tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post8411114151940399911..comments2024-03-11T12:46:28.806-04:00Comments on You. Me. Ride This Crazy Train - Adventures and Observations on The GO: Overheard on the GOC.J. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325979176373626807noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-16861717353265552192014-06-10T18:08:03.970-04:002014-06-10T18:08:03.970-04:00CJ, That was very nice of you to help a fellow pas...CJ, That was very nice of you to help a fellow passenger. I believe your travelling companion appreciated your assistance very much. It’s easy to take the view “you packed it, you carry it”, but I prefer Dalai Lama’s words: “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”<br /><br />By way of a commendation for your exemplary behaviour, I believe you qualify to serve as a lead hand on a bus. Any driver would be grateful to have you work the cargo area and deflect unwanted conversation from them, aka “keep the chatty Cathy away from me”.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-48179945643207526742014-06-10T15:05:15.208-04:002014-06-10T15:05:15.208-04:00Nanas don't need to have logic.Nanas don't need to have logic.Bickynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-63377325601099856992014-06-10T14:55:26.812-04:002014-06-10T14:55:26.812-04:00LoLLoLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422344700789040705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-8075091075276456582014-06-10T14:27:25.991-04:002014-06-10T14:27:25.991-04:00I think that was so nice of you, she obviously gre...I think that was so nice of you, she obviously greatly appreciated you going out of the way to help her and the good company as well. Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04747774356428753615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-18785181917129384682014-06-10T14:24:21.781-04:002014-06-10T14:24:21.781-04:00Hilarious story. But actually, CJ, she might very ...Hilarious story. But actually, CJ, she might very well be on a budget (probably is) but you were kind enough to listen to her (endlessly) and, far more important for an older woman with way too much baggage (literally) in an unfamiliar travelling situation, you HELPED her. In a way that, you know, her son who lives in the nice house in Markham could possibly have offered to do, given that Mom was recently bereaved and heading to another province for a month.<br /><br />Actually, I found the end of this story heartwarming. I hear many senior loudly complain that no one has any manners or respect anymore, but I encounter just as many (usually on the GO train) whose manners are appalling and are definitely old enough to know better. The fact that this lady gave you a small reward for doing what no one else in her circle had bothered to do is a happy moment.Nora1968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-90871763885008754892014-06-10T14:12:27.220-04:002014-06-10T14:12:27.220-04:00All I can think is: when did she breathe?
It was ...All I can think is: when did she breathe?<br /><br />It was nice of you to help her out. I am not certain what the cost to Union from Oshawa on the VIA would be (I know there is/was a $25 different departing Union vs. Oshawa on a trip to Kingston), but maybe it was a timing issue? The GO trains do run more frequently than the VIA trains.<br /><br />As for the budget: maybe she only budgeted $x for travel, and tipping comes from a separate portion of the budget?Squigglesnoreply@blogger.com