Should pregnant people pay a premium for travelcards?

[Wilhelm]

Blimey what a fun thread. Anyone fancy a pint?

[katie1997]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> Oh, Hb, my heart is a-flutter.

OMG - and mine too! I love HB's sketch, soooo funny.

Has anybody ever seen a dramatic critic in the daytime? Of course not. They come out after dark, up to no good.*

*PGW, of course.

Disclaimer: I'm incredulous at the title of this thread so hopefully I correctly assume it is here to provoke a reaction - perhaps someone needs to relax at the Drones Club?

[jrussel]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Next week's installment: "Should old people be

> banned?"

Next time, you should take the time to actually read what I have written, you maniac.

[TillieTrotter]

Now where did that I love Hona thread go?

[sillywoman]

Haven't read the whole thread so I could be repeating already posted views - apologies if that's the case.

It seems to me a simple case of good manners. If you see someone who looks as though they could do with a seat more than you (elderly, looking rough or ill, heavily pregnant, coping with babe in arms or toddler etc.etc.) then you offer them your seat. It's juts the way a civilised society works. You don't have to. If you need it more yourself, or you're an arse then don't offer it. It's your choice.

OP - I suggest you take your whingeing "but It's not fair" attitude back to Mummy (who luckily for you was pregnant herself once) so she can make it all better. On the other hand she might tell you to man-up & show some respect for your fellow members of the human race.

[jrussel]

sillywoman Wrote:

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> (who luckily for

> you was pregnant herself once)

Why do you say "luckily"? What do you mean?

[Keef]

You'd not be here if she hadn't been, so not so lucky for the rest of us.

[Cassius]

I'd much prefer a premium paid for rucksacks over a certain size, and people who feel that their bag/blackberry/laptop is more worthy of a seat than me or any other person (pregnant or not) should pay a ticket for that item too.

[ClareC]

Keef Wrote:

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> You'd not be here if she hadn't been, so not so

> lucky for the rest of us.

>:D<

[Aracrotom]

I do wonder why some people who know they will need a seat wait till the last minute to arrive at the station and insist on getting on the busiest carriages.

[Muley]

TillieTrotter Wrote:

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> Now where did that I love Hona thread go?

Hang on, sorry to come in to this a bit late, but 'I love Hona'? Such short memories some people have...

IT'S NOT SO LONG SINCE HE CAME OUT AS A SELF-PROCLAIMED EVIL GENIUS HELL BENT ON WORLD DOMINATION, Y'KNOW!!

I recall he once even cited Rosa Krebbe as the ideal Evil Genius's bird, and you know what they say about judging a man by the company he keeps. Don't be fooled, one day he'll have you enraptured by his studious and hilarious ignoring of misanthropic ne'er-do-well trolls, and you all adore him BUT having diverted your attention he'll spring his fiendish trap of evil geniusness and we'll all be his slaves.

He's probably even got a Bond villain-style secret undergroud HQ from which to mastermind his plans (maybe located under Sydenham woods- all the 'beast of Sydenham woods' rumours are just a decoy. It worked for that other Evil Genius, Dr No). I wouldn't be suprised if 'jrussel' is just one of HB's henchmen, ordered to start this thread specifically to distract us from, y'know, all his Evil Genius type stuff.

What we need is a volunteer to be his nemesis...

I'm thinking "The name's Max, Ted Max" has a certain ring to it...

[dulwi1]

If pregnant people should pay more for the ticket because they need some extra space, then I suppose that overweight people should do the same. Or people who are simply too big. Maybe we should measure the price of the ticket by weight. ;-)

[Keef]

See this thread

As I said earlier, it didn't spark quite the same outrage as having a pop at pregnant people. Jrussel chose his target well.

[RosieH]

Cassius Wrote:

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> I'd much prefer a premium paid for rucksacks over

> a certain size, and people who feel that their

> bag/blackberry/laptop is more worthy of a seat

> than me or any other person (pregnant or not)

> should pay a ticket for that item too.

Ooh, there are days I'd gladly pay a premium for a double seat just for me and my handbag. Where can I sign up?

Also think that people who stink of fags should have to pay a six-times premium, to create a little barrier of fresh air between them and the poor mugs who have to sit next to them.

Thin people could get a discount if they're thin enough to cram three on a seat.

[Brendan]

We could solve this whole business by making people pay per-pound. With the pay as you go oyster business it would be pretty easy to build a scales into the floor of the barriers that weighs you and then deducts the requisite amount from your card.

?Sorry I can?t come into work today. I?m too fat.?

[fairylamb]

Hmmm - the plan would need a couple of tweaks - the average weight of a heavily pregnant women would still be less than the average man AND they would still get the seat.

So I am (this is sooo tedious but I can?t help it) compelled to ask yet again to the poster why does it cost (the new revised figure) of 50% more to transport a pregnant women?

[Brendan]

The presence of an extra consciousness causes friction in the ether which in turn adds to the drag on the train carriage thereby increasing fuel costs.*

It all makes perfect sense really once you decide to approach it from the point of view of paranormal physics.

*Same as with demonically possessed people and those with multiple personality disorder and we already charge them double don?t we?

[Moos]

Brendan Wrote:

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> *Same as with demonically possessed people and

> those with multiple personality disorder and we

> already charge them double don?t we?

They generally get an entire carriage.

[HonaloochieB]

Moos Wrote:

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> Brendan Wrote:

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> -----

> > *Same as with demonically possessed people and

> > those with multiple personality disorder and we

> > already charge them double don?t we?

>

> They generally get an entire carriage.

...in which to commit carnage.

It could be called the mayhem and bloody slaughter carriage.

[HonaloochieB]

Brendan Wrote:

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> The presence of an extra consciousness causes

> friction in the ether which in turn adds to the

> drag on the train carriage thereby increasing fuel

> costs.*

>

> It all makes perfect sense really once you decide

> to approach it from the point of view of

> paranormal physics.

Of course, Brendan, of course.

It all makes sense now, the scales have fallen from my eyes.

Now let's get 'em picked up sharpish and start weighing pregnant birds at bustops, there's dough in this somewhere, I can feel it in me water.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

If you can feel it in your water, you probably need to do a pregnancy test. x