I'm on a train motherfcuker

boomkatalog · 03-11-2011 08:10PM #1

So I'm on a train, its totally booked out and I've just turfed some woman out of my pre-booked seat. A guy got on a few minutes ago with a seeing eye dog and between him and the dog, he has two seats taken up. These two seats are pre-booked, there's two women's names above the seat. Obviously when he can't see well, he more than likely doesn't know the seats are booked.

My question for yiz is this...

If he was sitting in your seat, and there are honestly no seats around that aren't booked out, would you ask him to move, or would you wander through the carraiges looking for somewhere else?

I haven't a notion what I'd do to be honest, normally don't ask people to move from my seat but every seat is booked!

Biggins · 03-11-2011 08:12PM

No. I'd leave him be and count my blessings I don't suffer from his condition.
Rather no seat than no sight.

Latchy · 03-11-2011 08:12PM

He might appriciate then you told him he's in the wrong seat so yeah ..tell him .
/just hope the dog doesn't go for ya :pac: (kidding )

Dotrel · 03-11-2011 08:12PM

I'd tell him to move. The dog can stay.

steddyeddy · 03-11-2011 08:13PM

boomkatalog wrote: »

So I'm on a train, its totally booked out and I've just turfed some woman out of my pre-booked seat. A guy got on a few minutes ago with a seeing eye dog and between him and the dog, he has two seats taken up. These two seats are pre-booked, there's two women's names above the seat. Obviously when he can't see well, he more than likely doesn't know the seats are booked.

My question for yiz is this...

If he was sitting in your seat, and there are honestly no seats around that aren't booked out, would you ask him to move, or would you wander through the carraiges looking for somewhere else?

I haven't a notion what I'd do to be honest, normally don't ask people to move from my seat but every seat is booked!

Very few people die from lack of seating so I would probraly not say anything and stood.

Mint Sauce · 03-11-2011 08:13PM

If I got the seat first, I'd probably give it up for him/her anyway.

GAAman · 03-11-2011 08:14PM

Nope, as biggins said i would leave him in my seat

Biggins · 03-11-2011 08:14PM

irish-stew wrote: »

If I got the seat first, I'd probably give it up for him/her anyway.

Dito.

03-11-2011 08:14PM

Sure leave him be, then find a dog and sunglasses and sit wherever you want.

Storminateacup · 03-11-2011 08:14PM

I wouldn't say it to anyone regardless of condition if they were sitting in my pre booked seat.

hondasam · 03-11-2011 08:14PM

I would ask him to move, I'm sure he does not want pity or sympathy.
Those seeing dogs should be able to read.

Leeg17 · 03-11-2011 08:15PM

Same Stew, if it was pre-booked and I was there first I'd give it up for the infirm/elderly/pregnant.

On the other hand I'd enjoy kicking someone up from my pre-booked seat it if the train was absolutely full.

boomkatalog · 03-11-2011 08:15PM

Normally I'd figure that someone with a seeing eye dog would be better off sitting at the seat that's labelled for special needs, with the space beside it and all, but there's already someone with a disability there. That particular seat is way more spacious, nearer the bathroom and exit etc.

MungBean · 03-11-2011 08:15PM

I'd leave him alone but the dog would have to move.

03-11-2011 08:16PM

Wouldn't say anything but if I was there first I'd slap my thigh and tell him to 'take a knee!'.

whydoibother? · 03-11-2011 08:17PM

My rule of thumb is if I would ordinarily give up my seat for them, I won't ask them to move from a pre-booked seat of mine. It happened me once with a very elderly lady. I just stood for the journey as there were no other seats and said nothing.

However! If they look young, fit and healthy and are just arrogantly sitting in my pre-booked seat or even worse, using it for their bag, while others are standing, I will take great pleasure in demanding that they move.

I won't ask anyone to move if there are other seats available. I just pre-book to get a seat, I don't particularly care which one.

boomkatalog · 03-11-2011 08:17PM

Storminateacup wrote: »

I wouldn't say it to anyone regardless of condition if they were sitting in my pre booked seat.

But if you went to the bother of booking the seat online, as anyone can, would you not be annoyed then with someone blatantly ignoring your name above their seat, and the countless warnings called out over the speaker not to occupy prebooked seats?

Obviously that doesn't apply in this case when he can't tell that the seat is booked.

hondasam · 03-11-2011 08:17PM

irish-stew wrote: »

If I got the seat first, I'd probably give it up for him/her anyway.

If the person was not blind would you give up your seat?

smash · 03-11-2011 08:18PM

Pretend you're blind too and sit on him...

admiralofthefleet · 03-11-2011 08:18PM

i would give him the seat straight away. during my missus's pregnancy she was rarely offered a seat on public transport even if she had her cane with her (she is visually impaired)
it made my blood boil

Full.Duck · 03-11-2011 08:18PM

irish-stew wrote: »

If I got the seat first, I'd probably give it up for him/her anyway.

Why give up a seat for a blind person? Do his legs not work anymore or something? There are seats designated for disabled people.

03-11-2011 08:18PM

hondasam wrote: »

If the person was not blind would you give up your seat?

Only if she was really hot.

psychward · 03-11-2011 08:19PM

I know this is Iarnrod Eireann but would a blind guy not have his own pre booked seat on a packed train ?

stupidusername · 03-11-2011 08:19PM

The real question here is, if there's announcements blaring all the time, how does he not think to check with someone if the seats he's taking up are booked? or is he purposely ignoring it in the hope that people won't ask him to move?

Storminateacup · 03-11-2011 08:20PM

boomkatalog wrote: »

But if you went to the bother of booking the seat online, as anyone can, would you not be annoyed then with someone blatantly ignoring your name above their seat, and the countless warnings called out over the speaker not to occupy prebooked seats?

Obviously that doesn't apply in this case when he can't tell that the seat is booked.

I'd be pissed off but not enough to ask them to move

boomkatalog · 03-11-2011 08:21PM

Full.Duck wrote: »

Why give up a seat for a blind person? Do his legs not work anymore or something? There are seats designated for disabled people.

There's a little girl with Down Syndrome sitting in that seat on this carriage, and her family with her. Haven't a clue if those seats are occupied in the other carriages.

Biggins · 03-11-2011 08:21PM

Full.Duck wrote: »

Why give up a seat for a blind person? Do his legs not work anymore or something? There are seats designated for disabled people.

Where exactly are they on a train?

mikemac · 03-11-2011 08:21PM

I thought CIE had ushers in colourful T-shirts to ensure these situations did not happen

boomkatalog · 03-11-2011 08:23PM

Its Iarnroid Eireann, there's a girl with a food trolley and that's about it

And she so just saw me type that.

Where To · 03-11-2011 08:23PM

What does maternal intercourse have to do with this thread?

Full.Duck · 03-11-2011 08:23PM

Biggins wrote: »

Where exactly are they on a train?

In the seats that have the sticker on the window that says please give this seat up to old and disabled people.

But still dont get the wrong being blind is a horrible horrible thing, but if his legs still work why cant he stand?

I'm on a train motherfcuker

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