@tracyswartz CTA Etiquette Faux Pas

RT “what would u do if u saw rider clip nails on the #cta? “ http://bit.ly/bQ2kGD

Tracy, I had to take this to tumblr; 140 ain’t gonna cut it. :)

(1) Clipping fingernails? Please. Last November. I saw a woman on the northbound #6 take off her shoes and socks (~57th and the Museum) AND BEGIN TO PICK HER FEET! Driver said nothing. I’ve seen feet-picking two other times, all three on the #6.

Outrageously unsanitary. The mindset of a person who would do that on. a. bus. —- can’t go there…

(2) Projectile Sneezing:  Just overt, no attempt to cover up whatsoever-type sneezing. Cuts across all lines: young, old, black, white, hispanic, asian, male, female…this is the kind of gross inconsideration that makes me want to bitchslap in response. Instead, having a ChicagoCard Plus in monthly pass mode, I simply get off at the next stop. …’course, you can’t do that if it’s a #6 in express on Lake Shore Drive…

(3) Nail Salon On Wheels: big among the teen set. Open bottles of fingernail polish and God knows what else, filling the bus with noxious vapors.

(4) Gourmet Dining: you know, a piece of fruit or cookies, etc., is no big deal. But entire MEALS in white styrofoam containers being devoured for 15+ minutes?? Guess the drivers aren’t being paid enough to intervene. <chuckle> <guffaw>

…and last, but not least

(5) Public Urination: no, not on the bus, but at a bus stop. Woman last summer, 51st and Lake Park (late evening - sun still out), walks to a corner of the kiosk, pulls down her pants —- and urinates.

“I had to go!”

At this point, so do I. What a wonderful crowd! I’ll be on the #6 five days a week! Drive (or be driven) safely! G’night everybody!

[Brump-TING!]