Skimpot flyer
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A trainload of passengers were waiting on Platform 3 at Brighton, for the 10:02 to London Bridge. The train had been sitting in the platform for at least ten minutes, with the doors locked. At about 10:01, a passenger approached the driver's door, which was open, to politely request that he open the doors, so people could take a seat and assist with a punctual departure. No shouting, no swearing. Driver emerges from cab, talks to platform dispatch guy and tells him to 'get another driver, I'm not being spoken to like that' and carries on texting on his phone... So everyone has to pile onto the (slower) 10:05 departure. Can a driver really have this much power? If I had a hissy-fit at work, and refused to do my job, I'd expect disciplinary action at the least, and possibly dismissal :roll: