaurant or a Walmart give the ppl 1hr to roam!!
The bus driver let you on without a valid ticket because he believed your story, KNOWING no one in their right mind would tell such a lie just to get on a Greyhound bus!😜
Leaving people alone in a random parking lot without any representative of the bus company is madness.
Nvm we were left for 14 hours at a restaurant/store in northern Manitoba Canada! Worst trip of my life... wasn't greyhound but ncn bus line which only goes to Winnipeg to Thompson.
I was left in Columbus for HOURS because even though a bus full of people bought tickets.... They never had a driver scheduled?
I know right
I rode greyhound and got dropped off at an abandoned gas station on the edge of town at my destination. Me and the other 3 passengers getting off all sat on top of our luggage against a wall under the only light watching each other like hawks it was sooo uncomfortable. Never so thankful to be picked up promptly.
Unfortunately you do get difficult problems once in a while.😢
A positive attitude does wonders. My Greyhound from Los Angeles to Minneapolis in 2005 took 3 days and two transfers, but was completely civil and ordinary.
This is so crazy, what the hell happened to the Greyhound?? I actually rode LA to Chicago and LA to NY with my mom as a kid back in the 90s and it was nothing like this. Except for the dude getting kicked off by police on the first leg of the trip. I’m pretty sure that just comes complimentary with every Greyhound ride.
Noel having that realization that you're treated like trash if you're poor is something I wish everyone could experience.
Precisely
How would they know you're poor? They ask for a bank statement and pay stub?
@@noway57 the fact that your riding a greyhound is proof that a person is poor and at the whim of the company providing the service. You clearly are disconnected from reality.
Nobody said poor people had to act like animals
I don't know that you're poor tbh. I looked it up before and its like the same cost as a one way flight.
Its more like for people afraid to fly or I'm guessing don't have IDs.
I did 5 days on a Greyhound from San Diego to Newark, NJ in 2005... no cellphone, no internet, fresh out of the hospital after spending 3 weeks there after a head-on-collision. I am still recuperating all of these years later (from that bus ride)!
Did the trip from nyc to Denver in 2005 too. Took a sleeping pill because I did Not know that they make you leave the Bus at each stopp. Of course that thing Broken down in the middle of nowwhere and we had to wait 1,5 dass for a New Bus. Meanwhile our Bus put on the heating of Full blast to cool the Engine… I just walked a few Miles beside it to a busstop…
Took a plane on my returntripp
In that case why not just take a Train or even airplane it is same price between those two estimated travel of Plane 4 hours , estimated travel of bus 26 hours , estimated travel of Train 50 hours due to speed limit on Amtrak rails (and USA rails in general ) to 30 mph . Price pretty much the same around 300 USD (237 cheapes seat one way ).
@@mariovidmar7 Greyhounds are extremly cheap. Granted that it was back in 2005 a trip from NYC to Denver Colorado and back cost me about 100 Dollar. The flight from denver to nyc was 4 times that - in one direction.
Trains in the US are kind of stupid. They are usualy just a few bucks less than a flight, granted that they are way more comfortable than a greyhound or a plane. Your freighttrain system is the best in the world. Passenger trains not so much.
Greyhounds are usualy used by people who cant afford anything else. I only took it because my dad kind of forced me because it was a great expirience back when he travelled with them. Back in 2005 a lot of military personel still used greyhounds and meeting people like them was kind of interessting. I am pretty sure that the US military does not force their members to take greyhounds anymore.
That sounds frustrating no cellphone no internet dang that sounds awful 😢
@@emergcon the military now reimburses plane tickets now thankfully. 😂
Noel, you are a good man. Thank you for your empathy to your fellow passenger.
When I was in college I met a girl online playing Titanfall on Xbox One and for my birthday she took a greyhound bus from California to Tallahassee, FL to come see me for the weekend. I never thought of the arduous journey she must have experienced but now I just want to say thanks Stella.
She spent 10 days (round trip) on a bus to see you for just a weekend? Was this her whole spring break or something?
@@trekkiejunk It was about a 4 day stay from what I remember. She was probably 25-27 or something at the time so no spring break lol. I believe she stopped in Louisiana on the way back(?) and lives there now(?) The last time I heard from her was about 9 years ago.
Small world! I actually rode on Greyhound from California to Tallahassee, Florida, as well (I’m from Thomasville, Ga). It was an insanely miserable trip. You couldn’t pay me to ride on another Greyhound bus.
Hope she cleaned that 😼 after that trip
Did you get laid?🤔
The funniest part of this video is the bonding done between the riders because of how awful the experience is for everyone collectively. Youre all fighting to just get to the next stop.
it is like Boot Camp!
Yes, it would have been far worse if the passengers had been making life awful for each other.
Haven't seen the vehicle yet, but how bad can a bus be?
@@destituteanddecadent9106The main problem is the bus driver keeps getting off, makes the passengers get off, and then doesn't wait for the passengers to get back on again before departing!
😂😂😂😂😂so true facts
My wife, then fiance, and i took the same exact greyhound 3 days after we got married.from NYC to San diego, by napa and sactown. It was back in 1994. New life, new jobs, full of hope. You are a great man and it was fun watching your video.
Yep, 1000% accurate. When you ride Greyhound you better be ready for and adventure, because you never know what's going to happen! Glad you survived, Noel!
