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It like 90 degrees here today (30 C) and instead of walking the 20 minutes home I figured I'd take the bus. The man who got on with me sat down and opened the window, though the A/C was clearly on and felt GREAT.
So. The driver started to pull away and said "Sir could you shut the window, it's too hot for that" (She was right, and this particular window was the closest one to her). He ignored her, she said it again, and then I said, thinking he hadn't heard her "She wants you to shut the window".
He said "No" turned to her and said "NO!" No explanation or anything, just a three-year-old refusal.
So she stopped the bus, pulled over, and opened the doors. She was obviously not moving until he shut the window... and he pulled out a drawing kit and started working on this canvas he had with him. So the driver pulled out the phone and called her super. I sat there a minute thinking she'd give up, but no, a security guard came.
I got off the bus and started walking at that point, but I could still see them sitting there about 10 minutes later.
So now I'm all gross and sweaty, and there's an ozone action day so I'm not supposed to be outside with my asthma anyway, and I was wheezing by the time I got home.
What a jerk, man. This was one of those things where it was so absurd you don't even know how to react, like the man who came in our store with a lit stick of incense in his mouth. You think you're dreaming. The man next to me even asked me if he was deaf (like, he culdn't possibly be doing this on purpose) I replied loudly that no, he knows, he's just refusing to do it.
The bus was full too, so this guy held up a bunch of people because he felt like having his window open (for no good reason that I can figure). I mean, when you ride the bus you know the rule is you have to listen to the driver (even though she did maybe over-react a little).
Anyone else have the bus rider blues?
So. The driver started to pull away and said "Sir could you shut the window, it's too hot for that" (She was right, and this particular window was the closest one to her). He ignored her, she said it again, and then I said, thinking he hadn't heard her "She wants you to shut the window".
He said "No" turned to her and said "NO!" No explanation or anything, just a three-year-old refusal.
So she stopped the bus, pulled over, and opened the doors. She was obviously not moving until he shut the window... and he pulled out a drawing kit and started working on this canvas he had with him. So the driver pulled out the phone and called her super. I sat there a minute thinking she'd give up, but no, a security guard came.
I got off the bus and started walking at that point, but I could still see them sitting there about 10 minutes later.
So now I'm all gross and sweaty, and there's an ozone action day so I'm not supposed to be outside with my asthma anyway, and I was wheezing by the time I got home.
What a jerk, man. This was one of those things where it was so absurd you don't even know how to react, like the man who came in our store with a lit stick of incense in his mouth. You think you're dreaming. The man next to me even asked me if he was deaf (like, he culdn't possibly be doing this on purpose) I replied loudly that no, he knows, he's just refusing to do it.
The bus was full too, so this guy held up a bunch of people because he felt like having his window open (for no good reason that I can figure). I mean, when you ride the bus you know the rule is you have to listen to the driver (even though she did maybe over-react a little).
Anyone else have the bus rider blues?
