Being told off as an adultWhen was the last time you were properly told off? You know: treated as an errant child rather than the sophisticated adult you are.
The sort of thing that dredges up an involuntary teenage mumble of "Sorry, Miss" whilst you stare at the ground.
Go on, tell us what childish thing you were up to when you got caught.
Oh, and can we have more than one-line answers this time? Cheers!
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chthonic, Thu 20 Sep 2007, 17:18)
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"You there BOY!"Thanks to my job, I tend to get 'spoken at' several times in a day. When things go really tits up, being told off by passengers can decend into full on, spittle-flecked shouts of obscenities directly into my face.
(Please bear in mind that 99% of the time, a delay or cancellation has nothing to do with the driver's actions, and we can't do anything about it either.)
A few months ago, I stopped at a station, opened the doors and was looking back watching the multitude file past towards the exit, when a rather 'stout' gentleman (fat b*stard wearing braces and a waistcoat) approached and started shouting. "You, yes you BOY! Now see here, this train has been late three times this week..etc"
He then went on to critise my driving ability, commented on the "sharpness of my braking" and asked how long I'd been driving trains.
Boy? BOY?! I know I look younger than my years - but "Boy" - I was so shocked I couldn't think what to say, but the gentleman in question waddled off in the direction of the car park before I thought of anything witty in reply.
And let's face it, if he really was as important as he made himself sound, he'd be driven to London in the back of a Merc, rather than crammed into a commuter train.
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HSDriver was probably still at work on, Wed 26 Sep 2007, 9:33,
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