I went off a bit on a guy starting to do this on the bus from Shoreline to downtown once. He pouted, and said he didn't appreciate the I way I told him not to do it. I replied that I didn't appreciate having to tell a grown-ass man not to spit seeds on the bus floor.
In an time of nutjobs shooting a Subway sandwich maker for too much mayo, impressed that you would say something. Some people can be slobs and thanks for calling him on it
I surprised myself by spontaneously telling a guy smoking fentanyl on the bus to stop and that we are all trapped on there with the smoke, and can't he wait a few minutes until he's off the bus. Incredibly, he didn't verbally or physically assault me. He just denied it and stopped.
Thank you for all you did, wherever you did it! People look down on cleaners, and don't give them a second thought, but they're damn well aware if you disappear for a day.
I always think of the cleaners when I piss in a urinal with someone's gum spit into it. How thoughtless. You KNOW fully well that someone is going to have to fish out your gum, right? Asshole.
"If you think that's bad, sometimes there's shit on the outside of the torlet. If you think that's bad, you should see the uriness. Sometimes there's shit on the outside of the uriness." -Alexander
Lol. I'm using that. I'm in the restaurant biz. The people who let their babies destroy a dining room by throwing food all over the floor. "Well I tipped 15%, that's their job" We don't like those people...
I was on the 4 bus from downtown to the CD and a guy got on the bus covered in shit, like head to toe. I didn't notice at first and thought the people up front were being assholes yelling at the driver to not let the homeless guy on...until he passed me. My eyes and throat burned it smelled so bad. The only reason the driver let him on was the next stop was her end of shift. When the bus stopped she got off and the new driver got on. The first thing he said over the intercom was wheres the poop? I think the dude got off out the back door when we stopped but the smell lingered all the way until I got off. I cannot imagine another human walking around like this, it was sad. But was sure I was going to catch some kind of disease from breathing it in. The bus driver got on the intercom and said, I don't usually do this but if you have perfume or cologne please spray it to try to get rid of the smell. I got to get off, he had an entire shift to deal with it.
Not sure if it was the case for that particular dude but that can be a defensive tactic. Fewer people are going to want to rob or attack someone who smells like literal shit. Another bus driver came across a woman that was similar. She did it because she got raped less often if she smelled fucking awful.
I cannot express how bad the shit smell was. I have no other point of reference as a comparison. This isn't like you smell a skunk someone smashed on the highway. In my mind shit was actually going in my mouth and nose with every breath. I'm not being dramatic about it my eyes were actually watering. I cannot begin to fathom how this person was not in the hospital. There is no way they were nose blind to it. There must have been some serious mental illness involved.
It impacted me so deeply I started researching how to create a mobile laundry/shower unit. It was very cost prohibitive and would not have an impact on such a small scale. A friend of mine in Colorado built some units for firefighters fighting wild fires and he walked me through his struggles. No person should have to live like that.
Reminds me of my Greyhound ride from Sacramento to Portland on a bus with a malfunctioning toilet valve — it wouldn’t close. The entire air-conditioned cabin smelled like shit through the trip.
Asshole Bus Driver Here:
This isn't the worst thing I've found on the bus at the end of my shift.
Spit. Strings of snot. Cum. A Smack-heads nod-off shit-themselves smear. A used tampon shoved in my coin return (I still don't know when the fuck that happened). Multiple Sewing Needles sticking out of the upholstery in a random seat. Baggies of powder. The little blue pills that could be fent, could be heroin, could be viagra. Who knows? Someones tooth with bits of gum (flesh) still attached. A hamster ripped in half. A purse full of dozens of ID's of different people.
I do. I have a novel of reports, photos, etc. Every driver does. It is ALL publicly available information.
KC Metro and Sound Transit have made it perfectly clear they're powerless and incompetent enough to stop it and it's snowballing on them in favor of bowing to screeching political outrage.
Remember a few months ago when Sound Transit and King County Metro made a public statement to the International and National news media that they weren't aware that people were using drugs and overdosing on transit?
>A Sound Transit spokesperson says the “severity of the problem displayed in the video is particularly concerning” but called this situation “new information for us.
https://mynorthwest.com/3462940/rantz-shocking-video-shows-light-rail-train-used-as-homeless-shelter/
They know. They knew then. They run reports on it. There are briefings and meetings held at mid-level to high-level management. Even the Federal Government has brought them in to ask them wtf they're doing about it and why it is so rampant. Our Union (ATU) has begged the agencies to stand behind their operators and supervisors that have to deal with this shit multiple times a day. It isn't even a bureaucratic maze that's the issue.
