Cancer patient trapped in Bus Éireann luggage compartment

Fred Swanson

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my my my

you can't tell people what to do

i've no idea, i'm talking at large but a few people travel in the luggage compartment,

it's lost revenue and just doesn;t make sense

NegativeCreep

I'm ashamed to say I laughed way too hard at that.

The Backwards Man

Bus Eireann drivers are not allowed to help passengers with their luggage because of the compo culture. It makes me very fukkking sad

ColeTrain

She probably shouldn't have climbed into the luggage compartment without alerting the driver.

Bacon and Cabbage

Should have stood clear while luggage doors operating

andyman

I'm not going to lie, I found that hilarious!

Timmyctc

Stand clear, luggage doors operate

my my my

the european union is trying to cut down on poor people travelling

ardle1

wat ser lol lol lol iou lol lol lol s lol lol lol ly, no sorry seriously

my my my

it's pretty simple really

Ihatecuddles-old

25km?

Plenty of time to swap the contents of peoples bags sure you wouldnt be bored.

my my my

25 kms. it evens itself out, its economy of scale

kneemos

Their seats are fairly uncomfortable,wonder what the luggage compartment is like?
The little boy in me says it would be cool to try...nearly time he went home though.

Duck's hoop

I'm sorry the woman has cancer but at the same time it's not relevant to the story.

Sensationalist misdirected outrage. If she was a Roma woman she'd probably be arrested.

Don't climb in the boot and you won't get stuck in it.

Canis Lupus

Duck's hoop wrote: »

I'm sorry the woman has cancer but at the same time it's not relevant to the story.

Was just thinking the same thing... The media annoys me so much sometimes.

Guy:Incognito

Duck's hoop wrote: »

I'm sorry the woman has cancer but at the same time it's not relevant to the story.

Sensationalist misdirected outrage. If she was a Roma woman she'd probably be arrested.

Don't climb in the boot and you won't get stuck in it.

The biggest surprise for me is that she wasnt described as "the most vulnerable in society"tm

Sinfonia

Duck's hoop wrote: »

I'm sorry the woman has cancer but at the same time it's not relevant to the story.

Exactly.

"Someone got trapped in the luggage bit of a bus for a while but they're ok now."
- "Ha! What a gobshite!"

"Someone with cancer got trapped in the luggage bit of a bus for a while but they're ok now."
- "How awful, god bless them, and hopefully the driver is fired and sued for his negligence."

Why the hell does it even mention cancer? 25km.. Non story.

Dubl07

I know it's after hours but seriously? If any of you had ever had chemo or similar you would realise that she was probably hanging on by a thread and couldn't face any kind of pleading or heated discussion with the driver and just hoped to grab her bag and get home in one piece.

Guy:Incognito

Dubl07 wrote: »

I know it's after hours but seriously? If any of you had ever had chemo or similar you would realise that she was probably hanging on by a thread and couldn't face any kind of pleading or heated discussion with the driver and just hoped to grab her bag and get home in one piece.

Why would she be pleading or having a heated debate with the driver? "Give me 2 seconds my bag is a bit buried , cheers"

Dubl07

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Why would she be pleading or having a heated debate with the driver? "Give me 2 seconds my bag is a bit buried , cheers"

"I've a bad back, missus. Grab it yerself."

And cancer patients tend to be repeat users of certain routes at a given time.

Guy:Incognito

Dubl07 wrote: »

"I've a bad back, missus. Grab it yerself."

And cancer patients tend to be repeat users of certain routes at a given time.

Who said anything about asking him to get it for her?

IM0

no ones fault really as far as I know bus drivers dont read minds?

If she was fraile then she should have told someone/bus driver before getting in to get her bag and to wait till she got out. sounds like she brought it on herself tbh. that said if she was tired [given she was on treatment] then she might have enjoyed the lie down in there...and shock horror...intended to stay in there for the journey! :O

Lapin

The cancer angle should get her a slot as a guest on The Late Late Show.

Omackeral

Can imagine the rags...

"boffins have claimed that travelling in the undercarriage of coaches can increase the likelihood of getting cancer"

Canis Lupus

A few soft bags in the hold and you could make a nest and have a sleep. Try doing that in the uncomfy chairs uptop...

Hooked

Can just see the headlines...


What are you Doolin there?

Stand Clare... Doors opening...

'Old bag' discovered in luggage compartment....


