5th Test, India tour of England at Birmingham

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Day 1 - Session 2: England chose to field.

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I was travelling from Edinburgh to London by train and had a booked window seat with a table.

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 collected 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

"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."

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.

"You can't sit there, you don't have a booking"

"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.

https://twitter.com/petethamel/status/1542651949102891010

“I hate that it has come to this but I can’t be silent anymore. I’ve allowed someone to destroy my home, abuse me in every way possible and traumatize our kids for life. I have nothing to prove to the world, but I won’t allow anyone who could do something so horrible to have no remorse and paint a picture of something I’m not. I won’t allow the people around him to continue to silence me and continue to lie to protect this person. It’s unethical, it’s immoral, it’s truly SICK. It hurts my heart because I’ve always had hope, and so much love and as scary as this is for me to do it’s time I stand up for myself. I won’t be silent to protect others anymore because I value myself and my kids more than anyones ‘image’.… a fracture nose, wrist, torn eardrum, torn muscles in my neck from being choked until i went to sleep and a severe concussion. I don’t need sympathy, I just don’t want this happening to anyone else, I just want this person to get help, my kids deserve better. That’s all i want. It hurts, everything hurts, this situation hurts, most importantly I’m scared and hurting for my kids who were witness to everything. Please respect my families privacy and stop with the disgusting rumors and allegations”

https://www.instagram.com/p/CfdGh08jdvz/

EDIT: Just a warning, the Instagram link contains pictures which may be sensitive to some.

From a geographical stand point the USA is unambiguously one of the most beautiful countries in the world. you have access to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, Badlands in South Dakota, Everglades in Florida, Mojave Desert in Arizona, Great Lakes in Michigan, California, Alaska, Hawaii, all without a passport.

You have access to the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. even states like Ohio and Kentucky have so much underrated beauty. Driving through the great plains in Nebraska is one of my greatest experiences. There's the Great Smokeys, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Death Valley, Niagara Falls, Bayou.

Culturally it's dynamic from New York City to Hollywood to Nashville and Miami. You have so many different cultures and accents. Even in places like Indiana there's still a unique culture. We had so many cultural movements started here. From the Hippies in the 60s to the Flappers of the 1920s. Motown, Seattle Grunge, Rock n Roll, Jazz, Blues, Country, House. Multiple inventions.

I think i live in a great country with many freedoms that people would kill for. and people have killed for. there's issues but every country has their issues. no country in history has had an innocent past. doesnt mean I won't celebrate where we are now.

maybe because I grew up with post-2001 partiotism. but I'm proud to be an American. I wouldn't pick to live in a different country. We have the highest G.D.P. and a HDI above .920. everyone should be grateful for that

and I'm a gay man. we used to be discriminated in this country. but I'm still proud to live here. I'm proud that I have the freedom to love another man. I'm grateful and I think it's silly to not be even a little proud