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Last night I decided to head out for a couple of drinks with some co-workers at some gathering down by Foggy Bottom and since I live in the friggin boonies in the mid-Atlantic area, it usually takes me at least an hour to get back home, so I had a lot of time on the Metro route back. So the way from Foggy Bottom to L’Enfant Plaza was uneventful save the fact that with all the humidity running amuck yesterday, there were mosquitos flying around the Metro car (gross) and luckily I didn’t have to wait that long for the Green Line to arrive to take me back to my station. However, it was on this part of my trip that things got a little bit “interesting”….to say the least.

Hopping on the Green Line, I managed to find an empty row of seats and snatched it up pretty quickly. Seeing as I am such a nice guy, I immediately moved to the window seat to allow folks getting on the Metro to sit down easily. I’m considerate…so sue me. But as soon as we hit Gallery Place/Chinatown, there’s some weird commotion coming from one of the other cars. Some of the passengers in my car are heading to the back of the car to see what’s going on behind us. I couldn’t see, but once we hit Mount Vernon Square, I could hear it outside of the car. I think there might have been a fight going on in the Metro station - passengers had probably gotten off the train to continue their squabble and were cussing and yelling at each other. Mildly amusing to say the least.

Well the fun continues with these three people getting on the train and sitting in different rows, but adjacent to each other. They seem like nice people until they start talking to each other…REALLY LOUDLY! What’s up with that? You’re practically less than a foot away from each other and yet you’re yelling at each other? Why would you do that? No one cares to hear your conversation and although you are on a train car, it’s practically empty so you don’t have to yell at each other! Damn people….I don’t care about what you’re talking about so shut the hell up.

Finally someone comes on the train and decides to sit next to me. Remember, at this time I’m still sitting next to the window. This lady sits down and I don’t have a problem with that, but then she reaches into her bag which is on her lap and has to stretch her arms all the way out just to reach in. WTF? She has huge wingspans for arms or something…she almost elbows me in the face just trying to reach in to get and pull out a piece of paper. A piece of paper?!?! Are you serious? Well suffice it to say, I wasn’t happy with her because she was just so ignorant and didn’t even apologize. Stupid lady. But before you think it’s over…it’s not.

We approach the Greenbelt station…the last stop for the Green Line. I wanted to get out and she doesn’t move. I say “excuse me” and she gives me this lip about how everyone is getting off anyways so why should she move. AND, she says that she doesn’t like to get up while the train is moving. Unfortunately there’s no room for me to step over her or onto another chair just to get up. But why must I be restricted just because her stupid ass won’t move? What if I had to catch a bus and was running late and needed to leave the train immediately? It’s not her decision. Move your ass or don’t sit next to me in the first plane you stupid b*tch.

In the end I wasn’t happy with that. She really screwed up my whole day because this stupid lady doesn’t understand how to be considerate of others.

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