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Local Characters

Diverted Bus Stop Regular Develops Whole Philosophy of Atholl Street

Fictional pensioner: 'All roads lead to Glasgow Road, eventually.'

Wisdom, waiting for the 7.

Wisdom, waiting for the 7. Photo: Robin Stott, “Bus stop in the rain, A380 Torquay Road, Aller - geograph.org.uk - 3201949”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

PERTH — A fictional retired joiner who waits for his bus on Atholl Street during the diversion has begun dispensing wisdom to fellow passengers. “The bus is not late,” he says. “It is simply on its own journey.” He is often late himself.

The real story: Fictional character; real bus diversion context.

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