Traveled from South Dakota to North Carolina on a Greyhound. I had zero expectations and little money. That was a rough 3 days. The highlight of the trip was buying a honey bun from the snack machine in some bus stop. I learned that if you kept holding the button down it just kept dropping them. I ate those honey buns for breakfast, lunch, & dinner for days.
Must've been straight heart burn haha
Allah (God) provides
LMAO now that's a "life hack."
The Carolina Foods Inc., Corporation have been notified about your theft of their Honey Bun products and you can look forward to a day in court.
You could have sold them to the other passengers and bought yourself a proper meal. 😂
This man deserves a tee shirt saying “I survived 5 days on Greyhound”
Thanks for suffering on our behalf! 👍
😂
He deserves nothing because he wimped out and stayed at a hotel Bullshit
Yeah every american knows this is the worst way to travel. He is really lucky
All that stress probably only shaved a week or two off the entirety of his life. I'd say it was worth it, but only if got a cheap fare initially. Were the Greyhound Depots the first times you have ever been in War Zones? If so, I bet it was fun. Too bad you didn't try speaking with a Russian accent, instead of that Brit one of yours. No one would have bothered you, everyone is frightened of the damned Russians - and smartly so.
You suffer for naught, it’s fakery. This man needs to wear a tshirt that says “since iam a satanist I put myself through suffering so i can pretend iam hard done by”
When I was 22 years old back in 1991, I took Greyhound from Pennsylvania all the way to San Diego, California. I really don’t remember much about the trip. I remember there was one middle-aged woman who was on her way to California because she had photographs of extraterrestrials or something like that. She was headed to somebody who was going to help her get them published. Remember, this was back in the days before the Internet was around. I remember, too, that there were some racial arguments during the trip between some white and black ladies. One woman got so pissed off that she demanded the bus driver let her off the bus. We were in the middle of nowhere somewhere in the Midwest, and it was night time. The driver did that! He pulled the bus over onto the shoulder and let the woman off. The cool thing about the trip was that we younger passengers who were headed all the way across country finally found each other and ended up sitting in the back of the bus as a group. That was a lot of fun! As far as using the restroom on the bus, I don’t think I did that. We made enough pitstops along the way every few hours or so that needing to use the onboard facilities just wasn’t necessary - at least for me. I don’t know if I could withstand a cross-country Greyhound trip today, but being 22 and broke when I did it, it was pretty awesome! By the way, who remembers those small TV sets built into chairs in the Greyhound bus stations which you could watch only by depositing coins?
I do! Geez, when I rode Greyhound they had those buses with the stepped roofs. I remember sitting on those linked hard plastic chairs with the little black and white tvs. The whole bus depot smelled like cigarettes and diesel exhaust.
It's been nearly 20 years since I rode a Greyhound. I had the nicest conversation with a man who stole my window seat for over four hours between LA and Oakland where he was getting off. He told me as we were departing that he had just been released from a six year prison sentence and he had no idea whom he was going to meet out in the world. He expected me to be mad about taking my seat, tossing my pillow capriciously in the aisle seat, while mugging arrogantly, and admittedly, initially I was, but as I momentarily seethed, the notion came as to the best way to play it and possibly annoy him most, was be the "chatty, nice White lady". So I turned to him, introduced myself, while extended my hand to shake his, continuing to say enthusiastically "It looks like we'll be seat-mates!". We talked and agreed about a lot of things on many topics typically not talked about among polite company, despite our lots being so different. He told me I had nothing to worry about in this life because I had a good heart and was crazy as hell! He thanked me for being so decent to him despite taking my window seat. After six years in prison, I imagine he was relishing a view I have always taken for granted.
What an interesting story! Ultimately you were kind to him and i think he appreciates that. 🫰
@@tomboyraider1015 , no doubt, he did. Not ever being arrested , much less incarcerated, my only inkling of being on the inside is listening to other's accounts and documentary exposés on prison life. You're dealing with a lot of arrest development, no pun intended.
God bless ❤ what a wonderful story
The fact that greyhound just leave the buses on the side of the road full of customers is insane.
And the fact how much u pay for a fuckin ticket
How much would a ticket roughly cost?
@@davehoward22more than an airplane. Go online and look up a trip. That will answer your question.
@@davehoward22any amount over 40$ is too much for this sort of treatment
@@davehoward22the website has 200-350$ tickets
Holy hell, man. Growing up in 1990's Poland I did dozens of super sketchy long haul bus rides, but not once was I left on the side of the road at 3AM by a driver who simply went to bed. This is nuts!
Agreed, that is nuts! I used to take long rides on Greyhound like 20 years ago, and never heard of anything like that!!
@@coreyward5991 My sister took a greyhound from NYC to North carolina with three kids. It was almost as shitty as this guy's ride across the country.
@@Kristinapedia And speaking of sketchy Greyhound stations, the old one in my city that has thankfully been torn down, was a hangout for every street person and drug addict in town ! Wanted to go to another city by bus but took a look at my Greyhound depot and there was no chance I was going to set foot in it, and this was back in the 80's !! 😵💫
@@KristinapediaI did the same. When going down there it took me 13 hours and man was it crap. Somehow it took less time coming back up north to NY. Greyhound is straight up garbage. That's why I don't get off the bus unless it's to have a quick smoke and even then I'm close by the bus.
