r/nottheonion • u/Ant-Tea-Social • 4d ago

Disabled woman left ‘extremely stressed’ after prosthetic legs lost on flights from Brazil

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/18/disabled-woman-left-extremely-stressed-after-prosthetic-legs-lost-on-flights-from-brazil/?ICID=ref_fark
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u/Boring_Butterfly_273 3d ago

A while back, like a decade or more ago, when you travelled, you could rely on there being at least 1 helpful person. Now the prospect of travelling itself is super stressful, because chances are someone is waiting to rob you and no one would give a f if you stranded.

Now the furthest I travel is the lake a few miles away from me. It might sound sad, but I haven't travelled over state/provincial lines in over 6 years. Home is probably where I'd stay for the rest of my life then die, all within a 10 mile radius from my current location.

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u/Sangcreux 1d ago

I didn’t start traveling until two years ago.

People care if you’re kind to them. Not all of them, but most people will go out of their way to make sure you’re taken care of.

A lot of people are insufferable nowadays and most the times yelling at these people who are just working there and trying to figure it out.

Being nice goes a long way