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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: pscocoa on 23 May 2010, 14:49:43
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Is it just me getting older or is it now the case that putting your feet on seats is accepted practice and no-one gives a s**t one way or the other. I had a go at someone at Wandsworth Common the other day - I said people have to sit there - he just said "so what".
Railway staff don't care less - why should I bother?
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oh - and there were others around in the carriage who just kept their heads down.
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Your getting older ;D,
I know what you mean, no respect for anything, its not worth getting involved, you only then become a target.
I used to say it as it was but got into too much hassle, i dont bother anymore as long as it does not affect me or the family.
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Unfortunately there's a minority that doesn't care >:(
The minorities always been there, it just gets bigger >:( >:( & so it seems to be getting worse.
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I was on a train recently into London, there's a guy on the other side with both feet on the seats, a bit later the Ticket Girl comes round and asked to see my ticket, then goes over to Him and says 'Ticket Please and can you take your feet off the seats', the guy slowly moves His feet then pulls out His Police Warrent Wallet as proof of travel!
>:(
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£100 spot fine here on the Wirral. Its done by CCTV, no need to intervene they get done when they get off the train. Its the YOBO element, as Pete says, no respect. :y
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£100 spot fine here on the Wirral. Its done by CCTV, no need to intervene they get done when they get off the train. Its the YOBO element, as Pete says, no respect. :y
I would be interested in this scheme to pass on to Southern, South West Trains etc. The trains have CCTV but everyone seems to keep out of the way.
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£100 spot fine here on the Wirral. Its done by CCTV, no need to intervene they get done when they get off the train. Its the YOBO element, as Pete says, no respect. :y
I would be interested in this scheme to pass on to Southern, South West Trains etc. The trains have CCTV but everyone seems to keep out of the way.
Just tell them to contact The Wirral Line, I'm sure they will explain to Southern Line :y
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I was on a train recently into London, there's a guy on the other side with both feet on the seats, a bit later the Ticket Girl comes round and asked to see my ticket, then goes over to Him and says 'Ticket Please and can you take your feet off the seats', the guy slowly moves His feet then pulls out His Police Warrent Wallet as proof of travel!
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Police Warrent Wallet as proof of travel
The mind boggles :( :(
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I lived in Germany for a year and travelled all over by train. They were nine tomes out of ten immaculate. Their 'train' police were brilliant. Stood for no crap and carried pistols. Fines were heavy but there seemed to be little trouble.
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£100 spot fine here on the Wirral. Its done by CCTV, no need to intervene they get done when they get off the train. Its the YOBO element, as Pete says, no respect. :y
I would be interested in this scheme to pass on to Southern, South West Trains etc. The trains have CCTV but everyone seems to keep out of the way.
Just tell them to contact The Wirral Line, I'm sure they will explain to Southern Line :y
ok written to SouthWest - will do the others when I return from barbie (...cue not doll)
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£100 spot fine here on the Wirral. Its done by CCTV, no need to intervene they get done when they get off the train. Its the YOBO element, as Pete says, no respect. :y
I would be interested in this scheme to pass on to Southern, South West Trains etc. The trains have CCTV but everyone seems to keep out of the way.
Just tell them to contact The Wirral Line, I'm sure they will explain to Southern Line :y
ok written to SouthWest - will do the others when I return from barbie (...cue not doll)
Good on you :y
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Is it just me getting older or is it now the case that putting your feet on seats is accepted practice and no-one gives a s**t one way or the other. I had a go at someone at Wandsworth Common the other day - I said people have to sit there - he just said "so what".
Railway staff don't care less - why should I bother?
You are getting older like me, and I share your extreme dislike of those who do not consider anyone but themselves, including those that put their feet up on seats!! >:( >:( >:(
What it requires is more people to let the ignorant know of their failings, as I have been known to do, and yes you may get some horrible 'language' in return, but often I have shamed those responsible in a way they do not argue! ;) ;)
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I don't think it's any worse now. There have always been layabouts who put their feet on the seats in trains. And they do it just as much in Germany as they do here.
Mind you, I haven't actually been on a train for a long time - about ten years, I think. :)
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Trying to remember the last time I was on a train (apart from a London tube), its got to be 20 years.Dont see the point of them tbh, when you have a car , why bother. ::) :-/
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A lot of people young and old are much more ill-mannered than years ago - they spit on the street, aforementioned feet on train seats, drop rubbish on the floor, they own the road and drive with a "get out of my way" attitude - i blame the parents >:(
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I think the problem is that the percentage of people who will speak up has diminished to the point where if you do, the perpetrator is fairly confident that no-one will back you up.
The OP doesn't say if the guy was young or not, but I often marvel at the things that I think are anti-social now, that I would have done myself when younger. At some point in life we seem to 'change sides' so-to-speak. My philosophy now is that it is the place of young people to abuse the system and the place of the others to provide the opposition (hopefully in a gracious, and perhaps, humerous way).
Leaving it to 'The Authorities' only creates an us-and-them divide that helps no-one except the complainers.
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pulls out His Police Warrent Wallet as proof of travel!
Chances are, although it may give the wrong impression, it was probably legit.
Most ToC's allow officers to travel free of charge when they're going to/from duty, or travelling in connection with their duties.
I know for a fact crosscountry trains do - and pretty sure Arriva trains wales also have such an agreement as well.
Some ToCs extend it even further - TVP officers can travel using their warrant cards from Didcot as far as London, I believe...
The free travel is usually on the understanding said officer will intervene, if anything arises on the train that he/she would need to assist with.
Quite aside of this, though, the chap most definately shouldn't have had his shoes on the seats, and clearly wasn't doing anything in the way of setting an example :(
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I had more respect when i was younger, wouldnt dream of putting my feet on a train seat, or mouth off to the police, or Teachers. id get such a rollicking off my parents if i had.
i think the majority of todays youth KNOWthat no one can do anything anymore. They know they will be given a warning and sent on their way, or smugly say they are too young for anything to be done to them. >:(
People dont seem to care as much anymore, im sick of listening to drunken yobs (teenagers) around here of the weekend, the police have probably got better things to do than chase them out of the local park, but they have to cos of the criminal damage they do to the swings and play area.
It must be great being a teenager now, i know i had a lot more respect for my elders when i was a younger, it seems to be sadly lacking nowadays
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Sorry, but IMHO putting your shoes on somewhere somebody has to sit on shows:
a) bad manners
b)bad example to younger people
c)disrespect
and for a serving Police Officer, just POOR attitude.
My Dad would of (at the least) clipped me round the ear if I ever did that, he used to say "other people have to sit there, what if you had something on the sole of your foot? would YOU want to sit there??"
Youngsters, eh?
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Is it just me getting older or is it now the case that putting your feet on seats is accepted practice and no-one gives a s**t one way or the other. I had a go at someone at Wandsworth Common the other day - I said people have to sit there - he just said "so what".
Railway staff don't care less - why should I bother?
I take exception to this statement, fellow OOFer .......
As a traincrew member, my own long-standing experiences dictate that this very offence is best left ignored.
The perpetrators have rights, (apparently), and though I wholeheartedly agree with the general feelings on this thread, I just 'keep my head down' nowadays.
Say no more ........... :(
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cant be as bad as the assholes who think the seats are luggage racks for all there shopping. they put it either side of them and opposite too.