Oh what to do, what to do; a social and moral dilemma thread

[Waz1892]

Had this happen this morning; be interesting what others would have done...

Train to London, packed as usual. Got on with the smugged look of some-one with a reserved seat.

So carrying my laptop bag and a rucksack, I arrive at coach C, seat 31.

Someone is sitting in it, not having that!! The cheek of them...

It's a lady, pffft.... Oh she is pregnant.

I stood for the 60min journey...

[tikay]

Stand, & feel good.

Nothing beats the feel-good factor.

 

[Laxie]

Definitely stand.  Well done you

[Waz1892]

Stand, & feel good.

Nothing beats the feel-good factor.

 

Completely agree, all I needed was a puddle and a coat to complete the day

[tikay]

Stand, & feel good.

Nothing beats the feel-good factor.

 

Completely agree, all I needed was a puddle and a coat to complete the day

Ha!

Excellent.

Sir Walter Wazzleigh. 

[ripple11]

The old pillow up the jumper routine......never fails

[EvilPie]

Make the tight fisted bint move!!

One thing beats the feel good factor and that's the sat down factor.

[tikay]

Make the tight fisted bint move!!

One thing beats the feel good factor and that's the sat down factor.

Bang out of order, Russell. *

* Except for OAP's.

[George2Loose]

I had similar dilemma. Lady with crutches sat in my booked seat. Took her about 5 mins to move when I asked her

[kinboshi]

Assuming there are no other seats?

[Tal]

Go to a random hoody nearby. Hold your ticket and say "is this your seat? 27B? I have this reserved." He'll move. Then you get the seat plus the satisfaction of not making the pregnant lady move, without losing the "I've booked a seat" smugness.

Nut play IMO.

[Tal]

I had similar dilemma. Lady with crutches sat in my booked seat. Took her about 5 mins to move when I asked her

Take it you finished by shouting to her

"Not surprised you're on crutches if you keep nicking seats, sweetheart"

[mondatoo]

Make the tight fisted bint move!!

One thing beats the feel good factor and that's the sat down factor.

Didn't think cost was a factor ?

A while ago I paid £160 for a one way ticket from London and didn't get a reserved seat!

[dino1980]

Once had a similar dilemma for a journey home from Clapham Junction to Exeter one Christmas (3 and a bit hour journey). Had booked my ticket a few weeks in advance as it was the closest Friday to Xmas and knew it'd be rammed. Despite the train starting at Waterloo and Clapham being only the second stop on the journey the train was standing room only when I got on. As I walked down the carriage looking at the seat numbers above the seats as I did, I noticed from a few seats away from the one I'd booked that an elderly lady was sat in it. So I simply turned around making it look like I'd been looking for any empty seat and stood in the bit in-between carriages for the journey home and had a great natter with some lad who was also heading home for Xmas.

edit: I seem to remember Camel posting a story about a jam packed train he was on (due to the previous train being cancelled) and a couple refusing to move their bags off the two seats opposite them because those seats had been booked by friends of theirs. But their friends weren't even on the train but they reasoned since they'd been paid for by their friends that they could use them as they wished and they used them to store their bags.

[Tal]

Thinking aloud...

If you know a train is going to be busy, dress in drag and have a pillow under your dress for a bump.

Don't even need to reserve. Thread shows there are enough gentlemen out there who have saved you a seat