On trains they have a ā disabled carriageā, right.
Thatās where ( some ) staff want you to be. Itās not obligatory because often Iām not put in that one. Whatās ESSENTIAL though is that the staff in the station where you are getting off know which carriage you are in, so that they know where to put the rampā¦
Today, after a sequence of calamities with the tickets, the delays and confused staff, Iām eventually helped into a train to Sevenoaks.
The very next stop and thereās another chap ( profoundly disabled ) In a very large powered chair ( assisted by his Carer ). Where do they want to put him ? In the Disabled carriage, with me. All the wheelchairs together.. except there quite clearly isnāt enough roomā¦ because Iām quite long with my Triride, and heās like a juggernaut in his vehicle. Tbh itās absolutely bloody obvious that two into one wonāt go, yet still they try š¤·
Ultimately itās left to ME ( voice of logic?? ) to suggest that I get off, and they put me in a different carriage, and tell Sevenoaks that Iāve moved carriages.
But good griefā¦ itās really not rocket science, is it ?