Not being funny, isn’t there some contingency for people being stuck on the m25 so they don’t miss their parent’s funeral? Surely this happens all the time?
>”The sat nav was saying that [the route] was going to get me there at 11:15am. The service was due to start at 10:30am.” “I basically made the decision to turn around and come home again…
Honestly that sounds like he never wanted to go in the first place, even if you were a bit late, at least you are there for your mum after the ceremony.
edit: just to clarify, I don’t support Just Stop Oil (if they got in the way of me taking my baby to A&E I would drag them off the road) and I don’t really think he is consciously making excuses, what I think happened is that he decided not to at least go to the wake (or whatever was happening afterwards) for whatever reason (stress / panic), wrote about it on Facebook or twitter and ITV who wanted a story contacted him via that platform and filmed him as soon as they could (he says in the video that it happened yesterday) and its become bigger than it should because ITV know it will get shared about.
The RMT rail strikes give prior warning so people can make alternative arrangements, still a huge inconvenience but it avoids situations like this poor guys situation. No one has the right to prevent someone from attending their fathers funeral. I wonder if they will apologise to him?
It will be everyones funeral soon enough. Their methods are a bit “out there” but their message is 1000% right.
>”These people have forced me not to go to my own father’s funeral by their actions and it’s not like I can get a second chance at this…
Could have still arrived late and spent time with his family…
Doesnt bother to hug his mum the day she lost her partner. What a guy.
Can’t wait for the mass funerals when the planet finally decides we aren’t compatible with it.
Will make sure to file a complaint then.
If you take M25 you most likely get stuck on it anyway. Should worry more about the living than the dead.
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Not being funny, isn’t there some contingency for people being stuck on the m25 so they don’t miss their parent’s funeral? Surely this happens all the time?
>”The sat nav was saying that [the route] was going to get me there at 11:15am. The service was due to start at 10:30am.” “I basically made the decision to turn around and come home again…
Honestly that sounds like he never wanted to go in the first place, even if you were a bit late, at least you are there for your mum after the ceremony.
edit: just to clarify, I don’t support Just Stop Oil (if they got in the way of me taking my baby to A&E I would drag them off the road) and I don’t really think he is consciously making excuses, what I think happened is that he decided not to at least go to the wake (or whatever was happening afterwards) for whatever reason (stress / panic), wrote about it on Facebook or twitter and ITV who wanted a story contacted him via that platform and filmed him as soon as they could (he says in the video that it happened yesterday) and its become bigger than it should because ITV know it will get shared about.
The RMT rail strikes give prior warning so people can make alternative arrangements, still a huge inconvenience but it avoids situations like this poor guys situation. No one has the right to prevent someone from attending their fathers funeral. I wonder if they will apologise to him?
It will be everyones funeral soon enough. Their methods are a bit “out there” but their message is 1000% right.
>”These people have forced me not to go to my own father’s funeral by their actions and it’s not like I can get a second chance at this…
Could have still arrived late and spent time with his family…
Doesnt bother to hug his mum the day she lost her partner. What a guy.
Can’t wait for the mass funerals when the planet finally decides we aren’t compatible with it.
Will make sure to file a complaint then.
If you take M25 you most likely get stuck on it anyway. Should worry more about the living than the dead.