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Eye hospital dickface

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Helenahandkart · 10/05/2022 16:09

I’ve just come here to rant.
I had a five hour round trip to the eye hospital today, which involved waking up at 5.30am and receiving some upsetting news.

When I came out after my appointment I could hardly see anything due to eye drops/dilation. I rushed to the bus stop. I couldn’t accurately read the small clock on my phone but there was either a bus due any minute, or I might have to wait in the rain for half an hour in which case I may as well start walking home.

I politely asked a passing man if he had the time. He didn’t. My phone was in my hand so I held it up and said ‘Please could you read this? I’ve just been to the eye hospital and I can’t see it’. Before I’d finished the sentence he looked me up and down contemptuously and said with a sneer ‘I don’t have time for this. I’m in a dash’ and walked off.

What a dick.
It would have taken him one second to glance at my phone and tell me the time.

OP posts:
EarringsandLipstick · 11/05/2022 09:13

people are being oddly dramatic and aggressive

Presumably you include the OP in that?

MarshaBradyo · 11/05/2022 09:15

EarringsandLipstick · 11/05/2022 09:13

people are being oddly dramatic and aggressive

Presumably you include the OP in that?

I meant the poster I quoted (who was aggressive and called people weird)

and you get people posting dear god this thread etc

I think the op is being a bit dramatic maybe but the ott replies stood out

leatherboundbooks · 11/05/2022 09:19

There are eye hospitals outside of London. I have to go to our local one periodically and as you need to get the bus as driving isn't allowed if my appointment is early I end up having to st off early because of how the buses run, it's either early or risk being late if there is a problem on the road or the bus is late/cancelled, also there is a lot of waiting around in between getting the drops, seeing one person, seeing someone else before you can go. I read the scenario as being like at my local hospital. finding th right stop and working out if the bus was coming has been a nightmare. I'd have been upset, it is a stressful time tbh, I couldn't walk back from my hospital but I might consider sitting inside or in the garden if I knew there would be a long wait

EarringsandLipstick · 11/05/2022 09:25

I meant the poster I quoted (who was aggressive and called people weird)

Ah yes! Sorry - I missed a line from your post!

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