Comments on: Man Arrested For Helping Old Woman With Train Fare

By: mark

mark — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:44:10 +0000

This is for Jo that left the comment “People are really fucked up in the UK” How do you know that the drunk wasnt from a differnet country ?
As for Tom Wrigglesworth he was just boing a stand up guy helping another human being out when they needed it. I bet you are the type of person that turns the other cheek and walks on by. This old woman could have been thrown off the train in a snow storm and you would have been happy about that ?

Next time you want to give your comment DONT !

By: chenier

chenier — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:12:00 +0000

Yes; somehow I can’t see the cast of Little Britain coming to the aid of a 75 year old lady in distress…

By: val

val — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:05:21 +0000

Harry lewis

Your”e right, the Virgin Employee SHOULD be named and shamed. Trouble is, he”s
probably been fired by Branson, which many would consider punishment enough.

Good to think that there are still people like Wrigglesworth who genuinely care about
fellow human beings.

By: John Blake

John Blake — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:54:49 +0000

Hi Mic,
How are you and your family? I hope all is very good for you. No Mic, I’m not the writer called Jo. Sometimes I do write one-liners but often my comments on this site about any particular subject are longer. I don’t think that its so much the UK population who are “fu*ked up” but certainly the new Labour government has been doing a fantastic job of fuc*ing up a good country.
The original story was certainly intersting but didn’t particularly surprise me Mic, as people in uniforms or even without uniforms(in local authorities or government) are full of their own importance from the time they wake-up to their last fart of the day!

You aren’t writing so often these days, Mic. This site does seem to me a rather different
without the comments of Duncan R and Carmen.

Best to you from Brazil,

JOHN BLAKE

By: chenier

chenier — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:41:08 +0000

Well, the rumour has it that as well as partly nationalising at least two banks tomorrow, Britain may impose exchange controls as well. I suppose it may depend on just how much of the estimated $270 billion payout on Lehman Brothers dodgy derivatives is supposed to come from our banks.

In which case Littlejohn will have an apoplexy, poor chap…

By: coolandcalm

coolandcalm — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:18:48 +0000

I don’t think we are Xenophobic compared to certain other countries and most countries aren’t that fond of us.
I actually think we’re reasonably tolerant (excluding the BNP nutters of course) and mostly not patriotic enough. Nothing wrong with being proud of our heritage and history IMO
As I was saying to Littlejohn the other day…… Just kidding.

By: chenier

chenier — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:57:41 +0000

Cool and Calm, say that it isn’t so!

Surely only we proud Anglo-Saxons can be xenophobes; what is the world coming to if any tom, dick or harry foreigner could usurp our tradition?

I think I’ll write to the Mail about it…

By: coolandcalm

coolandcalm — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:45:21 +0000

Mic… yes its true. There is an investigation going on according to the papers.

Mic again… Xenophobia doesn’t include the Brits apparently!

By: Mic

Mic — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:38:10 +0000

Fantastic story.

Is it true?

Jo, thanks for your kind words to the UK population. I’m sure we all really appreciate them. You’re not John Blake in disguise are you?

By: Harry Lewis

Harry Lewis — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:17:38 +0000

Shocking behaviour bu Virgin Staff.

The train manager should be named and shamed. Not sure how Richard Branson would react to the bad press.

Perhaps the train manger would be better suited giving out parking tickets.

By: chenier

chenier — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:32:37 +0000

It would have to be pretty bad to warrant picking up the iron; I’m impressed!

By: coolandcalm

coolandcalm — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:07:04 +0000

…………………….Tumba-Fly is a tropical insect feared for its habit of laying eggs in wet clothes which when worn, triggers the eggs to hatch into maggots which then bury into your skin. They look like boils with a breathing hole and the unfortunate afflicted recipient must wait a couple of weeks until they have grown large enough to extract. The only way to avoid them is to iron your clothes…………

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I still have the scar from one of the above from when I lived in Africa.

By: chenier

chenier — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:33:19 +0000

I don’t know what tumba flies are, and how many you need to make a pox, but it sounds a pretty horrible fate to wish on someone.

Well done, Cool and Calm!

By: agw

agw — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:32:21 +0000

Ta Jo.

By: jo

jo — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:29:36 +0000

People are really fucked up in the UK

By: coolandcalm

coolandcalm — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:21:51 +0000

You can’t beat a good jobsworth! Is there a training school somewhere for them? They do seem to come in all shapes and sizes and usually do a job with a uniform.

it is however so nice to read of someone actually doing something. A pat on the back to young Mr Wrigglesworth for having the courage of his convictions.
I also wish a pox of tumba flies on the groin of the ticket inspector!