Everybody was Fung Wah Riding
Those buses were fast as lightning
In fact, they were a little bit frightening
But they drove with expert timing
There was funky China bus from funky Chinatown
They were revving them up
They were revving them down
It's an ancient Chinese cart
With ancient Chinese parts
With a clutch about to slip
And no modern micro chip
Everybody was Fung Wah riding
Those buses were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit fright'ning
But they drove with expert timing
I would bet that the vast majority of readers are way too young to know the song you are alluding to, the 1974 chart topper by Carl Douglas, Kung Fu Fighting. It was a big hit in my junior high school.
Though they may change their ways, the price a ticket is going to be too high and eventually they will shut down due to bankruptcy. I dont see this lasting more then a year
The Boston - New York bus market is huge, so turning a profit should not be that difficult, barring some kind of price war with Lucky Star, Megabus, Boltbus, et al.
The only bus that's still at Penn Station is Go Bus.
The city forced Mega and Bolt to move to the wasteland by 12th Avenue. Peter Pan and Greyhound are in the Port Authority. And Lucky Star is in Chinatown.
I would be shocked that they are back in business but transportation companies/airlines use used parts and questionable practices all to increase the bottom line. Safety and countless live be damned!
That may be true, but with Fung Wah coming back, every little thing they do, every ticket they sell, every Bus that leaves and comes back are going to be scrutinized. The old way of doing things may have allowed them to make allot of money with very little overhead.
Also with the name Fung Wah is automatically is associated with all the bad @#$! that has happen with them, don't get me wrong, The producers who rigged quiz shows changed their ways and produced honest game shows, people who went to jail for wrong doing can change and become a different person when they leave. They were scrutinized as well, and the Fung Wah will be scrutinized, but can they make the same money as before? Will customers give them a second chance? There are so many questions right now, only time will what happens.
the "new" Fung Wah won't receive any greater scrutiny from the Feds than the old one did. Of course, if they happen to have a major accident, that could change.
is the story of a hate crime done against a student journalist for writing a satire piece on overly sensitive complaints and excessive political correctness. "Do the Left Thing", "Mahmood pretends to be a left-handed person who is offended by the institutional patriarchy of right-handedness." http://reason.com/blog/2014/12/15/social-justice-bandits-vandalize-apartme
Even with gas at their previous highs, my wife and I are able to drive to and from NYC on a single tank of gas -- less than the price of one round trip ticket on any of the bus lines.
That being said, we're usually visiting friends in Queens, where parking is more than a bit easier (and less expensive) than "in the city."
I loved fung wah, I remember how they changed the price of going to NYC from Boston from $50 on the monopoly greyhound-peterpan to $10-15. For that I am thankful. I have had some bad experiences on all the buses, especially greyhound, but I have also seen some pretty bad things happen on the highway in private vehicles that should never have been on the road. It seems like most of the people who crap on Fung Wah never took it.
a bus trip to NYC, then don't be surprised when the bus company doesn't follow regular maintenance schedules or conforms to Federal safety regulations. Or is commonly involved in bus fires and slide off the road accidents.
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Everybody was Fung Wah Riding
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah
Everybody was Fung Wah Riding
Those buses were fast as lightning
In fact, they were a little bit frightening
But they drove with expert timing
There was funky China bus from funky Chinatown
They were revving them up
They were revving them down
It's an ancient Chinese cart
With ancient Chinese parts
With a clutch about to slip
And no modern micro chip
Everybody was Fung Wah riding
Those buses were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit fright'ning
But they drove with expert timing
Adorable!
Adorable!
(Also brilliant!)
That's a good come back ..
to this "Ode to Fung Wah"
Comment of the week.
Comment of the week.
Also, earworm alert.
I would bet that the vast
I would bet that the vast majority of readers are way too young to know the song you are alluding to, the 1974 chart topper by Carl Douglas, Kung Fu Fighting. It was a big hit in my junior high school.
For those just tuning in ...
