Oh liverpool you let us down today....and usually so proud of you.... So we left early and luckily wigan but on extra carriages, we were all ushered out and we chose our spot sat and chatted to those around us as we waited for grandma and girl and her dog to arrive..... ....last time the giants came I was suffering from agoraphobia so although I am now fighting cancer and technically sitting on pavement is resting was determined to see them, we checked the route and positioned ourselves to where both were coming down....... .....we waited and waited and waited.... ...then the barriers started to be put up...oh exciting.....then music then can see her giant head this was us it, the whole street stood up waiting...shes just about to turn corner... Then nothing, some guy measured the road...which we laughed... You think you measured beforehand, then next min grandma goes past road doesnt come down to lie in rest..... ...well uproar was not even the word, stewards didnt know what was going on, panic, frustration anger was building among the crowds...people double checking route maps, yep she was defo meant to come down..... There was two reasons given, one she was late so decided just to rest or which most likely...there was no crowd control, so corner were she was meant to come down got so over crowded that by time they went to put barriers out which was far too late by then, that they couldnt reduce crowds so grandma couldnt get through, which prop why the guy measured..... ....either reason was not good then there was talk the girl and her fog were not going to come down......this was uproar and the stewards and team knew they had to do something otherwise there really would been a riot.... They managed to sort things put to allow her and her dog through but it was very rushed and very little interaction, that we felt very disappointed.....but least our road got one of them...I felt sorry for all those on other road and can imagine be a few hundred complaints... ...Im glad I got to see them but felt there was more hype then substance behind it...... ...we admired them whilst having there siesta but maybe the drama degree came out of me but as I said to mum having a whole load of speakers behind them snoring didnt feel as effective than if they put the speakers on chair or something as the noise was coming somewhere different from the puppet...... ....after having a very public injection and an audience of children watching mum....and fact my body had given up.... Really am suffering with fatigue....we decided we had enough and was not impressed.. So went to train station..... .....only to find they were not equipped for the crowds at all..... We were all hearded into lanes supposedly in where you were going, we were packed together, hot, stuffy, standing hardly moving, mum and I were among many who were on verge of collapse, in pure pain..... ......luckily there saving grace was they started to hand out free haricot sweets and bottle of water and loom bands to children to help keep them occupied, but by the time the bottle water man cane round to hand us pur second bottles of water....I had to use all power to keep being patient and all strength to keep right...my body cramping..esp my legs..... ....you would think being in our lanes when trains came in be easy but oh no..... I joked the theme of ww1 was taken too seriously and felt we were evacuees or refugees waiting to see where we be taken...we seriously were contemplating getting other trains to places no where near us but near relatives or friends anything to get out the crowds...... ...we then eventually got called but the lanes were no use cause there was no order to them so we we then all rushed to get through ticket office, where there was no order and everyone trying yo get through a two person width lane...luckily they put extra carriages on and told mum to hold one end of her stick and I held on the other and basically pulled her through the crowds otherwise wed never made the train...I apologise to anybody that I may have bumped into or hit or made angry...I tried to be considerate and be polite but was so concerned for my mum and I do feel sorry... Mum told me not to feel guilty and I was very polite and considerate unlike others but I do feel bad..... ....just been told yesterday there was 40,000 complaints by 1pm so lime street good luck as tis will be quadrupled today... ...luckily we got a seat.... And we are now home...both in agony...worn out... But liverpool usually so proud of you but today sorry you left us very disappointed... You knew there would be crowds you just put things into place to deal with them.....
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 16:41:59 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015