MIG wrote:
On Jun 26, 11:22 pm, Mystery Flyer wrote:
Just another day on SWT.
rant
So today both ways in the rush hour I have to sit next to someone eating
some disgusting thing out of a second hand plastic bag. This morning it
was some objectionable darkening banana with some mix of other noisy
stuff which he helpfully placed on the middle seat on top of the metro
paper for everyone to be irritated by. I never new I was so sensitive to
the smell of over ripe bananas or the noise of them being consimed and
indeed the whole pantomime of opening the containers, balancing them on
a bag while reading a book etc etc.


Are we to assume that food brought on to the train by common people
stinks, while food sold on the train to those who can afford it by
franchise-holders doesn't stink?

I think I detect some prejudice here.


Prejudice about what? I didnt raise any class/commonness issues. Im
pretty common myself. For mr its about people not having enough thought
for their fellow travellers to avoid subjecting them to the noise and
smell of their special dish . But I wouldnt have called it prejudice. I
would have called it 'finding other peoples behaviour disrespectful to
their fellow travellers'.

The SWT trains I travel on are cramped old and tired. There are no
trolley or food services, and indeed there are no toilets. There isnt
really room for food eating in the rush hour. I just dont want to be
next to Mr Yoghurt again.

Today funnily enough I say opposite Mrs 'Pick your fingers with your
teeth' from Ashtead. I didnt realise there was quite so much meaty
goodness in a set of fingers but it surely kept her busy all the way to
Wimbledon...

Funny old world. I gave her a name in regard to the other posters
response which I liked. The name I gave her wasnt 'horse' it was 'Cow'

mf

On Jun 28, 11:22 pm, Mystery Flyer wrote:
MIG wrote:
On Jun 26, 11:22 pm, Mystery Flyer wrote:
Just another day on SWT.
rant
So today both ways in the rush hour I have to sit next to someone eating
some disgusting thing out of a second hand plastic bag. This morning it
was some objectionable darkening banana with some mix of other noisy
stuff which he helpfully placed on the middle seat on top of the metro
paper for everyone to be irritated by. I never new I was so sensitive to
the smell of over ripe bananas or the noise of them being consimed and
indeed the whole pantomime of opening the containers, balancing them on
a bag while reading a book etc etc.

Are we to assume that food brought on to the train by common people
stinks, while food sold on the train to those who can afford it by
franchise-holders doesn't stink?

I think I detect some prejudice here.

Prejudice about what? I didnt raise any class/commonness issues. Im
pretty common myself. For mr its about people not having enough thought
for their fellow travellers to avoid subjecting them to the noise and
smell of their special dish . But I wouldnt have called it prejudice. I
would have called it 'finding other peoples behaviour disrespectful to
their fellow travellers'.



Whereas your staring at people and inventing abusive names for them
and discussing them behind their backs shows great respect.

MIG wrote:
On Jun 28, 11:22 pm, Mystery Flyer wrote:
MIG wrote:
On Jun 26, 11:22 pm, Mystery Flyer wrote:
Just another day on SWT.
rant
So today both ways in the rush hour I have to sit next to someone eating
some disgusting thing out of a second hand plastic bag. This morning it
was some objectionable darkening banana with some mix of other noisy
stuff which he helpfully placed on the middle seat on top of the metro
paper for everyone to be irritated by. I never new I was so sensitive to
the smell of over ripe bananas or the noise of them being consimed and
indeed the whole pantomime of opening the containers, balancing them on
a bag while reading a book etc etc.
Are we to assume that food brought on to the train by common people
stinks, while food sold on the train to those who can afford it by
franchise-holders doesn't stink?
I think I detect some prejudice here.
Prejudice about what? I didnt raise any class/commonness issues. Im
pretty common myself. For mr its about people not having enough thought
for their fellow travellers to avoid subjecting them to the noise and
smell of their special dish . But I wouldnt have called it prejudice. I
would have called it 'finding other peoples behaviour disrespectful to
their fellow travellers'.



Whereas your staring at people and inventing abusive names for them
and discussing them behind their backs shows great respect.


Any your conclusion that Im staring at people - which I am not - implies
you have your own prejudice I guess.

Mystery Flyer wrote:

The SWT trains I travel on are cramped old and tired. There are no
trolley or food services, and indeed there are no toilets. There isnt
really room for food eating in the rush hour. I just dont want to be
next to Mr Yoghurt again.

I can't think of any trains operated by SWT which match this
description, except the handful of unrefurbished 455s which are left. I
travel on the same line as you and around 80% of the trains have now
been refreshed with new seats at 2+2 pitch. OK, they may be old but air
conditioning aside, they are just like the 450s, and certainly not
cramped or tired.

Cheers

Steve M

Steve M wrote:
Mystery Flyer wrote:

The SWT trains I travel on are cramped old and tired. There are no
trolley or food services, and indeed there are no toilets. There isnt
really room for food eating in the rush hour. I just dont want to be
next to Mr Yoghurt again.

I can't think of any trains operated by SWT which match this
description, except the handful of unrefurbished 455s which are left. I
travel on the same line as you and around 80% of the trains have now
been refreshed with new seats at 2+2 pitch.

No AC, Three seats wide in places, 2 seat wide near doors. These are low
seats made out of plastic with thin seat covers. My train every morning
is like that. I know SWT have some better ones but perhaps its just my
luck I rarely get one.

mf

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:29:18 +0100, "Graculus"
wrote:

"Neil Williams" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:22:37 +0100, Mystery Flyer
wrote:

PS In the USA metros in LA and Philly there are signs saying 'no eating'
what a good idea!

SWT isn't a metro. Manchester Metrolink also bans eating though it is
routinely ignored.

Would kinda scupper their revenue stream from buffet cars and carts, too.
And would you want to be banned from eating on the longer SWT journeys to
Weymouth or Exeter?

ISTR that someone was arrested on the LA Metro for eating a cough lozenge.
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