I suppose, I had become accustomed to quiet living, not being exposed to the
public, on a day to day basis - so it came as a bit of a shock, when I
suddenly was confronted with "the real world"... like jumping in the
Atlantic, in December. I had seriously forgotten how nasty and rude people
really are.
>Well said, Alison. I was trapped in fancy offices and radio stations for
>near on thirty years. When the roof fell in, I ended up catching trains -
>and met real people again! (I say _again_ because I used to work for
>Sheltered Workshops of Australia before that when humanity was at my elbow
>all day.) Public transport is a good place to feel the pulse of a
>community,
>isn't it.
>
>Andrew
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Alison Croggon" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:19 AM
>Subject: Re: Tangled, Snap
>
>
> > My, Joanna! - it sounds like the train to Werribee -
> >
> > I've often thought that a major problem with politicians is that they
>don't
> > use public transport. They would understand society better if they did.
> >
> > Best
> >
> > A
> >
> > On 27/10/05 9:24 AM, "Joanna Boulter" <[log in to unmask]>
>wrote:
> >
> > > Sorry, a bit discombobulated at the moment. Went up to Newcastle this
> > > evening to hear Jane Hirshfield read, which was a marvellous
>experience.
>On
> > > the way back two different sets of drunks, one violent and the other
>merely
> > > very loud, had to be taken off the train by police at two different
> > > stations. The loudest confided, fortissimo, that he was a Geordie
>(i.e.
>from
> > > Tyneside) Irishman who lived in the Village in New York, where he was
>a
> > > policeman who had killed ten men, and if the man he decided to sit
>next
>to
> > > didn't confess he would burn him. The guard asked me if I was all
>right
> > > (they were in the seat behind me), and when I said I thought so, he
> > > disappeared for the next half-hour. Talk about an evening of
>contrasts!
> >
> >
> >
> > Alison Croggon
> >
> > Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
> > Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
> > Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
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