Don’t you just hate it when on a crowded bus or subway some turkey just hogs one or more seats? Sadly, it happens all the time. I am always afraid to confront people, so I usually walk away. It is a shame that some people just don’t know common sense or courtesy.
At times you will see small children taking up several seats. I remember growing up in the 1950’s there was a sign in the subways cars saying “Little enough to ride for free – little enough to ride on your knee.” Those were the days.
Of course this happens when I least expect it. The train sits for a while in New York Penn Station and the conductor announces there is a delay since we are single tracking in the tunnel. There are only two tubes of rail tunnels under the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey. Sometimes a train stalls in the tunnel. Other times, like yesterday signal problems in the tunnel causes a delay. What also annoys me is Amtrak trains are moved head of New Jersey Transit trains.
What can I do? Just sit there and wait.
This morning I encountered a situation similar to the one seen above. I boarded the #7 train in Flushing at about 6:50 AM. After I sat down (yes I can usually get a seat since this is the first stop on the line) a heavy set man sits down next to me and opens up a styrofoam container of hot lo main. Why is he eating this for breakfast? I can accept this odor later in the day, but not this early. I didn’t say anything, but moved to another seat.
It is OK to eat a snake or even drink coffee in the subway, but a subway car is not a dining room. As I have said before very often people just don’t use common sense or courtesy on public transportation.
