Daydreamer64
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I just returned from a weekend stay at POP. We visited all four parks.
The GOOD- we saw lots of heeley's (PLEASE... dont turn this into another debate on heeleys- beating a dead dog does not change things, the rules are in place and I made sure to watch the kids and the CM's and saw no corrections or conversations with the heeley wearing children or families-) and NO rude kids at any of the parks- most of the Heeley's kids were small kids holding their parents hands ... AND they were happy/not exhausted little kids
The BETTER- I'm severely asthmatic- cig. smoke sets me off- I watch like crazy to avoid all cigs and smoke from them to try to survive- I only saw 1, yes only one, person smoking outside of the posted spots in all four parks- yeah- no smoke in my baby's face either! A big THANK YOU for being respectful to all of those who care to follow the rules for smoking!
The SCARY- on the way back to the POP Saturday night- the bus lines were long and it was almost midnight- people were tired, sticky/hot, and yes, some were even stinky! and just wanted to get to the resort. The bus driver seemed intent on making sure that we all were as close to each other as possible while not reproducing
. The bus was full of all ages of people- we got lucky and had seats in the middle of the bus. The last people to squeeze on were raising their voices to each other- two men - one around 20 years old apparently with his parents, and the other, who was apparently a father, - he was carrying a stroller, standing and speaking to a child - in his mid fourties were fighting -
The younger man said, "I know you weren't talking to me!" The older man says, "I was talking to my wife but if you want me to talk to you I will, do you want me to talk to you right now?, right here on this bus?- I will, I WILL, lets talk".. he was getting very angry, bouncing around very fast and being quite loud- I thought that the bus driver must have some type of protocall to handle an out of control guest but he just ignored the whole situation- I thought the men were going to go to blows any second-
You know how apes look when they defend their territory? -the men stood tall, flexed their muscles, puffed out their chests and tried to look intimidating-
I kid you not- it would have been funny if I was wasn't so nervous about the situation that I found myself in-
I was sitting just behind the younger man and was concerned that they were going to start shoving any min.- there was no where for me to move to get away from them- not one person on that whole bus said or did anything- and worst of all, the bus driver started to drive the bus and still ignored the ruckus- why didn't he call security and sit there until they came??
I couldn't let these people fall on my 15 month old DS, whom I was holding on my lap, and who was finally fast asleep after screaming for 20 mins while we waited for the bus- he was probably responsible for bringing the crowd to a fevered pitch of aggitation by the time he feel asleep
!.
I waited until I felt threatened, thinking at any time that security would pull up to the bus- I assumed ( bad choice, I now know!
) that the driver had radioed for assistance??
He hadn't!- at least no one was waiting at the resort bus stop......
I was really scared for myself and my DS so I decided I couldn't let this go on if I could help it. I said very loudly and firmley- "Please guys, we're all tired, lets just get to the resort and calm down, OK?!
Normally, I would never get into the middle of someone elses fight BUT my baby was right in the line of fire- BOTH men looked at me and..... shut up??! I was so relieved- for a second I thought I was going to get an ear full from both of them but they remained gentlemen and restrained themselves the rest of the trip. The worst part about this was that their families were with them and no one even tried to calm then down?? After we got to the resort, several people thanked me for speaking up- I was just thinking, I wonder if anyone would have stood up for me should one of the men got nasty- I hope someone would have- 
If you were one of these men- I wanted to say that I appreciate you regaining your control for the sake of the rest of us-!
If you were a family member of these men- shame on you for letting this go on and making an infant's mother terrified enough to have to speak up to try to defuse the situation.
The GOOD- we saw lots of heeley's (PLEASE... dont turn this into another debate on heeleys- beating a dead dog does not change things, the rules are in place and I made sure to watch the kids and the CM's and saw no corrections or conversations with the heeley wearing children or families-) and NO rude kids at any of the parks- most of the Heeley's kids were small kids holding their parents hands ... AND they were happy/not exhausted little kids
The BETTER- I'm severely asthmatic- cig. smoke sets me off- I watch like crazy to avoid all cigs and smoke from them to try to survive- I only saw 1, yes only one, person smoking outside of the posted spots in all four parks- yeah- no smoke in my baby's face either! A big THANK YOU for being respectful to all of those who care to follow the rules for smoking!
The SCARY- on the way back to the POP Saturday night- the bus lines were long and it was almost midnight- people were tired, sticky/hot, and yes, some were even stinky! and just wanted to get to the resort. The bus driver seemed intent on making sure that we all were as close to each other as possible while not reproducing
. The bus was full of all ages of people- we got lucky and had seats in the middle of the bus. The last people to squeeze on were raising their voices to each other- two men - one around 20 years old apparently with his parents, and the other, who was apparently a father, - he was carrying a stroller, standing and speaking to a child - in his mid fourties were fighting - The younger man said, "I know you weren't talking to me!" The older man says, "I was talking to my wife but if you want me to talk to you I will, do you want me to talk to you right now?, right here on this bus?- I will, I WILL, lets talk".. he was getting very angry, bouncing around very fast and being quite loud- I thought that the bus driver must have some type of protocall to handle an out of control guest but he just ignored the whole situation- I thought the men were going to go to blows any second-
You know how apes look when they defend their territory? -the men stood tall, flexed their muscles, puffed out their chests and tried to look intimidating-
I kid you not- it would have been funny if I was wasn't so nervous about the situation that I found myself in-I was sitting just behind the younger man and was concerned that they were going to start shoving any min.- there was no where for me to move to get away from them- not one person on that whole bus said or did anything- and worst of all, the bus driver started to drive the bus and still ignored the ruckus- why didn't he call security and sit there until they came??
I couldn't let these people fall on my 15 month old DS, whom I was holding on my lap, and who was finally fast asleep after screaming for 20 mins while we waited for the bus- he was probably responsible for bringing the crowd to a fevered pitch of aggitation by the time he feel asleep
!. I waited until I felt threatened, thinking at any time that security would pull up to the bus- I assumed ( bad choice, I now know!
) that the driver had radioed for assistance?? He hadn't!- at least no one was waiting at the resort bus stop......I was really scared for myself and my DS so I decided I couldn't let this go on if I could help it. I said very loudly and firmley- "Please guys, we're all tired, lets just get to the resort and calm down, OK?!
Normally, I would never get into the middle of someone elses fight BUT my baby was right in the line of fire- BOTH men looked at me and..... shut up??! I was so relieved- for a second I thought I was going to get an ear full from both of them but they remained gentlemen and restrained themselves the rest of the trip. The worst part about this was that their families were with them and no one even tried to calm then down?? After we got to the resort, several people thanked me for speaking up- I was just thinking, I wonder if anyone would have stood up for me should one of the men got nasty- I hope someone would have- If you were one of these men- I wanted to say that I appreciate you regaining your control for the sake of the rest of us-!
If you were a family member of these men- shame on you for letting this go on and making an infant's mother terrified enough to have to speak up to try to defuse the situation.
Some people just seem to think they are the only ones around.
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So, I'm sorry to let you down but I do not have time to debate an issue that means nothing to me- I wanted to share my observations - not start a debate as was written in my OP.
