You, the older man with a walking stick around lunchtime. I could not believe as you got off the bus at Robie and Spring Garden using the front door, that you were plowing (and obviously to everyone on the bus) physically hitting repeatedly the younger man trying to get on the bus as you got off. What right do you have to treat someone that way? Could you not have said excuse me or use the back door as you are supposed too? Thankfully the bus driver told the young man it was all caught on tape if he wanted to take further action… I hope he does. YOU do NOT have the right to treat people in this manner! Shame on you for being this way! —Hoping someday you’ll be a better man
This article appears in Feb 17-23, 2011.
Did this guy smell like really bad BO?
There’s an old fucker that gets on the bus at Lacewood and pulls the same trick trying to get on the bus. He has to be OMG FIRST ONE ON THE BUS ALL THE TIME and will push people out of the way to do so.
The mere sight of that old fart pisses me off so one day I pushed my way through him to get on the bus. Did I feel bad pushing my way ahead of a senior? Not this one.
He smells REALLY bad too.
Why do idiots block the door when people are trying to get off. I’d of plowed through too. Wait for people to get off before getting on.
If you had lost all your teeth, couldn’t see or hear worth a damn, spent most of your waking hours alternately trying to piss past a prostate the size of a bagel or trying to have a satisfying dump at least once this month, you’d be miserable, too. To be trampled by young folks on a regular basis just adds insult to injury.
It sucks getting old.
Unless the bus is super full or unless you’re super feeble/disabled, get off at the back of the bus.
Whenever I’ve used transit in other cities passengers grasped this concept quite nicely, so why can’t they do the same here?
Hitting people = no. Old man getting off bus with cane? That meant he was probably sitting next to the front door, right? Why the hell should the elderly have to truck to the back, down the narrow aisle with a walking aid, to a door that may or may not be one of those snap-jaw hinged ones that looove to clamp shut on people when they have to push through them?
lol……the joys of the bus. No wonder car sales are up.
That old man is an asshole, but so is the young man tyring ot barge on to the bus as people are getting off.
that’s cause probly, that nice young man was being a douche, and said something to the guy, that you did not hear.
if someone yapped off to me, while getting off, while they were getting on, i’d just give them a hearty shove back out the fucking door. and by the way, was this bus so packed, that he could not get near the rear door?
I just might get me a walking stick.
tim, make sure you get one with a sword in it.
http://www.swordsdirect.com/sword_canes.ht…
I carry a walking stick when I go on the rails to trails as there are always people with dogs not always on leashes or under their control. Sometimes science project rejects with pit bulls, this is why I have the stick, it’s one of those with the fold down ice prong thingies on the bottom. D’Artagnan of BLT
LS, I’m pretty sure cane swords are illegal.
yeah, tell that to the wankers with the sawed off shotguns too bud. if they don’t see them out, then it is just a stick.
I really dislike when people go on about old people deserving respect just because of the fact they managed to live until 70 years of age.
If a person is an asshole, they are a !@#%-ing asshole! Im sure it sucks to get old and be old, no question about that. But if someone can’t act like a reasonable human being, no matter what their age, they are an asshole.
It doesn’t matter if the younger man said anything, or if he ‘should’ have used a different door..the correct response to those things is not to beat or hit someone with your cane.
And being older with his ‘old age experience’ he should have known better. I hope the younger guy reports it.
PK – “Unless the bus is super full or unless you’re super feeble/disabled, get off at the back of the bus.”
The elderly cannot ALWAYS exit the bus via the rear door particularly when the bus is packed! That, and the “courtesy” seats are at the front.
LS – “if they don’t see them out, then it is just a stick.”
No… it’s a concealed weapon! But agreed… it needs to be seen for someone to be charged.
Now, this old fart (appropriately named considering he stinks!) is definitely in the wrong hitting ppl with a cane. It IS assault. If it were me (and I don’t understand why it never is) I’d have turned around and screamed: “FUCK OFF YOU STINKY OLD PIECE OF SHIT!!” (Did that once in a grocery store.)
People may have thought it wrong (you could have given him a heart attack!) but what the fuck do I care? Hmm, lemme see… I don’t!
You have pretty pink eyes, McA
One word. Dementia. He probably doesn’t know what year it is or where he is most days. Deal with it, we are all going to old and eventually shit and piss our pants.
It’s life.
Kim_NS: “You have pretty pink eyes, McA”
If that was directed at me ty for the compliment.
It won’t win you a place in my heart, though.
In general, most of you humans suck!
Oh, and they’re more magenta than pink.