Not just stumble but properly fall over and land on her front, would you stop and see if she was ok?
Yep.
I guess no-one did. Are you okay?
I'd give her a kick, just to see how far she'd roll 🙂
Of course I would. But then the fact she's pregnant (or indeed female) is beside the point.
Yes. But some people are nobs.
Of course, they might have just assumed that you were a tubber.
pregnant or not should not make a difference, the answer is yes.
What happened?
I stop and ask anyone if they were ok if they fell over in front of me. Even if it looks obvious that they're fine, it seems like a common courtesy.
Yeah, but I generally go and see if anyone is ok if they fall over, it's just nice isn't it?
I'd stop to check if I say anyone fall over. Life has however taught me to not mention if I think a woman is pregnant.
Of course I would. But then the fact she's pregnant (or indeed female) is beside the point.
Exactly this ^
deffo.
picked a old lady up in leeds a couple of week ago outside primark, she had slipped coming out.........useless foreign security man just stood and watched her.
Did you trip them?
Yeah in Sainsburys car park. Plenty of people about, no one stopped. Think that's a bit shitty tbh.
Nettles yes fair point 😉
And are you okay?
Life has however taught me to not mention if I think a woman is pregnant.
Me too! 😳 To answer the original question though, I would see if anyone was OK.
I always go over to help, but I position myself nearby and hopefully out of sight until I can be sure if they are actually hurt, need support or calming down, or are otherwise in trouble. If you are fine and can just get up and back on your way, you don't want someone fussing over you.
Is that possible?
I thought that weebles wobbled, but they don't fall down!
(hope you're ok!)
fair point. although I am in that case a small skinny woman with a large beaachball up her jumper.Life has however taught me to not mention if I think a woman is pregnant.
Yeah I'm fine Si, grazed hand, dirty knees, buised ego.
I would help, but I'm of the older generation.
But as Jimmy Carr says - "I'd much rather see a pregnant woman standing up on a bus, than a fat girl sitting down, crying"
[i]dirty knees, bruised ego[/i]
Still, you'll be used to that 🙂
it makes me sad that some people don't - we stopped the car once becuase an old lady had fallen and dropped all her shoppign on the ice. To me that's just normal.picked a old lady up in leeds a couple of week ago outside primark, she had slipped coming out.........
I would say yes, but would be pissed off when ( chances are high ) she blanks me afterwards.
When I grew up I was taught the whole respect & ladies first shite. Open a door for the female of the species these days and she'll more than likely ignore you and think you're trying to get in her pants.
I once slipped and fell head over heels onto ice. I was laying there laughing. A group of boys (school children) stopped and asked if I was ok/if I needed a hand up.
I'm nowhere near pensionable age.
picked a old lady up in leeds a couple of week ago outside primark
ton, didn't think the old ones were your thing. 🙂
Joking aside, fair dues though. Mrs DD had a proper onto her face fall when she was mid-term. Not sure anyone stopped either. Isn't there a name for the syndrome whereby the more by-standers, the less chance someone will help as everybody thinks somebody else will step in.
You're pregnant?
Why did no one tell me?
(Confuses some members, I'm sure! 😉 )
Once I'd uploaded the clip to youtube from my phone I'd definitely stop and check they were ok.
don't worry, you were going to find out when I sent the CSA after you 😉
picked a old lady up in leeds a couple of week ago outside primark
Ahhh so you like the more mature laydee then Ton 
Seriously now, to me it's an obligation and common courtesey.
Helped a lady who slipped on ice the other week, she went down HARD, ended treble nining it and getting an ambulance, she fractured her scapula it turns out, then it's chucking it down with snow, she's in that much pain she can't move from an upright sitting position and the number of people who tutted as the had to change direction to avoid us(oh the inconvenience)... that attitude boils my piss... but then I'm the sort of person who will stop at RTCs if it looks serious enough and the blue light services are not in attendance.
EDIT: DD beat me to the joke
Isn't the many bystanders not intervening more about the norm? I.e. if you are in a large group of people and no one intervenes then that tells you that not intervening is the "right" course of action - the more people not intervening, the more this looks "right".
They've done tests where fire alarms go off and smoke begins to fill the room - if everyone else (stooges) sits still and quiet, the subject of the test likely will too, presumably until the flames are licking their ankles.
lol grum I'll wait to become a youtube sensation!
Stopped (on my bike) in January when we had the first snowfall a middle-aged woman was lying half-in/half-out of a bus shelter. When I asked if she was OK she said she'd slipped on the snow.
Well her ankle was broken and her foot/shoe was just swinging in the breeze and she started panicking but she calmed down after I lifted her onto the bench inside the shelter. I phoned for an ambulance, she phoned her husband and we just sat there eating Haribo & waiting for about 40mins (the weather was quite bad) until the ambulance turned up. Profuse thanks & GWS & I carried on with my bike ride 🙂
I stopped to help a pregnant lady who had fallen once. Somebody else had rang for an ambulance (her ankle had swollen dramatically) and I stayed with her cr**ping myself in case she started to go into labour and expected me to do the whole boiling water and towels thing (the ambulance took ages to arrive). I don't know who was more relieved when the ambulance finally turned up, me or her.
Of course you stop to see if they are all right. Doesn't have to be a pregnant woman although they are top of the list alongside elderly ladies.
The list only applies in case of mass falling overs. Pregnant women & old ladies, old fellas, the rest of the general population then kids. I've nothing against kids but they are bottom of the triage list 'cos they tend to bounce.
I would help, but I'm of the older generation
Younger Surfer is from the "younger" generation. A more helpful and well mannered boy you would never meet, takes after his mum!
Of course I would stop and help, paid up member of the human race and all that.
I'd stop to help - unless you were in a zoo
Isn't the done thing now to video the incident, so you can stick it on FaceAche or YouTube before pointing & laughing??
FWIW - I can't see why someone wouldn't go to help, unless the person who fell was with someone else who was already seeing to them. No point adding to any embarassment.
Sorry to hear that and hope you're ok mrs f - a frightening experience for you. Congrats anyway. 🙂
ah well, shame none of you were in Colton sainsburys today you could have dashed to my aid.
thanks C_G 🙂
Yep, I generally stop for people I see lying on the floor when others around me are quite content to walk on by.
Notable ones include the drunk girl unable to stand and with no knickers whose skirt had ridden up 😯
Closely followed by the guy who seemed a bit annoyed that I had woken him up - I guess he must have been homeless or very tired.
Then more recently I came across 3 elderly people in the spate of 3 months. One guy was at a bus stop and apart from myself and another lady everyone else just walked past and ignored him.
Easy answer:
Stop and help = Brought up properly
Walk on by = Everyone else
I slipped on ice cream on the marble floor at the Trafford Centre while pregnant and staff had me immediately sign a disclaimer after a very quick "are you alright?". Would I really know within less than a minute that I (and baby) would be alright? But they sure didn't waste any time.
Congrats
Off course stop and help, who wouldn't?
My Mum fell over in a shop a couple of years back. A few people gathered round to make sure she was on. Next thing she sees is a person behind the people asking if she was alright reach into her handbag and try to take purse.
Mum challenged the woman who claimed she was just going to pick up the bag. Mum said she was clearly going for the purse as the handles were lying down beside the bag.
expected me to do the whole boiling water and towels thing
I always wondered what the point of that was. I've a sneaking suspicion that it's to get the panicky blokes out from under the feet whilst the women take care of the job properly.
