[sprite]

Originally Posted by BestWestern

The same applies of course to music and so on. You have a tongue, do feel free to use it

Which resulted in me being assaulted aboard a southbound ECML service on approach to York.
Kicked out of the door onto the platform (I was kicked in the groin, stumbled and to keep balance and not fall I had to stumble onto the platform) in full view of a dispatcher who looked puzzled and when I explained what happened he said "I can call the BTP but today they need to come from Leeds and the train will be held up" very reluctantly. Instead I informed the guard (far end of the train) whilst making my way to my connecting service.

Not always the best/safest option.

[tsr]

Originally Posted by sprite

Which resulted in me being assaulted aboard a southbound ECML service on approach to York.
Kicked out of the door onto the platform (I was kicked in the groin, stumbled and to keep balance and not fall I had to stumble onto the platform) in full view of a dispatcher who looked puzzled and when I explained what happened he said "I can call the BTP but today they need to come from Leeds and the train will be held up" very reluctantly. Instead I informed the guard (far end of the train) whilst making my way to my connecting service.

Not always the best/safest option.

I'm sorry to hear that!

I have actually had to defuse a situation fairly recently where more than one passenger came extremely close to assaulting a youth who was refusing to stop playing an anarchist video very loudly and obnoxiously to a completely packed carriage (I have mentioned this incident a number of weeks ago on a different thread), and of course the facetious youth was both the cause of the problem and also in breach of Byelaw 7. Violence can happen both ways.

[jonmorris0844]

Originally Posted by Squaddie

In my experience, no-one absolutely refuses to remove a bag from a seat if you ask to sit there, although they may roll their eyes and huff and puff a bit.

No, I had two old ladies with carry-on bags on the seats who flatly refused when asked, telling me that they were getting off soon. Only my wife giving me the 'don't get involved' look with her eyes saved the ladies.

Had I been on my own, I'd have moved the bags to the luggage area, the vestibule, the luggage rack or sat on them. I would NEVER have let them get away with a victory for telling us both to sod off because their bags were more important than two people sitting down.

[dlj83]

Was on train this morning just had about three people staring ay me whilst I waited on the platform, none of them sat on the row I was on, but blocked up a few seats.

I find it funny really they are so petty. Although I will make sure I have a seat that a bag occupies when there are no others nearby.

[philjo]

I was on the St Pancras to Margate train on saturday.
The train was almost full prior to departure but a couple of rows in front of me there were 3 empty seats with 1 lady sat in the 4th seat. A family get on & the mother tells the toddler to sit there while she folds the pushchair. The toddler kicks up a mighty commotion & screaming etc as she refused to share the seats with the other lady already sat there. The parents threatened to take her off the train & go straight home but didn't make much difference. Eventually the lady offered to move (probably as she could see it would be a very noisy journey otherwise!). The toddler was still screaming at times for the rest of the journey so it was still pretty noisy !

[TempleRyan]

Talking of people who think they're a cut above the rest. I travel often in north Kent on Southeastern. I've had a fair share of funny moments, but yesterday's was the best.
I was sitting on my own at a table of four, heading to CBE. At FAV, a snooty looking lady, smothered in sun cream, with a wide-brimmed hat and sandals on boarded the train, the typical nature loving type. She had two young sons with her. The three seats at my table were free and I didn't mind them sitting there.
Just as the young son was about to sit down, the mother said, "Oh no, we don't want to sit next to this lower class chav, we'll find first class." I was absolutely shocked, but it made me laugh.
Anyway, we got off at CBE and the boy spat on the pavement. She was horrified, but I was delighted.
I've had lots of incidents like that on SE, I'll be sure to share them more often!

[PaxVobiscum]

Originally Posted by TempleRyan

At FAV, a snooty looking lady, smothered in sun cream, with a wide-brimmed hat and sandals on boarded the train, the typical nature loving type.

[perplexed] What type of train is typically nature loving? [/perplexed]

[IanXC]

Originally Posted by TempleRyan

Talking of people who think they're a cut above the rest. I travel often in north Kent on Southeastern. I've had a fair share of funny moments, but yesterday's was the best.
I was sitting on my own at a table of four, heading to CBE. At FAV, a snooty looking lady, smothered in sun cream, with a wide-brimmed hat and sandals on boarded the train, the typical nature loving type. She had two young sons with her. The three seats at my table were free and I didn't mind them sitting there.
Just as the young son was about to sit down, the mother said, "Oh no, we don't want to sit next to this lower class chav, we'll find first class." I was absolutely shocked, but it made me laugh.
Anyway, we got off at CBE and the boy spat on the pavement. She was horrified, but I was delighted.
I've had lots of incidents like that on SE, I'll be sure to share them more often!

Welcome to the forum!

Always nice when things turn out well in the end isn't it!

[PaxVobiscum]

Originally Posted by TempleRyan

Just as the young son was about to sit down, the mother said, "Oh no, we don't want to sit next to this lower class chav, we'll find first class." I was absolutely shocked, but it made me laugh.

What a cheek! If you had been a 'lower class chav' she might have received a much less civilised reaction. Well done for choosing to ignore that one.

[mickpop]

Originally Posted by PaxVobiscum

[perplexed] What type of train is typically nature loving? [/perplexed]

A cross country service?

[TempleRyan]

Thanks for the welcomes! If she had said that to a real lower class chav, then she would have probably not survived. Maybe my Medway roots were showing that day...
And er, yes, XC are nature loving!

[IanXC]

Originally Posted by mickpop

A cross country service?

How about 221121, a CrossCounty Super Voyager which was, under Virgin named "Charles Darwin"?

[island]

Originally Posted by TempleRyan

Talking of people who think they're a cut above the rest. I travel often in north Kent on Southeastern. I've had a fair share of funny moments, but yesterday's was the best.
I was sitting on my own at a table of four, heading to CBE. At FAV, a snooty looking lady, smothered in sun cream, with a wide-brimmed hat and sandals on boarded the train, the typical nature loving type. She had two young sons with her. The three seats at my table were free and I didn't mind them sitting there.
Just as the young son was about to sit down, the mother said, "Oh no, we don't want to sit next to this lower class chav, we'll find first class." I was absolutely shocked, but it made me laugh.
Anyway, we got off at CBE and the boy spat on the pavement. She was horrified, but I was delighted.
I've had lots of incidents like that on SE, I'll be sure to share them more often!

I hope they got PFed for sitting in First!

[TempleRyan]

Originally Posted by island

I hope they got PFed for sitting in First!

I'm not sure. It was a lunch time service to Dover, so there wasn't a guard/ticket man/revenue collector or whatever it's politically correct to call them. I very rarely come into contact with a guard along that stretch.

[island]

FYI "guard" is fine and is a fairly common name.