Yesterday I set out to revisit Woollahra, a suburb where I lived when Philip was 3. I took this pic at the bus stop, a few doors down.
I travelled by train on the north shore. Two seats in front a couple of teenage girls were sitting facing each other. A couple, aged like me in their 70s, got on and went to sit in front of me. As she sat down, the woman tapped one of the girls on the shoulder and said loudly, 'We have to sit on that,' presumably because she had her feet on the seat. I tapped the woman on the shoulder, smiled at her, and said, 'Good on you!'.
Public transport would be all right if it wasn't for the public!
After a delightful visit to the Woollahra village, where I had lunch, I hopped on the bus and continued to Bondi Beach.
That was a mistake. Bondi is an appalling area, with dreadfully ugly buildings. It was an unusually hot day of 32 degrees, so the beach was crowded - well, the sand was crowded, not so many people actually in the water - and people packed onto the bus like sardines, with strollers and surfboards as well. Couldn't get back to the oasis of Hornsby Heights quickly enough.
I travelled by train on the north shore. Two seats in front a couple of teenage girls were sitting facing each other. A couple, aged like me in their 70s, got on and went to sit in front of me. As she sat down, the woman tapped one of the girls on the shoulder and said loudly, 'We have to sit on that,' presumably because she had her feet on the seat. I tapped the woman on the shoulder, smiled at her, and said, 'Good on you!'.
At the next stop, another teenage girl got on, sat opposite me and put both her feet on the seat. Emboldened, I said to her, 'Excuse me, we have to sit on that.' To her credit, this girl said, 'Sorry,' and immediately took her feet off. The woman in
front turned round with a big smile and a thumbs up.
Public transport would be all right if it wasn't for the public!
After a delightful visit to the Woollahra village, where I had lunch, I hopped on the bus and continued to Bondi Beach.
1 comment:
lovely pictures as usual. You must have children who are more polite than our as I suspect we might have had a rude comment. Don't know it does not do to judge does it? It would have done them good anyhow and they might think again before they do it again.
I got on the bus a few weeks ago just as the schools were coming out and one scruffy young man insisted I had his seat which I accepted gladly but when he saw me safely settled in he asked me if I would nurse his heavy bag on my lap - nothing comes free.
He was a lovely fellow.
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