Smelly Red Jacket Guy
I ride the 11C from downtown every weekday. If I ride the 5:04 bus, 9 times out of 10, a 50’s-ish gentleman (stretch of the term, really) inevitably sits with me, should I have happened to find an open seat. This wouldn’t bother me normally, but this particular guy in a red jacket, is a smoker, who has obviously just put out his cigarette the moment the bus opens the door. (let’s call him “Smelly Red Jacket Guy”)
Not only does he reek, giving me a grand, nauseous headache, but he proceeds to read the paper. Again, this wouldn’t be so bad, but unlike normal people who minimize the size of the paper whilst reading in a tight space, Smelly Red Jacket Guy has to have the paper open - greatly invading what little personal space I have relegated to me on a bus.
To Smelly Red Jacket Guy: Sit with someone else. You’re giving me a headache.
Feb 21st, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Ha! This guy sat in front of me on the 18 a few weeks ago-as soon as I read “Smelly Red Jacket Guy” I knew it had to be the same person! Now, I’m a smoker, so I try not to let the smell of cig smoke offend me on others (even though it’s always so much more noticeable on someone else than yourself from some reason), but this guy was RANK. It wasn’t like he just put out A cigarette, it was like he’d just been auditioning for the Guiness Book’s “How many lit cigarettes can you fit in your mouth at the same time” competition.
JLD, I really hope SRJG sits somewhere else next time. But not next to me.
Feb 21st, 2008 at 5:25 pm
To avoid this, sit next to someone when you get on. You’re sharing the space but at least you get to choose who you sit with..
Mar 24th, 2008 at 10:01 am
nice work, man
Mar 25th, 2008 at 9:38 am
Hey someone needs to offer SRJG a new-used coat!
Sep 1st, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Whats with all the whining on this site? The whining is more obnoxious that the behavior its about. Shit now I’m whining about the whining.