Questions and comments for commuters

1. The sign clearly says, “No eating or drinking.” Would you please explain why you board the bus with a full cup of coffee and a few doughnuts?

2. The subway operator will give you enough time to disembark – really. You don’t have to park yourself in front of the exit door two stops before yours.

3. If you’re in such a damn hurry to get off the subway, why do you then stand on the escalator as it goes up? Or are you just trying to piss people off?

4. You like the aisle seat – I get it. But you know, sometimes it’s just a nice thing to sit next to the window so the person getting on the bus after you doesn’t have to climb over you, or wait for you to haul your fat ass into the aisle so he or she can squeeze into the window seat.

 

Bus People

I ride the bus to work. At the front of the bus is a sign that clearly states, “No drinking.” There are two others that prohibit eating and loud music (or the playing of boomboxes, as they were called in my youth). But back to drinking.

Every morning, without fail, at least two women get on the bus with large travel mugs or large paper cups – I assume they are not empty. In other words, these women make a conscious decision every day to break a rule. By 5:30 a.m., they have already willingly committed a wrong. Now, I am the last one to throw stones at sinners, but this one seems so simple – no drinking on the bus. What did I miss? Is that too ambiguous?