Dog puke
If it wasn’t so gross, it would be funny.
Yesterday on the way home from work on the Silverlink, a man with a Labrador got on the train at Highbury and Islington. Half way to the next station, the dog started to heave. Its owner realised what was going on and in an attempt to avert disaster, held the dog’s mouth shut. The unhappy canine began to shake its head to try to escape its owner’s grip, and vomit started to spray out over a nearby passenger’s trousers.
I’m not sure whether it was British reserve, or whether he genuinely hadn’t noticed (unlikely), but either way, the unlucky passenger just sat there and continued to read his newspaper.
As the train approached the next station, the man led the dog to the door, where it promptly puked its guts up. Lovely. Dog and owner then jumped off the train without a backwards glance.
I wondered whether I should say something to the unfortunate puke-splattered passenger, but decided against it. It would have felt a bit odd approaching a complete stranger and asking him whether he realised that a dog had just been sick on his trousers.
I thought I’d seen just about everything on the Silverlink, but apparently not.
pierre l replied:
I am speechless! I didn’t feel I could comment on your previous post, never having been near Silverlink. I shall just register that I have read your post, that liked the post even though I am horrified at the situation. I am also very pleased you escaped it.
May 27, 2007 at 7:49 am. Permalink.
Miss Despina replied:
I think here we have an example of British Reserve at its most frightening!
May 27, 2007 at 6:25 pm. Permalink.
Princesse Ecossaise replied:
OH NO!!!!! Thats just AWFUL! I feel truly ill. Firstly, holding a dog’s mouth shut when it’s about to hurl is’nt very nice and secondly, that man with it on his trousers…Surely he knew? Surely!
I have a real phobia of vomit. I think I may now have a fear of trains and dogs!
Great blog, I shall add you to my blogroll
May 30, 2007 at 6:23 pm. Permalink.
stratfordgirl replied:
Hi Princesse,
Yes, it was pretty gross …!
Thanks for visiting my site
Stratfordgirl
May 30, 2007 at 11:22 pm. Permalink.
John Congdon replied:
I had an extraordinary vomiting experience on the New York City subway once. The morning after an exceptionally alcoholic haute cuisine Burns Supper (a different single-malt with every course), I dragged myself onto the train to go to work. Feeling worse & worse, I finally got off halfway (barely keeping down my rising gorge) and … well, you can imaging the rest.
The funniest part was the construction workers rebuilding the opposite platform. They all started clapping and cheering, with one yelling, “Hey, buddy! Was it worth it?”
June 1, 2007 at 7:11 pm. Permalink.
Stratfordgirl replied:
And was it worth it?! It always is at the time, isn’t it? … just the next day that it sucks.
June 2, 2007 at 3:56 pm. Permalink.
pierre l replied:
I think it’s quite funny that you and I both left comments at Petite Anglaise’s in consecutive minutes.
June 12, 2007 at 11:06 pm. Permalink.
stratfordgirl replied:
Yep… bizarre - and about the same thing, too. Great minds, eh?
June 12, 2007 at 11:16 pm. Permalink.
Despinová replied:
C’mon lady, get yourself blogging again!
June 21, 2007 at 7:22 am. Permalink.
Despinová replied:
Ooooh ooh ooh, consider yourself tagged!
http://missdespina.blogsome.com/2007/06/20/8-random-facts-about-despina/
Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
June 21, 2007 at 7:28 am. Permalink.
stratfordgirl replied:
Hi Despina,
Indeed I haven’t blogged for a while… various things: new job, no time etc… Thanks for the tag - it will motivate me to get my arse in gear!
SG
x
June 22, 2007 at 12:16 am. Permalink.
pierre l replied:
Congratulations on the new job, SG!
June 22, 2007 at 7:07 pm. Permalink.
stratfordgirl replied:
Thanks Pierre!
SG
x
June 22, 2007 at 11:55 pm. Permalink.
Mya replied:
Hey Stratford Girl!
Great blog - all the stuff I like. Ranting, dogs puking, mucus at Dotty Ps…Lovely!
June 23, 2007 at 4:31 pm. Permalink.