... 🤔🤔🤔 E eu "sonhando" com uma viagem, de Greyhound, entre New York e Los Angeles... 😢😢😢🇧🇷
I live in NYC (born n raised) and I THANK GOD that someone told you to put your equipment away while at the bus station. That's what criminals call opportunity. I'm so happy you made it safe Noel. 😉
The guy behind him yelled "camera" like a lunch bell for his friends.
I rode a greyhound from Chicago to L.A. in 1997. Took 3 days. Terrible experience. Great memories and stories. Saw some of the coolest stuff I'll never see again.
I took a 70 hour trip from LA to Philadelphia in 1976. I remember surly drivers, scary passengers, and dicey terminals. It looks like things haven't changed much!
Brilliant video and brought back many memories of kansas from my stormchasing days
@daviddixon9207 Same here, I took a bus from Michigan to CA in 1982....miserable experience! Rude bus drivers, rude staff inside their bus stations.....bad employees start from the top -- bad managers/executives who care more about their careers and salaries than how their employees treat customers!
Bicentennial💙🇺🇲
Yeah I've seen some surly drivers as well. I remember one that gave everyone the Clint Eastwood stare.😂 Tried chatting him up just to get his reaction but he wouldn't talk. Saw another one kick a sleeping guy on the shin to tell him this was his destination. The Denver station was a wild place. Had a layover there. It was pretty much a zoo. This was around 1975.
@@northerngirl1637 是的
What a mess. Mom & I used to take Greyhound from LA to Tucson in the 70s. The drivers wore uniforms & captains hats. They would lift me up to the top step and give me a Greyhound pin. They would hold women's hands as they stepped off the bus. It was clean, safe, reliable, and comfortable. Now it's something else.
It was clean, safe, reliable, and comfortable. Then Reagan deregulated the bus industry...
@@scipioafricanus5871just like Amtrak too. It’s practically govt owned. Now it makes all the sense why it sucks !
@@BillBondsHasAPosse You do know what de-regulation implies... and that is not government ownership.
@@scipioafricanus5871 Owned or not, they get a LOT of taxpayer money from government, which means government has a lot of control over them.
@@scipioafricanus5871 probably the commercialization of flying made a big difference and took a lot of the class out of bus transit
I travelled across Canada to Whitehorse Yukon on greyhound. Five days, four nights. Never been that far west before. I didn’t want to eat at roadside diners and donut shops so as we entered a town I’d look for grocery stores. If one was near the bus stop and if we were stopped for 30 min or more, I’d load up on fresh fruit, veggies, tuna, crackers, pb and jam and wraps.
There was only one incident. A guy tried to smoke on the bus, driver made him put it out, and at next stop driver said, “you’re done. You don’t come back on the bus, go talk to the agent”.
I really enjoyed the trip. Gorgeous scenery. I paid extra for front seat. Going through the mountains for the first time….wow!
I did this exact route from Philly to LA. Every stop along the way. It was absolutely brutal. I tapped out in Texas on the way back after a 2 day delay in Albuquerque and dealing with Greyhound forcing us to sleep on the floor. Absolute hell. Some decent views. I did see parts of the country I would not have otherwise but the people, the drivers, Greyhound staff, and the ride itself are HELL.
I was in Operation Desert Storm, and I spent a night in jail once, and neither experience was as stressful as riding on Greyhound.
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I know right 😂😂😂😂
I can at least confirm jail is indeed more comfortable
Earlier this year Greyhound dropped their load of passengers at a truck stop in the Boise, Idaho, area and they were there for three days. Like Noel said, a lot of them do not have the resources to get a room or a source alternate transportation and so they were forced to camp out in a parking lot. This is unconscionable service and frankly I think they need to have their operating license removed.
The issue is there is absolutely no other alternative. So revoking their operating license kills the route forever. Greyhound knows this, as do any operating authorities.
@@thomaseboland8701That certainly makes sense. It is very unfortunate there is no oversight authority that could make them adhere to at least a minimum standard of performance. It sounds like Greyhound as a company has no interest in providing any type of quality customer experience.
@@pchaynes That's the problem with monopolies. And the regulations that encourage them.
Congress should investigate.
@@living4christ Congress is part of the problem.
He clearly hasn’t flown spirit airlines yet lol
I remember going back and forth to New Orleans every year with my mom for my Christmas Eve birthday as a child. Seeing that Greyhound station and all the poor people get on that bus I see how they are struggling like my mom after my dad was murdered made me sad. RIP mom and dad
Greyhound used to be the best bus company for travel. But slowly, over the years, they’ve declined drastically. Rude employees, dirty stations and constant delays led to their demise. It got even worse after they were bought by FlixBus a few years ago. The greyhound station he stopped at in Philly is now nonexistent. Now our city doesn’t actually have a greyhound bus station. Instead pickup and drop off is on a sidewalk miles away from the original station. No shelter, greyhound/FlixBus employees, restrooms or ability to buy tickets. I’ve since transitioned to Amtrak for all my travel. More expensive but worth it for the amenities and faster trips. America is so behind with transportation. It’s horrible!
Back in the 70s Trailways were better than greyhound.
