she's right. You only see it once it gets to the point where 999 has been dialled though. Maybe I should start my own blog and list every single time a stranger does something for me that they don't have to - holds a door, makes room on a seat, offers to help carry my drink in a cafe. It happens a lot. The state of humanity isn't as bad as I once thought it was. But then I wonder, would they be as helpful if I wasn't white, female, smiling (generally) and carrying my visible badge of the I'm Vulnerable Club, the walking stick?