Collapsed on Luas

SimonTemplar

This morning on the red line at the O'Connell St junction at about 09:15, I fainted. I was in a complete daze when I came around. I could barely speak for a while but there was one lady who knelt down beside me and was extremely comforting. She asked my name and I attempted to mumble something which she heard as Liam. That isn't my name.

Anyway, I would absolutely love to thank her because I just left the tram in a daze without saying anything to her but she really made a horrible situation a little less scary.

It might be a long shot, but if any of your colleagues, family or friends mentioned this to you and they are this lady in question, please DM me so I can pass on my sincerest thanks to her.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Must have been scary, glad you're ok.

Good to know that's there's still decent folk out there.

ToddyDoody

Same thing happened me in the green line a few years ago. I recommend it... not fainting but everyone should experience themselves loosing awareness and coming to with a load of people huddled around you, it's one of those moments you never forget.

pickarooney

Saint Faints on Traint

Hope you're feeling OK!

Squatman

ToddyDoody wrote: »

everyone should experience themselves loosing awareness and coming to .

:eek:

andekwarhola

Thankfully there's a lot of decent people out there.

I also fainted on the red Luas a few years back. Just came to on the floor with my coffee all over the place. Complete disorientation. A random guy kindly got off the tram with me and sat with me at the stop until I got my bearings.

Glad you're OK.

Omackeral

I love the Luas red line, never know what you'll see on it any given day.

Ajsoprano

Was there a reason for the collapse or are you just going to ignore that part.

You might want to get some blood tests.

Sky King

Snakes on a Plane 2 : Horse on a Train

wawaman

Ajsoprano wrote: »

Was there a reason for the collapse or are you just going to ignore that part.

You might want to get some blood tests.

Id get checked out to be on the safe side, but if you've ever been on a packed bus, LUAS or train at that hour of the morning its a very easy thing to happen

SimonTemplar

Ajsoprano wrote: »

Was there a reason for the collapse or are you just going to ignore that part.

You might want to get some blood tests.

No I'm not just going to ignore that part because that would be unwise. Ironically, I was on the luas because I had a doctors appointment. I still made the appointment and mentioned the collapse.

cee_jay

SimonTemplar wrote: »

This morning on the red line at the O'Connell St junction at about 09:15, I fainted. I was in a complete daze when I came around. I could barely speak for a while but there was one lady who knelt down beside me and was extremely comforting. She asked my name and I attempted to mumble something which she heard as Liam. That isn't my name.

Anyway, I would absolutely love to thank her because I just left the tram in a daze without saying anything to her but she really made a horrible situation a little less scary.

It might be a long shot, but if any of your colleagues, family or friends mentioned this to you and they are this lady in question, please DM me so I can pass on my sincerest thanks to her.

Hey OP, I was on the luas behind yours - it pulled up to the back of your luas and let people off by the front door at the very start of the Abbey St Platform.
I think it was you I saw on the platform with some Luas staff - glad you are OK!

SimonTemplar

cee_jay wrote: »

Hey OP, I was on the luas behind yours - it pulled up to the back of your luas and let people off by the front door at the very start of the Abbey St Platform.
I think it was you I saw on the platform with some Luas staff - glad you are OK!

If you saw a guy kneeling down looking as white as a ghost, it was probably me

Working class heroes

She must have spiked your drink.

expectationlost

SimonTemplar wrote: »

This morning on the red line at the O'Connell St junction at about 09:15, I fainted. I was in a complete daze when I came around. I could barely speak for a while but there was one lady who knelt down beside me and was extremely comforting. She asked my name and I attempted to mumble something which she heard as Liam. That isn't my name.

Anyway, I would absolutely love to thank her because I just left the tram in a daze without saying anything to her but she really made a horrible situation a little less scary.

It might be a long shot, but if any of your colleagues, family or friends mentioned this to you and they are this lady in question, please DM me so I can pass on my sincerest thanks to her.

was it crowded?

DaeryssaOne

This happened to me more times than I can count a few years back, if the train was particularly crowded and especially if I had rushed to get on in time I would feel the cold sweat breaking out and know I was going to pass out. It's a horrible feeling but most times people were so nice, it's lovely that lady looked after you and I'm glad you're ok!

I came to once sitting on an inside seat down the carriage holding a bottle of water with my jacket, scarf and cardigan folded neatly next to me - no idea who had even done it as the last I remember was stripping off the outer layers by the door in an effort to cool down! :pac:

Your Face

Not a nice thing to happen.
Maybe you could get a check-up just in case, OP.

AMKC

Something similar happened to me many years back now. I was in a shopping centre just having a look in some stores and next thing I know I am in some backroom lying down on a bed in the health centre connected to it. I had got dizzy and fainted in the aisle part of the centre. So embarrassing.
It's good to know there is still good people out there.

griffin100

Happened a colleague of mine a few years ago on the DART. An old guy collapsed in front of her. She started doing CPR on him, ambulance arrived, shocked the guy and he lived. His family found her via the Gerry Ryan radio show. She was really calm about it and couldn't understand why all the fuss. Work was delighted as she had been trained in first aid at work.

Atoms for Peace

Did you check to see if you still had your wallet, liver, phone etc. OP? I find it hard to believe that anybody in that iniquitous cesspool of a city would be capable of altruism.

ToddyDoody

Sky King wrote: »

Snakes on a Plane 2 : Horse on a Train

There's a bomb on the tram. If it goes less than 20KpH it will detonate.

Capt'n Midnight

So SimonTemplar really does have a get out of jail card :eek:


"The bearer of this card is probably a person of hideous antecedents and
low moral character, and upon apprehension for any cause should be
immediately released in order to save other prisoners from contamination."

mackeire

Anyone remember that thread about where the girl collapsed on the dart and the guy who wrote the thread said that all he could do was look up her dress while she was lying passed out on the ground?

Lord Glentoran

Twenty years ago I was on a packed train coming into Heuston, and the pregnant woman beside me told me she was going to faint. She did. As we were all standing in an aisle on the generator van with no seat near, we had to rest her against the window. The guard was able to get an ambulance that met the train on arrival. Often wondered what happened to her after that.

dd972

Hope you're OK OP.

Tell us though, did you faint because you got on a Red Line Luas with no riff-raff on it?

Gonad

ToddyDoody wrote: »

Same thing happened me in the green line a few years ago. I recommend it... not fainting but everyone should experience themselves loosing awareness and coming to with a load of people huddled around you, it's one of those moments you never forget.

maybe that was what Bill Cosbie was all about
Just giving people that cool experience .