>>Not having a go btw please don't take my replies as argumentative
Wouldn't dream of it ;-)
>>So far as I'm aware even bus company management now frown upon idling.
They do in the 'big' companies. My new employers (one of the biggest bus companies in the world) have lots of notices around the place instructing us not to run our engines for longer than a minute. My last employers, however, were a small tin-pot firm run, on the face of it, responsibly. However, while out route-learning I was instructed to never switch the engine off. Ever.
>> What's different now which ensures that a bus will start again?
Poor maintenance. Purely and simply.
>>Dare I suggest warmer clothing, perhaps more layers?
Fine in practice, but once the bus is moving again I would get uncomfortably warm. You may not appreciate this, but there is precious little chance to stop on a morning service and take layers off - every second counts.
I guess it's give and take really. Would it really hurt me to put up with the cold for five minutes? Probably not. Would it really hurt the householder to put up with a bus engine running outside their house for five minutes? Probably not.
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