Irish Rail - Keep Feet off Seats

RonanM123

Some advise for people as many put there feet up on seats when on a train. I would stop as you will receive a €70 fine if a ticket inspector or RPU staff see you. Its about time fines like this get handed out.

foggy_lad

RonanM123 wrote: »

Some advise for people as many put there feet up on seats when on a train. I would stop as you will receive a €70 fine if a ticket inspector or RPU staff see you. Its about time fines like this get handed out.

There are very few ticket inspectors or RPU agents on trains/buses and they are too busy looking for tickets usually to even notice those wiping their mucky feet in the seats. But it will be excellent if everyone that does it gets fined and thrown off the train/bus!

Did you get fined? or see someone else get fined?

gobnaitolunacy

There were white stickers on the old Cravens with 'Seats are not for Feet', haven't seen those for a good long while.

Pet peeve right up there with 'sharing' music on phones with everyone within hearing range.

monument

Captain Chaos

monument wrote: »

And that picture was taken on a Jap DART, northbound, between Clontarf and Killester. What do I win.:D

Lapin

Whats the story if you have a newspaper or a bag under your feet so as they're not in direct contact with the seat and thus not doing any damage or making a mess?

I'll admit that I often stretch out on long journeys like this if the train is quiet.

Damned it I'd pay a €70 fine for making the trip a little more comfortable while having respect for the furniture.

wandatowell

A mate of mine put his feet up on a seat for a trip to from Cork to Dublin. During the trip he fell asleep and his leg went dead. So the train arrives in Dublin and he decides to disembark, as he stands up he takes a fall and fractures his ankle.


True story brah

gobnaitolunacy

Captain Chaos wrote: »

And that picture was taken on a Jap DART, northbound, between Clontarf and Killester. What do I win.:D

A choccy biccy.

kingofslaves

I went from Malahide to Killester the other evening, 2 of those 'security guards' got on at Portmarnock and passed me with my feet on the edge of the seat and not a word was said. They looked right at me too. But I only do it very occasionally as my legs tend to go dead fairly quickly. (& I don't want a broken ankle !)

Slightly OT but I was at Killester the other day and it was raining so I stood in the shelter, I sparked up a cic and this posh bloke told me to go out and smoke. I told him it was a public place and smoking was permitted. He then started saying 'it's the law' 'you shouldn't smoke near me' blah blah. I told him I'd been smoking there for 7 years and not once had I been told not to by anyone. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but don't some companies provide the same shelters for smokers ? I said where's the signs, and it's a public place. He stormed off and stood all the way down the other end of the platform. (about 200ft away !) I just looked at the other passengers and said 'I'm right aren't I?' they agreed and said he's always giving out to people for some reason or other ! Oh and he called me thick !

bk

kingofslaves wrote: »

Slightly OT but I was at Killester the other day and it was raining so I stood in the shelter, I sparked up a cic and this posh bloke told me to go out and smoke. I told him it was a public place and smoking was permitted. He then started saying 'it's the law' 'you shouldn't smoke near me' blah blah. I told him I'd been smoking there for 7 years and not once had I been told not to by anyone. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but don't some companies provide the same shelters for smokers ? I said where's the signs, and it's a public place. He stormed off and stood all the way down the other end of the platform. (about 200ft away !) I just looked at the other passengers and said 'I'm right aren't I?' they agreed and said he's always giving out to people for some reason or other ! Oh and he called me thick !

Actually most transport companies in Europe ban smoking on their property, even outside. I'm not 100% sure, but I think it maybe the same on Irish Rail property.

I'm not surprised a Polish person pointed this out. They are very strict in Poland about where you can smoke and other social issues (in Poland 5 times last year, didn't see a single drunk person on the street!!).

In comparison Irish people (which I am) act like muck savages.

flyingsnail

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_faq.jsp?i=4254&caID=67&ci=1&pc=1&gc=0&p=115&n=130


Can I smoke on the train?

NO. Smoking is prohibited on all trains, offices and enclosed station areas.

I am not sure how enclosed an enclosed area has to be for it to apply.

gobnaitolunacy

flyingsnail wrote: »

I am not sure how enclosed an enclosed area has to be for it to apply.

I think it has to be unroofed overhead, so station awnings/canopies/bus type shelters would be non-smoking?
Agree about muck savage post, Irish ppl are in general a messy bunch and smokers seem to think it's ok to leave heaps of butts all over the place, on the ground, in planters on platforms etc to leave someone else the job of picking up.:mad:

dowlingm

kingofslaves wrote: »

I went from Malahide to Killester the other evening, 2 of those 'security guards' got on at Portmarnock and passed me with my feet on the edge of the seat and not a word was said. They looked right at me too. But I only do it very occasionally as my legs tend to go dead fairly quickly. (& I don't want a broken ankle !)

