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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2009 18:54:59 GMT
The second incident happened yesterday at Walthamstow bus station. I was waiting at stop C for a 257. All of a sudden, I felt a hand on the right side of my back trying force me out onto the path of an incoming 69 bus. I reacted in half a second by swinging around and yelled 'DON'T YOU DARE DO THAT!! DIDN'T YOU KNOW THAT YOU ALMOST GOT ME KILLED THERE?' Once I've turned around to see who did that, I've realised it was an old Indian man and he looked absolutely shaken. I was thinking to myself at that very moment 'am I really being to harsh?' I'm trying not to offend here myself. Problem is in communities such as the one the (not so)gentleman you describe here is from is that they have "Elders" - problem is they forget the rest of us don't and unfortunately what you ultimately get is normal behaviour (for them anyway). I suppose so. I lost balance and ended up at least 8 metres away from the incoming bus when he forced me out of his way, plus I was standing 2 feet away from the kerb. |
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Post by greeny253 on Aug 6, 2009 19:24:42 GMT
I'm trying not to offend here myself. Problem is in communities such as the one the (not so)gentleman you describe here is from is that they have "Elders" - problem is they forget the rest of us don't and unfortunately what you ultimately get is normal behaviour (for them anyway). I suppose so. I lost balance and ended up at least 8 metres away from the incoming bus when he forced me out of his way, plus I was standing 2 feet away from the kerb. It's a shame that people feel the need to treat others like that. Sign of the time though eh? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2009 19:43:46 GMT
I suppose so. I lost balance and ended up at least 8 metres away from the incoming bus when he forced me out of his way, plus I was standing 2 feet away from the kerb. It's a shame that people feel the need to treat others like that. Sign of the time though eh? Definatly a sign of the times. Dont mean to have a 'good old days' rant, but what has happend to bus stop queues that you see in adverts. TBH i dont know if there ever were bus stop queues in the recent past, but Ive seen pictures of bus stops pre-WW2 and 50s/60s where people queued in a straight line  And ive noticed something else. In Central London on the tube, people always seem to wait for other people to get off before they get on, but for some reason that doesnt apply to East London.  |
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Post by greeny253 on Aug 6, 2009 19:57:30 GMT
It's a shame that people feel the need to treat others like that. Sign of the time though eh? Definatly a sign of the times. Dont mean to have a 'good old days' rant, but what has happend to bus stop queues that you see in adverts. TBH i dont know if there ever were bus stop queues in the recent past, but Ive seen pictures of bus stops pre-WW2 and 50s/60s where people queued in a straight line And ive noticed something else. In Central London on the tube, people always seem to wait for other people to get off before they get on, but for some reason that doesnt apply to East London. I too would love to know what has happened to the queues that us Brit's were once famous for..... It's not uncommon to see a queue at Harold Wood Station (for the bus not the striking trains ;D) or Hornchurch for that matter but it does seem to be happening less often. It's become every man/woman for themselves now (How very PC of me  ) |
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Post by Steve09 on Aug 6, 2009 20:35:24 GMT
Definatly a sign of the times. Dont mean to have a 'good old days' rant, but what has happend to bus stop queues that you see in adverts. TBH i dont know if there ever were bus stop queues in the recent past, but Ive seen pictures of bus stops pre-WW2 and 50s/60s where people queued in a straight line And ive noticed something else. In Central London on the tube, people always seem to wait for other people to get off before they get on, but for some reason that doesnt apply to East London. I too would love to know what has happened to the queues that us Brit's were once famous for..... It's not uncommon to see a queue at Harold Wood Station (for the bus not the striking trains ;D) or Hornchurch for that matter but it does seem to be happening less often. It's become every man/woman for themselves now (How very PC of me ) To be honest the only time I see people queueing up for a bus is at Bexleyheath when the police are forcing them too, saying that I remember a couple of years ago when an elderly lady ended up on the floor when she got in the middle of a 'scrum' to get on the 401.  Some day's, my bus can be so hard to get on you have to push really hard to get on, because if you don't get on you wont get a bus and you'll be waiting for ages!  |
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Post by john on Aug 9, 2009 16:41:10 GMT
Definatly a sign of the times. Dont mean to have a 'good old days' rant, but what has happend to bus stop queues that you see in adverts. TBH i dont know if there ever were bus stop queues in the recent past, but Ive seen pictures of bus stops pre-WW2 and 50s/60s where people queued in a straight line And ive noticed something else. In Central London on the tube, people always seem to wait for other people to get off before they get on, but for some reason that doesnt apply to East London. I too would love to know what has happened to the queues that us Brit's were once famous for..... It's not uncommon to see a queue at Harold Wood Station (for the bus not the striking trains ;D) or Hornchurch for that matter but it does seem to be happening less often. It's become every man/woman for themselves now (How very PC of me ) Romford Station is the worst, for both trains AND buses!! Trying to get on the train in the rush hour is an absolute nightmare, so it's not only the tube where people are rude! As for the bus, you can be the only person at the Station waiting for a 174, then it comes and you end up being the last one on!! I don't mean to offend, but nine times out of ten, the worst offenders for this are the elderly!! Respect is earned, not automatic |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2009 17:04:03 GMT
I too would love to know what has happened to the queues that us Brit's were once famous for..... It's not uncommon to see a queue at Harold Wood Station (for the bus not the striking trains ;D) or Hornchurch for that matter but it does seem to be happening less often. It's become every man/woman for themselves now (How very PC of me ) Romford Station is the worst, for both trains AND buses!! Trying to get on the train in the rush hour is an absolute nightmare, so it's not only the tube where people are rude! As for the bus, you can be the only person at the Station waiting for a 174, then it comes and you end up being the last one on!! I don't mean to offend, but nine times out of ten, the worst offenders for this are the elderly!! Respect is earned, not automatic SO, it's zimmer frames at fifty paces, no lets make that five paces, or we'll be here all freaking week! |
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