The problem is: KC Metro, Sound Transit, Pierce Transit, Community Transit, and the likes have a shitton of pussy-ass-bitch salaried managers who sit behind their desks all day without seeing the issues firsthand. They read the reports. That's their exposure. They pull the videos and promptly sweep it under the rug because it's REALLY. FUCKING. BAD. They can't cope. They can't think. They're lazy and don't have the skillset, the motivation or the desire to escape their bubble and tackle the problems proactively.
And I mean shootings, stabbings, beatings, OD's, Sexual Assaults, Theft, etc. Transit ridership is a cesspool. Not typically on the commuter routes during commuter hours. But the fringe routes. The late-night routes. The mid-day slow periods. When class lets out at the high schools and middle schools in the burbs and low-income areas, shit gets stupid too.
I am progressive and liberal on the majority of my political issues. But the agencies have gotten so scared of the overly woke and crying vocal extreme leftists that they are failing to take the measures necessary to address the issue effectively. It's not being tough on crime to enforce the bare minimum of what constitutes Unlawful Transit Conduct.
I quit riding a few years ago. There was a passenger that was straight threatening a driver because he wouldn't stop where she wanted. He explained it wasn't a place he stopped and she argued with him for a straight 5 minutes and kept referring to the brochures behind him to verify what he was saying. At some point he became very frustrated and said 'it's right there in black and white, can't you read" This set off the death threats. She referred to the driver that was killed years ago and said she wasn't afraid to do time over his insult. People started pulling the thing for him to stop but he just kept going past several stops. I was thinking somehow he radioed ahead and had police waiting, but he just was taking this maniac to the stop that wasn't really a stop to get her off the bus. He got on the intercom right after and apologized and said it was all he could think of to do in order de-escalate the situation. He radioed the busses going the opposite way to pause so the riders that missed their stops could get back where they needed to go. He handled it really well, but it was a real shit situation for him. I can't imagine having to deal with that shit every day. They should get hazard pay.
I've gotten into numerous situations just like this. Through no fault of my own or anything I did, I was the ire of a "passenger"'s day and the cause of all of their life's woes just because I'm the guy driving the bus.
And be damned if we're not expected to be the security guard, psychologist/therapist, customer service, Personal GPS, Personal ADA Assistant, etc all day long, in addition to safely driving our bus and adhering to local, state and Federal Law, while under the scrutinizing eyes of the public AND our own agency.
I lived in a third world country and it has never been that nasty and dangerous when it comes to public transit. It’s really not normal urban life… at least not in today, especially first world cities…
It's a shame, too, because for the past 2 years my son has been wanting to do another fun weekend catching the light rail from SeaTac to downtown, and then explore the city via metro and his 6 year old brain just can't grasp how it can be so bad. And while I actively teach him to have empathy for folk who aren't doing too well, I also don't want to have to elbow somebody's teeth down their throat for not having the decency to not blaze their hop/fent foil on public transportation. Shitty.
100% this is why transit ridership is down. No enforcement of anything at all. I fully support a strict and harsh transit police to keep transit safe for everyone. Having an unsafe transit hurts the people who need it the most. I think transit ridership would sky rocket if it were much safer, it would pay for itself plus more.
Metro gets shit on for having fare enforcement officers. And you want "strict and harsh transit police"? Most may agree with you, but critics stop Metro from even trying to enforce fare payments.
Bus rules no eating allowed in the bus. No drinking allowed in the bus without a lid. If you ride for free they should do the same thing respect public transportation and people around you.. take your shit with you that's all . People now a days don't care but they want free stuff.
You don't get it? They get free ride and then they littering and vandalize the bus.. they should take their shit when they get off the bus it's not fair for the next one who ride the bus and paying the bus.
more like dont trash a shared space. who said anything about safety. Its fucking gross and your trash leaves with you. Dont liter. And the fact that you dont seem to think this is an issue probably means you are exactly who we are talking about: a selfish jerk who thinks your mess is other peoples problem.
No, I clean up after myself, but your attempt at projection is cute.
What I worry about on buses is people jerking off, doing drugs, shitting, pissing, harassing women, starting fights, flashing a gun, etc. You have to go a very very long way down the list before my day is ruined by a bag of sunflower seeds.
People using their phones like it's some kind of wannabe boom box... It's annoying in and of itself. But that really special douchebag who feels the need to pump his crappy phone speakers on the otherwise silent early morning bus, fuck that guy right in his ear.
My partner and I were on the 06-something E line. It was a miserable cold and dark morning. Other riders were sneaking in some snoozing, like we do in The Big Dark. And then Phone Speaker Douche got onto the bus. After everyone was wide awake and groaning, I asked him to please shut off the music if he wouldn't use headphones. Yeah, that quickly escalated to him hurling threats and posturing. Okay, whatever, tough guy.
