Protesting for tuna

Have you tried pspspsing the cat ?

Nchmchnch works too
- I prefer pshpshpsh

21 MAY 2021:

Delays and cancellations to trains between Manchester and London due to 'overhead wire problem' Trains may be delayed by up to 90 minutes or cancelled

The name of that cat? "Wire"
- No, the cats name is "Leaves on the line"
- Jesse, for the last god damn time, it's copper

As Denmark's queen abdicated and Frederik X became (hopefully our last) king, I was forwarding this in the family group chat with the comment "more important things are also happening in the world right now"

For anyone interested, this happened in 2021, as reported on by The Guardian.

After a two and a half hours, the standoff came to an end when a bin was pulled up beside the carriage, giving the animal a platform on which to disembark.

The feline appeared unbothered as it alighted the train, according to station staff, who described it as “swaggering off” into the night as though it had other places to be.
- Swaggering off? Fucking cats, man

Imagine having to call your boss and tell them you're late for work because of some random cat.

Imagine having to cat call your boss.
- I get your point but easy, if you have a meeting with him or a customer you're gonna be late for.

Genuine question: why can't the train just start? Best case, the cat jumps off. Worst case, it dies through its own fault. Is there something else? Is the presence of the cat on the roof a safety issue?

Maybe they don't want to kill the cat?
- I would love for that to be the real reason but I severely doubt that it is. I'm curious about the real reason.
So you think it’s acceptable to kill an animal so people aren’t late?

Should the cat know better? I’m not sure cats comprehend timetables.
- No, I don't think it's acceptable. But my question wasn't about me, nor about ethics. There's no way a train operator with a timetable cares about animal well-being or any other question of ethics. I'm curious what the real reason is.
This could lead to traumatized customers and a bad image as heartless company.

(or be a total win if the cat stays on top and became the new mascot; but guess they don't want to take the risk)
- I think your answer is probably the most plausible compared to the others. It's a public image issue. That makes sense.
Even if killing cats for any reason, either deliberately or accidentally, is legal in the UK there are still two potential problems with starting the train: Terrible PR when the story gets out and opening your company up to potential civil litigation from the cat’s human as well as anyone else traumatised actually witnessing or contractually obliged to participate in (e.g. Driver) said death of cat. In summary, your brand takes a hit and you may lose money. As an added bonus a late train is less newsworthy in the UK than a funny cat so by delaying the train you might even generate good PR at no cost.
- Those are all fair points. Still unfortunate that it's still down to money even in your explanation, but it makes sense.
Yeah because them killing the cat is going to play sooo well for their reputation.
- I just really don't think that they would care. It's easier to spin it as, “We didn't know the cat was there, what a tragedy” than to appease all the passengers who are now late and frustrated.
Bad take after bad take from you. SMH.
The train company might not care about ethics, but they're gonna care about PR

Honk the horn?

I did this as a bus driver. Homeless people would fall asleep and not wake up. We weren't allowed to touch them. So I would go outside the bus and smack the window. 99% of the time the jumped up.
- If you're talking about the end of the day and you need everyone off the bus, ignore this post.
  
  However, if you're talking about regular day operation and you're trying to remove someone from the bus who is doing no harm, then you're an asshole. They have it hard enough already, leave them alone.
or just start moving the train slowly? surely the cat will realize they're in a bad spot and jump off
The cat was dangerously close to being electrocuted, so I guess inciting panic was avoided on purpose.

For crying out loud, throw water at it.