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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Sep-07-08 07:40 PM
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Thank you to the train driver on the London underground
Dunno why I'm posting this here, but anyway. :D

I was walking down the stairs to the platform at Upton Park when I saw there was a train already there. I started running but the doors were closing as I approached the train. I didn't fancy doing anything rash so I gave up, but the driver saw me and opened the doors again to let me on.

As it turned out he or she saved my bacon, because I subsequently had to run to get my train back to Bedford. If I had had to wait for the next subway train back at Upton Park I would have missed my connection at St Pancras for sure.

It is little things like that that touch my heart. You fucking rock, anonymous train driver!
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   He got himself some good kharma, huh?  YellowRubberDuckie   Sep-07-08 07:42 PM   #1 
   I'm certainly very grateful indeed.  billyskank   Sep-07-08 07:43 PM   #3 
   Awww, that's so nice.  Revolutionary_Acts04   Sep-07-08 07:42 PM   #2 
   Yup  billyskank   Sep-07-08 07:44 PM   #4 
      Sweetest of dreams sweetie-pie!  Revolutionary_Acts04   Sep-07-08 07:51 PM   #6 
   No one does stuff like that here.  mutley_r_us   Sep-07-08 07:45 PM   #5 
   Bus drivers are a different breed.  billyskank   Sep-08-08 02:10 AM   #8 
      Some are OK, some less so  Thankfully_in_Britain   Sep-08-08 01:36 PM   #21 
   Oh, you make me want to be in London to ride the Underground!  mnhtnbb   Sep-07-08 08:34 PM   #7 
   Come on over!  billyskank   Sep-08-08 02:11 AM   #9 
   Kick for something positive  billyskank   Sep-08-08 01:10 PM   #10 
   Excuse me, but...St. Pancreas?  mycritters2   Sep-08-08 01:16 PM   #11 
   Yes, St. Pancreas.  billyskank   Sep-08-08 01:17 PM   #13 
   the kindness of strangers...  Tuesday Afternoon   Sep-08-08 01:17 PM   #12 
   Yes.  billyskank   Sep-08-08 01:18 PM   #14 
      ahh...yes  Tuesday Afternoon   Sep-08-08 01:23 PM   #16 
   Did you mind the gap?  edbermac   Sep-08-08 01:22 PM   #15 
   Mind the w-  billyskank   Sep-08-08 01:24 PM   #17 
   That was nice of him  supernova   Sep-08-08 01:27 PM   #18 
   Hey.  billyskank   Sep-08-08 01:30 PM   #19 
      Hey  supernova   Sep-08-08 01:33 PM   #20 
   That was really very nice  MissHoneychurch   Sep-08-08 01:39 PM   #22 
      Saved my day  billyskank   Sep-08-08 01:48 PM   #23 
 
YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Sep-07-08 07:42 PM
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1. He got himself some good kharma, huh?
Glad it worked out! :hi:
Duckie
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Sep-07-08 07:43 PM
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3. I'm certainly very grateful indeed.
:hi:
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RevolutionaryActs Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Sep-07-08 07:42 PM
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2. Awww, that's so nice.
Sometimes it's the smallest things that make the biggest difference.


I hope the rest of your week goes as smoothly. :hug:
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Sep-07-08 07:44 PM
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4. Yup
With that mood, I shall go to bed. Night Rev! :hug:
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RevolutionaryActs Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Sep-07-08 07:51 PM
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6. Sweetest of dreams sweetie-pie!
:hug:
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Sun Sep-07-08 07:45 PM
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5. No one does stuff like that here.
In fact, I was once running to catch a bus, and I swear the driver saw me as he was pulling away and intentionally went just slow enough to make me think I could catch up before roaring off just as I got to the door.

I need to get out of this place. :silly:
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Sep-08-08 02:10 AM
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8. Bus drivers are a different breed.
Maybe it's because they have to cope with traffic, while train drivers don't?

All I know is, when I was a kid, train driver is one of the jobs boys were supposed to aspire to. But nobody ever dreamed about driving a bus. ;)

:*
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T_i_B Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Mon Sep-08-08 01:36 PM
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21. Some are OK, some less so
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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Sep-07-08 08:34 PM
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7. Oh, you make me want to be in London to ride the Underground!
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Sep-08-08 02:11 AM
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9. Come on over!
:hi:
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Sep-08-08 01:10 PM
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10. Kick for something positive
to balance my other thread which is negative.
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Sep-08-08 01:16 PM
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11. Excuse me, but...St. Pancreas?
Yeah, that's how I read it at first. Is that near Sacred Spleen Cathedral? :P
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Sep-08-08 01:17 PM
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13. Yes, St. Pancreas.
Patron saint of digestive juices. Or something. :D
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Mon Sep-08-08 01:17 PM
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12. the kindness of strangers...
makes the world go round :D
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Sep-08-08 01:18 PM
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14. Yes.
That, and angular momentum. :D
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Mon Sep-08-08 01:23 PM
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16. ahh...yes
the angle of the dangle ;) :D
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edbermac Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Sep-08-08 01:22 PM
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15. Did you mind the gap?
MIND THE GAP...MIND THE GAP...MIND THE GAP...
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Sep-08-08 01:24 PM
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17. Mind the w-
haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa


?
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Sep-08-08 01:27 PM
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18. That was nice of him
:thumbsup:

It's the little things in life that make us smile. :-) Glad you had a good day.

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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Sep-08-08 01:30 PM
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19. Hey.
:hi:
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Sep-08-08 01:33 PM
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20. Hey
:hi:
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MissHoneychurch Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Sep-08-08 01:39 PM
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22. That was really very nice
Often enough I run to a underground just to have it closing the doors and leaving the second I stand in front of the doors. And the driver saw me running.

So that one person made your day. :hug:
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Sep-08-08 01:48 PM
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23. Saved my day
I would have been stranded in London last night but for them. :hug:
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