Like most people, I’m forced to take public transportation from time to time. Airport shuttle, train to Chi-town, elevator, etc. There are a gaggle of places in everyone’s daily life where you need to use some form of public, interpersonal transportation.

So why in the heck do people getting on never give the people the opportunity to get off first? I.e the elevator, why in heaven’s name do you not “give right of way” to the person getting off to make it easier for you to get on? UGH!

The other day I was in Boston and I went leave my room to go out and take a little walkabout. I walk to the elevator and push the “D” to go “down” and exit the hotel. The Vadar comes, the door opens and I wait for whoever is on to exit, then I calmly walk on the “box” and press “L” to get to the “lower” level. When I get to the bottom and the door opens, do you think I would get the same respect I so kindly offered only 6 floors prior? NO! The door opens and this rather large, tourist looking, curly haired, cart toting lady looks at me like, “excuse me” and tries to board the vader before I got off. Here’s the funny part…… so did her rather large, tourist looking, curly haired, cart toting husband!

You know what happens next, there is this awkward, angled side-step dance that is preformed between the three of us facing each other and rubbing chests, her cart hitting me in the knee, his fanny pack stabbing my spleen……. all in a vain attempt for us to get our large bodies through a four foot wide opening. After a bit of a tussle, I’m not going to make it easy (especially after getting hit in the knee) They get in and I get out, and they don’t even offer a excuse me, but rather a disgusted look of shame looking at me like “did his mama ever teach him anything? WTF!!

I mean seriously, did they have to pooh after a long day of hitting all the great buffets the Boston area has to offer? I mean I enjoy rubbing up against some old lady boobies as much as the next guy, but man please give way to those exiting and wait your F’ing turn (unless you have to pooh, that is).

Gizznat