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Re: Charter Bus teams, how do you handle them?

Often your bus driver will also be able to locate inexpensive meal options for your team... (I seem to recall a Trenton, NJ competition where the bus drivers all got together and located a great take-out place for us to get sandwiches, etc. from). We used to request the same driver for our trips - he'd often watch the competition with us.

NEM things - One thing that sticks in my mind is that the driver asked us to treat his bus as though we were guests in his living room - in other words, bring lots of garbage bags with you and NO ONE gets off the bus until the place is spotless. Bring a few extra and clean up your mess in the bleachers at the competition - and go around and ask other teams for their garbage, too. Make several copies of your attendance list - one for each time you're going to board the bus on your trip (at least twice a day or more) so you can quickly call out the names (sometimes attendance lists vary by day as other people meet you at your destination and may not travel there with the team). Try to save a few extra seats for the team leader's "stuff" or the bin of snack food or breakfast items you're bringing on board.
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