Just a word of warning to all the ladies, or men unable to throw a good old-fashioned right hook..

One of my friends, quite a good looking little thing, was walking home from a club on her own tonight going to the Forge Student village. She's a student and despite my warnings she still decides to save herself the 3 pound fare and walk home accross Sheffield. It's not far, but as I always say, it's under a subway and accross some not very busy area's.

Anyway, she's walking home when some forgien (African?) looking bloke (yeah you know the type!) Not a racism thing, but it seems to be a certain type of race that deems it culturally exceptable to hit on women in this way, tries to hit on her.

She says he was waiting at the bottom of the Moor. She goes a different way, and next thing she knows he's grabbing her arm going "Don't be scared, I'll walk you home". I can only imagine an ugly, skinny bloke doing this would scare the **** out of anybody. He kept following her and saying the usual "I'll look after you and walk you home, where do you live".

I think this is horrible. She said the bloke seemed sober. So I'm guessing it's not neccerssiary a drunk, horny bloke on a night out and more a planned idea. (I've heard variations from MANY of my female flat mates of blokes driving up to girls and saying What's your name, where do you live, I'll take you home etc). Actually said "How old are you ? You aren't old enough to be out on your own, I'm taking you home". (She's 18 btw!) I'm not being funny, but i've seen "this type" do the same all over Sheffield, drive up in cars, hang out around the peace gardens, go to bars on their own and stand in the corner eyeing up the skirts! imagine if it's your girlfriend. Pherhaps totally wasted / unable to defend herself / late and deserted... GRR!

Anyway she flagged down a taxi, with this bloke still following her, and she said to the taxi driver what had happened. He chased the guy off / dissed the guys momma / gave him abuse and reported it to the police, and took her home for free.

Anyway, just a notice should any of you new students or local girls need persuading to get a taxi in future... The girl in the story however... needs little convincing :P

Here's a good taxi number (RCA) = 0114 239 3939

Goddam scum of the earth! :suspect:

A mate of mine lives in the Forge and is well scared of the subways for good reason. She always gets taxi's home from mine (West One) which is just over 2 roundabouts, but nethertheless its miles safer for her... Unless I haven't been drinking ofcourse, then I take her :)

This is absolutely terrible and I think you are right to presume that this act was premeditated and he went out with the intention to lure a young girl that possibly knew very little of the city. There's some really sick people out there :loopy:

I think the area your mate lives in is dodgy any time of day or night. I work round there and avoid the subways even in daylight (unless there are plenty of people around).
There always seems to be dodgy characters hanging around lately. I definitely wouldn't walk round there at night alone.
But maybe I'm just a scaredy cat?!?

Used to do it in my student days. Just get it in my head that it was time to leave (usually drop at the city hall) and stomp back to Hunters Bar. Don't know if I was trying to prove how independent I was or saving £4 but despite warnings would think I was invincible.

Wouldn't do it now though.......in fact now I look at woman walking home alone and think how unwise they are being.

Same thing happened to me once......had got to the bottom of Ecclesall Rd when bloke decided he would escort me home no matter how much I told him I was fine. Trying to put his arm round me etc. He was totally sober which did make you wonder why he was out and about at 2am and that was a good 10 yrs ago. Ducked into fast food place to get rid of him.

i always leave taxi money at home with my mum so

1 - i dont spend it on more vodka

2 - my arranged lift for what ever reason disapears/we have a row or whatever

3 - i know i can always get home safe


P.S my mum still gives me 30p for the phone when ever i leave the house so i can phone home if ever im in an emergancy situation aw bless im 24!!!!!!:loopy:

Some advice from the Police: http://southyorks.police.uk/students/street.php

I know you said the taxi driver reported it - make sure he did, because it's important the police know this is happening.

hehe...bet the 30p goes towards vodka! ;)

i don't have a problem walking home alone late...tho i'll avoid subways if i can. usually end up in a cab tho, cos i'm lazy :p

and if i saw a vulnerable/nervous-looking woman (or bloke for that matter) i would offer to walk her/him home, or at least far enough to get out of the city centre.

