London Country Bus Services was a bus company that operated in South East England from 1969 until 1986, when it was split up and sold under Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Government bus deregulation scheme.
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“I’m an orphan. I’ve come to London to make my fortune.”
—Vernon Harris (c. 1910)
“Sunday—the doctor’s paradise! Doctors at country clubs, doctors at the seaside, doctors with mistresses, doctors with wives, doctors in church, doctors in yachts, doctors everywhere resolutely being people, not doctors.”
—Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)
“There was an old man from Darjeeling
Who got on a bus bound for Ealing.
It said at the door,
“Please don’t spit on the floor,”
So he carefully spat on the ceiling.”
—Anonymous.
“The community and family networks which helped sustain earlier generations have become scarcer for growing numbers of young parents. Those who lack links to these traditional sources of support are hard-pressed to find other resources, given the emphasis in our society on providing treatment services, rather than preventive services and support for health maintenance and well-being.”
—Bernice Weissbourd (20th century)