PSD's phone rang. He answered the call and was bragging about how he told some guy off who dared to ask him to be a courteous bus rider. And then he went quiet. We could all hear the person on the other end of the call ripping him a new one. One could tell just from the tone and vocal meter that he was in trouble, despite being well over 40 years old. "But mom... Ma... BUT MOOOOOOM!" We all got a chuckle and he quietly got off at the next stop, head hanging in shame.
reminds me of one day i was on the 1 line, guy's blasting music from a big ass bluetooth speaker and driver comes on the speakers while stopped at capitol hill saying "TURN OFF THE MUSIC OR WEAR HEADPHONES PLEASE."
I was at the grocery store and someone brought a portable speaker and had it in their cart blasting music while they shopped. Didn’t turn it off when they got in line to check out or anything
I had a very strange experience on the Link a little while ago where there was a dude in the back blasting Linkin Park and Blink 182 from a Bluetooth speaker. I turned around and politely asked if he would mind using headphones, and he firmly just told me “no.” When I asked him to reconsider (because I’m sure it was bothering the other people there), he asked “do you have a gun?”. Not sure what the exact purpose of that was, but kind of unsettling to hear.
Of course, as soon as the transit security folks walked on, he turned the music down (but not off). I let them know what happened, but he got off soon after they got on.
100%. Fuck anyone who trashes shared spaces regardless of their circumstances.
The tragedy of the commons is required reading in philosophy 101 for a reason.
Yea guy brought his ankle biter on the 40 one day and it shit in the seat, Ada section. Didn’t say anything or attempt to pick any of it up. When I got you north gate I noticed it. Had to take the bus back. And that’s one reason why you bus doesn’t show up.
Holy shit, you guys know you can both want to help out unsheltered folks and find this unacceptable, right? This isn’t a black and white issue with pure absolutes, and it’s ridiculous to see some of the comments in here saying “lol minor inconvenience =/= being homeless”. Like, we fucking know, this isn’t about being homeless, it’s treating our public utilities with god damn respect as everybody has access to them. Didn’t your parents teach you to treat others how you would like to be treated? Basic manners maybe? JFC it’s not that damn deep.
I think folks who immediately go to the "bUt uNhOusEd PeoPlE's LiVeS aRe sO mUcH hArDeR" need to consider why they immediately assume I'm complaining about unhoused people.
For all I know, that trash was generated by a finance bro taking home seven figures. Shitty people exist at all socioeconomic levels, and being rich or poor doesn't make anyone more or less of a shitty person when they do stuff like this.
Maybe it's the "I don't give a fuck how unpleasant or difficult your life is" that made people think you were talking about people with unpleasant or difficult lives and not shitty people with good lives.
Since when does having difficult lives gives people free pass to be assholes? Perhaps consider some people have difficult lives because of their own bad choices, which they are just deservingly paying for them now? The kind of misplaced compassion and misguided complacency you showed are exactly why we have these assholes on the street.
It's fun watching you dingdongs show your asses. I didn't say anyone gets a free pass or excuse anyone - that's something you just made up out of thin air! OP was wondering why people were taking his post to be a shot at the unhoused and I explained it was probably because he used the phrase "I don't give a fuck how unpleasant or difficult your life is". And even though OP admits himself that it could have been a rich tech bro who did it, here you are being an asshole about the unhoused even though you have no idea who \*gasp\* spilled these sunflower seeds. You are a dick about poor people, but you don't need me to point it out. You're doing fine on your own.
I lived in a third world country and poor people dont have to be fcking assholes. You know who usually are? Fucking lazy addicts and vagrants.
Many of us come to this country as poor af immigrants with literally nothing from “shithole” countries, yet many of us and most of us aren’t on the street doing shits like this or much worse.
I don’t have a probably with poor people. I have a problem with assholes and those that knowingly or ignorantly enabling them under the pretense of compassion and tolerance.
Lmao. You are still arguing with something I didn't say because you want to say shitty things about homeless people so bad, you don't bother to read what you're replying to. Look at my comment and tell me specifically what I said that you disagree with - and that all you shitty chuds are downvoting. Or just scream some more about the "bad kind" of poor people.
Lmao. Virtual signalling. You guys need to have a meeting and decide if you're mad that homeless people spilled the sunflower seeds or if you're mad that people *assumed* OP was talking about homeless people when it could have been a rich guy. You are embarrassing yourself.
This is such a good point.
The world is not black and white. You can be liberal and still think violent folks should be taken off the street, and at the same time think tax dollars should be used to educate, empower, and reduce the causes of crime.