America is a car first country and if people dont want or can’t afford cars their existence isn’t as important. That’s very obvious by the way we design things from the ground up. And I don’t drive so it’s even more noticeable when you’re forced to work around it
America is also much much much bigger then other countries that have great public transportation
@@normalisntcomingback.Jesusis What are you on? The US is comparable in size to the EU or China, both of which have great public transport. Also, how does this argument make sense on a state-by-state basis? You clearly are just parrotting typical talking points.
The airplanes work fine. There are no issues if you travel like normal people.
I loved this video! My highlights were
- you being called No-El the entire trip
- The lady praising Jesus loudly
- The guy who just got out of Prison and is away to ride on freight trains
- The final bus driver's attitude
- Your humanity, giving away your food and empathising with the passengers regarding greyhounds service
Best No-El video yet!
Well done Noel…because of all the drama it makes for a really good video…well worth the effort, despite all the hassles!
90 percent of Americans have been to jail .
@@doctorpanigrahi9975Source: this dudes rear end
@@doctorpanigrahi9975 The other 10% never managed to reach jail alive.
The black diabetes guy hussling to get Noël to give him some money, nice try!
I'm from Melbourne Australia and my parents moved north while i was studying, I would fly up north and then proceed to catch greyhound buses to visit them. Once when i was returning to the airport out of a super rural town, the bus driver let me know that the mail man was sick so wed also be doing the mail. We proceed to do about 20 random stops through rural towns dropping the most random packages in like 40 degree heat with no aircon. But as always I made it there in one piece hahahaha
As a Diabetic as well I really appreciate you helping out that gentleman by giving him some candy, low blood sugar is a terrible thing to endure! Well done.
I second this. I never go anywhere without glucose tablets.
Sadly the truth is. Most of the cases you'll see like this in America are heroin / fentanyl users. A lot of heroin addicts get weird glucose issues and sugar cravings. They might technically be diabetic, but it's more like their brain is broken and they crave sugar. I had a friend's relative who almost died from overdose. She painted a moustache on with permanent marker, stripped naked, and was standing in the kitchen eating a bag of sugar with a spoon. And that was pretty normal for that family.
I know right
I have to question if that dude in the video was actually diabetic lol. Took the free food and then immediately started trying to weasel his way into getting money too.
I absolutely love people who say “Don’t change your ticket. Hang up”! The world can never have enough of those types of folks!
As a former Greyhound bus driver and not a passenger, I don't know what you mean here. Can you tell me please. 😊
@@sherrih6375as someone who isn’t a driver or passenger I am also confused
@@hdjono3351 Until we get clarification, don't say, "Don't change your ticket. Hang up!" It might be code for something unpleasant.
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I know right
@@danielramos6325 Believe it or not. Some folks didn’t realize I’m was being sarcastic. An old Greyhound driver asked “what did I mean “!😂
What a line from the last driver; "We're going to make this as painful as possible"
Sarcasm by the driver but earrily true
At least he’s in good spirits
@@troybellamy4615*eerily
It’s painful on him too
I like what he said. He had a FAFO attitude. You’ve got to put your foot down right away so everyone can have a pleasant miserable trip 😂😂😂. He was a big dude. There are some sketchy people who get on the bus. I know because I had to ride it in my younger days. At least he had a great sense of humor and was nice when the bus trip was over. We have no idea what that bus driver has had to put up over the time he’s been driving for Greyhound.
I can't believe that they can just kick a paying customer off the bus and or leave people that are trying to get food. Leaving people in the middle of nowhere with hard telling how much money they have. This is what nightmares are made of. I always thought that I'd like to try and take a bus across the country. Thank you for making me rethink that. Customer service at its finest
In europe it is literally illegal. Insane stuff
they already have your money lol do you think they actually care about passengers??
it’s their humanity that they don’t have super cold and awful people
bro shut up @@computerfan1079
Don't rethink your trip. Just do it, builds some character
Just be thankful that you had $ for food and a hotel. There were times when I traveled two days with $10 and long lay overs sleeping in the terminal. One time, in Southern Oregon, we all were delayed from 9pm to 6am while it was 15 degrees outside. The worst part was they closed the terminal from 10pn to 5am.Everyone was huddled up in the doorways.
Omg! 15 degrees? How would you even survive that without frostbite?
I think it's something charming about a foreigner traveling in America and getting a whole lot of different cultures and attitudes, especially since we treat the East, South, Mid-West, and Western states like they're different countries 😂
That lady was so sweet
“Noel this is my seat where is yours “ 🥹
"Trust and believe I'm gonna make this as painful as possible." That last driver speaks for the company. 😆
I had to listen to that one a couple of times to make sure i heard it correctly 😅
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Same here 😂😂😂😂
This needs to be shown by every executive of Greyhound and those who profit off of all of this. Crazy amounts of stress and anxiety around systems and programs that are broken ran by employees that are overworked and apathetic
Won't make a difference. Flixbus (with whom Greyhound merged) has a similar rep here across the pond.
Wow flixbus and greyhound being merged makes a lot of sense
The key word there is profit. As long as they have that, it doesn't matter to them.
you think they don't already know?
Oh, they definitely know and don't care.
