When good deeds go wrong...

[AndyRM]

Friday night is quite exciting on the wonderfully punctual and efficient Metro system, you never know what you're going to see, but there'll always be at least one guy who has enjoyed too much refreshment and needs a place to rest his weary head. The standard nudge and 'awright pal, train's here' is usually met with a wild eyed stare and a drunken stumble onto the train, where our traveller will slumber once more, reaching the end of the line to be hurled off by an angry driver so he can repeat the experience.

It's less usual to see someone in this advanced stage of relaxation on a Wednesday at 5pm.

The guy looked gone so I performed the standard procedure but got nothing. Several times. Everyone else got on the train, but I was a bit worried about him as he looked like something was seriously wrong with his leg, so went up the escalator to see the attendants.

'There's a passed out guy down on platform three fella, totally out of it.'

'I'll get someone down, cheers.'

I'm not trying to paint myself as some amazing good samaratin by the way, I had to nip into town to get a refund on some cinema tickets; the guy was still breathing so I'd normally have left him in whatever ket hole he'd dropped into.

The refund went smoothly and 5 minutes later I was back at the station.

The guy was very much awake now and screaming at the staff about how he was going to kill them all, amongst other colourful phrases. As he became more volatile, the staff threatened to call the police which only enraged the guy further. He started flailing his arms about and old bill was duly called.

So, my concern got a bunch of staff needlessly abused and delayed everyone's journey home from work, or wherever they'd been enjoying the sunshine.

Next time, I'm leaving it.

ETA - The bits about leaving folk in a state aren't serious, I was going for jocular irritation (or something) but I'm not much of a writer.

 

[screenman]

Please do not leave it next time.

 

[AndyRM]

Please do not leave it next time.

The last sentence was firmly tongue in cheek, don't worry!

 

[Angry Blonde]

Nah dont leave it, video it !

 

[screenman]

The last sentence was firmly tongue in cheek, don't worry!

I would say by nature you are a caring person, I doubt that you could walk past anyone you thoght needed assistance.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Friday night is quite exciting on the wonderfully punctual and efficient Metro system, you never know what you're going to see, but there'll always be at least one guy who has enjoyed too much refreshment and needs a place to rest his weary head. The standard nudge and 'awright pal, train's here' is usually met with a wild eyed stare and a drunken stumble onto the train, where our traveller will slumber once more, reaching the end of the line to be hurled off by an angry driver so he can repeat the experience.

It's less usual to see someone in this advanced stage of relaxation on a Wednesday at 5pm.

The guy looked gone so I performed the standard procedure but got nothing. Several times. Everyone else got on the train, but I was a bit worried about him as he looked like something was seriously wrong with his leg, so went up the escalator to see the attendants.

'There's a passed out guy down on platform three fella, totally out of it.'

'I'll get someone down, cheers.'

I'm not trying to paint myself as some amazing good samaratin by the way, I had to nip into town to get a refund on some cinema tickets; the guy was still breathing so I'd normally have left him in whatever ket hole he'd dropped into.

The refund went smoothly and 5 minutes later I was back at the station.

The guy was very much awake now and screaming at the staff about how he was going to kill them all, amongst other colourful phrases. As he became more volatile, the staff threatened to call the police which only enraged the guy further. He started flailing his arms about and old bill was duly called.

So, my concern got a bunch of staff needlessly abused and delayed everyone's journey home from work, or wherever they'd been enjoying the sunshine.

Next time, I'm leaving it.

Sorry but do the same again and again. Please do not walk away.

His anger could have been caused by any number of medical physical and mental conditions for which he could have needed serious help.

Some Met Police cars are now crewed with MH nurses because of the disgraceful cuts in MH treatment and you calling the Police could have bought badly needed help to him.

 

[jonny jeez]

Nah dont leave it, video it !

Sorry...but I did have to laugh at this.

 

[jonny jeez]

Friday night is quite exciting on the wonderfully punctual and efficient Metro system, you never know what you're going to see, but there'll always be at least one guy who has enjoyed too much refreshment and needs a place to rest his weary head. The standard nudge and 'awright pal, train's here' is usually met with a wild eyed stare and a drunken stumble onto the train, where our traveller will slumber once more, reaching the end of the line to be hurled off by an angry driver so he can repeat the experience.

It's less usual to see someone in this advanced stage of relaxation on a Wednesday at 5pm.

