'Loopholee becomes loopholer': Train passenger gets seat stolen, finds an extra petty loophole

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Apr 20, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

Traveling by train can be so relaxing… but only if you're able to actually sit down and enjoy it. 

This guy was probably expecting a chill train voyage. U/Magnus_40 was traveling from Edinburgh to London, and they were ready to enjoy a great view with the window seat they'd booked. Train travel is absolutely one of the best ways to travel. Watching the view from the window makes time fly by. Plus, unlike airplanes, you're able to walk around pretty freely, and on lots of train lines, you can buy coffee or snacks to pass the time. 

Unfortunately for this OP, someone plopped into the seat they booked, and wouldn't move an inch. Talk about petty! At least this dude found a way to enjoy his voyage anyway. 

Next, this woman has made all her neighbors annoyed and wary of her because of what she did at this Easter egg hunt for children. 

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  • 01
    Font - r/pettyrevenge Posted by u/Magnus_40 . 69 32 Apparently booking a seat on a train is not a real booking if someone else decides to sit there. I was travelling from Edinburgh to London by train and had a booked window seat with a table.
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  • 02
    Font - I got on the train to find 4 guys sitting at the table, the one in my seat that was clearly marked as booked, refused to move as he was with his friends and the train was packed. The ticket collecter passed and I asked him to help. He asked the guy to move but he refused and somehow that was that. "So what now?" I asked
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  • 03
    Font - "You can find another seat but I have no power to move him, only the police and move him and they will not turn up just to move someone out of a seat."
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  • 04
    Font - There were no seats free in the carriage and probably not many free on the train so standing to London was a possibility. "I'm going to take a seat in first class" - better surroundings, power sockets and free tea and coffee.
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  • 05
    Font - "Well, you could call the police to move me but apparently they won't turn out to move someone out of a seat" I had a lovely trip with power for my laptop and a wide comfy seat.
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  • 06
    Font - freezerbreezer In my country the ticket collector would have thrown the guy out of the train lol
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  • 07
    Font - radioactivecowz How do the staff not have the authority though? You agree to follow their instructions when you buy a ticket. Doesn't seem like they should require police to enforce basic rules
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  • 08
    Font - I used to work on the train from Belfast to Dublin. The conductor would not let the train leave if someone was breaking the rules, aka walk into first class, harass staff etc. Many times the police would be waiting at the next stop. It sucks for other passengers but that makes their walk of shame even more enjoyable.
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  • 09
    Head - jazzzhandzz Revenge AND free tea?! This is what dreams are made of.
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  • 10
    Font - 00 seydog Finally justice! Loopholee becomes loopholer.
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  • 11
    Font - vipros42 I once had to argue a guy out of my reserved seat on a packed train. He was pretty aggro but did move eventually. Shortly afterwards I gave it up to a pregnant lady. The guy was super angry after that.
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    Font - asharwood The train seater should have taken it upon themselves to find you a better seat. Also, f that a who took a reserved seat. I always hope people receive swift karma. s 236 Reply Share Magnus_40 OP I travel that route quite a lot and quite often when someone is in my seat I get an upgrade to first class. On occasion you get the ticket collector who does not want to do the job.
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    Font - Gio kangarufus Thanks for educating me that I can juts sit in first class any time and nobody can force me to move. Reply Share 235 Magnus_40 OP You can but you could be given a ticket. I was leveraging the fact that he refused to move the guy in the wrong seat so if he gave me a 'fine' and I fought it then he would have to explain why he didn't try to do his job. I think it was more to do with the fact that they oil workers from Aberdeen who were quite a way down a shopping bag of alcoho
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    Font - [deleted] Lmao the gall of the conductor to say "we can't move them if they're in the wrong seat. We basically have no authority. By the way, don't you dare sit in the wrong seat".
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  • 15
    Font - Acyts This is the greatest story of justice I have ever read. As a regular train user and having had this and similar things happen many times, I feel I can rejoice in your victory
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    Human body - Random_Read3r How the turns have tabled!
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