Annoying things people do on trains
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Managed to light a fire under Twitter the other night. Passenger taken ill on the train, had to call an ambulance... which since it was London rush hour took forever to get to us. Kept getting redirected to higher priority calls such as heart attacks and stuff. General consensus of the Twitterati; get them off the train and leave them on the platform to die to wait for the ambulance.
Wonderful, the human finer feelings that pour out to people in distress
Wonderful, the human finer feelings that pour out to people in distress
Nik da Greek said:
Managed to light a fire under Twitter the other night. Passenger taken ill on the train, had to call an ambulance... which since it was London rush hour took forever to get to us. Kept getting redirected to higher priority calls such as heart attacks and stuff. General consensus of the Twitterati; get them off the train and leave them on the platform to die to wait for the ambulance.
Wonderful, the human finer feelings that pour out to people in distress
also had this, a girl standing beside me fainted, luckily there was a doctor right in the carriage, i pulled the emergency button when we got to the next station.Wonderful, the human finer feelings that pour out to people in distress
the rest of us got moved to other carriages for a while, even when i explained what had happened people still moaned that she was still in the carriage and the train was stuck, the weather was horrid and yet they wanted her parked on the platform. iirc.
demic said:
Sat in 1st class the other day and the fellow opposite gets out a set of nail clippers and proceeds to noisely and messily clip his finger nails (bits of nail ricocheting everywhere). Money can buy you a 1st class ticket but it can't buy 1st class decorum.
Reminds me of my own crime - I remember travelling from London back to the Midlands late one evening after a skinful, on a first clas season, I grabbed a cheeky pair of bacon double cheeseburgers from BK which I snaffled onboard and then by about Milton Keynes I was up doubled up over a first class toilet chundering my guts up much to the disdain of those standing in the vestibule who cast a look of revulsion as I exited (I was in the carriage adjacent to standard class which was rammed).I made my way back to the sanctity of first and found the trolley girl had been and left 4 bottles of mineral water on my table
theboss said:
Reminds me of my own crime - I remember travelling from London back to the Midlands late one evening after a skinful, on a first clas season, I grabbed a cheeky pair of bacon double cheeseburgers from BK which I snaffled onboard and then by about Milton Keynes I was up doubled up over a first class toilet chundering my guts up much to the disdain of those standing in the vestibule who cast a look of revulsion as I exited (I was in the carriage adjacent to standard class which was rammed).
I made my way back to the sanctity of first and found the trolley girl had been and left 4 bottles of mineral water on my table
Top work I made my way back to the sanctity of first and found the trolley girl had been and left 4 bottles of mineral water on my table
If I'd be standing outside the toilet or in the vestibule I think I'd be worried about some collateral damage as you exited. You never know if a bit more is going to explode out.
I used to travel to Zone 5 to get onto the train but I've started getting the earlier train into work now in Zone 4 and it's nice being able to have a seat, if I get the later one at 8am then it's rammed only a few stops in.
By the time it reaches Catford Bridge people physically can't get on yet still try and then when they can't shout at people to move down the train and then cram on anyway and act surprised when the doors won't shut which then has the knock on effect of the train losing its slot into London Bridge and then being delayed.
By the time it reaches Catford Bridge people physically can't get on yet still try and then when they can't shout at people to move down the train and then cram on anyway and act surprised when the doors won't shut which then has the knock on effect of the train losing its slot into London Bridge and then being delayed.
Edited by untakenname on Wednesday 22 February 07:09
I got on a train early Sunday morning traveling into London Bridge, there was this fat chap with trainers on in the middle of the carriage with his feet up on the opposite seat, his trainers were covered in wet mud and then at the next stop he decided to move into the next row of seats and put his feet up. It was that point where I challenged him to look back at the mess he had made of the previous seat. He then went back and attempted to clean the seat. Needless to say he did not continue to put his feet on the seat! I was not happy. 
Whenever I get on the train to go to London to see my pals I always manage to end up having to ask someone to move their bag off the seat so I can sit down, almost without fail they always play the "I'm foreign and I don't understand what you mean" card. Now I try and book really far in advance and get an el cheapo 1st class ticket.
Bluedot said:
Have we had typing on a keyboard ? Not just any old typing though, no.
I mean hammering every f
kin key like they're trying to smash the laptop into the table, bonus points if there is extra emphasis on the space bar and enter keys.
Adrian Chiles, take a bow. Sat behind him on Tuesday. He was really thumping those keys. I mean hammering every f
kin key like they're trying to smash the laptop into the table, bonus points if there is extra emphasis on the space bar and enter keys.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff