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I just returned from the university and something strange just happened. I was walking to the urban train station. You have to use an escalator. In front of me there was a woman holding a tiny dog in her hand which just looked like Queenie.
All of a sudden the dog jumped out of her hands and her left little paw got entangled in the escalator, tearing the little dog deeper within. Of course the lady reacted in complete panic and tried to draw the paw out but it was already stuck. You can't imagine how this little dog was whining. It was heartbraking.
So first thing I did was to pull the emergency stop of the escalator. I carefully tried to remove the paw but it didn't work. I didn't know who to call and asked some people if they knew a number. Either they shrugged or didn't even reply at all. Finally one gave me a number of the station operator. So I called the station operator and asked for help. I missed my train but I didn't care since I was busy with trying to calm the girl and her dog down ("Are they going to amputate her paw?" "No, looks, as if just the claws are affected".
Whatever, what I just wanted to say is: do you think someone else offered help in this situation? Nooooohohohoho. They all went up the stagnant escalator, looked at the dog and went on. Only few people asked if they could help. Maybe it was due to the fact that I was already there but most people really didn't seem to care. It was strange.
All of a sudden the dog jumped out of her hands and her left little paw got entangled in the escalator, tearing the little dog deeper within. Of course the lady reacted in complete panic and tried to draw the paw out but it was already stuck. You can't imagine how this little dog was whining. It was heartbraking.
So first thing I did was to pull the emergency stop of the escalator. I carefully tried to remove the paw but it didn't work. I didn't know who to call and asked some people if they knew a number. Either they shrugged or didn't even reply at all. Finally one gave me a number of the station operator. So I called the station operator and asked for help. I missed my train but I didn't care since I was busy with trying to calm the girl and her dog down ("Are they going to amputate her paw?" "No, looks, as if just the claws are affected".
Whatever, what I just wanted to say is: do you think someone else offered help in this situation? Nooooohohohoho. They all went up the stagnant escalator, looked at the dog and went on. Only few people asked if they could help. Maybe it was due to the fact that I was already there but most people really didn't seem to care. It was strange.
