Once again, I must write a story about the people that I encounter on Metro. This time, it happened to someone else, but I was there to witness it. It’s right after 5PM, and the train is crowded after work. For those unfamiliar with how Metro seats are configured, they are in sets of two. There were only three seats available on the train when I got on, and I happened to be next to one, along with two older ladies. The lady that was closest to me slid into one of the seats, and I sat down next to her. The lady who was a little further away stood next to the other available seat, which was covered by some woman sprawed out across both of the seats n her row.
The older lady asked the one in two seats if she could sit down, and the two-seat lady had the nerve to get an attitude! She grunted, picked up her bag, stood up, looked at the other lady, sucked her teeth, and then slid over. I just sat in my seat and shook my head in disgust.
You only have one ass, so you’re only really entitled to one seat on the train. That punk assed $1.35 does not ensure comfort. If you wanted a comfortable ride, hire a chauffeur and ride to work in the back of a limo. If you want a cheap, fast ride, you take Metro. By taking Metro, you understand that you run the risk of sitting next to someone big, smelly or hideously unattractive. That’s what Metro fare gets you. One seat for two ass cheeks.
I think the only reason it botherd me was because it was an old lady who wanted to sit down and had to deal with that foolishness. I don’t like seeing people who have no respect for their elders when it comes to little things like that. I hope that stingy seat lady catches some kind of Biblical plague on her backside that keeps her from ever being able to sit on the train again. Yeah…If there’s a such thing as karma, that woman will lose an ass cheek as a result of her becoming a butt leper. It might sound harsh, but it would serve her right. That’ll teach her to hog the seat on a crowded train!
I deal with the same ish on SF Muni Metro. People don’t know how to act! When I say “excuse me”, I’m politely trying to ask you to move over so I can get out my seat and out the door. You don’t have to stand up out of your seat but at least move to the side before I hit you with my bag!
Also, to those kids with cell phones that play songs, if you don’t get some damn earphones, I’m going to knock the phone out of your hand! I do not want to hear T-Pain or other anon garbage singer/rapper while I’m on the train.
I swear I’m going to snap one day!
Yea. I’m on the subway right now (miraculously an empty Orange line train pulled into Stadium/Armory) and the whole slide over or move your stuff situ gets ridiculous. Some courtesy, please.
at least I don’t have to ride regularly during school rush hour. I caught myself joneing on some 14 year olds once and the trauma of hearing that little voice in my head (hold up, you’re a grown man!) almost killed me.
“at woman will lose an ass cheek as a result of her becoming a butt leper”
*dead*
That’s trif. If I was that old lady I wouldn’t have even wanted to sit down after that. If she didn’t want anyone next to her she shoulda stood her tail up. The little old lady shoulda beat her about the head with a purse full of knitting needles and wethers candies.
LMAO@ Biblical butt plague…
…..and seriously if you see an older person, pregnant person, or damn just a person who looks like they had a rough azz life, give them the damn seat, If you can stand your azz in the club for 8 hours, you can stand for 20 mins to get to your destination.
I’m so glad for this post. I ride the bus to work and get/see the same thing. One day this chick had the nerve to practically lay down over the THREE seats up front and had the nerve to act attitudinal when I tapped her so I can sit down. . everyone is tired after a long days work, show some manners!
Biblical butt plague? You stupid!
I guess if she got charged $1.35 for her bags to occupy a spot, she wouldn’t have been so quick to suck her raggedy teeth. Stingy heffa.
I hear you Leon about the seat hogger but if the poor lady that didn’t have a seat was so old, why didn’t you let her have your seat before you sat down? You know being the gentleman that you are.
@ Ree, she was almost two rows away from where I was with the other old lady by the time I saw this take place. I thought the two seat lady would be a decent human being and slide over like a normal person, but she had to be an ass about it and make things difficult. Had she not moved at all, I would have offered my seat to the old lady.
@ YouToldHarpo, yeah, she should have gotten charged extra for her bootleg bag!
@ Anonymous, I had to deal with that one time with some teenagers. One of ‘em said “Damn. He just sat down in that seat and ain’t ask!” Like those little ashy bastards owned Metro or something. I was like “Hell yeah I sat down! I’m coming from WORK nigga I’m TIRED!”
True @ TiredofTrifilingPeople
That’s funny @ Mahogany. i wish she would ahve done that so I could laugh!
@ Jameil, I’m sure that happened to somebody in biblical times…lol
@ Kofro, I have to remind myself too sometimes! Them youngins are crazy
@ Baybb, I can’t stand it when folks do that with their phones
Can you please say something about Floyd Mayweather’s Daddy’s hair? His family can’t love that knee grow if his dome is all tore back like that…
I feel ya folk. People these days need to get over themselves.
i miss my hometown but not the metro…potomac ave to metro center was my route, wasn’t that bad til summer at the end of the day and e’rry-one’s deodorant didn’t last and they had to hold their arms up to hold on..YUCK!!!
You gotta go hardcore on them folks. Nowadays I tend to stand over people with a menacing look until they move. Better yet I don’t ask, I tell them, “I’m sitting down right here, homey.”
Stupid people.
Hey Leon, Butta here.
You really should read my 360 blogs, lol. I talk about Metro all the time…and I have spoken about you in a couple…..*wink, wink*
baybb: BART!!! HOLLA!!
gemini girl: I’m feelin you. I was in DC last summer doin an internship and that humidity + lack of deoderant was not a good mix.
Or you have the ones that are so daggone fat that they need two seats…pitiful.
I hate seat hoggers. Someone heavy always thinks they can sit next to me and take half of my seat. Just because I’m scrawny doesn’t mean I want you to have half of my seat. I pay $1.35 like everyone else…not $0.68.
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