That underpass is always bad - I work late quite a lot and walking through there there's some right weirdoes, even early in the evening. It's not really a student area, it will become one, but I certainly woudn't recommend walking around on your own at night there.

:confused: good grief, is there anywhere in this city thats safe?
i sometimes think of getting a taxi home from my local and i only live three mins away.
always look behind you,then you wont see who's coming!! :loopy:

:rolleyes: some people seem to think they are invincible :rolleyes:

I always made sure I knew who I was coming home with before I went out when I was a student. I once went ballistic at my next door neighbour after we got separated at Roxy's (coz he'd gone home with some girl he took a shine to) and I decided it was far safer to take a school friend home to mine than to tackle the journey alone :rant:

And I never used the subways either - unless there were several of us together. Arundle Gate used to have Armaco down the middle too. Not easy to negotiate in a pair of spiky boots :suspect:

I never hesitated to walk all over the city at any time of the day or night as a fit young student. I was also trained to use and carried a multitude of large, visible and (police licensed) heavy weaponry like battle axes, swords and spears over my shoulder most of the time, as most of my unaccompanied night forays were to battle and reenactment training sessions. I walked from near the Botanical Gardens to Walkley and down into town, and home again at least twice a week. This, and the feeling of being invincible that youth brings, meant that I didn't give my own safety a second thought at the time, and I was prepared to use the subways in town at 2am in full Roxy gear.

I wouldn't do it now though. I feel like Sheffield is getting a more dangerous place to be, and only part of that stems from my lack of ability to defend myself these days. These days I'm in the car, with the doors locked of course, and I wouldn't advise people to walk about at night in certain areas at all. I feel safe round near home, but then I'm 200 yards from a cop shop, so I ought to feel safe.

Originally posted by Bad_Hair_Day
I think the area your mate lives in is dodgy any time of day or night. I work round there and avoid the subways even in daylight (unless there are plenty of people around).
There always seems to be dodgy characters hanging around lately. I definitely wouldn't walk round there at night alone.
But maybe I'm just a scaredy cat?!?

I understand fully why no one would walk alone around that area (forge student flats and bramel lane area) on there own at night. But i dont see why we should be afraid to walk there during the day....now i aint the biggest of guys (6ft 5, but a skinny git) although i can handle myself if push came shove. But I wont let anyone make me fear walking in these areas in my city during the day by mylsef.

I go to hallam uni (when not on exchange!) and i always worn my mates to avoid walking in these areas by themselves at night, and thankfully (even the blokes) have headed my warnings....sometimes if the girls insist on walking i will walk them back even though its well out of my way just because there to drunk to know what they are doing.

Its a shame that it has become like this.

Whenever I had to walk home from town, I always used to come past the supermarket at the bottom of the moor...

















'cos that was a Safeway....:hihi:

I find sometimes that there's no option but to start walking home late at night because there are not nearly enough taxis around. I even remember one incident where I had been waiting at a taxi rank alone for about 10 mins with no taxi in sight. A big group of lads came round the corner, saw me stood waiting and them bagged the first taxi that came round the corner before I could even move. And to top things off they shouted "sorry love" out of the window as they passed. I have to wait another 10 mins for a taxi.

I think taxi drivers have to be generally more considerate - always taking people from the front of the queue and probably giving preference to women who are alone as well. I also think men have to think a bit more about their actions. The men who jumped into what should have been MY taxi obviously didn't think too much about how long I might have been waiting and were obviously not too bothered about leaving me alone waiting even longer. I have also had men start talking to me on the street at night - they've usually had a few drinks and are only trying to be friendly - but it can be very intimidating when you're on your own.

Originally posted by NUTTERS
I understand fully why no one would walk alone around that area (forge student flats and bramel lane area) on there own at night. But i dont see why we should be afraid to walk there during the day....now i aint the biggest of guys (6ft 5, but a skinny git) although i can handle myself if push came shove. But I wont let anyone make me fear walking in these areas in my city during the day by mylsef.

I go to hallam uni (when not on exchange!) and i always worn my mates to avoid walking in these areas by themselves at night, and thankfully (even the blokes) have headed my warnings....sometimes if the girls insist on walking i will walk them back even though its well out of my way just because there to drunk to know what they are doing.

