Congratulations, First Great Western, you dismissed a woman - and just lost a regular customer.

[Bidisha]

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/bidisha/first-great-western-_b_3839118.html

I'd never read a Bidisha piece before this one. But I had quite often seen her spoken of fairly highly on MN and thought of her as someone who, if I read her, would give me a more positive view of political/activist blogging than my actual jaded take on it. Having read this piece I don't think I could ever take anything from her seriously. Was/is she really a force for good?

Well the best bit about that article was the fun I've had reading this thread.

Did she not come back? I had a great time out in Bristol last night and will be retuning to Lahndan on a FGW train later when my head stops banging

I will watchn out for subtly sexist guards and bitter journalists and shouty status arses. And tell them to keep it down. I think that last whisky was a mistake. Ouchouchouchneverdrinkingagainetcetc

I steered my wheelchair off a kerb and fell over and some nice young men came and lifted me up.
Is that cos I is a woman?
Should a feminist have said 'Nooooo, stand back egads, I shall deal with myself sexist pigs!'
Fraid I leered drunkenly

For a journalist theres quite a lot of bollocks in the article. The complaints team would be just in replying TL;DR.

Oh and for everyone who has ever been to or lived in Bristol, we thank you for never wanting to come back, I assume that you include the rest of the south west too?

I had a station guard lift my pram up the steps last weekend, how dare he! Just because I am a woman. Bastards...

God that was a boring read!

twisty you sound great fun. Can I come out and be oppressed with you?

Me too, Onesleep - I think we could really have a good time!!

Sure onesleep. Let me stun the screechy child then we shall hit the town. Hair of the dog n all that.

Why journalists need editors.

Sometimes I think MN needs a like button! Or a love button (that sounds weird ) you're all brilliant!

Woh! I thought it was building up to a point and assumed "dismissed" in the sense of "sacked"....wrong on both points. If you take an hour to get from Reading to London, you're on the wrong train!

No sign of the OP? Is FGW perhaps the only train company serving Mumsnet...?

^Oh First Great Western
I thought you were the best, then
You threw it in my face
That was not so naice^

Oh wow! Not a single argument, disagreement or enemy difference of opinion on here. We've also arranged snigger out with Twisty. Good thread all round.

Enemy = even

Snigger = a night out

Though no doubt we'd be sniggering on said night out, between the and the fun and the oppression. I'm off now. I've obviously been practicing for said night, and my phones taking the piss.

I like the concept of a snigger out with twisty - it sounds like a perfect name for it!

we'd be sniggering

Congratulations, Bidisha, on writing the biggest load of wank I've read all day.