Throwing Dirty Looks On the 99 B-line

I hate people who budge in line. I enjoy throwing dirty looks at people on the B-line, don't get me wrong. But throwing people dirty looks can only give me so much pleasure.

Today while waiting for the 99, where the line kind of forms itself, a group of punks (they weren't dress like it... they were more like hipsters) in their early twenties cut into the line at the very front. Fortunately for them, they didn't try to cut in front of me or else there would have been quite the headline news about strangulation and how tempers were at an all time high on the Vancouver transit system.

People were appalled, and of course, I took the chance to throw some dirty looks their way.

I'm a bit disappointed that this behaviour happened in Vancouver. I wonder if it's a recent thing or if you've experienced it recently. I don't recall this happening a few years ago.

I guess this is as good of a time as any to tell you about a few months ago, when someone tried to cut in front of me while everyone was already boarding the bus. Again, this man was in his early twenties and was not poorly dressed. He came out of nowhere and stepped on the man boarding ahead of me. I decided that even though he was taller and a man, I could take him. And I did.

With less than 5 inches between me and him, I pulled back a bit and body slammed him out of the way. Yep. Full on body slammed. Now this isn't something I was proud of doing at the moment. But believe me, I'm damn proud of it now. It makes me laugh to think about how far back I knocked him out of the line.

When he entered the line again (by cutting in line again). He was at least 5 people behind where he tried to budge. I don't feel bad about this display of violence. I think it's fair because when he got on the bus, he had the audacity to give me a look. Obviously, as I have confessed earlier to my affinity towards giving dirty looks, I had stared him down until he sat in the back of the bus and finally looked away because he couldn't take it anymore. Yep. I am a champion of dirty looks and the stare down. I have practice, just ask my Jack Russell Terrier.

Have a Hobbit Monday!

Hobbit spotting number... I'm not sure.

I've spotted people previously who remind me of hobbits but I didn't have a blog back then to record my observations and findings.

The things you see on a bus. Most days, the strangest thing I see on transit is a can collector (which, if you know Vancouver, isn't all that strange a sight at all). But today was different. Today was my day. Yes, my day to spot a hobbit.

He had very round cheeks (a bit rosy, not from running or any exersion because he was sitting down and reading). He had a frilly cap of red hair (everyone knows that not all hobbits have red hair, but all red hair people are hobbits... I might be very wrong here). He had fat little fingers that wrapped around his novel. And also, the fattest thighs to ever try to squeeze into those small bus seats we have.

It was awesome! I wish I had a camera with me just show I could show you what I mean. And I wish I also had the balls to take out a camera to take a picture of this guy (I'd tell him it was for my blog. No, not a fashion blog, but one about hobbits).

Anyway, this is a great start to the week. If I see any other magical creatures, I'll keep y'all posted.

Have a Hobbit Monday :D

On the 99 B-Line Part 2 (B stands for Butt)

Ok. How should I begin this post? Hmm, let's see. I'll have to explain the 99 B-line bus. It is usually super crowded whenever it's rush hour or on weekends. So if you can find a seat, you usually try to sit down.

Unfortunately not all bus seats are created equal.

There are some notoriously dangerous places to sit down in because the people who are standing and crowding the bus can fall on you!

So anyway, yesterday I was on the bus and stuck in one of the "bad spots on the bus". Now this spot is all the way in the back, so it's not the worst spot on the bus compared to the ones where you're sitting in the front where the seats are low, the crowds are huge, and the handle bars are scarce.

Anyway, mine is that seat in the very back row where if you're in the middle, you have the chance of being stepped on by someone who is standing in the aisle directly in front of you.

This story is a bit traumatizing visually, so I think I best use my MS paint skills to show you what happened...

At first the bus wasn't loaded all the way up. So the guy, who I will call the Traumatizer, gets on the bus and holds onto the bar. No biggie. Nothing weird. He's standing there, albeit a little awkwardly because most people usually stand sideways so you can fit two rows of people in the back. But instead he chose to hold onto the both the bars and stand in facing the front. The way he's standing is not recommended because if the bus stops, he's less likely to be able to keep his balance... but it's not too disturbing. He's a guy who looks like he's relatively normal in size and shape so I'm not worried just yet.

But then he starts shifting his weight on one leg and backing up a bit more because at this point more people are trying to squeeze onto the bus. The disturbing part was that he shifted his weight SO much that one of his butt cheeks were actually sticking into my personal space. To make matters worst, this guy was fidgeting more and more while still holding onto his two poles.

And it just got worst and worst... until my view became nothing but this.

 And the only thing I could think of was whether he'll sit on my lap, or whether I had any bills to tip him with.

Seriously, it was the most uncomfortable bus ride I've had in a while. Granted you don't go onto the 99 B-line thinking of a comfortable ride, but surely this is a bit too extreme isn't it?

On the 99 B-Line

Today I was on the Canada B-Line (a crazy fast bus with an over abundance of extremely abrupt stops) and I experienced something truly Canadian.

Now if you're from Canada, it make take a minute to realize the strangeness of this scene. Need more time?
Ok, time's up. Don't you think in any other place, the person who got injured probably wouldn't have said that they were sorry to the first person? Hmmm... interesting. But that's why I love Canada.