The Blog of meggi51

Hello to all who've read and commented before!

I've talked to a couple of you and received some support.

I'm asking for a little more support.

Truth is, I'm really floundering here.

Hard to know how to put this......

Well, I'm on the sauce again and I know it will gain me no brownie points when my husband comes home.

Can I tell you about something that really upset me earlier today.....?

I'm on Face-Book.

About four days ago, I responded to a post that was critical of the public transport system in this county. Specifically, the buses.

The fares have just risen, but the service remains inconsistent.

I have to walk half a mile to get to the nearest bus stop, at which, the local company tells us, there is a bus every ten minutes.

That isn't so. Last time I had to use the service, to take my son to a hospital appointment, we waited twenty-five minutes over the scheduled time for a bus. When we reached the hospital, we were late for our appointment and got put back on the list.

This bloke who responded to my FaceBook post told me that I have no right to be upset about the late running of the bus service.

The traffic is bad, he says, at peak times. There may have been an accident along the route, he says.

Sure, I accept all that. BUT, this is a daily occurrence that the buses are late, no matter WHAT time of day one has to use them.

I never use the service unless I have no choice.

Our local bus stop was removed, meaning that we now have to walk half-a-mile to the nearest stop. There we stand, waiting for a bus that turns up ten minutes late.

Once upon a time, I'd have stood there, waiting, never thinking about it.

I no longer have that luxury, because I have such pain in my back all the time that to even walk to that bus stop causes me agony.

To have to stand there and wait for ages over the time that the bus is supposed to reach that stop just adds to my pain. Not to mention the stress of having to explain why one is late for an appointment.

Why am I branded a whinger by this ignoramus on FaceBook?

He should try to use the public transport system when suffering constant, debilitating pain.