My train rides are getting weirder by the day...

[Claire]

The other day a guy kept bragging about his dad's job & putting up their expenses on dad's job. I wanted to laugh & tell him to shut up.

Today a girl sits on her boyfriend's lap (warranted, it was a full train). She talks to two old classmates about school. They're 16 & she asks what they're studying.

Boys: "Natural science".
Girl: "Do you work with animals then?"
*Me cringes*
Boys: "Eh, no. Mainly maths & science."
Girl: "What do you become if you study that?"
Boys: "Eh, anything I want."
Girl: "Woot?! How can you be that?"

I sit & listen to them & keep thinking "How can she be this stupid??!"

Now they're done talking & the girl decides to make out with her boyfriend. I don't mind PDA, but making out in a full train with two people next to you & opposite makes it all...close. Felt sorry for the woman who got the girl's bum towards her.

So, they make out. Looooong kissing. Not overly much, but I DO see the guy's hand moving to her groin....and ehm, staying there...

Finally the other woman next to them leave & a third tells them (in a very nice manner) that "Perhaps they should keep things a bit more private".
Girl: "I do what I want. Hmpf. It's not like we're having sex."

Then ensues a discussion between the girl & woman about appropriateness. Girl bitches back that it's her business etc.

Am I the only one with strange commuter encounters?

[JAZZ D.P.G.]

Yet one more good excuse to keep driving my jeep to work:lol:

[gjl711]

Hmmm... Young with raging hormones, not an ounce of self esteem, sounds like a hooker in training.:cry: Hopefully one day she wakes up and finally gets things pulled together.
I use to work in the city and not a very good neighborhood at that. During my lunchtime walks, It was not uncommon to see some um... activity which one would think should be done a bit more privately. I had little kids at the time and I always wondered what happened to them to have ended up in such a miserable state. I felt great sadness for them.

[Claire]

Well, on the bus after the train I of course was unlucky enough to sit too close to the alcoholic guy. God he smelled & kept wanting to talk to me. Did I mention he called me "the prettiest girl on the bus" last week (duh, I was the ONLY girl around). :rolleyes:

[ydube]

Well, on the bus after the train I of course was unlucky enough to sit too close to the alcoholic guy. God he smelled & kept wanting to talk to me. Did I mention he called me "the prettiest girl on the bus" last week (duh, I was the ONLY girl around). :rolleyes:


If he was drunk, then everybody probably looked like a girl to him :)

[Claire]

Most likely yes!

[sjafari]

I havent had that kind of experience, but I have had a lot of late-night bus rides with those that i lovingly refer to as "the crazies". I dont know if there are any folks from Minneapolis reading this, but the #6 is a true gem starting at 2am..
personally, i would take some excessive PDA over a twitching alcoholic homeless person staring at me and my belongings..

[In2Photos]

Claire just think of it as entertainment.:) My trips consist of singing "The wheels on the bus" or "Old MacDonald" with my 18 month old. Fun? Yes. But day in, day out can get a little old.:)

[Claire]

Claire just think of it as entertainment.:) My trips consist of singing "The wheels on the bus" or "Old MacDonald" with my 18 month old. Fun? Yes. But day in, day out can get a little old.:)

I can teach you some Swedish children's songs. :)

[gjl711]

My trips consist of singing "The wheels on the bus" or "Old MacDonald" with my 18 month old. Fun? Yes. But day in, day out can get a little old.:) Oh man do I remember those days. For us it was a Bert and Ernie song cassette. Over and over and over and over and over again. "Bert Ernie!!! Bert Ernie!!! PLLEEEEEZZZZ" To this day whenever I hear Frank Oz's voice, I shiver.:)

[In2Photos]

I can teach you some Swedish children's songs. :)

I don't think my daughter would understand them.:p

Oh man do I remember those days. For us it was a Bert and Ernie song cassette. Over and over and over and over and over again. "Bert Ernie!!! Bert Ernie!!! PLLEEEEEZZZZ" To this day whenever I hear Frank Oz's voice, I shiver.:)

Luckily we don't have to listen to any CDs yet but I am sure that day is coming.:o

[rhys]

I had an interesting train journey.

