A Clarkie Flounce
Wow I had a bit of a “flounce” this week. I have to say I’m far more chilled living in New Zealand than I was negotiating life in London. But something this week really rattled my cage. It was public transport.
I catch the bus to work. No double deckers here. There are lots of single deckers, and even some electric trolley buses – essential for the hills of Wellington. Most of the time there is plenty of room on the bus and 98% of the time I get a seat. One evening this week I had to stand almost all the way home. No, this wasn’t this issue. The issue was some daft twit with a backpack. The buses are tiny and this twit insisted on keeping a huge pack on their back and whacking people round the head as the bus twisted and turned through the hilly streets of the southern suburbs. I wouldn’t mind but Welly buses have luggage racks. Even if the twit wouldn’t put their pack in the luggage rack then why couldn’t they take the pack off and put it on the floor.
The whacking of fellow passengers with backpacks is a frequent occurrence on Welly bus. School kids with key rings and soft toys hanging from zips, workers with gym kit, random travellers with waterproofs and sleeping bags poking out, all feel obliged to bop people with their packs. Now if it happens to me I say something. But most passengers don’t. I especially say something when a teenager or tweenies furry key ring has nearly taken my eye out! (teach em young eh..)
Anyway back to my journey from this week. Well after a while twit gets a seat. And what does twit do as soon as they sit down? Yes they take their pack off and put it on the floor between their feet. Maybe keeping a pack on when you are standing on public transport means you are more likely to get a seat.
So a tad annoyed, and as an experienced user of heaving public transport (18 years of buses, tubes and trains in London) here are a few rules…
1) Take your bag/ pack off your pack and put it on the floor or in the luggage rack.
2) Move down the bus/ train so people can fit on.
3) Men – close your legs – yes someone can sit down if you close your legs and move up.
4) Ladies - Don’t wedge your bag down the side of the seat when you are sat down. This is the ladies equivalent of sitting with your legs wide open. It takes up too much room and others can’t sit down.
5) Turn your flippin sound down – I don’t want to hear your tunes….
Flounce over – for now…….
I catch the bus to work. No double deckers here. There are lots of single deckers, and even some electric trolley buses – essential for the hills of Wellington. Most of the time there is plenty of room on the bus and 98% of the time I get a seat. One evening this week I had to stand almost all the way home. No, this wasn’t this issue. The issue was some daft twit with a backpack. The buses are tiny and this twit insisted on keeping a huge pack on their back and whacking people round the head as the bus twisted and turned through the hilly streets of the southern suburbs. I wouldn’t mind but Welly buses have luggage racks. Even if the twit wouldn’t put their pack in the luggage rack then why couldn’t they take the pack off and put it on the floor.
The whacking of fellow passengers with backpacks is a frequent occurrence on Welly bus. School kids with key rings and soft toys hanging from zips, workers with gym kit, random travellers with waterproofs and sleeping bags poking out, all feel obliged to bop people with their packs. Now if it happens to me I say something. But most passengers don’t. I especially say something when a teenager or tweenies furry key ring has nearly taken my eye out! (teach em young eh..)
Anyway back to my journey from this week. Well after a while twit gets a seat. And what does twit do as soon as they sit down? Yes they take their pack off and put it on the floor between their feet. Maybe keeping a pack on when you are standing on public transport means you are more likely to get a seat.
So a tad annoyed, and as an experienced user of heaving public transport (18 years of buses, tubes and trains in London) here are a few rules…
1) Take your bag/ pack off your pack and put it on the floor or in the luggage rack.
2) Move down the bus/ train so people can fit on.
3) Men – close your legs – yes someone can sit down if you close your legs and move up.
4) Ladies - Don’t wedge your bag down the side of the seat when you are sat down. This is the ladies equivalent of sitting with your legs wide open. It takes up too much room and others can’t sit down.
5) Turn your flippin sound down – I don’t want to hear your tunes….
Flounce over – for now…….
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