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What’s Up With Greyhound?

I got an e-mail from James B. about a breaking story in Greenville, SC where a Marine was denied a bus ride even though he had a ticket. I'm sorry but this makes my blood boil real bad .... and that ain't a good thing. I cannot and will not allow this kind of thing to happen without declaring full-scale war on somebody.
An area Marine says he wasn’t allowed on a Greyhound Bus, despite having his ticket for several weeks.

All PFC Jay Griffin wanted to do was make it to combat training camp on time, he had his ticket in hand and was at the Greyhound Bus Station in Greenville before the bus arrived, but he was not allowed to board the bus. He was dressed in full uniform, and his mother says that may be the reason why he was denied the ride.

It was Griffin ’s first time using Greyhound, so he asked plenty of questions to make sure he was at the right place at the right time. Fifteen minutes before the bus even arrived, he says he was waiting with his bags at the curb. His mother, Carol Holden says when the bus got there, no one attempted to load his camouflage bags. "So I tapped [the baggage loader] and said, 'what about my son's baggage? And he looked at me and said he may not have a seat."

That’s when the bus driver called for all ticket holders.

"So Jay went on around and he went to board the bus and when he did, the driver put his arm across the doorway and said I don't have a seat for you," explains Carol.

Greyhound says, “We do not have reserved seats, seating is on a first come, first serve basis. An advance purchase ticket guarantees a discounted fare, but it does not guarantee a seat.”
Something stinks about this story, folks. A Marine in full dress uniform is denied a ride even though he had a ticket? I haven't ridden a bus in ages but I thought servicemen and women were given some sort of preference to show our appreciation for their sacrifices. Has that changed? Greyhound spokesmen had this to say ....
A Greyhound spokesperson says they are not familiar with the “stand-by” tickets used by the Greenville station, but an investigation is underway and Greyhound has zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind.
Hmmmmmm .... I wonder what color skin PFC Griffin had. The news article doesn't say. Is Jim Crow back at work in South Carolina? There's something going on here and I sure as hell want an answer. I've e-mailed Greyhound for clarification.

You may contact Greyhound yourself by using their customer assistance web site at http://www.greyhound.com/contact/customercontact.asp or at the address below if you want to express your displeasure over this incident. I urge everyone to do so. Let's see if we can find out what happened, why it happened and make sure it doesn't happen again. OK, troops?

Greyhound Lines, Inc.
P.O. Box 660362
Dallas, TX 75266-0362


Customer Assistance
(214) 849-8966
7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., CST weekdays

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Posted by The Skipper   United States  on 08/14/2004 at 11:16 AM   
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