Wine of the Week:
Wirra Wirra Scrubby Rise 2009 Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot - I have had Wirra Wirra wines many a time whilst being on a Qantas flight and found the wine to be quite enjoyable albeit in those small bottles. We bought a bottle when we did our last "everyday drinkables" up at Woolworths Liquor at Engadine. This one was an interesting one as it seems to change with every sip. It had berries, oranges plus the peppery nature of the shiraz. At around $20 per bottle, definitely a great everyday drop.
http://www.wirrawirra.com/
On Saturday, while on the field with the mighty AKA Crusaders A Reserves, I mentioned to my mate Skull that he was going to rate a mention on this particular post. Primarily because he was the originator of the saying that I have used as the heading for the second time now. However, that is as far as Skull's inspiration goes. The true muse for this post is an unknown woman who I 'met' on a train on Tuesday.
Town Hall station is generally packed like sardines during the afternoon peak hour. While saying that, there is a common understanding or dare I say, etiquette to standing on a platform, waiting to board the train. Most people that I encounter on my travels stick to those unspoken words. That is except for her.
She was a try-hard, Beyonce look-alike who decided to push her way in front of me to board the train in such a way that if I decided to reclaim my spot, I would have been charged with manslaughter as she fell down the gap between the platform and the train. However, this big haired inconsiderate woman just pushed her way on to the train, found a seat and just sat there, listening to her ipod and acting like all was right in the world. Her world maybe but in mine, I was fuming.
So it got me thinking - what has happened to common courtesy on public transport these days? That and it is people of all ages and sexes too.
When I was going to school, it was drilled into everyone. You gave up your seat for an adult; not just because you could lose your train pass but it was the decent thing to do. Now, school kids just take a seat and stay there. Heaven forbid if you actually think that they should give up their seat otherwise you get a look that is a combination of a death stare and one of absolute distain.
And before you say that I am turning into a grumpy old man and against the youth of today, it isn't just the schoolkids that I have issues with. I was also brought up with the fact that if there was a woman who was standing up, you gave up your seat for her. However, I have seen grown men sit quite comfortably as even pregnant or elderly women stay standing.
I mean seriously, what the f... are they (men and schoolkids alike) thinking ?
I literally can not sit down in good conscious while there is a woman standing on a train. Trust me, I have tried it and I find myself doubled over in guilt as I see an old lady juggle herself between her walking stick and the rail she is grabbing on in the train.
To me, it just is another example of how we seem to have lost some consideration for others as opposed to keeping an eye out and looking after each other. It is also a sign that there seems to be a loss of respect for others also.
Then again, maybe I am over dramatising things...still means I have to stand all the way home.