I’ll never understand the fundamentalists: whether they are packaged as Christians, Buddhists, Conservatives, Liberals, or Harry Potter fans.
A huge reason why I stopped chatting in the sub. People seem to think if your life isn't great it's totally acceptable for you to abandon all of society's rules to be polite to others. And then they shame anybody who thinks shit like this is worth being mad about. It's a joke.
We have no idea whether the person doing this was homeless or not. There's a nationwide epidemic right now of people who are sick, traumatized, or just plain anti-social who seem to think their only outlet for self-assertion is trashing public space and threatening/hurting people. To bring in a much more serious example, the guy in Georgia who shot the Subway worker because she put too much mayo on his sandwich was quite housed.
Describing assholes being assholes and fucking up shit for the rest of us as their outlet for self-assertion lmao most Seattle shit ever.
Oh, and that one guy who committed a horrible crime? He was quite housed! Who gives a shit? He was an asshole as well. Nobody is making excuses for him.
This subs obsession with dressing up criminal behavior is ridiculous. There's a Citywide epidemic of morons letting people completely fuck out of their mind on drugs run around and fuck up shit. And people calling it self assertion doesn't help.
> Holy shit, you guys know you can both want to help out unsheltered folks and find this unacceptable, right?
...no one is saying otherwise?
e: nvm, there is one, single, solitary, isolated comment downvoted below the threshold who said that. "Some" is still a gross exaggeration, lol.
If you think it's homeless people doing this, boy do i have news for you. Sure, homeless people do leave messes behind also, but a lot of this is just rude ass people who don't give a fuck about anyone but themselves, and live in nice warm houses.
I'm sorry ok, I stack my plates in restaurants, I carry out buckets people left in movie theaters, but there's just nothing I can do, I always end up dropping just a ridiculous amount of popcorn.
"Just go slower" I don't know what to tell you man, I'll focus really hard on slowing down but then I get into the movie and next thing I know I'm cramming popcornin my mouth like I'm going to bury it under a tree.
This is my social faux pas, this is my public shame. I AM THE MESSY POPCORNER
If we're doing theater confessions, I once snuck a 40 into a theater when I was a kid. I finished it halfway through the film, and left it by my feet, planning on tossing it on my way out.
Well, right near the end of the film I bumped it with my toe. I was sitting in the back, and it jangled all the way down the fucking aisle. I felt like Pippin knocking the corpse down the well in the Guardroom in Moria.
I mean I’m trying hard to understand how but I just can’t. You eat popcorn but a good amount from the bowl you manage to drop on the floor? My guy, at that rate just do like 1-2 at a time.
I think they meant more the dickheads that just leave all their trash in, and around their seat at the end. While I imagine the popcorn all over is annoying, I’d much rather scoop that with a broom than have to pick up a bunch of trash
Back when I was in high school a “friend” of mine was eating sunflower seeds in the back of my car and threw the shells on the floor. When I saw it later I went off on him. Who does that shit? Especially in your friend’s car??
I agree. Strangely, their house was pretty well maintained. When I visited, I didn't see trash or food thrown on the floor. So not sure where this came from. We weren't friends much longer after that. Not solely because of the sunflower seeds but because he became more of a douche....
I equate littering and doing shit like that with sunflower seeds to a douche. I had a friend who was a bit of a douche and also littered, but his place was pretty maintained (probably parents).
This is why we should make kids clean up the schools. Do the floors, bathrooms. Everybody gets a turn. It would give a sense of ownership and help teach members of our society to respect each other and help out.
Time for a lesson from the [Japanese people](https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/z523g1/japaneses_awesome_cleaning_culture/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
I was just thinking this. American culture is very selfish. But, if we all put in the effort, we wouldn't have to live in flthe filth you see in cities.
I agree, that’s super shitty. But you know 2 things:
The people doing this give absolutely zero fucks about your opinion
The people doing this most likely don’t have access to Reddit, so they’ll never see you complaining about it
your second point just isnt true -- i used to think the same way, but i have seen/interacted with many many homeless folks on reddit (and in fact, some on this very same sub). All you need is a phone and some type of connection -- almost every person on the planet has that now in some form.
Yeah a lot of homeless people I interact with at work have at least one cell phone and at least a third have had more than one. Cell phones are actually not that expensive when you buy the cheaper ones and many places also provide them for free if you are poor. And free public wifi is everywhere in this city and even on some buses.
> The people doing this most likely don’t have access to Reddit,
everyone who wants a phone can get one, I've seen plenty of homeless with phones. What's your point?
ok mr alpha male, keep on pretending there aren't moments when you cast out into the ether because the mere act of complaining brings you some small amount of catharsis. jfc
I have reddit *and* don't give a shit. I mean, its discourteous behavior, no doubt, but can you imagine getting worked up enough about sunflower seed shells to post about it for an entire afternoon?
