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bettyellen

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110. Inconvenience for one person vs many others

Sun Oct 21, 2012, 02:00 PM

Oct 2012

There was no emergency here. Sorry lots if people get sick, and no.... They don't expect the rest of the world to work around them. It's a slight delay for her, but nothing more.
You brought up the nose holding, which is- anyway you look at it - a silly thing to suggest when you're driving a bus.

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OK for driver to kick smelly baby off Seattle bus, Mom to sue [View all] Liberal_in_LA Oct 2012 OP

How sad Politicalboi Oct 2012 #1

the baby had explosive diarrea and people were getting sick from it... progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #10

Where does it say that "people were getting sick from it" Beaverhausen Oct 2012 #21

pretty judgy aren't you? elehhhhna Oct 2012 #22

" Frankly, it smacks of payday." And there it is, Winner! cleanhippie Oct 2012 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author Bonobo Oct 2012 #47

"It smacks of payday"..??? MrMickeysMom Oct 2012 #48

That's a tricky case Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #2

"On the other hand, nobody should have to tolerate that sort of odor in a public place." Brickbat Oct 2012 #3

Why wow? Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #4

open the windows wide. Liberal_in_LA Oct 2012 #5

Was that possible? Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #9

I also was wondering if feces were leaking onto the seats and floor obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #45

Agree. jackbenimble Oct 2012 #61

Agree on the safety issue if the stench was a distraction to driver. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #76

Most transit buses dont open. cleanhippie Oct 2012 #34

Yes, and as a grown-up I figured that the parent was just as embarrassed and uncomfortable as Brickbat Oct 2012 #16

I agree Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #18

Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #23

Yeah, go on the bus with people with foul odors some time.... Darth_Kitten Oct 2012 #51

If the odor were due to some sort of behavioral thing reflection Oct 2012 #6

I understand Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #11

And risking everyone ELSE on the bus getting sick? alp227 Oct 2012 #25

Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses? PassingFair Oct 2012 #29

+1 Gormy Cuss Oct 2012 #39

Why, you want to get sick from fecal contamination? Darth_Kitten Oct 2012 #52

I'd rather risk that than kick a pregnant woman with a sick child off a bus. PassingFair Oct 2012 #53

Die? jackbenimble Oct 2012 #63

The woman and her child were obviously in distress. PassingFair Oct 2012 #73

Child is about a year old nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #86

Then why jackbenimble Oct 2012 #93

Because you can easily manage it at the doctors nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #99

I live in a rural area jackbenimble Oct 2012 #112

Well that explains it nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #113

Explains what? n/t jackbenimble Oct 2012 #116

I use public transportation REGULARLY nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #117

Oh ok jackbenimble Oct 2012 #118

Worked for six months in a chicken coup nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #119

That's just an absurd response! SirRevolutionary Oct 2012 #103

House calls? Fumesucker Oct 2012 #30

"Do doctors do house calls anymore?" Posting from 1955, are we? WinkyDink Oct 2012 #35

How else can poor, car-less people get medical care? alp227 Oct 2012 #78

You answered your question, public transportation nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #84

So what should I do, wear a mask like there's a SARS epidemic everywhere? alp227 Oct 2012 #91

Yet this is not a L-III emergency that warrants an ambulance nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #92

I sure hope you just forgot the sarcasm tag. n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2012 #74

house calls? You shit me right? nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #83

That sounds harsh IVoteDFL Oct 2012 #12

I wasn't trying to be harsh Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #13

I know IVoteDFL Oct 2012 #15

diarrhea datasuspect Oct 2012 #20

It's how long in time she had to go, AND how long she had been on already. Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #32

It's hard to judge the details from the article Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #41

No. No basis for a lawsuit. You have to be "damaged," in order to recover damages. nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #44

Oh, really? MrMickeysMom Oct 2012 #49

Did you even read my post? Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #58

Team bus driver MotherPetrie Oct 2012 #7

Just as context: yewberry Oct 2012 #8

Thanks for the info. alp227 Oct 2012 #26

No, public buses do not have windows that open. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #38