I've been everywhere on Greyhound. East to West isn't bad, it slowly gets better with fewer people everyday. West to East is extra draining as the busses get denser. Favorite bus trip was through Kansas at night during a storm... pitch black until lightning lights up and you see forever. I've hit that White Castle in Ondianapolis so many times. It was still pleasant up to mid 90s.
That reminds me of when i was on an overnight rode trip and woke up to see these blinking red lights EVERYWHERE around, way up in the air and in perfect unison.
After a few long moments of staring, i finally realized it was a windmill field and not and army of giant robots lmao
One of my favorite experiences is driving down the highway as the sun is coming up early in the morning. That feeling of being cold and tired but at the same time excited with some good music playing
As a railfan, I think Amtrak is completely dysfunctional these days, but Greyhound really takes the cake. Amazing that anyone gets anywhere at all on this system!
Agree.
Greyhounds workers are the most shittiest people I've ever dealt with. Even when you call the Corporate office they could give two shits about you. I will never travel with them ever again in my life. I'd rather walk.
planes are still pretty solid for the most part
The difference between Amtrak and Greyhound though, is that Amtrak is largely government funded/run. It doesn't matter how bad the service is, they're still getting money even IF there was a complete boycott... So, with that being known, it isn't a surprise that amtrak inherently sucks. 😂
Actually, we took the ride from Chicago to Seattle a few years ago by train, and I must say we were treated very good. But we had booked a sleeping compartment and were considered as business class passengers with three meals included every day, a shower in the corridor etc.
The downside was that our train was traveling slowly and had to give way to cargo trains.
But this was a fantastic trip.
This guy is actually very generous he gave away most of his food to people who need it
And he would never mention it twice
his video, his choice. cry baby@@R-ok3cl
We call that a sucker
@@noway57and we call the kind of youse apathetic assholes
@R-ok3cl Hehe.. he does a lot of charity, and never ever talks about it 😅
I know how them greyhound trips be I know you happy you made it to L.A. bro when you finally hit the bed you going straight to sleep 😂🙌💯
Great video. I really enjoyed your journey, both physically and mentally. It shows that with a good attitude, everything is possible. Obviously that isn't practiced by some of the drivers. Good luck on all your future trips.
Congrats for surviving Noel, you're a brave man
you should try this aswell, some proper real life content
Cheers mate, that post-bus rum and coke never tasted better!
@@aurelijus1he's already done it!
Class video Noel fair play
@@noelphilipshonestly by getting a hotel in Chicago you cheated. Didn’t get the full experience
He wasn't in Chicago@@michaelk5265
I worked for the company that owned Greyhound at one time and figured I would take advantage of the “perk” that allowed me to ride for a discount. I rode from Memphis to Detroit. RIDE FROM HELL☠️ 26 hours for a 800 mile trip…driver never busted 65mph; stopped every (seemed like) hour at random stops picking up passengers; cold; restroom reeked; 7, yes 7 hour layover in Chicago; cellphone users talking so loud it was ridiculous (even after the driver told the entire bus to not disturb others)…my back hurt…my knees hurt (I’m 6’3)…my head hurt…I haven’t recovered from that still and that was over 15 years ago 😵💫
That’s crazy. I was thinking about taking greyhound from Detroit to Memphis next college summer vacation. Changed my mind now 😂😂😂 thank you so much
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My back hurts just reading your horrific hell ride!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
lol the melodrama
Greyhound is awesome/real 😉
Haha best comment by far . I feel for you .i moan and go crazy at people for been loud on a hour bus ride back from my local town .
Thank you for posting this. I will NEVER get on a Greyhound bus after watching this!
WOW. Thank you for taking us with you on that journey. I commend you for doing this and reaching your destination. Most people would have been very frustrated by the delays, but you handled them well.
Your review of the Greyhound experience was spot-on - it is despicable that customers are treated so disrespectfully. Most of them would likely take a plane or even drive themselves (to certain states) if they could afford to. There's no reason to make them feel like dirt. Granted, the bus drivers do have a difficult job as well, leaving their families for a couple of days just to drive a bus for long hours, morning and night. This makes me feel grateful for being able to afford other means of travel.
Having your camera out with a British accent in the Port Authority bus terminal is a real power move, but the trust that lady had in you to ask that you watch her bags is even wilder. I salute you as a New Yorker
Us Brits are the good type of immigrant.
Don’t really see us smuggling humans or cocaina
I feel the same way! Whenever I go to Port Authority to visit family in NJ I dread every moment...... And that classical music overhead makes it the cherry on top for a chaotic endeavour......
Is everyone crazy in New York? This doesn’t paint a good picture it looks run down and full of crackheads
It's the accent.
Grayhound's ineptitude seems epic! and their apparent lack of concern for the safety and wellbeing of their passengers is frankly terrifying.
Lol, they are ruthless
Greyhound sums up American society.
Find it funny how you know the word, ineptitude ...But, can't spell Greyhound correctly! lol
@@Kissy-Suzukifind it funny you don't seem to know about different countries spelling.
As an Albanite the Albany bus terminal is actually a tragedy
I am glad you made it safe and sound . This is a wonderful video. In 1989 I traveled on Greyhound from Petersburgh Virginia thru NewYork City to Chicago. The drivers was friendlier then.
I'm glad you did it instead of me. Your optimism was infectious.