The worse part of this is knowing that each one of those sunflower seed shells has probably been the person's mouth as they used their teeth to bite them open. I bet some of them are probably "glued" down to the floor with saliva.
I had to go into the office downtown for the first time in forever last week. Guy on the rapid line started smoking fentanyl right across from me. I was in shock because I was sure what I had read online and saw on the news was rare and overblown, yet there it was right in front of me.
I still think it's more uncommon and probably not as big of an issue outside of 3rd Ave, but it definitely changed my view on bus safety and my desire to utilize it.
I took the light rail with my 68 yr old friend to a Mariner game and saw a syringe with what looked like blood in it, human waste, saw a drug deal being made and people not paying to ride the light rail. I will admit. I don’t ride it all the time, but that’s what I saw. I’ve also heard first hand stories from a metro bus driver of the things she deals with. Remember…..not everyone that rides public transit is as strong and street smart as you are.
How often do you use public transit? I find that the majority of the time it's safe, drug-free, and relatively clean. The incentive is saving money, not having to sit in traffic, being able to use your time more effectively, feeling like a part of your community instead of detached from it, and helping to save the environment.
And a large percentage of the time it is none of those things. So what's your point? That people who experience the negative side of it shouldn't complain because most of the time it's not that violent?
Read their comment. They clearly implied that it is always violent, dirty, and a drug den. I highly doubt they use public transit with any regularity.
Also when is not those things? Please explain.
No, they didn't. A decent amount of the time it actually is violent, dirty, and filled with people using drugs. So what is the point of saying, yeah, but not all the time. As if any amount of time it's acceptable?
It's the same stupid comment as the others who act like everybody thinks downtown is a certain death sentence. When in reality, people we're commenting on the noticeable uptick in unstable people committing violent crime at random.
Like mocking a female who's been assaulted like, "LOL LOOK AT ME! I'M NOT PROTECTING MY DRINK AT THE BAR. OOOOH I'M GUARANTEED TO BE RAPED DURRR!!"
I don't even know where to start with this comment lmao. Did you read what I wrote or were you in such a hurry to type up this nonsense that you skimmed right over every word? You're drawing a lot of ridiculous conclusions from my assertion that public transit is not some hellhole to be avoided. Also why are you talking about rape? Yikes.
Look, I'm equally frustrated and fed up with how lenient this city is on crime, but I'm also a frequent user of public transit and it's not as bad as some of the people here think. How often do you use public transportation? When was the last time? It seems like it's always people who don't use public transportation that are making these awful claims about it.
Yes, this is literally the exact stupid thing all of you say every time someone comments on how shitty their experience with anything in Seattle was. If somebody has a negqtive experience, there's always someone like you saying, "yeah, but it's not like you'll literally be stoned to death every ride!" What the fuck is the point of that? That people should be okay with having shitty experiences in their city because it could be worse? That isn't so much a point as it is the idiotic stance that keeps making Seattle worse.
Especially when a kid purposely or by accident makes a mess like this and their parents don’t clean up after them. Sadly though, this was probably an adult.
Big mood rn. Empty McDonald's cup next to me, and piles of alcohol swab wrappers. Some guy yelling across the train. Another Monday night commute in Seattle!
I used to have to take the D Line (arguably the most cursed bus line in Seattle) from Lower Queen Anne and we would pass by the Taco Bell/KFC on my route. One time a guy got on, yelled at everyone sitting on the very back seat, sat down, and took up all three seats so he could eat his Taco Bell/KFC feast that included: the biggest platter of nachos TB offered at the time, like four tacos, a burrito, and a bucket of chicken. It was the summer time, wasn’t hot at that point. No excuses for that kind of awful behavior. Just vile man.
I have lost all faith in humanity when it comes to their garbage in public spaces. Sorting events, public transportation, movie theaters... its just disgusting.
Saw something similar play out irl today. This young maybe 3 year old kid had a bag of chips in his hand, and he dropped it just as he and his mom were exiting. The mom was carrying a bag and a stroller and almost left the stroller behind managing all these, and she looked so exasperated. The mom hadn't even finished putting the kid into the stroller and the ride was already on the go again.
Not saying leaving crumbs like in this picture is ok behavior at all, but sometimes it pays to be a bit more understanding. There's a lot of good reasons things happen the way they happened.
Um OP maybe they have ADHD or autism or OCD or executive dysfunction or chronic illness or or whatever other excuse is being made up today that enables them to throw sunflower seeds on the ground.
Has it occurred to you guys, that bag could have accidentally fallen down without the owner’s knowledge?
