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Joya's avatar

Such a heartwarming story, Alan ❤️

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Shannon's avatar

Feeling all the feels, Alan! Lovely post(s) xx 🧡

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Pauline Ching's avatar

SOO lovely. Fantastic you are so enjoying the driving - and you are an extremely observant bus driver! Christmas and that Santa resemblance could be good for you indeed - although the girls will need to be pretty organised with school finishing so much before Christmas... Whole family looking forward to find you in charge of a bus we get on.

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Robin Capper's avatar

This shifts the next post bar even higher!

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Archives Rock's avatar

As the parent of a former student at WGC - or Dub-GC as the girls call it - I can confirm they are (in the main) lovely young women who are often surprisingly thoughtful. I'm glad you could experience this too 😊

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B Insull's avatar

What great good news you give us. Please keep it coming. 🥰

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Lee-Anne Duncan's avatar

How lovely, Alan! And can I join in the chorus of how particularly lovely your last post was? That was a pearler! You truly are a wonderful man - and bus driver!

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Anna's avatar

Alan, I take so much joy from your updates. I too remember my dad wrapping up some beers for the crew doing the rubbish, or our milk, or recycling... and have wanted to pick the tradition back up again but wondered if it was against some kind of rules... Choccy in the sun probably won't be that nice, but I'll think of something...

I will also think of my transport people (am currently ferrying the harbour!) in times such as these too! Hope you're good!

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Miramartian's avatar

That was a lovely read, thank you Alan. I just heard you get a shout out from PO’B, the maestro on Matinee Idle so that another nice thing, you’re obviously a good man!

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Alan Doak's avatar

Oh, wow. That's so nice of Phil.

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Lynn's avatar

Good things happen to good people! 😄

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Amber Older's avatar

Warms my heart! Thanks for sharing this lovely eggs-perience, Alan!

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Mary Curry's avatar

This is delightful!!

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John Campbell's avatar

Beautiful, Alan. Truly lovely. ❤️ Made my eyes smile. Thank you. 😊

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Nicola Francis's avatar

Ngā mihi, Alan! It’s so good to read heartwarming, spirit-lifting stories in these days when so many news reports and stories are grim. Thank you! Have a great week! 🌿🌼

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Ben payne's avatar

Possibly hedging their bets Alan, you do have a passing resemblance to Santa 😇

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Alan Doak's avatar

So you reckon I'll get more gifts come Christmas?

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Ben payne's avatar

Also a great message, I'm not surprised by the kindness of those girls, our experience with our kids and their friends was only positive. I think the kids of today are often maligned, unfairly.

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Ben payne's avatar

Oh yeah, definitely!

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