She's lucky the next stop after ballyvaughan was Doolin!

Skerries

I hope she was charged for the extra milage

Roger_007

Lapin wrote: »

The cancer angle should get her a slot as a guest on The Late Late Show.

Perfect fodder for the Lavelahn, (particularly with the cancer angle)........ But then again, Joe's on holliers, so maybe not.

Duck's hoop

People appear to be forgettins that the driver would have had to open the luggage doors so obviously he had to know she was getting a bag.

Duck's hoop wrote: »

Don't climb in the boot and you won't get stuck in it.

How else was she going to get her bag if it was in too far to reach?

Sinfonia

Hooked wrote: »

Can just see the headlines...


What are you Doolin there?

Stand Clare... Doors opening...

'Old bag' discovered in luggage compartment....


She's lucky the next stop after ballyvaughan was Doolin!

I lol'd

kneemos

Dominic Mealy Puppy wrote: »

People appear to be forgettins that the driver would have had to open the luggage doors so obviously he had to know she was getting a bag.




How else was she going to get her bag if it was in too far to reach?

The doors are operated from the cab on some buses.On others the passengers open and close them.

Gongoozler

It's funny that the Irish times doesn't mention cancer at all

kneemos

kneemos wrote: »

The doors are operated from the cab on some buses.On others the passengers open and close them.

I'll admit its quite rare I use buses but of the times I have (city link and aircoach) I've never seen doors operated by anyone but the driver.

kneemos

Dominic Mealy Puppy wrote: »

I'll admit its quite rare I use buses but of the times I have (city link and aircoach) I've never seen doors operated by anyone but the driver.

Bus Eireann drivers never do.

johnny_knoxvile

too many possible puns, im in overload...

undercarriage, serious baggage, ride.

Leftist

tears are rolling down my cheeks at the OUTRAGE

loads of lads on here just dying to get outraged and I want a part of that.

BUS EIREANN should be ASHAMED of themselves, HOW DARE THEY!!

anncoates

Not a nice thing to happen but if they actually climbed into the luggage compartment, it's hardly the drivers fault.

Surprised at RTE including the fairly irrelevant fact of her cancer too. Something you'd expect from the Indo.

kneemos

anncoates wrote: »

Not a nice thing to happen but if they actually climbed into the luggage compartment, it's hardly the drivers fault.

Surprised at RTE including the fairly irrelevant fact of her cancer too. Something you'd expect from the Indo.

RTE orgasm at the mention of a cancer patient.Half their entertainment schedule is based on cancer patients.

biko

Scary at the time but it makes for a good story down the pub.

lkionm

Dubl07 wrote: »

I know it's after hours but seriously? If any of you had ever had chemo or similar you would realise that she was probably hanging on by a thread and couldn't face any kind of pleading or heated discussion with the driver and just hoped to grab her bag and get home in one piece.

If she was hanging she shouldn't have been up all night sucking on cans.

If she was so sick for her treatment, somone would have collected her if she couldn't even ride a bus.

Heisenberg can control a drug empire and a car wash with cancer. It serves no purpose to say she had cancer or any illness.

Plazaman

Well it looks like this passenger

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Got truly BUSted.

YEEAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!




*Goes to get coat but it's in baggage compartment so I'll leave it there

IvySlayer

I love the way they tried to make her sound like the victim in this.

Caonima

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Cancer or not, this story is fucking hilarious

Yeah, the fact that she has cancer should have no relevance to the story. It's just trying to make it much worse than it actually is. I assume what happened is that the bus driver glanced back to see if anyone was there, when she was in the luggage hold, he couldn't see her and just assumed that she had collected her bag and left. It's a pretty honest mistake to make. It's why, if I notice my bag is further in than expected, I would pop by the driver just to warn him.

I Heart Internet

No one likes to see somehting like this happen - especially if the woman was unwell and was upset by the incident....

But....if it happened to me, I'd just lay back on the bags and wait for the next stop. Could well be more comfortable than sitting in the bus.

Skerries

she should have had a ****


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and bussed a nut

YEEAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wp_rathead

ok i laughed at the idea of someone at the next stop going to collect their bags and someone staring out at them when doors open - musta **** their pants!!

The Backwards Man

Woman endures a terrifying ordeal in the luggage compartment of a bus, let's all piss ourselves laughing at her.:(

Karl Stein

UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGAGE AREA