My Feeling is....
Though they may change their ways, the price a ticket is going to be too high and eventually they will shut down due to bankruptcy. I dont see this lasting more then a year
The Boston - New York bus
The Boston - New York bus market is huge, so turning a profit should not be that difficult, barring some kind of price war with Lucky Star, Megabus, Boltbus, et al.
I used to love Fung Wah until the others came along
My big problem with Fung Wah is that its New York location is pretty much the furthest away from anything I want to see in Manhattan.
I'd rather take the other buses that drop me off and pick me up new Penn Station.
For you...
But for the many many students, artists, and younger people, to whom Manhattan is a suburb of Brooklyn, it's not a bad landing spot
The only bus that's still at
The only bus that's still at Penn Station is Go Bus.
The city forced Mega and Bolt to move to the wasteland by 12th Avenue. Peter Pan and Greyhound are in the Port Authority. And Lucky Star is in Chinatown.
Huh?
I would be shocked that they are back in business but transportation companies/airlines use used parts and questionable practices all to increase the bottom line. Safety and countless live be damned!
That may be true, but with
That may be true, but with Fung Wah coming back, every little thing they do, every ticket they sell, every Bus that leaves and comes back are going to be scrutinized. The old way of doing things may have allowed them to make allot of money with very little overhead.
Also with the name Fung Wah is automatically is associated with all the bad @#$! that has happen with them, don't get me wrong, The producers who rigged quiz shows changed their ways and produced honest game shows, people who went to jail for wrong doing can change and become a different person when they leave. They were scrutinized as well, and the Fung Wah will be scrutinized, but can they make the same money as before? Will customers give them a second chance? There are so many questions right now, only time will what happens.
Chances are very good that
the "new" Fung Wah won't receive any greater scrutiny from the Feds than the old one did. Of course, if they happen to have a major accident, that could change.
not even then
Doesn't seem to have been much attention paid over the years to multiple fatal incidents with MegaBus.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/Latest-Megabus-Crash-Highlights...
"Countless lives"?
What horrible accident did you survive to be unable to count to zero?
(yeah, that's the number...look it up)
Will anyone
trust their safety to Fung Wah this time around?
Oh, you'd rather take, um,
Please tell us how many people died from fung wah buses.
Now tell us how many died in Mega Bus accidents and World Whatever buses?
Divide the latter by the former ... oh, wait, you can't because 20/0 is ...
A more interesting article at Reason
is the story of a hate crime done against a student journalist for writing a satire piece on overly sensitive complaints and excessive political correctness. "Do the Left Thing", "Mahmood pretends to be a left-handed person who is offended by the institutional patriarchy of right-handedness."
http://reason.com/blog/2014/12/15/social-justice-bandits-vandalize-apartme
Those trips were fast as
Those trips were fast as lightning, and of course quite a bit frightening!
Another reason to love my Prius...
Even with gas at their previous highs, my wife and I are able to drive to and from NYC on a single tank of gas -- less than the price of one round trip ticket on any of the bus lines.
That being said, we're usually visiting friends in Queens, where parking is more than a bit easier (and less expensive) than "in the city."
I loved fung wah, I remember
I loved fung wah, I remember how they changed the price of going to NYC from Boston from $50 on the monopoly greyhound-peterpan to $10-15. For that I am thankful. I have had some bad experiences on all the buses, especially greyhound, but I have also seen some pretty bad things happen on the highway in private vehicles that should never have been on the road. It seems like most of the people who crap on Fung Wah never took it.
Hooray! Time for a price war again!
Seriously, holiday bus prices are frightening this year. Bring back the $1 specials!
If you pay only $1 for
a bus trip to NYC, then don't be surprised when the bus company doesn't follow regular maintenance schedules or conforms to Federal safety regulations. Or is commonly involved in bus fires and slide off the road accidents.
That was Bolt
and I had to buy the ticket four months in advance.
They had one $1 ticket per day, I think. It was a good promotion. :-)
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