Another bus story.
On a bus today that was pulling into Kennedy Plaza, the main hub for the public transit system. A lady was yelling at the bus driver because other riders had their feet out in the aisle, so an elderly person like herself could trip and fall. And she made the bizarre claim that she owned part of RIPTA, which is actually true of everyone who pays taxes and/or fares.
The thing is, it's a genuine problem, the kind of thing I've complained about myself, although I'm too lazy to link to it right now. But there's only so much the driver can do, since for most of the trip he's face forward with his eyes on the road. And, well, her tone was more than a little on the rude side.
It's possible to make a good point in a counterproductive way.
On a bus today that was pulling into Kennedy Plaza, the main hub for the public transit system. A lady was yelling at the bus driver because other riders had their feet out in the aisle, so an elderly person like herself could trip and fall. And she made the bizarre claim that she owned part of RIPTA, which is actually true of everyone who pays taxes and/or fares.
The thing is, it's a genuine problem, the kind of thing I've complained about myself, although I'm too lazy to link to it right now. But there's only so much the driver can do, since for most of the trip he's face forward with his eyes on the road. And, well, her tone was more than a little on the rude side.
It's possible to make a good point in a counterproductive way.
2 comments:
If courtesy and good manners have to be regulated and enforced it would appear the plot has already been lost. Then again, maybe it's time to introduce conductors to modern city buses. I'm pretty sure most of them were replaced in England years ago, but besides collecting fares they were also there to answer questions about the route and to made sure everyone behaved themselves. Sounds good to me.
It was kind of odd that woman needed to say she owned RIPTA. Didn't make much of a case for accuracy.
Maybe the plot has been lost. In which case someone has to take the responsibility of finding it again. Well, multiple someones, otherwise the work is just too lonely.
Conductors sound like a good idea. Probably makes more sense in the context of London's transport system, though. RIPTA buses become erratic in their arrivals and departures at peak times, leading to overcrowding.
There's a strategy, often ascribed to a current global leader I won't name now, of telling huge and obvious lies just to exhaust anyone interested in facts. I don't know if this lady was doing that or just ranting.
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