Its a shame that it has become like this.
Who says our education system hasn't gone to the dogs? :roll:

Originally posted by Strix
Who says our education system hasn't gone to the dogs? :roll:

grammar Nazi!:rolleyes:

it does shock me how many girls I know who insist on walking home on their own. There are bits of Sheffield I wouldn't want to walk alone around at night and I'm a big lad.

for the sake of 2 drinks girls please get a taxi.

TBH I would be more worried about being attacked on West Street than London Road.

I have to say I have walked home alone when I lived in the City Centre. Fortunately I was fine but I shouldn't have done it - I was petrified the whole time !

I have had a very bad experience with a taxi driver though, not in Sheffield but in my home town of Blackburn. I was on my own then too. I was absolutely petrified.

I think the lesson to be learnt here is that you should always make sure someone you know will accompany you home safe.

I have also had bad experiences with taxi drivers.

My general rule is until about 10pm I'll walk on my own where its well lit (never in the subway that is asking for trouble!). I carry a rape alarm. After that I get someone to pick me up. Thankfully I have loving boyfriend and male friends who are willing to walk all over town to help me out.

Or I phone a taxi.

Originally posted by Strix
Who says our education system hasn't gone to the dogs? :roll:


I didn't realise that this was a spelling test website !!!!:rant: :rant:

I have never really worried about walking all over sheffield to get home from a night out. I often get a taxi because i'm lazy, but sometimes there aren't any around or you've spent all your money and want to get home. I've rarely had any trouble (only on 2 occasions in the 7+years i've lived here - both early on in evenings), and i used to walk home from headcharge at the arches on my own quite a lot.

Mind you, i always go out in trainers and know that I can run away fast!

b

Originally posted by robbie
grammar Nazi!:rolleyes:
Only to those who should know better :roll:
This guy claims to be attending Hallam Uni - what does that say about the current standard of education?

Originally posted by basshedz2
i used to walk home from headcharge at the arches on my own quite a lot.

Mind you, i always go out in trainers and know that I can run away fast!

b

Even after headcharge? :hihi:

Originally posted by Strix
Only to those who should know better :roll:
This guy claims to be attending Hallam Uni - what does that say about the current standard of education?

I just thought some people may want to be more productive with their lives than just pull up people on spelling. It isn't a writer's forum is it?

Originally posted by robbie
I just thought some people may want to be more productive with their lives than just pull up people on spelling. It isn't a writer's forum is it?
Who's pulling who up? ;)

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We always used to walk back after headcharge, back in the day. A good walk is what you need to chill out...it was always light by the time we left anyway.

On a different note, i really want to go for a run tonight but have been a bit spooked by all your stories. I usually run down psalter then and then back up eccleshall road - anyone got any views on jogging in the evening, or even better, any ideas of well-lit safe routes?

:confused:

You should be fine in that neighbourhood ;)

Just don't wear both headphones - keep an ear out on what's around you :thumbsup:

Originally posted by Strix
Only to those who should know better :roll:
This guy claims to be attending Hallam Uni - what does that say about the current standard of education?

It is Hallam University.... :hihi: (only joking...)

Strix - you red my mind - Ha Ha :hihi:

Originally posted by Strix
Who says our education system hasn't gone to the dogs? :roll:

Ok, as my internet at uni (in canada) has been down a while and i only get to defend myself now, here goes....

There is jack **** wrong with our education system, there is just everythink wrong with me....been Dyslexic and all with a reading age of 12.5 and spelling age of 16 at my last phycology (conducted when i was 18, now 20...make your own conclusions) report you'll have to forgive me but i dont give a f*cking monkeys about what you think of my spelling and grammer.


Plus i had a few to drink that night so anythink i wrote wasnt going to be great...just thought i would contribute to the thread as I come from sheffield,will always live there (even if i do travel for three months or so at a time) and will always be proud to come from sheffield.

(Also i claim to go to hallam because i do, in my second year of a 4 year BA Hons Business Studies Degree, currently on exchange for the 1st semester at Lakehead Uni in Thunderbay)

So to re-iterate (sp? ***** i dont care!) I dont care what you think of my spelling and grammer and to judge a student population on someone who knows they carnt f*cking spell is harldy fair now is it!