I was travelling from Riga to Berlin on the train. I'd changed trains in Sestokai where the track gauge changes from Soviet to European. About half an hour after we passed through the Polish border at Trakizski a chap came down the corridor with an electric screwdriver and a large bag. He undid the panelling in the corridor and filled his bags with packs of cigarettes he'd been smuggling before re-fastening the panels. It took him all of 5 minutes to fill a bag with cigarettes.

[gjl711]

On my first trip to Japan we had left the gate almost an hour late. We taxied all the way to the runway and queued up. As we got close to takeoff the pilot veered of and returned to the gate. He announced that we had to return to the gate for a bit but were not leaving the plane. Once at the gate two maintenance guys came onboard one carrying only a can of WD-40 and the other nothing. They disappeared in the back of the plane for about 20 minutes before returning once again with only the can of WD-40 in hand. We headed off and 16 hours later landed uneventfully in Tokyo. To this day I still wonder what the heck was so important that they would not take off without the repair, and somehow you would think that something that important needed more than a few squirts of WD-40 to fix.

[Jon]

The latch on one of the lavatory doors. Or both of them.

[gjl711]

The latch on one of the lavatory doors. Or both of them.Come on, 15 hour flight... You can hold it. ;)

[rhys]

Come on, 15 hour flight... You can hold it. ;)

I've seen people lift the floor plates between the carrages on Latvian trains and squat there. I imagine it's like that on many planes.

[Jason77]

living in philadelphia and taking the subway everyday for over 10 years, i've seen my share of odd things on the train: PDAs that rival claire's, people smoking weed, a pile of vomit, somebody vomiting on a seperate occassion. once, after getting off the train and making my way above ground, i saw a man passed out on the sidewalk completely naked from the waste down.

but really, its a lovely city. :lol:

[saravrose]

The other day a guy kept bragging about his dad's job & putting up their expenses on dad's job. I wanted to laugh & tell him to shut up.

Today a girl sits on her boyfriend's lap (warranted, it was a full train). She talks to two old classmates about school. They're 16 & she asks what they're studying.

Boys: "Natural science".
Girl: "Do you work with animals then?"
*Me cringes*
Boys: "Eh, no. Mainly maths & science."
Girl: "What do you become if you study that?"
Boys: "Eh, anything I want."
Girl: "Woot?! How can you be that?"

I sit & listen to them & keep thinking "How can she be this stupid??!"

Now they're done talking & the girl decides to make out with her boyfriend. I don't mind PDA, but making out in a full train with two people next to you & opposite makes it all...close. Felt sorry for the woman who got the girl's bum towards her.

So, they make out. Looooong kissing. Not overly much, but I DO see the guy's hand moving to her groin....and ehm, staying there...

Finally the other woman next to them leave & a third tells them (in a very nice manner) that "Perhaps they should keep things a bit more private".
Girl: "I do what I want. Hmpf. It's not like we're having sex."

Then ensues a discussion between the girl & woman about appropriateness. Girl bitches back that it's her business etc.

Am I the only one with strange commuter encounters?


Oh Claire do I have a story for you!!.. be prepared..

so, a wedding a month or so back that I worked, fortunately not as the bartender, served the dinner deserts, etc and then continued to the other side of the resort to prepare for the early morning breakfast.. When a young man all done up in his wedding clothes stumbles into my dining room.. following conversation goes something like this

me- can I help you?

drunk- Yeass.. I needd twooo things froooom youuuu... One. (as finger gets pointed in my face) is a lighterrr for my ciiigarr..

me-i'm sorry sir this is a nonsmoking facility and I don't indulge, perhaps someone at your reception can give you a lighter and help you to the end of the propery so you can smoke.

