Some help others, some don't !

My brother in law fell over yesterday in the snow, and two people stopped their cars to help him get up.

Nothing surprises me anymore.
My father collapsed while trying to board a train after being released from hospital, he had had a haemorrhage. People stepped over him to get on the train!!! ?

How horrible some people are. I’m sure all those I know would stop and help. At least I hope so.

I'm very thankful that I live in a town that has real community spirit and where people are very kindly towards one another in the main. I was very heartened to day to get lots of messages enquiring about the welfare of the homeless people my charity supports.
I'm sorry your son didn't get the help he needed Dontaskme, but glad no resulting harm was done.

Heavens that's awful Dontaskme. And here's me thinking that the terrible weather brings out the best in people, and everyone pulls together. Clearly not everyone then

I fell on Wednesday and passers by immediately stopped to help my partner get me back on my feet.

But years ago when I was pregnant, I fainted in a supermarket queue and people just pushed my trolley aside so they could get round to get in front of me.

So - people in country towns not necessarily more caring than in London!

My Mum and Dad used to say that something bad happens if you do someone a favour. I'm sure it's not always true, but have experienced it sometimes. I picked someone up from hospital the other day and drove very carefully on the way home.

I once took a tumble outside a NT property. There was only one couple nearby and they came rushing over to check I was ok. My daughter who had gone on ahead didn't see the incident and when she looked around, she thought I had sat down for a rest!

Thank you everyone for the lovely support for my DS - he'll be so embarrassed when I tell him but will feel happy too and it has made me feel better as well - I was shaken when he told me! He's ok - he got bashed over the head with a bottle by a drunkard a few years ago and had a fractured skull, now bangs to the head are always a worry so he gingerly walked down to the GP this morning just to get checked. He's fine. The bottle incident wasn't where we live btw -he'd gone to Brighton for the day, nowhere near us. We're in a large town in Kent which is supposed to be a "nice" area, or at least it was few years ago anyway! The more people I meet/stories I hear the more I like my dogs. Take care people and thank you again

My daughter helped a woman who had fallen outside M&S. The staff also came to help. As the woman had bled on her clothes the staff brought her new clothes to put on. So good things happen too. I'm sorry your son was not helped.

Well brought up of course

Dontaskme you must be very proud of your well brought and kind ds. So sorry that he hurt himself and that has to experience the selfishness of others. What a sad reflection of society in some areas.
We are lucky in our rural backwater most people are more like you and your son.
Give him a GN award for kindness.

It's sad that people don't help others. Over the years I've had a few falls and each time some lovely person has come to help me.
I'm not risking going out in this awful snow, though silly me - I conscientiously pulled my dustbin out then went online to find that the local council has cancelled bin collections. Immediately I rang my older neighbour to advise her not to bother with hers. In a while I'll trundle mine back in. Damnation.

I tripped and fell recently and 3 cars stopped to see if I was OK. Also at Christmas I saw a man had fallen down so I stopped, helped him up, offered to take him home and others came out to help.

Incredible someone would walk around your son.what were they thinking. Is it a dangerous area?

I was quite shocked last year at the way people ignore someone who obviously is in need of help. I was in Homesense right next to a table display of glassware and crockery when I had a sudden severe dizzy spell - thought I was going to throw up and keel over! Stood still for a few seconds and then managed to make my way to a sideboard which I ended up leaning on with my eyes closed for at least 10 minutes. People just carried on shopping around me. Now they might have thought I was drunk or or drugs - although I am in my fifties and I think respectable looking - but even if they didn't want to approach me you would think one of them might have said something to a member of staff.

I get cross with the amount of times I’ve seen people ignore someone that needs help. I’m the first there to help if I can, it seems that caring gene isn’t in all of us.

That's horrid - your poor DS. Hope he's okay? People are really friendly round our way and would've been straight over to see if he was okay.

I face-planted in a dark car park at work one evening and 2 of our customers rushed over to help me back up... then again, I can literally trip over thin air lately!

Dontaskme * just walked round him* ?!!!! I hope they fry in hell!!!
Give him a big hug from me - not too tight as to hurt him - and a mug of hot soup. What a terrible world! Such a lovely lad to go and sort out the old lady and her cat.
Where do you live? I have been helped here in East Midlands, most often by people who are more recent settlers in Britain. Being disabled, I often struggle with doors and so on.
I weep for the unkindness of selfish people.
I give thanks for the kindness of strangers. I rejoice for the caring of you and your dear son.

When I was 16 I was verbally attacked by a man at a bus stop. He quoted religious texts to me & called me 'the whore of Babylon' & tried to push me into the road.There was a long queue & not one person came to my aid. He was a well known local character & was drunk at 8am as usual. I was so upset & crying & shaking. After he lurched off a woman from behind me came up & said 'was that your Landlord?' She then proceeded to tell me she worked with my Mum so she must have known I still lived at home & was 16.
2 weeks later he pushed a pregnant woman onto train tracks. She was OK & he was 'put away' at last but I have never forgotten how frightened I I felt standing there & I would NEVER ignore anyone in need of help.

I always remember many years ago when I was pregnant with my first born I was out shopping and felt as if I was going to faint, I sat on a bench and stuck my head between my knees, no one came to my aid and a woman who was already on the bench got up and moved away. It took me ages to recover enough to walk home, so it’s not anything new!!! I hope your son is feeling ok now and be proud of him for going to help someone.

No-one would stop for anything or anyone round here, unless it is money Lol!! Seriously since this bad weather started I have heard & seen no-one apart from texts from my lovely DS who has to work. No-one young in our street to bother about any of us oldies so we just have to 'grin & bear it'. Couldnt get out if i wanted to now as snow is over the top of my boots. Hope all GN's are safe & warm & no power cuts please?

I fell on ice/snow outside a driveway around the corner from where I live (small market town) and was asked very curtly to move out of the way by the owner who was waiting to get his car out.

This was some years back, but I suspect the reaction would be the same today.

How terrible, dontaskme. I hope that your son is alright. As someone said up post, keep an eye out for signs of concussion if he banged his head. It's unbelievable that not even one person stopped to ask if he was alright, very sad indeed. I hope they never injure themselves in public and get ignored. A sad world at times.

That is terrible. Like Maggie round here everyone would have jumped in to help and would all have ended up as good friends!

Our local newspaper often has letters from people saying thanks for some good deed or other. People who have lived here all their lives just take it for granted but it is very special to those of us who have lived in other places.

How awful! DH slipped yesterday while crossing the road with the 2 dogs, he went down face forward luckily the only injury was a bleeding nose. A lady stopped her car to check he was ok, gave a handful of tissues and offered him a lift, which he declined. I can’t understand people who can ignore someone who has fallen, just hope karma gets them eventually.