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From: Walter.Siren@p18.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Walter Siren)
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Subject: Re: CANES VERSUS DOGSOffered Seat
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Date: 26 Oct 90 03:25:47 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 WS>      Yeh, there is one thing worse.  When she offers her seat  
 WS>      to the blind man, and he insists that she stay there, and  
 WS>  that he is fine standing up, and she still insists, getting  
 WS>  everyone elses attention, and then in order to end the  
 WS>  problem, you have to take her seat to shut her up.  I have  
 WS>  seen this happen several times.  
 DA>  
 DA> Walter:  The scene you describe certainly does happen.  However, 
 DA> I am not sure
 DA> of your position.  Should the blind person take her seat to shut 
 DA> her up, keep on
 DA> insisting, or walk away.  

My position is one thing, and what finally has to be done is
another thing.  I think I would rather stand, but when I can't get
out of the situation anyother way, there is nothing left to do, but
sit down to quit drawing attention.  When a person gets up, and
refuses to sit down, and practically pushes you in the seat, there
is nothing left to do.  I don't think that is worth drawing all
kinds of attention to.  As far as walking away, where are you going
to walk to on a crowded bus.

               Walter 

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