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At least they moved the bags
Nothing's more evil than people who sit on the aisle seat on the bus when the window seat is open. And people are forced to stand because they can't get to the open seats.
Lots of people are stupid and selfish...
that's why.
Ummmm
I don't buy that. They can simply say "excuse me" and take the window seat. No one's forcing anyone to stand in the aisle when there are free seats. All they need to do is ask. It's called communication, I've done it and it works.
Your point is spot-on, Neal. Kudos to you for doing that.
The only trouble is, however, that an awful lot of people don't.
Wait, so because folks
Wait, so because folks choose not to speak up to get a seat, it's the other person's fault?
I do agree that it's rude to hog the aisle seat, but if nobody asks for the window seat, how is the aisle-sitter supposed to know anyone wants it?
That said, I was thinking yesterday how awesome it would be to swing over the back of a seat to land in an empty window seat next to an aisle-sitter. (Awesome for someone else to try, of course; if I tried it, it would all end in tears. And probably blood.)
I love hunting down the
I love hunting down the people using seats for their bags, laying down or taking isle seats intentionally and bothering them for the seat. Some are cool about it but very frequently I get attitude.
Nothing's more evil than
Nothing's more evil than people who sit on the aisle seat on the bus when the window seat is open.
Now, I appreciate hyperbole as much as the next erstwhile English major, but really?
Levels of evil
I think it's just one level of evil beyond having more than 12 items in the express checkout lane.
What if the window seat is
What if the window seat is being taken by a bag of 13 grocery items? Compound evil right there...but is it multiplicative or exponential?
And where do people who take other folks' shoveled parking spaces fit on this hierarchy of evil?
For those of us who have long legs.....
...the new buses are a major pain. I feel like I am riding a school bus designed for grade school kids. My knees simply don't fit. So, I either have to sit on the aisle -- where my knees can get some extra room -- or sit slant-wise in the window seat -- taking up a lot of the knee room that "belongs" to the aisle seat.
Hear, hear
I have the same issue as Michael, plus a big booty to compound things. Here's what I do: Sit on the aisle, but intentionally look up/around as people are boarding and seeking seats, making it clear from expression and body language that I'm prepared to move to let someone in. Once people are settled and the bus/train gets on its way again, I go back to my book or newspaper. Simple.
That seems fair. I'm short,
That seems fair. I'm short, so I don't have the leg room issue. It's when people have their bags next to them, don't look up, and feign sleep that I get vaguely irritated. (Maybe they're not feigning the sleep, but wouldn't it be more comfortable to sleep in the window seat?)
Being short ...
also means fewer hand holds are available. Sometimes that "hogged" seat is the only option for a safe journey for even the average height person.
The new buses are the first T equipment I've seen which acknowledge that much of the male and female population of the world are substantially less than 6' tall. I have long arms, but I still cannot safely anchor to those overhead bars on the trains and many buses. The straps make a big difference!
Also true. I dislike so many
Also true. I dislike so many of the Green Line cars which have noplace to hold onto anything unless you're at least 5'8" or so, or you don't mind risking having your fingers squished by holding onto the back of someone else's seat.