[Sarisberie] The Wheels on the Bus

[Sarisberie2]

I got off the bus, but something was wrong. What was it, why was I out of pocket and why was I late for work?

[trebor2]

Were you at the wrong stop? Were you going to work? Relevant what your job is? Relevant where you work?

Traffic delays relevant? Construction? Did the bus break down?

Were you out of pocket because you had to pay more now for a ride to work? Were you late because you were lost? Because the bus didn’t take you where it was supposed to? Because you got off at the wrong stop?

[GalFisk]

Was something wrong before you got off the bus? When you did? Was getting off the bus the thing that was wrong? Were you late when you: got on the bus? Got off the bus? Did you take the bus to work? Or intend to do so? Relevant where you work? What you do there? Are you a bus driver? Was there something wrong with the bus? Thr route the bus took? The time the bus took? Did you cause the money issue? The lateness issue?

[Sundowner64]

Were you out of pocket because you realized that all was your own fault? Did you have to work on a Sunday and did not take into account that the timetable is different? Did the bus schedule change recently?

[Sarisberie2]

Were you at the wrong stop? no Were you going to work? yes Relevant what your job is? no Relevant where you work? yes, central London

Traffic delays relevant? Construction? Did the bus break down? no to all

Were you out of pocket because you had to pay more now for a ride to work? Were you late because you were lost? Because the bus didn’t take you where it was supposed to? Because you got off at the wrong stop? no to all

Was something wrong before you got off the bus? yes When you did? Was getting off the bus the thing that was wrong? no Were you late when you: got on the bus? no Got off the bus? no Did you take the bus to work? yes Or intend to do so? Relevant where you work? yes, central London What you do there? irr Are you a bus driver? no Was there something wrong with the bus? no Thr route the bus took? The time the bus took? this, beware FA Did you cause the money issue? yes The lateness issue? yes

Were you out of pocket because you realized that all was your own fault? Did you have to work on a Sunday and did not take into account that the timetable is different? Did the bus schedule change recently? no to all

[GalFisk]

Were you on a later bus? Did you relevantly leave anything on the bus? Did you make a mistake? More than one mistake?

[Sarisberie2]

Were you on a later bus? Did you relevantly leave anything on the bus? Did you make a mistake? yes More than one mistake? no to the rest

[GalFisk]

Did thet money end up with the bus company? Some other company? Physically lost? Actually physically gone from your actual pocket? Amount relevant? Currency? Crime relevant? Did the mistake cause the loss? The lateness? Relevant how you paid for the bus trip? Were you fined?

[Sarisberie2]

Did thet money end up with the bus company? no Some other company? yes Physically lost? no Actually physically gone from your actual pocket? yes Amount relevant? equivalent £40 approx today's money Currency? UK £ Crime relevant? no Did the mistake cause the loss? yes The lateness? yes Relevant how you paid for the bus trip? season ticket Were you fined? no

[GalFisk]

Did you pay for an object? A service? Did you have to buy something you had lost? Or forgotten? Did you use the money in the bus? In a store? Did going to where you used the money cause the lateness? Was using the money the mistake?

[Sarisberie2]

Did you pay for an object? yes A service? Did you have to buy something you had lost? no Or forgotten? yope Did you use the money in the bus? In a store? yes Did going to where you used the money cause the lateness? yes Was using the money the mistake? no

[GalFisk]

Was the object electronic? Clothing? Bigger than a breadbox? Heavier than a suitcase? Edible? Drinkable? Valuable? Something you needed for work? Was it made from: metal? Plastic? Fabric? Ceramic? Glass? Wood? Bone/teeth/horn/shell? Fur/hair/leather/skin? Stone? Plant? Animal? Oil? Liquid? Gas?

[Fate--]

Did you confuse your schedule? Did you miscalculate something? Can this mistake be repeated?

[Sarisberie2]

Was the object electronic? Clothing? yes Bigger than a breadbox? Heavier than a suitcase? Edible? Drinkable? Valuable? Something you needed for work? yes Was it made from: metal? Plastic? Fabric? Ceramic? Glass? Wood? Bone/teeth/horn/shell? Fur/hair/leather yes /skin? Stone? Plant? Animal? yes Oil? Liquid? Gas? & no to the rest

Did you confuse your schedule? no Did you miscalculate something? no Can this mistake be repeated? poss but irrelevant

[Fate--]

Did you allow this to happen? Was this caused by your impulse to buy?

[GalFisk]

Shoes? Gloves? Jacket? Coat? Vest? Pants? Belt? Did the clothing replace something you'd: left? Lost? Damaged? Stained? Brought the wrong kind?

[Sarisberie2]

Did you allow this to happen? Was this caused by your impulse to buy? no, BUWT (barking up wrong tree)

Shoes? yes Gloves? Jacket? Coat? Vest? Pants? Belt? Did the clothing replace something you'd: left? yes-ish Lost? Damaged? Stained? Brought the wrong kind? yes

[Fate--]

Pathologically, did you have to fix something? Were you worried that you were late for work?

[Sarisberie2]

Pathologically, did you have to fix something? yes, explore 'fix' Were you worried that you were late for work? yes

[Fate--]

Pathologically, did you have fix your clothing? Did the line get too long? Did you have many money in your wallet?

[Sarisberie2]

Pathologically, did you have fix your clothing? yes Did the line get too long? no Did you have many money in your wallet? enough, yes

[Fate--]

So, you had to pathologically fix your clothing with all the money you had?

[Sarisberie2]

So, you had to pathologically fix your clothing with all the money you had? yes, or most of it

[Fate--]

Was there a problem on the side of the cashier?

[Sarisberie2]

Was there a problem on the side of the cashier? no

[Fate--]

Were the clothing choices (in a store) limited? Were the clothing choices too much?

[Sarisberie2]

Were the clothing choices (in a store) limited? Were the clothing choices too much? Irrelevant

[GalFisk]

Did you ring indoor shoes for an outdoor activity? Vice versa? Casual shoes for a formal activity? Vice versa? OTRT?

[Sarisberie2]

Did you ring indoor shoes for an outdoor activity? No - normal shoes for office work Vice versa? Casual shoes for a formal activity? Vice versa? OTRT? all irrel

[Sundowner64]

Brand of shoes relevant? Did you put on a competitor brand at home?

[Sarisberie2]

Brand of shoes relevant? Did you put on a competitor brand at home? No, BUWT

[GalFisk]

Before you bought shoes, did you have: shoes that wereinappropriate for what you were going to do at work? Shoes which were damaged? Wet? Otherwise soiled? No shoes? Shoes that did not match?

[Sarisberie2]

Before you bought shoes, did you have: shoes that wereinappropriate for what you were going to do at work? Shoes which were damaged? Wet? Otherwise soiled? No shoes? Shoes that did not match? YES

*********************************************$POILER******************************************
In the ‘80s, I lived in Kent, and worked at High Holborn in London. I had to catch the 6am bus to get there in time. That day, I arrived with 2 completely different shoes due to tiredness + getting dressed in the dark. I had to buy a new pair in order to appear professional, and got a rocketing from my manager for being late.

Well done trebor2, Sundowner64, Fate--, and to GALFISK for the solve