Dear Sir.... A metro note

[Anonymous]

Dear sir or madam,

I note that you are sitting in an aisle seat next to an empty window seat. Although you are entitled to two seats since you're so much better than the rest of us, I am such a cad that I will -- *gasp* -- actually ask to sit in that seat...in fact, I'll do so specifically because I dislike your behavior and think it's antisocial.

Ever yours,

Churlish, yet civic-minded rider

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dear sir or madam,

I note that you are sitting in an aisle seat next to an empty window seat. Although you are entitled to two seats since you're so much better than the rest of us, I am such a cad that I will -- *gasp* -- actually ask to sit in that seat...in fact, I'll do so specifically because I dislike your behavior and think it's antisocial.

Ever yours,

Churlish, yet civic-minded rider

YES! I do this too. When I spot someone taking the aisle seat to block a window seat, I often go for that window seat just to annoy them. It means the aisle person has to get up, and move out of the way, and then share with me. I do it even if there are other empty aisle seats available.

I know it's completely passive aggressive, but it makes me giggle inside to do this to a seat blocker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dear sir or madam,

I note that you are sitting in an aisle seat next to an empty window seat. Although you are entitled to two seats since you're so much better than the rest of us, I am such a cad that I will -- *gasp* -- actually ask to sit in that seat...in fact, I'll do so specifically because I dislike your behavior and think it's antisocial.

Ever yours,

Churlish, yet civic-minded rider

Dear Sir or Madam,
You are neither churlish, nor a cad. Every time I see you doing this - and it's sometimes fairly obvious that it's a Seinfeld-esque "stickin' it" - I silently applaud you, because the "rude sitting" behavior is antisocial, and just crap, really.
Sincerely,
I do that too when I'm feeling feisty

[Anonymous]

Well issues with people sitting down and not offering a seat to the elderly, pregnant, disabled etc is not something unique to the Metro so I voiced my opinion as well. However, I did not realize until a recent PP stated so, that the Metro had designated seats for these people and that is what people are annoyed about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dear sir or madam,

I note that you are sitting in an aisle seat next to an empty window seat. Although you are entitled to two seats since you're so much better than the rest of us, I am such a cad that I will -- *gasp* -- actually ask to sit in that seat...in fact, I'll do so specifically because I dislike your behavior and think it's antisocial.

Ever yours,

Churlish, yet civic-minded rider

It never occured to me that people did that to get two seats. I figured they just preferred the aisle seat to the window seat, and, you know, first come first served. I always take that window seat because I prefer the window. I didn't know I was engaging in social protest

[Anonymous]

To be fair, I've stayed in/moved to the aisle seat when I have to get off at the next stop or two, but it's no biggie to get up for someone else to sit in the window seat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To be fair, I've stayed in/moved to the aisle seat when I have to get off at the next stop or two, but it's no biggie to get up for someone else to sit in the window seat.

Yes, this is what I do. Please ask to sit down, it's easier on all of us.

[Anonymous]

To be fair, I prefer the aisle seat also, since I'm tall and there isn't just enough leg room for me. When I'm in the aisle seat, I'm able to turn my legs slightly sideways so that my knees aren't hitting my ears. But I always get up to let someone use the window seat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Young white men are the worst offenders.

I disagree. IME, worst offenders are middle aged women.

No, they're WOMEN.. They're ENTITLED to seats! How do you not know that?

Middle aged woman here - disagree. We are not ENTITLED to a seat anymore than a man. I always stand for anyone who is less able.

If you as a woman feel you are more entitled to a seat then a man is, you should also feel entitled to be paid less as well.

[Anonymous]

Dear Sir,

When you stood in the doorway to the train, you forced people to board single-file. Because you could not be bothered to step aside, I could not be bothered to keep my purse close to my body. Make no mistake, sir, smacking you with my bag and forcing you to nearly drop your book was not merely an accident. It was a passive aggressive protest.

Sincerely,

Metro rider.

[Anonymous]

On the Red Line, a few years back, a well-dressed man sat in one of the handicap seats. He had the physique of a former football player--not obese, but not small either. At the next stop a medium-size guy went to sit in the empty seat next to the "football player." At that point, Football yelled loudly, "NO, I'M TOO FAT, YOU CAN'T SIT HERE!"

Medium Guy just looked, bug-eyed, and picked another seat. I've never seen or heard anything like it since then. Amazing what happens on Metro!

My "Dear Sir" comment would be for the backpack wearers who stand in the aisle, but forget how close their backpacks are to the faces/mouths of those sitting behind them.

[Anonymous]

PP, I like you. Blocking the door, especially at a busy stop, is one of my biggest pet peeves. Last week there was this younger woman with a large bag that completely blocked half the door at one of the main connection stops with about half the train getting out and then being filled right back up with people getting on. This older woman (maybe 60s) kind of pushed the other girls bag as she was going by and the girl FLIPPED out on the woman. It was painful to watch but thankfully a guy came to the old woman's defense and called the girl out for blocking the door and being an overall bitch. Some people amaze me. I also love the "i'm looking down at my phone/ipod/ipad/kindle etc, and cannot see the elderly man walking hunched over with a cane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dear sir yourself:

The thyroid gland controls how quickly the body uses energy.

Hypothyroidism is a condition where the body gains wait due to a slow metabolism.

Kindly do not assume every big person got that way from eating too much.

Thank you.

Ah, the old "it's my thyroid" excuse...

Dear Sir

Hypothyroidism can be controlled with medication.

Weight loss can be achieved with proper diet and exercise.

Please stop using excuses for your largess.

This is not what largesse means.

Please read through all the posts, before adding your supposed 'burn.' PP self-corrected a few pages back, and blamed autocorrect on iPhone. She meant to say, 'large ass.'

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Young white men are the worst offenders.

I disagree. IME, worst offenders are middle aged women.

No, they're WOMEN.. They're ENTITLED to seats! How do you not know that?

Middle aged woman here - disagree. We are not ENTITLED to a seat anymore than a man. I always stand for anyone who is less able.

If you as a woman feel you are more entitled to a seat then a man is, you should also feel entitled to be paid less as well.

Um, that poster was being sarcastic.

[Anonymous]

The worst are those who don't let the people off the arriving train before barrelling into the doors.

Let them f'ing off, people!