London It's Just Not The Same

[Crazyface]

I should have posted this on my return but hey ho it's here now. Whilst down in London to watch the useless (this season) Dolphins, I noticed a marked difference in the attitudes of the people down there. I usually stay in the Hammersmith area. Everyone is rushing about with not a moment to live and think they are the most important person in the world, usually. But not this time. It's been two years since my last visit, but OMG what a difference. I was with my son, who has to use a wheelchair to get about, but can "transfer". I have never had so many offers of help. People actually gave up their seats on the tube!!!!! They moved out of the way as we trundled towards them so that we didn't have to swerve about to avoid them. But the most amazing thing was, as we got up to leave Nandos after a cracking meal, a guy that was, I think waiting for his take-a-way or something, not sure, by the counter. My son got in his wheelchair and we made for the door. This lad got up and went out the door in front of us. Amazingly, he kindly held the door for us as we went through, which I thanked him for. As we went through, and thanked him, he smiled and WENT BACK INSIDE !!!!!!! He had got up to open the door for us!!!!!!!

I just thought I'd share this experience, as I am a great one for moaning about all the bad things and this put a smile on my face and gives me hope that things may, just may, be ok in the future. :thup:

 

[chrisd]

Yet when I had a huge bandage, bigger than Pudsey Bears, on my eye from detached retina surgery last year the scrotes wouldn't even vacate the disabled seats!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Are you sure you were in London? That sounds like a truly Northern experience . Joking apart, it's a nice story to hear, even though it should be standard behaviour.

 

[USER1999]

You need to keep the story believable.

Nice meal, Nandos!

 

[Crazyface]

You need to keep the story believable.

Nice meal, Nandos!

Love Nandos!!!

 

[woody69]

Yet when I had a huge bandage, bigger than Pudsey Bears, on my eye from detached retina surgery last year the scrotes wouldn't even vacate the disabled seats!

Why do you need to sit down because you had eye surgery?

 

[User20205]

Why do you need to sit down because you had eye surgery?

Maybe he wasn’t feeling 100%??

 

[Rooter]

Maybe he wasn’t feeling 100%??

[Insert Winky smiley]

 

[Tashyboy]

[Insert Winky smiley]

Snigger

 

[chrisd]

Why do you need to sit down because you had eye surgery?

I take it that you're joking?

 

[shortgame]

This was in London?

London, England?

 

[woody69]

I take it that you're joking?

Not at all. I'm curious as to why having a bandage over your eye should automatically mean others should give up their seat. I mean if you wanted to sit down, because your eye surgery somehow made you feel dizzy or tired then you could have asked, but when someone gets on the tube I don't see how simply having a bandage over one eye means you're entitled to a seat.

 

[Crazyface]

This was in London?

London, England?

Yes. Mad init?

 

[Liverbirdie]

Not at all. I'm curious as to why having a bandage over your eye should automatically mean others should give up their seat. I mean if you wanted to sit down, because your eye surgery somehow made you feel dizzy or tired then you could have asked, but when someone gets on the tube I don't see how simply having a bandage over one eye means you're entitled to a seat.

That's a very myopic view.

 

[woody69]

That's a very myopic view.

I see what you did there (which is ironic)...

 

[MegaSteve]

Yet when I had a huge bandage, bigger than Pudsey Bears, on my eye from detached retina surgery last year the scrotes wouldn't even vacate the disabled seats!

Have to say, when in a very similar situation last year, my experience was far more positive... A member of LU staff noted I wasn't in the best of order so took me by the arm... Enquiring where I wanted to go.. After telling him he escorted me to a bench, on the platform, told me to park my arse and he'd come and get me when my train arrived... Which he duly did and then escorted me onto the train showing me to a seat... A lady, seated nearby, asked where I wanted to get off... On advising her of my destination she said she would see I got off alright which she duly did...

Still plenty of great people out there :thup:...

 

[MegaSteve]

You need to keep the story believable.

Nice meal, Nandos!

Love Nandos!!!

Nando's is the pits...

 

[chrisd]

Not at all. I'm curious as to why having a bandage over your eye should automatically mean others should give up their seat. I mean if you wanted to sit down, because your eye surgery somehow made you feel dizzy or tired then you could have asked, but when someone gets on the tube I don't see how simply having a bandage over one eye means you're entitled to a seat.

I think your post just sums up what things are coming to these days. No compassion, no care and no respect!

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I think your post just sums up what things are coming to these days. No compassion, no care and no respect!

But that doesn't just apply to London despite what everyone thinks.

 

[chrisd]

But that doesn't just apply to London despite what everyone thinks.

Sadly i think you're right.