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When you're sitting on a bus or train and you notice a pregnant woman/elderly person or a mother with an infant getting on, please stand up and offer your seat. Especially if you're sitting at the front where there are signs advising you to do so.
There have been times I would be sitting by the window in the middle of the bus and have to ask the person next to me if I could get up so I could offer my seat to an old lady standing at the front because all the kids down there wouldn't budge.
Its much worse in Singapore, but then thats a city so it's probably the same in London (Nin?). When the MRT (tube) got busy, all the seats would be taken up and even if you were a pregnant old lady with an infant I don't think anyone would have offered you a seat. Well there were some who'd offer but the majority of the time, everyone just ignored everyone else. Sometimes I would offer my seat to an elderly person and have to stop people trying to pinch it as soon as I got up. They just didn't care. :/
So thats lesson 1, keep an eye out for lesson 2: If you must call someone during a coach trip, make it short, do not chat for half an hour and then make another phone call because that just ticks me off!
There have been times I would be sitting by the window in the middle of the bus and have to ask the person next to me if I could get up so I could offer my seat to an old lady standing at the front because all the kids down there wouldn't budge.
Its much worse in Singapore, but then thats a city so it's probably the same in London (Nin?). When the MRT (tube) got busy, all the seats would be taken up and even if you were a pregnant old lady with an infant I don't think anyone would have offered you a seat. Well there were some who'd offer but the majority of the time, everyone just ignored everyone else. Sometimes I would offer my seat to an elderly person and have to stop people trying to pinch it as soon as I got up. They just didn't care. :/
So thats lesson 1, keep an eye out for lesson 2: If you must call someone during a coach trip, make it short, do not chat for half an hour and then make another phone call because that just ticks me off!
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Nin wrote:
> Thats called inflation.
It would be, if children, then college students didn’t magically receive free travel. However I think I’m biased on this one, having missed out on both, which seems to be a common theme for myself in recent years (shakes fist at sky).
> Frankly if they charged £20 a vehicle i wouldnt object
> because the whole point is to stop cars going into London. If
> they called it the congestion fine instead of the congestion
> charge, maybe people would understand it.
Don’t you remember the curfuffle Livingstone got into with the US embassy, because they said they don’t have to pay a taxes, Ken said it wasn’t then footage emerged of himself calling it so.
> Thats called inflation.
It would be, if children, then college students didn’t magically receive free travel. However I think I’m biased on this one, having missed out on both, which seems to be a common theme for myself in recent years (shakes fist at sky).
> Frankly if they charged £20 a vehicle i wouldnt object
> because the whole point is to stop cars going into London. If
> they called it the congestion fine instead of the congestion
> charge, maybe people would understand it.
Don’t you remember the curfuffle Livingstone got into with the US embassy, because they said they don’t have to pay a taxes, Ken said it wasn’t then footage emerged of himself calling it so.
Silent Thunder wrote:
> I always give up my seat if there's a woman standing, I also let
> everyone else get on the bus before me
Aw, such a gentleman. :) I always give up my seat to the pregnant, handicap or elderly.. whenever it is I ride mass transit.. which has been a long while ago. Although they might not say thank you sometimes, personally it's a good deed done. It just goes to human compassion and kindness, not so much courtesy really..because we all pay the fare and have the same right to riding with digity and respect. I suppose "courtesy" is just a polite way of saying have a friggen heart ya slimy's.
> I always give up my seat if there's a woman standing, I also let
> everyone else get on the bus before me
Aw, such a gentleman. :) I always give up my seat to the pregnant, handicap or elderly.. whenever it is I ride mass transit.. which has been a long while ago. Although they might not say thank you sometimes, personally it's a good deed done. It just goes to human compassion and kindness, not so much courtesy really..because we all pay the fare and have the same right to riding with digity and respect. I suppose "courtesy" is just a polite way of saying have a friggen heart ya slimy's.
Well done Machie, you got a GAD for this!
The good thing about public transport is that you never know when you'll get a free laptop with government information left on your seat...
pb wrote:
> Well done Machie, you got a GAD for this!
Yay, what wonderful news to come back to after getting soaked during my walk just now. Thanks a bunch staffies.
This is a great reminder for you all that chat posts can also win you a GAD. So remember to click this link more often. ^^
> Well done Machie, you got a GAD for this!
Yay, what wonderful news to come back to after getting soaked during my walk just now. Thanks a bunch staffies.
This is a great reminder for you all that chat posts can also win you a GAD. So remember to click this link more often. ^^
kids who sit at the back of the bys playing music from their phones loud enough for the whole bus to hear need to be pushed under said bus.
..and replying to a facebook message...
I really need to get around to sorting out my laptop to send proper messages again in facebook...I haven't forgotten about you Machie - I promise!
Common courtesy...should be not speaking down to people all the time, which is what I see happen all the time. It's annoying and unnecessary*.
*I've got mind block at the moment...stressful day of the above and doing too much in too little time - but is unnecessary a real word? I swear it is, but the more I think about it the more I'm doubting myself...*
I really need to get around to sorting out my laptop to send proper messages again in facebook...I haven't forgotten about you Machie - I promise!
Common courtesy...should be not speaking down to people all the time, which is what I see happen all the time. It's annoying and unnecessary*.
*I've got mind block at the moment...stressful day of the above and doing too much in too little time - but is unnecessary a real word? I swear it is, but the more I think about it the more I'm doubting myself...*
Machie wrote:
> This is a great reminder for you all that chat posts can also
> win you a GAD.
The last one to do so (that I can remember) was a short story. Now furious rants are doing so this place could become interesting.
> This is a great reminder for you all that chat posts can also
> win you a GAD.
The last one to do so (that I can remember) was a short story. Now furious rants are doing so this place could become interesting.
hippyman wrote:>
> Common courtesy...should be not speaking down to people all the
> time, which is what I see happen all the time. It's annoying and
> unnecessary*.
You are so right but what age group seems to be the biggest offenders? Unfortunately I can probably guess your answer:)
> *I've got mind block at the moment...stressful day of the
> above and doing too much in too little time - but is unnecessary
> a real word? I swear it is, but the more I think about it the
> more I'm doubting myself...*
How you really doing? Missing your sparkling wit and repartee on the forum:) Stick at it and be yourself - you'll be recognised and rewarded one day by the powers that be.
> Common courtesy...should be not speaking down to people all the
> time, which is what I see happen all the time. It's annoying and
> unnecessary*.
You are so right but what age group seems to be the biggest offenders? Unfortunately I can probably guess your answer:)
> *I've got mind block at the moment...stressful day of the
> above and doing too much in too little time - but is unnecessary
> a real word? I swear it is, but the more I think about it the
> more I'm doubting myself...*
How you really doing? Missing your sparkling wit and repartee on the forum:) Stick at it and be yourself - you'll be recognised and rewarded one day by the powers that be.
Gosh, young people and their refusal to give up seats for others on public transport. Just another fine example of our country's declining moral standards! They'll be wearing drainpiped trousers and smoking the cracked variant of cocaine next =O
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