Dear Obnoxious Chick on the 66 Bus Last Night

[gnomi]

I know the bus is crowded. I know the design of the newish buses makes it harder for everyone. But you need to be aware of your surroundings. Repeatedly hitting me in the head with the newspaper you're flailing around with while you talk (loudly) to your boyfriend on your cellphone is not a way to make friends. Further, when I turn around to look at you, saying (again loudly) into your phone, "Oh, now some lady I *accidentally* hit in the head is giving me a death glare" is not an appropriate response. A better response would be, "I'm sorry." Also, telling the guy you're on the phone with that the people around you on the bus are getting ready to kill you because you're *blocking the path* to the door at *every* stop is not going to win you any points.

Please be aware that you do not own the bus, you are not the only passenger, and none of us really want to hear that you feel your dad is treating you like you're a crack dealer because instead of giving you cash he gave you $50 in gift cards to Stop & Shop.

Thank you.

--That chick who, in fact, could hear you over the podcast she was listening to.

Comments

[tygerseye.livejournal.com]

Tell her I'll happily take the gift cards....

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

That was *exactly* what I thought while she was whinging about getting them instead of cash: "Hey, lady -- I'll take 'em if you don't want them." She was telling the boyfriend (or whoever) that she was looking for people to sell them to.

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

Offer her fifty cents on the dollar and see what she says. But insist on a receipt in case her father later reports them as stolen.

[ghilledhu.livejournal.com]

It seems to a week for obnoxious mass-transit users. Every single day this week I have been treated to groups of people yammering at the tops of their collective lungs on at least one leg of my commute. Makes it really tough to transcribe, which I need to do rather desperately.

[introverte.livejournal.com]

Geez, who doesn't buy food?

Maybe I don't want to know.

[llennhoff.livejournal.com]

Geez, who doesn't buy food?
Crack users, as opposed to dealers.
Adult children who live with their parents. (more likely in this case).

[introverte.livejournal.com]

I would have though even crack users need cigarettes and lottery tickets.

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

dear obnoxious inconsiderate bitch on gnomi's bus:

if you know you're blocking the door, and you know it's pissing people off, instead of telling your boyfriend about it, why don't you MOVE YOUR ENTITLED ASS OUT OF THE WAY.

thank you.

...she was trying to sell her stop & shop gift cards? i wonder if she found any takers.

[lucretia-borgia.livejournal.com]

I seem to remember (from my commuting days) that that sort of moment would be the exact one for putting my backpack on my back (without checking for sufficient clearance first) and then taking one accidental stumble backward. Even in soft-soled sandals, I can do a number on someone's toes.

Too bad so many goody-two-shoes would feel obligated to have "seen something" if a group of you had gotten together to pitch her off at the nearest stop.

[violetcheetah.livejournal.com]

Back when I took the B line on a regular basis, there was one driver I adored. The first time I noticed him was on a rush-hour evening outbound trip. He made an announcement somewhere along the lines of, "If you are standing in the stairwell, and people are bumping into you on their way on and off the train: you are probably... in the way." Not only was there laughter, but it was the only time I'd seen people actually move out of the stairwell after an announcement.