Was I in the wrong?

[PvtPyle]

Thank God the internet is here to help us address these moral crises we face in our day to day lives..!

[Gnat]

Originally Posted by PvtPyle

Thank God the internet is here to help us address these moral crises we face in our day to day lives..!

The internet is great for all sorts of advice... don't you think, sofaboy?

[AboveTheSalt]

Originally Posted by PvtPyle

Thank God the internet is here to help us address these moral crises we face in our day to day lives..!

Sadly it only works in retrospect, like replays in football.

I can see a huge potential market for a real-time system to freeze time while we check with a wise and impartial arbitrator before taking action - just think what it would do for road-rage

[PvtPyle]

Originally Posted by Olibubble

The internet is great for all sorts of advice... don't you think, sofaboy?

Haha! I like it!

:visage:

Edit: I should add that my original post was possibly put forward with tongue firmly planted in cheek.

[Gnat]

Originally Posted by PvtPyle

Haha! I like it!

:visage:

Edit: I should add that my original post was possibly put forward with tongue firmly planted in cheek.

I read it that way

[Garp]

Yes, you were in the wrong.

For starters, you should have looked at where you were placing your feet whilst extricating yourself from the seating on the train, that is your responsibility. Then having observed in advance that her feet were in part way blocking your route out, either stepped over them or said "Excuse me, please" and waited for her to move them. Having failed to do any of these things that are your responsibility and hit her, it is again your responsibility to apologise to her. Her legs were there first, not yours.

Yes, she was in the wrong too, she shouldn't have been blocking the way when you had stood up with a clear intent to depart, and yes she should have apologised as well, but she was well within her right to expect an apology from you.
I find the seating on trains to be uncomfortable, and the angle at which my knees and legs are forced into causes me problems with my knees. Thus at any opportunity I stretch my legs out, often blocking the way. It's that or limp everywhere in agony. I do endeavour to move my legs out the way whenever they are stopping people from moving around, but I don't make any pretence at managing to achieve that all the time.

[iCraig]

I thought you were being sarcastic at first Garp.

If she's stretched her legs out into his space, then it's up to her to move them out the way surely? They shouldn't be there in the first place IMO. Fair enough if she wants more comfort, stretch them out, but be prepared to pull them back at a second's notice, or say sorry for tripping people up, not expect an apology herself! :\

Saying her feet were there seems a bit daft. Would she be in the right to have an apology if she put her feet in the aisle, and tripped somebody up? After all her feet were there first, and people should be responsible for where they're walking?

[Mondo]

When you are standing (or half standing) in the table seat with the table lodged up against your thigh you can't see the floor because of the tight space. The only way to see if someone's foot is there would be to sit down again. I got up on my side and side stepped over, she clearly saw me getting up but didn't move her feet, even after i tripped over them, they were still out stretched.

[-J-]

you should have fell over and put a claim in

[Will]

Originally Posted by Garp

Yes, you were in the wrong.

For starters, you should have looked at where you were placing your feet whilst extricating yourself from the seating on the train, that is your responsibility. Then having observed in advance that her feet were in part way blocking your route out, either stepped over them or said "Excuse me, please" and waited for her to move them. Having failed to do any of these things that are your responsibility and hit her, it is again your responsibility to apologise to her. Her legs were there first, not yours.

Yes, she was in the wrong too, she shouldn't have been blocking the way when you had stood up with a clear intent to depart, and yes she should have apologised as well, but she was well within her right to expect an apology from you.
I find the seating on trains to be uncomfortable, and the angle at which my knees and legs are forced into causes me problems with my knees. Thus at any opportunity I stretch my legs out, often blocking the way. It's that or limp everywhere in agony. I do endeavour to move my legs out the way whenever they are stopping people from moving around, but I don't make any pretence at managing to achieve that all the time.

oookaaay....