Inconsiderate incident

It never ceases to amaze me how inconsiderate some people can be. For instance, a black lady gets on the train with her many shopping bags and although there are seats available, she decides to stand next to me with her shopping bags hitting against me. She knows the bags are hitting me because one of the shopping bag is in the hand that is holding the pole that is beside me. The shopping bag is ginormous, and it is hanging off her wrist and hitting me.

Either put it on the floor or hold it in your other hand. When I’m carrying lots of bags, I make sure it’s not hitting people. Yes, sometimes it can’t be avoided and you say, “sorry” and you try to arrange your bags so it’s not hitting other people.

I’m writing this while she stands over me so it wouldn’t surprise me if she reads it. I am correct. She mutters, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know my bags were hitting you.” Mind you, she did not make her statement to me. Instead, her tone was more a response to me having written the above, and she wanted me to know that she was reading what I was writing. She then moves to stand next to the pole in front of me and puts the ginormous bag on the floor.

She later tries to get my attention as I am exiting the train but instead, stops the person I was with and tells him the person he is with (me) was rude. That person did not know what she was talking about until I explained what happened.

It’s funny that she thought I was rude for writing about how oblivious she was about her bags hitting against me. If anybody was rude, it was her – as described above and for reading that I was writing about the inconsiderate incident.

Sit straight

People who sit like this are obnoxious. Sitting with your legs in the aisle when the seat isn’t oriented that way is a dick gesture. This guy is clearly a dick.

Just three, NOT four…

There are some people who are just really ignorant and inconsiderate. Sometimes you’ll get someone who is so ignorant that they are oblivious how inconsiderate they are. For instance, on the F train, there was a black guy who was wedged in a seat on a bench that fits 3 people. This black guy was wedged between a Chinese guy and what looked like an Indian couple. They were squished. They looked uncomfortable but the black guy was oblivious to the couple’s discomfort.

Then the couple got off the train and I sat down next to the black guy who then moved over to let a white woman also sit. There wasn’t a whole lot of room to fit her ass down and there wasn’t much more space even after I obliged in moving over. The white woman was barely able to fit her ass down even on the edge of the seat between me and the black guy. She got up and said that she thought she was small enough to fit. Ha! What a laugh! Mind you, the woman isn’t fat but I knew she wouldn’t be able to sit comfortably. Then the black guy stood up and gave up seat.

The white woman doesn’t understand that the bench only fits three people and is still sitting next to me with a space between her and a Chinese guy. Everyone else standing around seems to understand that space isn’t enough for an average adult but apparently, for this white woman and black guy, the bench can fit four.

To further along this story, the Chinese guy got of the train and a large woman sat down. The white woman moves even closer to me, which wasn’t necessary because there was plenty of room to accommodate the large woman. once she sat down, she took up whatever seat space was left.

Is that Hagrid?

A man with a very large gut stepped onto the car of the E train. He’s got long hair and beard that is beginning to grey, and not been washed. He’s dark colored clothes that look faded but are signs that he does not maintain a standard of cleanliness. I can’t tell if he is homeless or just a man who lives a below standard lifestyle. He probably isn’t homeless. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a homeless man with as large of a gut as this guy. He seems well fed.

Surprisingly, he does not smell like some of the vagrant characters found on trains. Nope, I spoke too soon. He just removed his jacket and a waft of smelly body odor is circulating in the train car.

He looks like Hagrid from the Harry Potter movies though I doubt he is as charming.

He keeps moving around in his seat which only disturbs the body odor smell that is layered all over his body.

Two guys who appear to be Indian just sat down beside him. Clearly they have no clue he is homeless. I doubt they noticed the body odor.

He is smiling. I wonder what happy thoughts are running through his head? Or perhaps, he is amused by the various people that board and step off the train?

Hagrid just got off at Lexington Avenue. I wonder if he lives in this neighborhood or perhaps he is transferring to bother train?

Passed out

Some young guy is passed out on the PATH train at WTC this afternoon. The authorities tried to wake him but he does not respond. He is clearly not dead because you can see him breathing. He appears to be a deep sleeper. Authorities try again to wake him with loud banging and shaking him gently by his shoulder but he doesn’t respond. The authorities are unsure what to do so the PATH police is called in, which apparently did the job. He’s awake now and when the officer tried to take him off the train, he resists but eventually is removed.

Apparently, he was drunk and passed out. He didn’t seem to speak any English and mumbled a few things in Spanish.

Overcrowding

Trains can easily become overcrowded. This especially happens during rush hour commute. On this particular train ride home, the F train was filling up with commuters. I was fortunate enough to get a seat. Then I found myself surrounded by two big, tall men. One of them kicked into my foot as he stepped into the car. He quickly apologized.

A seat freed up and one of the tall, big men say down. Apparently, there were three of them. The third guy stepped in and was standing over me. In fact, he leaned in so all three men could converse and hear each other. It was very annoying that this guy was leaning over me. As you can see from the photo, they were very close with one of them literally over me. Plus, the guy leaning over kicked my foot a couple of times but he quickly acknowledged his clumsiness with an apology.

The L train shuffle

No, it’s not a new urban dance step. It’s an annoyance and disruption of daily commuters who catch the L train at the last stop in Manhattan. Apparently, the people who monitor the L train can’t make up their minds which trains are going to depart first, forcing passengers to shuffle from one train to the other after finding their seats and waiting patiently to depart. Today, at around 1:15pm, the retarded folks that monitor and command the L train, made commuters shuffle between trains twice before finally departing the station. It’s ridiculous that they can’t get their act together. And to top it off, the MTA staff enjoy how the commuters shuffle hurriedly from train to the other and then back again. This just illustrates how some of the folks within the MTA machine are fucking with commuters for their amusement.