Sucky Bus Patrons

[ADoyle90815]

Ugh. I don't miss my bus-riding days. I will drive my car until it dies, or I do.

Same here.

[wolfie]

There's a magical phrase I use in situations like this: "Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal saviour?"

that is a dangerous play... they may just be up for a debate on why their interpretation of Jesus Christ is more correct than yours and if you don't agree with them by the time one of you get off the bus you will surely go to hell (I have seen people use that line and have it backfire horribly).

Might be better to ask "Have you accepted Cthulu/Satan/The One Called Night/$other_evil_diety as your personal saviour?". Combine faking religion with faking insanity, and you've covered all the bases.

[An Haddock]

Why are you putting your hand on my leg? You smell terrible.

"Move your hand or you're drawing back a stump."

[Jay 2K Winger]

"Move your hand or you're drawing back a stump."

Or, as Darlene put it on "Roseanne"-- "Any part of you that touches me, you're not getting back."

[telecom_goddess]

Or, as Darlene put it on "Roseanne"-- "Any part of you that touches me, you're not getting back."

that was an awesome show and she was my favorite character.

[fireheart]

I've needed to take the bus recently on and off due to car troubles. Surprisingly, the suck from patrons has been minimal and has comprised of the following:

-Bus drivers around here carry $20 in change as a float for the start of their shift. This may be topped up through passengers buying tickets and whatnot, but generally it's advertised as being $20 only. This hasn't stopped people from trying to BUY a $3 bus ticket with a $20 note.

-People who don't understand how the new ticket machines work. The old machine you had to slide it in with the strip on the back facing down. Now they're top-loading, but it still goes in the same way (in this case, the strip facing towards you). So glad I have my metrocard now!

-Bus drivers who park in the wrong zone. This is more at the bus interchanges where the interchange serves about 20 different routes. -.-

[Kristev]

I always thought Darlene was just the kind of daughter Roseanne deserved.

[Zaiida]

School kids with giant backpacks who don't take them off who then plonk themselves next to me in a seat hitting me and putting their backpack on my lap. That hurts!. They don't like it when I push the bag off my lap, pushing them off the seat. I am not furniture and I don't like to be hurt. This has also happened with people who carry many shopping bags, my lap is not there for your shelf!. That includes toddles and babies. I am not your babysitter and you don't know me I could be a serial killer and you plop your kid on my lap without asking we will be having some words.
People who fall asleep on me or have night terrors while they are sleeping. Night terror sleeper has only happened once thankfully. That one ended up in a screaming fight at 1am. The girl was really out of it, weaving and slurring her words but I will not be kicked, punched and threatened by anyone.
I wear headphones and/or read a book so I don't have to interact with people. I am not your remedy for boredom, leave me alone. Go read one of the plently of leftover newspapers that litter the train.