How long did you have to wait for a bus this morning?

Probably not more than five minutes if you were waiting on Portage between St. James and the city centre between 8 and 9 a.m., according to bus-queuers.

In spite of the snow there were few grumbles. And there were plenty of buses about.

Cars were the trouble. Parked along the roadside, they forced bus drivers to weave in and out and waste valueable time. Traffic running nose to tail held up the buses until they were running in "families" of four or five.

"The bus drivers are doing a fine job. But they can never get you to work as quick as the old street cars did in snowy weather," said J. W. Argue, of 398 Portage Ave.

"Snow never worried them, I say bring the street cars back again. It is shocking having to wait for a bus so long."

Miss L Atkinson, an insurance clerk of 106 Lenore St. said: "The bus service has been splendid. They are doing a grand job in such difficult conditions, and I don't think we have to wait very long as a rule."

Joan Egler of 229 Garfield St., had only two minutes to wait for the bus to school this morning.

"This is grand. I may have been lucky, but it has been like this every morning for me,"

V. Marvca of 532 Ingersoll St., has been waiting an average of 10 minutes each morning.

"Pretty poor, I think. Though there seem to be enough buses about," he said.

Leone Heaps, a bank teller, of 186 Lenore St., said: "Fifteen minutes is my longest wait. I don't think much of a bus service that keeps you standing in the snow as long as that."

Biggest grumble from the queuers was about the bus service home in the evening. One lady said she had a 30-minute wait one night before she could find room on a bus.