Oh bless you QC for you have made me laugh out loud. Sorry your bus stop buddy didn't do the same for you. Maybe you could try the train next time?
Now regarding the fish. I have had my feet nibbled and would recommend it to everyone to try once at least. Its relaxing and a bit of fun. The water in the tank is being changed constantly and undergoes filtering as it is oxygenated. The fish nibble away at the dry skin on your feet and leave them lovely and smooth. Their digestive systems are such that they never stop nibbling. It doesn't hurt a bit, but its bubbly. I compared it to having your feet in fizzy lemonade.
If anyone does go, I suggest trying one of the small and quiet salons for a relaxing pedicure rather than one of the gold fish bowl mass market ones in the shopping centres. (Forgive the pun)