Cabdriver abandons dialysis patient, 81, after argument

[dwcrawford]

I think the guy who owns the cab company did the right thing too.  He appeased the rude ole man at the same time satisfying the press and defending his driver.

[RichardMEL]

Great gesture to give the guy free rides to/from Dialysis.. although one hopes he doesn't fall to the bottom of the duty roster or something and winds up having to wait longer and longer because he's not a fare generating customer (you can just see something like that happening, sadly) - though hopefully most drivers would also be mindful of what happened, his age, and the bad publicity anything further would generate so would treat him right.

I do think the real story will never be known and it's very hard to just read some press reports and get the full view. As I said before there's wrongs on both sides (whatever really happened) and that's bad. It sounds like the company has tried to do the best thing in the situation which is good.

Dan mate you're not old - at least you may be older in age - but you're one of the "youngest" people in terms of attitude and outlook that I know - at least the way you express yourself here!!!

Aleta - about your father's view on "service workers" - yikes!! that's horrible. I am almost the opposite in this regard... if it's someone working for McDonald's or the PSA who cleans the machines/chairs and gets us snacks at the unit - I treat them as with everyone else! Polite.. heck the girls at my unit are like friends!! I admire them all the more for getting down and doing the "menial" (as some would say) jobs. They earn an honest living and do that stuff! They are *people* doing a job not some kind of "worker bee" that is best thought of as invisible or someone to blame for things in life. I hate that.

In a similar vein it disgusts me sometimes when I am out and about and say in a food court and people just have their food or whatever and leave their mess and junk on the table when there's a bin and a place for the trays ON THE WAY OUT THE DOOR (ie: they pass it!) or close nearby. It's like this attitude "oh it's someone else's job to clean that up" and laziness.. and it bugs the crap out of me when it's not hard or going out of your way to drop your trash in the bin!!! GA!!!!

sorry you set me off on a rant!!! 

[Jean]

People who leave their messes for others to clean up just absolutely fry my a*s too. We live in a senior citizen mobile home park and there are so many people who will eat their meal and leave all the crap on the table for the " volunteers" to clean up after them. Makes me wonder what their homes look like.

[Chris]

Wow... good thing the print media never slants anything the politically correct way.  Although, I did read an article the other day that Bernie Madoff shouldn't go to prison because of his age!  Maybe if he gets out early he'll get free taxi rides for life.  Maybe that's what Bernie was after anyway, a free ride.

Well ol' Bernie still has a chance at getting a ride in prison since he will be there for some time. 

Wonder what are the chances the cab driver will ever get the call to go back to the dialysis facility to pick him up?
Taking all bets 

Glad my grandfather never acted like that though.

[willowtreewren]

In a similar vein it disgusts me sometimes when I am out and about and say in a food court and people just have their food or whatever and leave their mess and junk on the table when there's a bin and a place for the trays ON THE WAY OUT THE DOOR (ie: they pass it!) or close nearby. It's like this attitude "oh it's someone else's job to clean that up" and laziness.. and it bugs the crap out of me when it's not hard or going out of your way to drop your trash in the bin!!! GA!!!!

sorry you set me off on a rant!!! 

Richard and Jean, You will be glad to know that in my school the children are taught to clean up everything after themselves. Sometimes new children walk off and leave a mess and I say something to the effect of, "Have you arranged for a personal maid to clean up after you?" During the school year they take time at the end of each day to get everything ready for the next day. they do everything except clean the toilets. 

A parent was here for a visit one day and saw her son spil some water then go for the mop. She was aghast! Her comment was they she had no idea he knew how to mop! 

I have a feeling that young man was in for additional chores at home!

People are worthy no matter what their cobs may be. Respect goes a long way in making the world run better.