drunk- 2. (now two fingers being pointed.. not exactly at my face).. I need help. losttt in thiiisss place. Need to find the bar.. ugghhh party. yes. My brooder got married. to the blond B**ch.. need to go to da partty..

me- I will be more than happy to walk you back.. if you'll just follow me. It can be difficult the hallways are shaped differently. But, we do walk past guest rooms so if you'll keep your voice down.

drunk- Me, I can be quiet.. (laughing hysterically). I had vodka tonight. good stuff tooo.. Grey duck stuff

me- grey goose?

drunk- yepp.. grey goose.. Lots of goose.. the blonde b**ch did one thing right and that was OPEN BAR..

me- vodka is a perfectly respectable liquor i'm glad you enjoyed it.

drunk- Yesss.. I did, you are kinda cute.. how late you working.

me- (spotting my general manager sitting in a library watching the conversation).. I work all night every night sir.

drunk- ohhh... you should sue. that's illegal...

me- I'm more than happy with my work schedule sir

drunk- Ya knowww.. it's goood I wasn't drinking to-kill-ya.. If I were drinking to-kill-ya my pants would have come dowwnnn... but, no big deal, you wouldn't have beeenn offended cause i'm circumsized....

me- here is your party sir. have a wonderful evening.. (while going straight to the bar and having him cut off)..

sari

[Claire]

Sari,
Man, I guess you must meet a lot of people that act crazy in your line of work. :) Especially as they're drunk....

[lakiluno]

I love the "You wouldn't of been offended because I'm circumsized" part - no offence taken from the fact your stripping naked...but MAN! Not circumsized...get that guy outta here!

[DocFrankenstein]

Hmmm... Young with raging hormones, not an ounce of self esteem, sounds like a hooker in training.:cry:
HAHAHAHA

Where do you get hooker in traing from that? :lol:

[ACDCROCKS]

this makes me want to hate my generation more as it is. Lot's of loosers, wierdos, jerks etc.

[condyk]

Don't worry kid, those criteria transcend generations I assure you ;-)

[Claire]

HAHAHAHA

Where do you get hooker in traing from that? :lol:

He has a dirty imagination. :p I mainly found it rude of her to not think about that they were bothered the two people sitting next to them. Not for the sake of the making out, but that they took up a lot of place...

I love the "You wouldn't of been offended because I'm circumsized" part - no offence taken from the fact your stripping naked...but MAN! Not circumsized...get that guy outta here!

Well, you know Americans and that thing.....;)

[gjl711]

HAHAHAHA

Where do you get hooker in traing from that? :lol:

He has a dirty imagination. :p I mainly found it rude of her to not think about that they were bothered the two people sitting next to them. Not for the sake of the making out, but that they took up a lot of place...

Well, you know Americans and that thing.....;)
Dirty imagination, well, um.. what that got to do with anything. :oops::) Ok, so maybe it was a bit harsh, but it seems to me that sticking your bum in someones face with a hand up youe skirt is well, way more than a simple PDA.

[timbernet]

I see couples kissing and making out in the store, standing next to the car in the parking lot, and in a bunch of other locations...

Like, yes - it is your right, but seriously - kiss somewhere else. In fact, it makes me angry to people making out in public. Holding hand - okay, hugging - okay, kissing - NO!!

[Zilly]

this makes me want to hate my generation more as it is. Lot's of loosers, wierdos, jerks etc.

ditto

[elise1030]

Sounds like me in my err, younger days ;) Hubby and I don't PDA these days.

[Claire]

I don't mind kissing in public. I do believe there's no need for heavy making out seshs in small spaces with people around that may not want to to see your bf's hand riding up your thigh...and not staying there...

I admit to a bus make out sesh in my teens, but to my defence, it was a night bus. And I don't count club venues as I've seen enough stuff there, as well as probably guilty to some myself, but that's not as bad timing.