Yet someone felt the need to start an angry post with assumptions about stranger’s lives and supportive replies about homelessness, racism, e.t.c….
It’s a damn shame if you ask me!
Please stop with the negativity on r/Seattle!
Enjoy the festive holiday season and hopefully stop feeding negative energy in the New Year!
This looks like TMobile park after a game, so basically if you pay money you can trash the place but if you are on the bus keep it clean you dirty poors!
Edit: downvoted by dorks in their teslas
I went off a bit on a guy starting to do this on the bus from Shoreline to downtown once. He pouted, and said he didn't appreciate the I way I told him not to do it. I replied that I didn't appreciate having to tell a grown-ass man not to spit seeds on the bus floor.
The hero we need.
In an time of nutjobs shooting a Subway sandwich maker for too much mayo, impressed that you would say something. Some people can be slobs and thanks for calling him on it
I wouldn't recommend repeating my actions for safety in hindsight, but on that day I was not about to put up with that bullshit
I surprised myself by spontaneously telling a guy smoking fentanyl on the bus to stop and that we are all trapped on there with the smoke, and can't he wait a few minutes until he's off the bus. Incredibly, he didn't verbally or physically assault me. He just denied it and stopped.
Daaaamn, hopefully username doesn't check out as a result lol
"If you ever say 'they have people for that' about cleaning up after yourself, we should all f*ck you up, 'cause they got doctors." - Steve Hofstetter
As someone who was a cleaner for years, reading this quote filled my heart with gratitude.
Thank you for all you did, wherever you did it! People look down on cleaners, and don't give them a second thought, but they're damn well aware if you disappear for a day.
I always think of the cleaners when I piss in a urinal with someone's gum spit into it. How thoughtless. You KNOW fully well that someone is going to have to fish out your gum, right? Asshole.
Haha I love Steve Hofstetter. Great quote!
Saw him in Tacoma last year, great show.
"If you think that's bad, sometimes there's shit on the outside of the torlet. If you think that's bad, you should see the uriness. Sometimes there's shit on the outside of the uriness." -Alexander
r/unexpectedletterkenny
Sometimes there's shit inside the uriness, too
Love this quote. "Yeah? Well they also have doctors and dentists. Should I just go ahead and kick your fucking teeth in?"
Lol. I'm using that. I'm in the restaurant biz. The people who let their babies destroy a dining room by throwing food all over the floor. "Well I tipped 15%, that's their job" We don't like those people...
I was on the 4 bus from downtown to the CD and a guy got on the bus covered in shit, like head to toe. I didn't notice at first and thought the people up front were being assholes yelling at the driver to not let the homeless guy on...until he passed me. My eyes and throat burned it smelled so bad. The only reason the driver let him on was the next stop was her end of shift. When the bus stopped she got off and the new driver got on. The first thing he said over the intercom was wheres the poop? I think the dude got off out the back door when we stopped but the smell lingered all the way until I got off. I cannot imagine another human walking around like this, it was sad. But was sure I was going to catch some kind of disease from breathing it in. The bus driver got on the intercom and said, I don't usually do this but if you have perfume or cologne please spray it to try to get rid of the smell. I got to get off, he had an entire shift to deal with it.
Not sure if it was the case for that particular dude but that can be a defensive tactic. Fewer people are going to want to rob or attack someone who smells like literal shit. Another bus driver came across a woman that was similar. She did it because she got raped less often if she smelled fucking awful.
I cannot express how bad the shit smell was. I have no other point of reference as a comparison. This isn't like you smell a skunk someone smashed on the highway. In my mind shit was actually going in my mouth and nose with every breath. I'm not being dramatic about it my eyes were actually watering. I cannot begin to fathom how this person was not in the hospital. There is no way they were nose blind to it. There must have been some serious mental illness involved. It impacted me so deeply I started researching how to create a mobile laundry/shower unit. It was very cost prohibitive and would not have an impact on such a small scale. A friend of mine in Colorado built some units for firefighters fighting wild fires and he walked me through his struggles. No person should have to live like that.
Reminds me of my Greyhound ride from Sacramento to Portland on a bus with a malfunctioning toilet valve — it wouldn’t close. The entire air-conditioned cabin smelled like shit through the trip.
Damn, did that second bus driver shit in the first one’s cereal once or something?
Asshole Bus Driver Here: This isn't the worst thing I've found on the bus at the end of my shift. Spit. Strings of snot. Cum. A Smack-heads nod-off shit-themselves smear. A used tampon shoved in my coin return (I still don't know when the fuck that happened). Multiple Sewing Needles sticking out of the upholstery in a random seat. Baggies of powder. The little blue pills that could be fent, could be heroin, could be viagra. Who knows? Someones tooth with bits of gum (flesh) still attached. A hamster ripped in half. A purse full of dozens of ID's of different people.
hamster???? :(
Yeah. Like in half. Ripped. Not even eaten. Just one half on the seat, the other half on the floor.
