Me & Angie – Yes she is 6ft taller than me – Shes very drunk here
I was rather disgusted to hear my friend Angie upset because a bus driver had made a rather discriminating comment in regards to her disability.
Angie is deaf and she wears 2 hearing aids, I have often joked with her it must be great to be able to take them out when the kids are screaming. Joking aside what happened to her today is disgusting and I will be urging her to make an official complaint.
Due to Angie’s disability she has a bus pass and as she climbed onto the bus with her young son she was still clutching her mobile to her ear.
“Is that your pass?” the bus driver asked her
“Yes” Angie replied
“Why have you got it? He probed
“Because I’m hard of hearing” she explained
“I have just seen you talking on the phone” he laughed at her
“I’m hard of hearing with 2 hearing aids not deaf” Angie told him rather upset
The bus driver tutted and Angie took her child by the hand and went to find a seat; it was difficult to hold the tears back as everyone else on the bus had stopped to stare.
Should Angie make a complaint? I think she should
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Deffinately thats terrible!!! Deffinately make a complaint…. Id be fuming!!! Grrrrr!!!!!! xxx
yes you should angie !! i have to wear 1 hearing aid im compleaty deaf in my left ear and 45% in my right if the bus driver did that to me id have his number and the bus number the moment he said it ! so what if u got a pass for hard of hearing i know people who have a pass for nothing !! including oaps who think they own the busses !!
She should totally complain!
Oh my God! If she doesnt complain we should set up a petition to get rid of that ignorant twat off the bus. That’s disgusting.
I think you should make a complaint, Angie! None of his business why you have one in the first place, let alone tutting at you. Some people are just rude. Hope you’re okay x
Yes that was very rude of him, obviously if you have a bus pass you have to have a genuine reason but its none of his business as to why xx
Yes she should, I also wear 2 hearing aids there Is no reason for the attitude she got from that driver. I would also take it too the local papers naming an shaming the bus company and driver for there attitude an discrimination towards the hard of hearing. Hugs hun don’t let them grind you down xx
I would definitely make a complaint. Who does he think he is to judge!! He should mind his own business.
Huggles hunni xx
Definitely make a complain that’s discrimination and none of his businesses to why you have a bus pass ..hope your OK xx
Yes! Definitely complain.
For one it’s none of the drivers business why ANYONE has a pass.
Name and shame the company x
definitely complain, its nothing to do with the driver why she has a pass x
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yes id certainly complain thats disgusting what he said! He should have never questioned her about it in the first place let alone make a massive scene about it xxx
what right has he to ask her why she has the pass anyway, that has got sod all to do with him and he has no need to know to allow him to do his job anyway.
I was the same the other week, went to the dentist and as soon as I gave my name her very next queston in front of the whole packed waiting room was ” do you get benefits or get your treatment for free for any reason”" Now while I am no snob that in my mind is a question to be asked of any patient when in the dentist room not shouted put for all to hear and know had I been, and I passed on my comments to the dentist who said he would take it up with the manageress at the staff meeting the next morning.
YES!
She has the right under the DDA and it was no business of the drivers WHY she has a disability pass!
I have worked with the deaf and hard of hearing and she has grounds for complaint!
Hugs for your friend
Yes definitely make a complaint-it was none of his business anyway!! Hope Angie’s okay now, sending hugs xx
i would deffo make a compliant hun he was out of order it has nothing to do with him xxx hugs angie xxx
Yes definatly and if she don’t someone else should on her behalf x
yes she should who the hell does he think he is xx
Definitely thats disgusting!x
yes she should definatly make a complaint some people are just so ignorant and disgusting xx
Yes she should make a complaint and wot business is it off the drivers anyway its none of his business the cheek of him
YES!! Definetly make acomplaint. How dare anybody be so disrespectful to another person! x