Underlines and Question Marks
To the guy on the bus this morning who:
a) Sat in the outside seat and forced other to stand,
b) Sat his giant, blue duffle bag on the inside seat,
c) Gnawed on the same apple for 25 minutes,
d) Sat with his legs crossed, and
e) Pretended to work by underlining and question-marking a legal document that was littered with post-it notes…
Way to be considerate?
May 11th, 2007 at 9:35 am
Should have told the driver!!!! I use to tell people to pay another fare or move their stuff.
May 11th, 2007 at 10:43 am
People do this because no one calls them on it! I’d bet nobody on your bus even asked that guy to move his bag. People will ride standing up, rather than *gasp* speak to a stranger! I always just walk up to the offending party and say in a loud cheerful voice, so others can hear: “HELLO THERE! WOULD YOU MIND MOVING YOUR BAG SO I CAN SIT DOWN, PLEASE?! THANKS SO MUCH!” I’ve never known it to fail, unless the person was actually too drunk or medicated to realize I was speaking to them. In that case I’d rather let them keep the seat.
May 11th, 2007 at 6:47 pm
Is this also the same person who doesn’t surrender the front seat for an elderly/disabled person?
May 12th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Sounds like people who love to bitch and complain about everything they encounter…
Jun 1st, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Just goes back to my comment on the large backpack, people are compleatly oblivious to their surroundings.
Aug 1st, 2009 at 3:43 pm
I’ve moved my butt before, but only if asked politely or if the guy is elderly or disabled, and I also will pay 2 fares if I want an extra spot to put my backpack down.
Sep 14th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
I don’t let people get away with that crap — the “Oh, golly, I’ll take up a seat with my backpack or purse on this completely-filled bus so that no one can sit next to me” crap. If the bus is mostly EMPTY, sure, I put my backpack in a seat too. Once it’s getting full though, no way. And when I NEED a seat, I will totally stand next to the double-seat-hogger and say, “Please move your things so I can sit down.”