Vomit on the 176 (Lounged)

[seanmlow]

Hi -

Was anyone else on the 176 yesterday and was also thrown off as some pleb had vomited?

I also had to touch in my Oyster again, thus paying for my journey twice. How annoying?!

[lozzyloz]

Was the pleb OK ? I was once horrendously unwell on the tube. Almost blacked out on the train but managed to hang on till I got to Baker St where I threw up on the tracks in between the carriages. Nobody bothered to help or ask if I was OK. Guess I'm just a pleb! Makes you sick dunnit?!

[meccadave]

I live in fear of a bus vomit. I just know one of these days I'll be that fella.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I can see this one headed for the lounge pretty sharpish

Re: the oyster thing. That's teh very reason I ONLY buy weekly or monthly travel cards. Too many journeys stop before destination and it's a devil of a job to get drivers to recognize the fact. With a travel card it matters not a jot

re: the other thing. I was on a train back from Tivertin to Exeter one evening with a friend and I notice the business man behind us was feeling the worse for wear. After about 15 mins I could tell the game was up so I told my friend to duck NOW. Just in time... I'll omit the rest because it is far too foul to repeat here. But I still think of the poor woman 2 seats further up

[seanmlow]

Sorry 'pleb' is unfair.

I just thought it mad that we got thrown off and had to pay AGAIN! Don't they have onsite cleaning stuff for these things?

[lozzyloz]

Just imagine. A Japanese deigned bus that self flushed, showered down and blow dried at the touch of a button! But could it clean round the bend?

[Selma]

If they throw you off the bus, you are entitled to a ?Transfer ticket?. You need to ask the driver. Usually the driver will moan (as they have to print one for you) but stick to your guns.

[cdonline]

You should have asked the driver for a ticket, you shouldn't have to pay twice.

I have to admit that I was very sick, projectile, all over the place, very messy on the morning bus into Manchester. I just couldn't stop. There really wasn't anything I could have done, but get up and walk of the bus.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I can't imagine it would be a quick job? Driver pulls over, gets his Marigolds on, gets to work, disposes of the whole shebang (where?)

By that stage most people would have gotten off anyway and found another bus - but I still agree people shouldn't be charged twice

[Jah Lush]

Don't be silly, do you really expect a Mrs Mop to be on every single bus just in case someone throws up. And if you're moved onto another bus you shouldn't have to touch in you Oyster card again.

[Domitianus]

I thought at first that the title of this thread was an instruction!

I remember getting the 176 back from West End a few years ago at about one o'clock on a Sunday morning so you can imagine the assortment of pissed up revellers on board attempting to make their way home. Well, there was one young lady about 18 or so who was sitting on the ground floor and was being copiously sick. When I say copiously, I mean copiously! It was like the little girl in the story with her porridge pot, we just didn't know where it was coming from. Her mates were tittering away with a mixture of horror and embarrassment as the puddle spread like an oil slick along the floor and the sight of other passengers desperately attempting to avoid the rising tide reaching their footwear was something I will never forget. I would have laughed myself silly as well were it not for the fact that I was not too far away from her and the smell suggested she had been eating dog-food or something like that.

Obviously the driver had no intention of stopping to deal with the situation and Ididn't envy the cleaners who would have to deal with the mess.

[seanmlow]

Oh dear - I have caused quite a stir!

When I am about to vomit I usually know it is about to come. He/she should have got off in time!

[redrouge]

I've thrown up on the 176 twice. I feel terrible, but I was genuinely ill. Some sort of horrid infection. Bus driver didnt care much either, but the bits of vom-salad and chocolate didnt agree with everyone else... I couldnt stop apologising, it was awful...

[EDOldie]

Last time I got a 176 back late from the west end evryone on the bus was off their face, except thankfully the driver. Is the 176 the best bus to throw up on I wonder. Do you have to lift your feet as it goes uphill?

[SeanMacGabhann]

If I can catch a 176 where people DON'T actually chuck up then I find the ride home after midnight very entertaining indeed. Far from threatening the whole atmosphere seems to be "whose place are we ALL going back to for a party"

[Ladygooner]

I find a plastic bag - preferably one without holes in - is always a useful thing to keep in your bag on a night out! Do you think the new East Dulwich bag will have a waterproof lining?

[georgia]

I have to admit I threw up once on the 176 after a heavy night on the town - not proud of it really as it is disgusting for everyone else :'(

[Jeremy]

I've always managed to get off the bus just in time... usually followed by a lengthy vomit session along Walworth Rd.

I know what it's like though... sitting there hoping that the nausea will subside, only for it to get worse and worse every time the driver breaks or turns a corner. My advice - don't deny the inevitable, get off the bus and do the decent thing!

[luddite]

all those smug/snub eastdulwich bags make me feel a bit sick anyway :}

[MelbourneGr]

When I was sick on the 176, one musician (carrying a musical instrument of some sort) correctly identified Southern Comfort and Lemonade as the cause.

It happens so much on the 176 on a Fri/Sat night but when it's me I seem to be the only one!

[Keef]

I'm quite lucky in that I very rarely get sick from drink.

Sick on buses is very unpleasant, but I always try to offer a sympathetic smile to the sickee, as it's really horrible being ill, and it's not like they've planned to ruin your day.

I remember being on a 177 from Plumstead to Peckham once, when this absolutely horrid piss artist got his cock out and just started pissing on the floor (very nearly hitting my bag!). Now he did not get a symathetic smile!

[mockney piers]

I once managed it on the tube on the way to Upton Park with a severe hangover.

I necked a strawberry milkshake in an attempt at sugary rehydration, and it returned as a bright pink puddle about 5 minutes later whilst still trapped on the carriage.

It was quite a sight, I apologised profusely to fellow passengers, but it was basically glorified (well, debased) spilt milkshake at the end of the day.

[seanmlow]

Keef -

That totally overshadows my story! How vile is that?

[Keef]

I know, it was literally one stop from the end of the line, he could have waited! I just remember a really big African bloke pointing at him and shouting "you dirty dirty man", which I have to admit made me chuckle to myself (once I'd grabbed my bag out the way of the stream spreading across the floor!)..

He refused to leave the bus, so the driver said fine, and took the bus in to the station where the police were waiting for him.

[Ladygooner]

I have to admit to a puking a couple of times on the platform at East Dulwich station after getting off the train from London Bridge - both times people stopped to ask if I was Ok