Where I live the public buses have windows that open. alp227 Oct 2012 #40

No doubt the woman was upset dealing with a sick child ToxMarz Oct 2012 #14

I agree, get off the bus, change the baby, get back on the bus. Drahthaardogs Oct 2012 #17

Not everyone... MrMickeysMom Oct 2012 #50

Sorry, but the mother here is a piece of work. Drahthaardogs Oct 2012 #56

+ 1 n/t ejbr Oct 2012 #19

"strangely protective when it comes to our kids." Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #67

And entitled ToxMarz Oct 2012 #68

What poor behavior? Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #69

Cry me a river. ToxMarz Oct 2012 #95

This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Oct 2012 #96

Lovely. Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #98

So she is entitled for taking the kid to the doctor? nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #115

Yes I'm for real ToxMarz Oct 2012 #121

No, she is saying that the driver nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #122

Good. The other passengers shouldn't have to stomach that stench. nt Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #24

Frivolous lawsuit right there. alp227 Oct 2012 #27

Who says that is the only thing she can sue about here? WinkyDink Oct 2012 #36

Gotta say I'm in agreement there. yewberry Oct 2012 #43

Is this really that hard? Suck it up and do the right thing. demmiblue Oct 2012 #28

At whose cost though, if the mother cannot drive? alp227 Oct 2012 #31

obviously not quick enough? cleanhippie Oct 2012 #37

I grew up on a farm. Silver Swan Oct 2012 #42

"bitch" obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #46

Well, anybody's a "bitch" who doesn't cater to the Mommy-brigade these days. Darth_Kitten Oct 2012 #71

Gotcha obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #87

I grew up on a farm too ToxMarz Oct 2012 #55

Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #70

my mom has Alzheimer's & can't control her bowels wordpix Oct 2012 #105

I hear the Romney campaign wants to know why Shankapotomus Oct 2012 #54

+1,000,000 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #59

. reflection Oct 2012 #77

The bus driver was right. JVS Oct 2012 #57

She's not on a plane with a poopy baby (I've been there, and had nowhere TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #60

Do you ride buses Luminous Animal Oct 2012 #94

She was on the 36, I think, which goes by every 4-7 minutes. nt yewberry Oct 2012 #101

I have--used to take a city bus every day to college. TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #102

Um...I ride those Seattle buses...and if odor was a prohibiter from riding... Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #62

I'm with you. Where's the concern for the mother and child? Responses are heartless. nolabear Oct 2012 #64

Agree with you... MrMickeysMom Oct 2012 #79

I agree here, where's our empathy? Everyone says the mother madmom Oct 2012 #80

Women who are four months pregnant run marathons obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #65

You miss the point Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #66

No I didn't obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #89

Yes. Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #90

I'd like the bus driver with both hands on the wheel - not his nose bettyellen Oct 2012 #104

That is silly.. Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #107

The safety of dozens of people is not a silly concern at all bettyellen Oct 2012 #108

Safety? Your argument is a strawman. It did not happen that way... Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #109

Inconvenience for one person vs many others bettyellen Oct 2012 #110

Still with the strawman Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #111

Some do. Some puke their guts out. Some are on bedrest so they'll go to term. nolabear Oct 2012 #82

As soon as she threatened to sue NightOwwl Oct 2012 #72

Millions of dollars? Ms. Toad Oct 2012 #75

Millions, thousands, hundreds. NightOwwl Oct 2012 #81

You are aware that lawsuits can also be brought for things other than money, right? n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2012 #85

Was any member of the Romney family present at the time of this incident? n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #88

Smelly baby, smelly baby, what are they feeding you? Edweird Oct 2012 #97

Sick child should have been the priority. aikoaiko Oct 2012 #100

"Fecal Matter Contamination"' that was a joke, right dominusvictor Oct 2012 #106

"true empathy" thanks for the excellent post. Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #114

Fecal matter contamination is why I cannot be around babies/toddlers REP Oct 2012 #120