Slightly OT but I was at Killester the other day and it was raining so I stood in the shelter, I sparked up a cic and this posh bloke told me to go out and smoke. I told him it was a public place and smoking was permitted. He then started saying 'it's the law' 'you shouldn't smoke near me' blah blah. I told him I'd been smoking there for 7 years and not once had I been told not to by anyone. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but don't some companies provide the same shelters for smokers ? I said where's the signs, and it's a public place. He stormed off and stood all the way down the other end of the platform. (about 200ft away !) I just looked at the other passengers and said 'I'm right aren't I?' they agreed and said he's always giving out to people for some reason or other ! Oh and he called me thick !

I don't know if you're thick, but you're definitely inconsiderate.

invincibl3

kingofslaves wrote: »

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Slightly OT but I was at Killester the other day and it was raining so I stood in the shelter, I sparked up a cic and this posh bloke told me to go out and smoke. I told him it was a public place and smoking was permitted. He then started saying 'it's the law' 'you shouldn't smoke near me' blah blah. I told him I'd been smoking there for 7 years and not once had I been told not to by anyone. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but don't some companies provide the same shelters for smokers ? I said where's the signs, and it's a public place. He stormed off and stood all the way down the other end of the platform. (about 200ft away !) I just looked at the other passengers and said 'I'm right aren't I?' they agreed and said he's always giving out to people for some reason or other ! Oh and he called me thick !

Would you not have a bit of a cop on and move outside the RAIN shelter when you want your fix. Why should the general public have to put with smelling like an ashtray if they want to stay dry?

Lapin

bk wrote: »

I'm not surprised a Polish person pointed this out.

Just out of curiosity.

How do you know he was Polish ?

Yer man said he was 'posh' but nothing about where he was from.

Maybe he was a posh Pole.

serfboard

kingofslaves wrote: »

I sparked up a cic and this posh bloke told me to go out and smoke.

bk wrote: »

I'm not surprised a Polish person pointed this out.

Damn foreigners ...

anncoates

RonanM123 wrote: »

Some advise for people as many put there feet up on seats when on a train. I would stop as you will receive a €70 fine if a ticket inspector or RPU staff see you. Its about time fines like this get handed out.

listermint

bk wrote: »

Actually most transport companies in Europe ban smoking on their property, even outside. I'm not 100% sure, but I think it maybe the same on Irish Rail property.

I'm not surprised a Polish person pointed this out. They are very strict in Poland about where you can smoke and other social issues (in Poland 5 times last year, didn't see a single drunk person on the street!!).

In comparison Irish people (which I am) act like muck savages.

Well thats waffle because the Euros was on last year and well.....

bk

Lapin wrote: »

Just out of curiosity.

How do you know he was Polish ?

Yer man said he was 'posh' but nothing about where he was from.

Maybe he was a posh Pole.

My bad, I misread the post, I saw Posh and my brain somehow processed Polish !!

Interestingly I have read before that scientists have shown that we almost never read the entire word, mostly we only read the first and last letters and our brains usually fill the rest in and we don't even notice misspellings in the middle of words. However some times it can misinterpret things and I think this is a classic case of that.

Actually I think the uppercase P in "Posh", when it should be "posh" is what made me mis-read it. Very interesting case

listermint wrote: »

Well thats waffle because the Euros was on last year and well.....

And most of the crazy drunk people were foreign fans visiting.

Trust me if you go to Poland during any other time you see very little messing going on. What little does happen is by stupid tourists visiting, rather then locals.

This is based on my observations partying to almost 8am every morning in Gydnia/Gdansk/Sopot 5 times last year!!

I was truly impressed how civilised it all was compared to Ireland. Usually just one nice friendly bouncer at the door, no bouncers inside, people drink, but they don't knock them back like Irish people, instead they drink much more slowly and steadily throughout the entire night (it is a very long night, most clubs open all night), people do loads of dancing, including dancing on tables which is great fun

People also sit on sofas in the clubs and just chat!! They usually come and go from the club throughout the night, heading into small restaurants that serve incredibly tasty food like beef tartar, etc. for about €1 !! Then they head back into the club.

If you are at Sopot you can head to the beach to watch the sunrise and then head for breakfast!

To be honest, it really is much nicer and more civilised then here in Ireland. Trust me there is a reason why I went back 5 times last year and will likely do so again this year

Richard Logue

Was it because of one of these?

bk

LOL yes, I've passed them buses on the road over there !!

Amazing looking buses, looks like a great service, most try it out the next time I'm over.

But honestly I kept going back due to the fantastic parties over there