I did a greyhound from Detroit to Flagstaff once in college (2011). Everyone and I mean EVERYONE begged us not to do it. My parents offered to rent us a car. My friend’s parents offered to book us a flight. 2 hours into what ended up being a 3 day trip, I understood why. Never. Again.
The problem is that middle-class people in the US don't use buses. If they did use them, the experience would be a million times better. In London, for instance, middle-class people use buses all the time, so the experience is pretty good.
@@ajs41 There is no "middle class." Only working class, and exploitative capitalists.
@@jonathanwarner4720 ok igor
@@el060248 Igor??
Hey a fellow NAU alumni (I assume)
Met someone who had gotten out of prison and was given a greyhound ticket to go to a halfway house. They said nothing about how terrible prison was, but the greyhound trip, they had no good words and vowed to never ride one again.
I know right
Lmao, that's the last thing a guy from prison wants be on, a Greyhound bus 😂
Fantastic! I enjoyed your comments and persistence. I could never do that. I would have lost my sheet. But ya did meet some cool peeps. You've a big heart. Thank you!
I love how this video really highlights how kind people can be. All the folks you ran into seem very nice and genuine, and its a shame that they were being treated so poorly by greyhound. I really wish that they treated their customers better, since its clear that lower income individuals rely on them to get to where they have to be.
I had a ride with Greyhound once. After 3 hours, the driver stopped in the middle of nowhere and told us that he reached his daily driving time.
He called his dispatch and they said we are sending someone and it will take 13 hours if they could find 2 drivers. We were in the middle of a forest outside the bus (the driver couldn't let us in since he was no more the assigned driver!). Some passengers just stopped passing vehicles and ask a ride to the nearest city
Worst experience on bus travel.
Holy shit that is horrible.
That is insane and that person should have a lawsuit
@@Angelface11it’s a labor law and this also happens with train operators. Very dangerous to operate large machinery while tired
You'd have to get the police to take me off that bus. I paid for the seat, fucc u boi.
lol greyhound has been abusing people for years. I remember taking a trip from Nebraska to North Dakota, our buss was delayed so when we got to billings Montana. The bus had already left us. We got stuck there in the middle of winter, couldn’t go nowhere for 15 hours. Luckily, there was a hotel couple blocks down the street but I was one of the only few in the group to afford a room for the night. One of the worst experience of my life. You got the time when I was going from Nebraska to Philadelphia in 2011 that’s another horrible experience. By the time we got to Chicago, I had already lost my laptop. I had to call my people in Philly to buy me a ticket to fly out of O’Hara…. Greyhound needs to be thoroughly investigated by the feds honestly
Noel, with Greyhound there's a thin line between bravery and stupidity. You have one foot on the line and the other on a banana peel!
At Greyhound they like to say, “It is never not 1950 and we refuse to do better.”
You mean "you are risking your life for content" lol
Greyhound makes Autobuses Los Mayitos and Autotransportes De Guasave look like luxury European bus lines 😂
Well said. Great video!
@@therealtechfromheaven Yes, it's well known that the Mexican long haul buses are much better than Greyhound.
I clicked because I did this WITH my family of 5 and very new boyfriend from south FL to California 😂😂😂 what an adventure 😂😂😂
Wow, what a journey. That must've been exhausting. At least those delays gave you a chance to walk, get some air and stretch instead of sit non stop. That looked brutal. thanks for sharing your experiment.
The amount of people just royally screwed was staggering. Just left at some random gas station, what the hell was that person supposed to do? Woman with kids at the station, and you know the next bus is like 24 hours later and probably already full
The leaving people behind thing happened with the flix bus I was on driving through Hungary this past summer. Just straight up left the gas station and a passenger informed the driver that they must have miscounted because their seat mate was missing. Driver shrugged and kept on going to Budapest
Simple solution: don't be late.
@@gotacallfromvishalright. I never get off until my stop.
yeah that was super fucked up. Hypothetically speaking, what if it was the dude that only had $5... he'd be stuck in the middle of nowhere, in another state with nothing, and diabetic to top off the shit cake. Scary and really frustrating to think about.
Yep. That’s Greyhound. They have a monopoly that the government subsidizes, and it shows through their service.
There’s no accountability at all when (not if) something goes wrong. Last time I used Greyhound was almost a decade ago, and they left me stranded for a full day ‘waiting’ on buses to pick me up because every bus that came was full.
If ever we needed proof that poor people get treated like sh*t surely this is it. Just awful. Glad that you took that away from it. It's too easy for folk to sneer at people who are down on their luck. Thanks for sticking it out. It made a great video.
Don’t forget that the greyhound workers are “poor people” too. They’re treating their fellow poor people that way
@yeboscrebo4451 Sure, but somehow there is a hierarchy of poverty, and as humans, some people always feel the need to look down on others because of their own insecurity.
@@yeboscrebo4451this is less about poor people treating eachother poorly, and rather the rich dickheads that own First Group (the company that owns Flixbus, which now operates Greyhound) doing a pisspoor job of running a tight ship. Bus drivers don’t act like this when they aren’t dealing with constant delays. Constant delays don’t happen when equipment is properly maintained and drivers are paid decently and get good benefits that motivate them to do a good job.
When you treat your workers like shit, they start treating your customers like shit. Why should they treat them kindly when you’re paying them terrible wages expecting phenomenal work?