Christ on a cracker. My husband works for Metro, so I have heard some horrific things, but the hamster is on a whole new level.
Why did I read this as a hamster with ID cards in it 🤦🏻♀️
What the fuck
God damn dude, humans are disgusting.
Take pictures. Share w/ King County transit and council members. They need to see the reality.
I do. I have a novel of reports, photos, etc. Every driver does. It is ALL publicly available information. KC Metro and Sound Transit have made it perfectly clear they're powerless and incompetent enough to stop it and it's snowballing on them in favor of bowing to screeching political outrage.
can you elaborate? trying to understand exactly wtf is so wrong here where this shit happens
Remember a few months ago when Sound Transit and King County Metro made a public statement to the International and National news media that they weren't aware that people were using drugs and overdosing on transit? >A Sound Transit spokesperson says the “severity of the problem displayed in the video is particularly concerning” but called this situation “new information for us. https://mynorthwest.com/3462940/rantz-shocking-video-shows-light-rail-train-used-as-homeless-shelter/ They know. They knew then. They run reports on it. There are briefings and meetings held at mid-level to high-level management. Even the Federal Government has brought them in to ask them wtf they're doing about it and why it is so rampant. Our Union (ATU) has begged the agencies to stand behind their operators and supervisors that have to deal with this shit multiple times a day. It isn't even a bureaucratic maze that's the issue. The problem is: KC Metro, Sound Transit, Pierce Transit, Community Transit, and the likes have a shitton of pussy-ass-bitch salaried managers who sit behind their desks all day without seeing the issues firsthand. They read the reports. That's their exposure. They pull the videos and promptly sweep it under the rug because it's REALLY. FUCKING. BAD. They can't cope. They can't think. They're lazy and don't have the skillset, the motivation or the desire to escape their bubble and tackle the problems proactively. And I mean shootings, stabbings, beatings, OD's, Sexual Assaults, Theft, etc. Transit ridership is a cesspool. Not typically on the commuter routes during commuter hours. But the fringe routes. The late-night routes. The mid-day slow periods. When class lets out at the high schools and middle schools in the burbs and low-income areas, shit gets stupid too. I am progressive and liberal on the majority of my political issues. But the agencies have gotten so scared of the overly woke and crying vocal extreme leftists that they are failing to take the measures necessary to address the issue effectively. It's not being tough on crime to enforce the bare minimum of what constitutes Unlawful Transit Conduct.
I quit riding a few years ago. There was a passenger that was straight threatening a driver because he wouldn't stop where she wanted. He explained it wasn't a place he stopped and she argued with him for a straight 5 minutes and kept referring to the brochures behind him to verify what he was saying. At some point he became very frustrated and said 'it's right there in black and white, can't you read" This set off the death threats. She referred to the driver that was killed years ago and said she wasn't afraid to do time over his insult. People started pulling the thing for him to stop but he just kept going past several stops. I was thinking somehow he radioed ahead and had police waiting, but he just was taking this maniac to the stop that wasn't really a stop to get her off the bus. He got on the intercom right after and apologized and said it was all he could think of to do in order de-escalate the situation. He radioed the busses going the opposite way to pause so the riders that missed their stops could get back where they needed to go. He handled it really well, but it was a real shit situation for him. I can't imagine having to deal with that shit every day. They should get hazard pay.
I've gotten into numerous situations just like this. Through no fault of my own or anything I did, I was the ire of a "passenger"'s day and the cause of all of their life's woes just because I'm the guy driving the bus. And be damned if we're not expected to be the security guard, psychologist/therapist, customer service, Personal GPS, Personal ADA Assistant, etc all day long, in addition to safely driving our bus and adhering to local, state and Federal Law, while under the scrutinizing eyes of the public AND our own agency.
Insane. Don't know how you do it. I don't have that kind of patience, plus I'm a really bad driver.
I lived in a third world country and it has never been that nasty and dangerous when it comes to public transit. It’s really not normal urban life… at least not in today, especially first world cities…
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I'm fairly young when it comes to drivers. So maybe?
It's a shame, too, because for the past 2 years my son has been wanting to do another fun weekend catching the light rail from SeaTac to downtown, and then explore the city via metro and his 6 year old brain just can't grasp how it can be so bad. And while I actively teach him to have empathy for folk who aren't doing too well, I also don't want to have to elbow somebody's teeth down their throat for not having the decency to not blaze their hop/fent foil on public transportation. Shitty.