The guy looked gone so I performed the standard procedure but got nothing. Several times. Everyone else got on the train, but I was a bit worried about him as he looked like something was seriously wrong with his leg, so went up the escalator to see the attendants.

'There's a passed out guy down on platform three fella, totally out of it.'

'I'll get someone down, cheers.'

I'm not trying to paint myself as some amazing good samaratin by the way, I had to nip into town to get a refund on some cinema tickets; the guy was still breathing so I'd normally have left him in whatever ket hole he'd dropped into.

The refund went smoothly and 5 minutes later I was back at the station.

The guy was very much awake now and screaming at the staff about how he was going to kill them all, amongst other colourful phrases. As he became more volatile, the staff threatened to call the police which only enraged the guy further. He started flailing his arms about and old bill was duly called.

So, my concern got a bunch of staff needlessly abused and delayed everyone's journey home from work, or wherever they'd been enjoying the sunshine.

Next time, I'm leaving it.

Yup, glad there are folk about who are prepared to not "walk on by"

 

[cisamcgu]

Even if he was simply drunk, and even if he was simply a nobber - your actions may have saved an innocent passenger suffering the abuse and possible violence rather than the members of staff who are, I hope, trained to deal with this sort of encounter.

Excellent work

 

[AndyRM]

I would say by nature you are a caring person, I doubt that you could walk past anyone you thoght needed assistance.

Fundamentally I think most people are, some more than most. I took a proper hiding (deservedly) when younger and I'll never know the guy who scraped me into the hospital but will always be thankful for him!

Reading it back, the bits about leaving him don't read as I intended them. I'll stick to the imagery and let the copywrighters have a crack at my efforts tomorrow!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Good for you. As someone else who can't just walk on by, I had plenty of interesting experiences on the Metro, including getting aggressive drunks off trains, defending people against racist abuse, making Metro staff call an ambulance for someone they were ignoring passed out on the station floor while people stepped over them to get to the elevator, and stopping a knife fight between teenage girl gangs. Fun times...

 

[AndyRM]

Good for you. As someone else who can't just walk on by, I had plenty of interesting experiences on the Metro, including getting aggressive drunks off trains, defending people against racist abuse, making Metro staff call an ambulance for someone they were ignoring passed out on the station floor while people stepped over them to get to the elevator, and stopping a knife fight between teenage girl gangs. Fun times...

Not had a knife fight yet but experienced the others, something to look forward to!

Howdon?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Not had a knife fight yet but experienced the others, something to look forward to!

Howdon?

North Shields... but I had friends who were sanddancers...

 

[Hyslop]

North Shields... but I had friends who were sanddancers...

I had a girlfriend who,though a Geordie, had fallen amongst South Shields folk(whom I liked a lot,I think she was miffed when she found that distant relatives of mine hailed from East Boldon)and shrd have taken you outside for the phrase "sandancers"-gone native!!

 

[Hyslop]

Friday night is quite exciting on the wonderfully punctual and efficient Metro system, you never know what you're going to see, but there'll always be at least one guy who has enjoyed too much refreshment and needs a place to rest his weary head. The standard nudge and 'awright pal, train's here' is usually met with a wild eyed stare and a drunken stumble onto the train, where our traveller will slumber once more, reaching the end of the line to be hurled off by an angry driver so he can repeat the experience.

It's less usual to see someone in this advanced stage of relaxation on a Wednesday at 5pm.

The guy looked gone so I performed the standard procedure but got nothing. Several times. Everyone else got on the train, but I was a bit worried about him as he looked like something was seriously wrong with his leg, so went up the escalator to see the attendants.

'There's a passed out guy down on platform three fella, totally out of it.'

'I'll get someone down, cheers.'

I'm not trying to paint myself as some amazing good samaratin by the way, I had to nip into town to get a refund on some cinema tickets; the guy was still breathing so I'd normally have left him in whatever ket hole he'd dropped into.

The refund went smoothly and 5 minutes later I was back at the station.

The guy was very much awake now and screaming at the staff about how he was going to kill them all, amongst other colourful phrases. As he became more volatile, the staff threatened to call the police which only enraged the guy further. He started flailing his arms about and old bill was duly called.

So, my concern got a bunch of staff needlessly abused and delayed everyone's journey home from work, or wherever they'd been enjoying the sunshine.

Next time, I'm leaving it.

ETA - The bits about leaving folk in a state aren't serious, I was going for jocular irritation (or something) but I'm not much of a writer.

A sad indictment of the state of things,But,your instinct and actions were right whatever the ending.Good for you.