They come in all flavours

[waterspyder]

So on Tuesday I slipped and whacked my shin on the tub.

For those of you playing along at home, this is really similar to the May 2005 injury. Okay, same injury, different leg, not quite as severe. 

The result, I'm walking with a cane until my leg and ankle decide to behave, stop swelling and function properly.

I've also decided I'm not accident prone; I'm gravitationally prone.


So I'm on the bus, with my cane, and my priority seating pass, and a bag of groceries on the ground in front of me and a man gets on the bus and demands my seat. The other 5 empty priority seats were unacceptable, he wanted mine. I offered him the seat next to me and across from me, but this was unacceptable. I'm sitting there, with my cane and groceries and he wants me to move. I really wish I knew what the problem is with some of these people. I eventually moved after close to 2 minutes of him insisting he needed my seat.

*a cane is not a weapon*

Comments

[okcismelanie.livejournal.com]

hrmmm the cane "could" be a weapon.....

I think that some people are just so unhappy in their life that the only thing that could ever bring them joy is to make everyone else as unhappy as they are-don't let them win!

I wouldn't of moved for that dude.....and I may of hit him with the cane if I was in your shoes! (really hard)

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

I get grouchy when I can't walk properly, so I think I get to be overly sensitive to some of these things, or maybe I just have a problem with perceived authority...

I have to figure out how to make the busride more enjoyable

[evilbitchqueen.livejournal.com]

Headphones/Music player or a Book. Always work for me when I want to ignore someone being blatently stupid/rude on the bus.

[xliquid-dreamsx.livejournal.com]

That's a fantastic icon you're using. =)

[sivi-volk.livejournal.com]

I don't think I understand. There were empty seats, right? And ones similar to yours?

It's not that I doubt your account, it's just that the events you describe make no sense.

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

They don't make much sense to me either

The only thing that I can assume is that he wanted the seat next to a pole where he could also see out the front of the bus. Not that he said anything other than "Give me that seat"

[zenten.livejournal.com]

Does a mental disability let you get priority seating?

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

I vote yes

I'm undecided if senility is a real mental disability though.

[feli-valkyria.livejournal.com]

It may depend on location. Some people need to be close to the doors because they have panic disorder related to crowds for example. I doubt that's what happened in that situation though.

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

I'd hope most people in that situation could at least say "I need to sit close to the doors" rather than "Give me the seat"

I can relate... I'm agoraphobic

I'm also fond of the word "please"

[queenie-writes.livejournal.com]

You know, this would be one of those times you can borrow my rage. Honest. If I was you, I'd say, "See this cane? unless you can give me a really good excuse why I should move myself when I am sick, I'll shove it right up your ass if you don't find another seat."

Seriously. Sometimes people NEED to be told off.

[slobberpuppy.livejournal.com]

Wow, what's with all the assholes on that bus route?

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

I think people are cranky. It's one of the least reliable bus routes in the city and it's plagued by schduling problems. By the time people get on the bus, and are sandwiched by 4 high school's worth of students... they're usually in a bad mood to start with. I also ride it for 45 minutes to and from work... so there is plenty of time and opportunity for wierdness.

[simply-fiendish.livejournal.com]

C'mon! Use the cane as a weapon. At least discreetly. :P
When I have to use my cane and on the very rare occasion there is an asshole in my midst, I simply walking by them and "accidentlly" jam my cane on top of their foot as I walk by or slightly shift my cane out for them to trip on. I look all innocent, apologize for my klutziness and they say nothing, mostly because they do not want to look like an asshole yelling at someone with a cane.

[xliquid-dreamsx.livejournal.com]

OUCH! Sorry to hear you've managed to hurt yourself. I so wish I'd been with you so I could have smacked that guy with your cane. That would have brightened my entire day! =D

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

*a cane is not a weapon*

Wanna bet?