I find it very puzzling as to why some people seem to blindly defend big corporations in the United States, and usually when someone points out a corporation doing something they shouldn't for some reason. Why?@@yeboscrebo4451
@@atm1947facts, and their customer service on phone ppl is all overseas barley can understand them and they definitely don't understand you
Your high energy is giving pure joy. Great video mate✌️
Thank you! This was amazing! In the late '70's I attended University in the States, and traveled via Greyhound. It of course wasn't a stateroom on the Queen Mary, but if a bus was full (no advanced bookings required at that time), they simply brought another bus for the overflow. I remember in the southern states, people would actually board the bus dressed as though they were attending church. Both the passengers and Greyhound employees at that time, I found very pleasant. Amazing how things have changed.
Hey Noel, thanks for doing this video. As someone that saw things at Greyhound getting rough as heck 20-30 years ago, I hadn't seen how bad it's gotten in the last few years. The people that are forced to use the system, for the most part, are the people that are the most vulnerable and have the least position to complain to the law or authorities, and so they are abused by Greyhound. It's so broken. It's so wild to be in the wealthiest country in the world and see how utterly negligent the country is to the most vulnerable. But isn't amazing how people at the dregs, at the most abused corners, actually stick together -- sharing their food, listening to each others stories, sacrificing whatever little they have, not judging, just trying to get to the destination, hopefully with the friends they've made along the way...that's the hope I have for the country. Thanks again, Noel.
wow what a great comment. that's the human spirit, I've seen it with those down and out. they are some of the nicest most genuine people
As an African from Nigeria, I'm surprised the almighty America is treating its citizens as such 😢😮
cry more about it
@@PatrickS.TomlinsonHow was that “crying”. It’s a simple observation, if that upsets you, I don’t know what to say.
I rode Greyhound in 1995 from Daytona Beach back to Atlanta and it was pretty miserable. Those "most vulnerable" you talk about? Yeah I got a good story about one of those guys. I was in the Jacksonville station with seven cents to my name (a nickel and two pennies). Literally all the money I had in the world after getting a ticket. A black panhandler asked me for some money. I thought to myself, "It's not much but maybe it will be enough for him to pay sales tax on a can of beans, or something" so I gave this man the seven cents - again all the money I had in the entire world at this point in my life. He responded by cussing me out and yelling that he "knew I had more money than that". There's your "vulnerable people" story.
I took a greyhound from North Carolina to Los Angeles, but it was actually not that bad. I met a chick at the Montgomery Alabama bus station during the layover and she was headed to Los Angeles also. She was the same age as me and we were 24 at the time. That was 13 years ago and I still talk to her here and there.
Did you smash?
But did u guys have sex?
I stumbled upon your content rather due to my interenst in aviation content here and there but that was one hell of an entertaining video. When I was 19 I took a local bus in Bolivia that I was on for roughly 26 hours: no toilet, no fan/AC but with full blown dirrea. Now being in my early 30s I am so glad I did it as it was one of things you will never forget, ever. You'd probably have to pay me 10k now to do a similiar trip or yours in this stage of my life. So "hats off" to you sir, you have my utmost respect. And you got youreself a new sub!
That’s so terrible how they treat the people just because Greyhound knows that they’re captive to their services. Thanks for the memories on I-70 going from Denver to Grand Junction, CO. I took that back in the late 80s with my mom. Back then, smoking was allowed on the bus and I got sick. However, that didn’t compare to the poor service you experienced!
As a former Greyhound driver, i am not surprised by your journey across the US. Unfortunately, customer service is long gone. Greyhound is now owned by Flixbus after purchasing them from First Group. First Group held onto the real estate and have been slowly but surely selling every terminal, which is why most stops are in the middle of nowhere or curbside. The drivers wearing black and white uniforms have recently completed training, and one would hope their customer service skills were better. I left in 2020 as I realized the direction that the company was headed. Kudos to you for surviving the trip and not giving up along the way.
Okay that explains it, because when I took greyhound some years ago it wasn't that bad.
Drove for years, left in May of 2019 , the day they put the Hound up for sale again. I was so tired of the break downs, lack of support from the company and the union. I was a shop steward, despite efforts by many dedicated drivers, and mechanics, positive change was futile. None of my contemporaries remain at our domicile. Very sad.
First group must be a big company as they own most of the buses in the uk.
Thanks for the info and for your service to humanity as a driver.
@davehoward22 First Group is a large company. The shareholders in the UK are the reason First Group sold all US assets.
My parents sent me and my sister on a greyhound bus in 1997 to Chicago from Columbus Ohio. Half the bus was people just released from prison, and the other half was what appeared to be “the real village people” a trucker, a guy literally wearing a hard hat with safety goggles, a biker, an Indian, and mentally ill midget. Today we call them “spirit airlines”
😂😂😂😂
Lol
lmfao that sounds like an snl skit
And Spirit airlines is still far better than a Greyhound. Both may be $hitty but you get there a lot faster flying.
Sounds fucking wild😂
I would definitely try this. Thanks for the idea.
Something about this is so nostalgic to me. I haven't had to ride a greyhound in 6 years and it was never a pleasant experience, but it was always a journey. I found myself talking to the other passengers a lot more than I ever did flying on southwest airlines. Everyone recognizes their situation and just tries to make the best of it, plus you're extremely likely to hear some pretty awesome stories. It would be a real formative experience for a lot of people.
