Mary Catherine is right, I only use the routes I know inside out and only wait at a stop when I know exactly when the bus is due. Apart from anything else the drivers don't always stop when they see me waiting, they assume I am waiting for something much more important than a bus! The new drivers are sometimes shocked that I take the bus and ask why I don't drive instead. I love the bus journey though, I sit back, relax and watch Friends on my ipod. The only other piece of advice is that the buses that have the green interior are old and smell, yellow ones are much nicer.