It was actually quite spectacular. This morning a train had fucked itself at Liverpool St, so obviously TFL had closed every other central line station to compensate. Consequently there was a giant throbbing mass of commuters failing to get into Leyton station.
Leyton is a tube station hopelessly inadequate for dealing with more than say, 10 people at the time. And it has 3 staff, so needless to say, we had a problem. The mass of commuters began to protrude more and more from the entrance to the station, across the pavement and into the road - whereupon one woman decided to get hit by an Asian dude in a silver Rover taking his family out on a jaunt.
It was at this point that I realised something about myself. Immediately about 8 bystanders rushed to the woman's aid from both sides of the road. One man called for an ambulance, another witness issued instructions to the forlorn-looking driver sitting by the side of the road.
For my part, I thought to myself: "Why is it the Central Line is always the most fucked? Is this what I spent my vote for Boris on? The opportunity to be late for work every day because TFL can't get their shit together? And now I'm going to be extra late because some fool woman thinks that delays on the tube entitle you to mill around in the middle of a busy traffic artery. This whole situation can get to fuck."
And then I listened to Down I Go.
Question: Was there any more apposite music I could have been listening to?
This is your best thread title ever.
I saw a woamn get killed on Buchanan St by a fire engine.
She was on her phone and pused past everyone to get to the traffic lights and she walks straight out and WHAM under the wheels of a big red 30mph engine.
Naturally, I phoned 999... I think about 10 other people did. Quite the horrible moment I think.
The fire brigade were already there,
Yes. They were. Luckily, she was not on fire.
no, but being hit at that speed may have meant
that she was stuck up a tree.
But moousee is because I'm going to hell.
I don't get it
You made me laugh.
NO I DIDN'T
With your "The fire brigade were already there," comment
you did.
Nope, pretty sure I didn't
I saw a man being taken off on a stretcher and loads of blood on a roadside once
an old man crashed his motorbike into the Sloop, it turned out.
Did he feel so broke up?
^mad love for this post
This is a great joke.
I want to go home.
"This whole situation can get to fuck."
a win for Stealthy
but a loss for humankind
Apoosite?
happy to help
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Stool_Scale
:(
(to you voting for boris)
^this
He is the reason that lady got hit in the first place.
i was on the oxford tube yesterday
having arrived early, i got myself one of the front seats on the top deck, affording me a clear view of everything in front of the coach. this included an elderly lady who decided to amble out into the middle of the high street and then stare directly at me while the bus continued to roll towards her. i stared her down. eventually the driver cottoned on that he was going to make me seriously late if he mowed her down, and stopped about a foot from her really suddenly. she then walked back the way she came.
huh!
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I saw a guy get knocked off his motorbike by a lorry and killed outside the office. It was fucking horrific. He was just laying in the road completely mangled up. Worst thing I've ever seen.
Also, BoJo (ugggghhhh!) was planting a tree yesterday so probably had some champagne to celebrate and got 'blotto'. So he had a hangover this morning and didn't give a fuck about the Central Line.
My instant reaction to this thread title was:
Well, as long as you came to a halt and applied the handbrake after she had rolled off your bonnet.
no, there certainly wasn't
I previously thought your judgement was impeccable
but you voted for Boris.
You probably like Dream Theater as well.
Boris loves a bit of Dream Theater, so I heard
It's what he calls his personal manifesto.
*Austrian torture cellar
They're one of his favourites
i was walking home through the council tower blocks
on monday and there were lots of people looking out of all the windows towards this fire engine next to the middle block (20 storeys). so i hurried over thinking there was a fire only to see the remnants of a person being swept and hosed off the pavement and into an open manhole. didnt really notice what it was at first til i saw the thick redness of the water, and the occasional 'lump' floating into the drain. i pretty much went white right there and felt sick as a dog. still making me disturbed thinking about it now
Running towards a fire...
Thats so British it hurts.
When I used to work in a call centre for the council cleaning department
I took a call from a police officer who told me there had been a 'jumper' and asked for someone to come and clear it up. I asked my manager if we did that, and she said yes, but I'd have to check if there were 'bits' of the person left there, or if it was just blood, as apparently the Fire Brigade handle the former, but the council handle the latter. I don't think I ate lunch that day.