The old Greyhound station in San Francisco was absolutely apocalyptic. People passed out on the bathroom floor, etc. It turned out that when someone was causing trouble in other cities, the police would offer them the choice between a Greyhound ticket to LA/SF or jail. Since a lot of those people weren't exactly equipped to build a new life, it usually ended badly.
So very true.. but I would add that they’d also get a ticket to Las Vegas 😂 ‘cause when I walked in the Greyhound station in Downtown there, at 12am🤦♀️ I tell you, it looked nothing but the ER room at it’s most busy and worst hours.
I freaked out so much, I wanted to get an Uber to LA instead of staying in that circus or it’s better to say mental asylum, but I decided to take a risk.. It was a very nervous ride, but luckily with no incidents. Never I used greyhound service anymore, it may be alright at dawn and daylight time but at dusk it’s a freaking nightmare, just like in the good old Tarantino movie😅
They used to be passed out in the waiting area too
Dont be suprised LA/SF are democrat cities who welcome drug addicts and criminals.
It must be a shock for someone from a country like Denmark or Sweden to use these buses in the United States, when in their own countries the bus services are like 5 star luxury by comparison.
@@ajs41 Sweden is sadly a kind of a hellhole nowadays. Finland is still safe outside of large cities.
I’m diabetic of about 30 years and a handful of times I’ve been helped by a kind stranger. We’re never the most coherent when low like that but all those people have a place in my heart.
I'm afraid when I went hypo the only help I got was youths in a car shouting 'spastic' at me because I was unable to walk properly,. But Noel was so kind, thank you so much.
@@deannatrois1 yea sadly for every cool helpful kind person I’ve experienced similar less generous ones. In fact my first job I got sacked because they thought I was drunk! I was 16! He I learnt a lesson to tell employers at least.
He wasn’t really diabetic, he was an alcoholic who was hoping for Noel to give him some cash, which he did not do.
@@joemamr710 this comment section, I swear nobody in it has ever been hustled nor do any of the actual diabetics stuff candy in their pockets as insurance.
I just watched this video on my TV. It is 3:00 a.m. in my country right now. I love long, cross country bus rides. I actually, made a cup of coffee to feel more cozy. I enjoyed this video and felt like I was the one making the journey.
I had a long overnight stop at the greyhound in Pittsburgh once...I was stuck there becaues the bus was late. When I tried to sleep on the floor, I was forced up by a security guard because apparently it was "against the law to sleep on a bus station floor". I almost got into a fight with a staff member at the cafe coz she wanted to SCREAM at me because she wasn't happy with how I was ordering...same issue with a staff member in Baltimore. I was simply asking where to print my ticket, and she decided to get loud and aggressive with me. I am DONE with greyhound. Even in Mexico, I've never in my life seen such horrible customer service
Pure hell is an understatement. I use to work as an abandoned semi truck fetcher and greyhound was my main source of transportation in between retrieving trucks. I could write a book on my negative experiences riding greyhound. They don't have to address any of the despicable conditions their customers are subjected to because they don't have any competitors in the mega ground transportation market. You have no choice but to utilize their services if you're not flying or renting a car traveling city to city.
In that regard, it never ceases to amaze me that the US, a country that was largely settled with the help of railways and trains, has a basically non-existent railway system for long distance inland travel. I'd guarantee you if the infrastructure would exist, even an at best mediocre service provide would put a massive dent into Greyhound's business.
This video is horrifying. The lack of organization and the abysmal treatment of families with children is insane. I mean idk I would also probably get jaded after working at Greyhound and experiencing horrible customers and terribly run service but it’s just sad to see.
@@vahlen5281 Once again people forget amtrak exists he could have just taken amtrak
The budget airlines killed greyhound as a travel experience. Lower fares, higher operating costs means lower pay means shit staff, shit busses, shit bus stations, shit customer care....
The market desperately needs either competition or state ownership. This is where state ownership can actually work, if it is impossible to run the service as a private company but the service is needed as infrastructure, which it clearly is, then perhaps the federal government could spend some of its vast resources... like the money it spends on DEI initiatives for example, on running the buses!!!
if greyhound actually had competitors they would put in way more effort but as you said they have no enemies they can treat their people as badly as they want but it just makes it simple since it forced you to take the car instead
And people think Amtrak has always been bad. This makes Amtrak look like the TGV.
My experience with Amtrak is almost about the same.
Amtrak is slow, but comfortable, and the staff are friendly.
About the same unless you get a cabin
@@Cnw8701 Yeah, much more clean cut, friendlier folks onboard too. People who aren't spoiled and used to 5 star can handle it but not for the flight folks
I find that Amtrak conductors and staff to be very professional and helpful. I got a papercut from the lid of my coffee cup on the train once and just asked for a bandaid... and the cabin stewardess jumped into action a ran off....a minute later same came back with a first aid kit....cleaned the cut and applied a dressing to the wound assuring me that all staff was certified in CPR and first aid. If I were to get cut in a greyhound, it would likely be from a fellow passenger or even more likely...a member of the staff.
Jeez! Looks like America is in good hands! Everything is running well there!
I'm glad you shared this. I was tempted to ride Greyhound. Not anymore!