Police causing the maximum inconvenience, M4 closure Options

[gel]

Why are Police causing massive inconvenience to thousands and not bringing incident to swift end by intervention; presume a jumper or the like?

http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article...articleID=14702


Almost certainly this will result in more accidents due to overloaded local roads, whilst police never seem to have in mind rapid reopening of this major artery.

[Iommi]

The list grows, Bill1!

[Rachel]

The list grows, Bill1!

Some of the responses on here have saddened me greatly. If we stop for one second to think how desperate that person must be feeling, perhaps the cries of "selfish so-and-so" would be reversed. Surely that person, stood on a bridge, considering leaving whatever their life has brought them, is not able to think straight enough to be considered selfish. Few people would begrudge someone that ill, a couple of hours disruption which they will have no idea they'll have created? Poor, poor person, they deserve pity & understanding, not shouts of "get on with it, you're in my way!"
Call me soft if you like, but I was in Sainsbury's (not Newbury) on Wednesday, & the sweet lady on the til had been saddened by something the previous customer had said (I think she'd been offered condollences). She carried on serving me, tears rolling down her cheeks, but smilling all the while. I silently passed her a tissue & a smile, paid & left, hearing a quiet "Thankyou" as I left. Perhaps some people here think I should have told her to pull herself together & hurry up before my frozen peas defrosted? Don't answer that.

[Brad]

I silently passed her a tissue & a smile,

A tissue, you offered a tissue.. Where was the hug? I'd have squished that old lady up in a loving hug, pinched her cheek whilst saying how adorable she was, patted her on the head and off id plod. I do hope it was a used tissue

[Rachel]

A tissue, you offered a tissue.. Where was the hug? I'd have squished that old lady up in a loving hug, pinched her cheek whilst saying how adorable she was, patted her on the head and off id plod. I do hope it was a used tissue

Well, sometimes, silence speaks louder than words. please re-read what I wrote, you will see she appeared a gentle soul, &, not wishing to embarress her, a tissue & a smile seemed appropriate.

Appropriate....now there's a word with meaning, one which many might ponder.