Strix, I usually agree with your posts but I don't think you were fair to have a go at Nutters because of his/her spelling.

Nutters, good on you to go to uni despite your dyslexia. My husband was often put down by teachers because of his dyslexia and therefore was not confident enough to go to uni.

Anyway back to topic, I used to be incredibly silly as a student (up to 5 years ago). I used to walk home on my own late at night to save money on cab fare because I was extremely skint at the time. I used to think I was invincible at times but most of the time I was very scared and would look over my shoulder every 5 seconds and walk as fast as I could. I would sometimes run like a crazy cow. :loopy:
My advice would be: walk with someone if you can or get a cab.

It's bloody awful. I've seem the new text books for the citizenship exams and they have a section on 'the changing roll of women. For one thing - it's not changing, it changed a long time ago. All they say is women have jobs now and aren't expected to stay at home. Why don't they say that we go out wearing short skirts but that doesn't mean we're anyones?

I'm all for people moving over here, my Husband isn't British and I have a lot of foreign in laws, but this really must be stamped out.

Originally posted by Strix
Who's pulling who up? ;)

I'm defending someone. I'm slightly dyslexic so my spelling is often bad and I'm too lazy to use a spell checker.

I'm fed up with people pulling others up on grammar and spelling. As long as you can understand it why bother? This is a bloody internet message board!

p.s. he did go to Hallam after all :D

good on you nutters, i also dyslexic and i get idiots at work goin "why hav you spelt this wrong" or my boss will send s****y emails to me cos ive mixed a number up on a leter. its well frustratin!

i dunno why strix had to do that, cos i could red your post no worries!

as for walking alone- i did it once when i first moved to sheff but id never do it again, you just never no. and i think same goes for lads to.

Its a bit odd that this thread has turned into a debate on grammar. Undz, the OP, appears to think its relevant to his tale that his friend is "quite a good looking little thing". Presumably munters are safe? And furthermore, this "foreign" looking type is one of those who always thinks its acceptable to hit on lone women late at night. Helpfully, he does point out that his view is not "a racism thing" Phew. For a minute there I was labouring under the misapprehension that he was a bit of a p***k

To get back on track:

GIRLS

You need to be aware that terrible things can happen to you.
I always thought that I would always be safe when walking late at night from Uni to my Halls, or somewhere (admittedly not in Sheffield)

Also don't rely on the fact that you could run away fast, you may just freeze and be unable to move in the panic.

Don't walk around with headphones on and always let people know where you will be.

Think about your safety, there is nothing worse than if you are attacked.

I walk home on my own all the time, usually from Corp to Riverside Exchange early on a Sunday morning....completely avoiding going past Kingdom ;)

Yeh I live in the Forge which is crap but it does seem to be in the ghetto territory! Don't even bother walking through the moor at night because you will probably get stabbed. I usually take the main road (past decathlon and staples) rather than go through the dark shortcuts because it is brightly lit and theres always cars going past there. However you're pretty safe when you hit london road due to the sheer amount of takeaways there so just run into them if someone is following you!

Maybe he's just pointing out facts libuse... may I add, you moron!

No-where is safe these days.
My girlfriend was once followed all the way from Rotherham bus station by a man into Sheffield, then all the way to my house on the Cross estate. All the while pestering her on the bus about how much he was in love with her and how he wanted to take her home with him. :loopy:
She had to run into a nearby shop to phone me up and come rescue her. She was absolutely terrified at the time.
By the time i'd got there and get my hand's on him he'd just jumped onto the bus heading back into the town.
On another occasion she was molested by a stranger on the bus.
Bizzarely enough both was of African decent.....Without turning this into a race issue, it could be true in some cases about it being a cultural thing. i.e. What's acceptable in one country is'nt acceptable behaviour in another.

I was pounced upon at the bottom of the Moor. This guy decided i looked cold andf decided i needed a hug....and alone let go wen i began to struggle. Since then i've noticed him a few times around there at those bus stops. He never gets on a bus and just stands there starin @ women in a peverted way. He's always wearing the same clothes too. yuk!

xxx