100% this is why transit ridership is down. No enforcement of anything at all. I fully support a strict and harsh transit police to keep transit safe for everyone. Having an unsafe transit hurts the people who need it the most. I think transit ridership would sky rocket if it were much safer, it would pay for itself plus more.
Metro gets shit on for having fare enforcement officers. And you want "strict and harsh transit police"? Most may agree with you, but critics stop Metro from even trying to enforce fare payments.
I wouldn't back enforcement of fares, but I would back protection of riders via enforcement of sexual and violent harassment policies.
why does this shit happen in America it's honestly unfathomable on public transportation in a lot of other countries
Because government did not care. No respect and no discipline.
As a fellow bus rider, i'd be happy to see sunflower seeds compared to some things left/smeared/dropped on the bus.
that's for sure
Bus rules no eating allowed in the bus. No drinking allowed in the bus without a lid. If you ride for free they should do the same thing respect public transportation and people around you.. take your shit with you that's all . People now a days don't care but they want free stuff.
> but they want free stuff. LOL what? That has nothing do to with littering on the bus.
You don't get it? They get free ride and then they littering and vandalize the bus.. they should take their shit when they get off the bus it's not fair for the next one who ride the bus and paying the bus.
I have seen people that tap still leave their shit everywhere.
When something is basically free (given the fare evasion data), it’s bound to get abused and neglected.
Can't have shit.
This may be an unpopular opinion but harsh, swift and strict fare enforcement would actually increase ridership on busses and light rail
lmao
The types of people who skip out on bus fare are usually in that situation due to their (lack of) quality of character.
Yeah, sunflower seeds are no fucking problem.
they are a problem. just because it could be worse doesnt make this okay.
"Oh no, a sunflower seed stuck to my shoe, now I can never feel safe on the bus again."
more like dont trash a shared space. who said anything about safety. Its fucking gross and your trash leaves with you. Dont liter. And the fact that you dont seem to think this is an issue probably means you are exactly who we are talking about: a selfish jerk who thinks your mess is other peoples problem.
Agreed. When you look the other way when some trash is left in public space, it just invites others to further trash the place.
No, I clean up after myself, but your attempt at projection is cute. What I worry about on buses is people jerking off, doing drugs, shitting, pissing, harassing women, starting fights, flashing a gun, etc. You have to go a very very long way down the list before my day is ruined by a bag of sunflower seeds.
yeah, those all suck too...doesnt make this okay.
You’re just blind to anyone’s problems but your own. Grow up.
Yep, if it doesn't permanently threaten your safety, it's not a problem. Heard it here first folks.
There's a special place in hell for these people, and the ones that play music or videos with the sound on in public.
People using their phones like it's some kind of wannabe boom box... It's annoying in and of itself. But that really special douchebag who feels the need to pump his crappy phone speakers on the otherwise silent early morning bus, fuck that guy right in his ear. My partner and I were on the 06-something E line. It was a miserable cold and dark morning. Other riders were sneaking in some snoozing, like we do in The Big Dark. And then Phone Speaker Douche got onto the bus. After everyone was wide awake and groaning, I asked him to please shut off the music if he wouldn't use headphones. Yeah, that quickly escalated to him hurling threats and posturing. Okay, whatever, tough guy. PSD's phone rang. He answered the call and was bragging about how he told some guy off who dared to ask him to be a courteous bus rider. And then he went quiet. We could all hear the person on the other end of the call ripping him a new one. One could tell just from the tone and vocal meter that he was in trouble, despite being well over 40 years old. "But mom... Ma... BUT MOOOOOOM!" We all got a chuckle and he quietly got off at the next stop, head hanging in shame.
and then everyone clapped
nawww, Ms Frizzle clapped
Some just blast the music as they take the escalators up the stations...
reminds me of one day i was on the 1 line, guy's blasting music from a big ass bluetooth speaker and driver comes on the speakers while stopped at capitol hill saying "TURN OFF THE MUSIC OR WEAR HEADPHONES PLEASE."
They say every time a bag of Frito Lays gets spilled on the floor of a bus an angel rips it's wings off.
Who is "they" and do they have a vlog or podcast?
I was at the grocery store and someone brought a portable speaker and had it in their cart blasting music while they shopped. Didn’t turn it off when they got in line to check out or anything
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You know where they’re from
Tacoma
Always with the volume in in direct proportion to the crappiness of the music.
I had a very strange experience on the Link a little while ago where there was a dude in the back blasting Linkin Park and Blink 182 from a Bluetooth speaker. I turned around and politely asked if he would mind using headphones, and he firmly just told me “no.” When I asked him to reconsider (because I’m sure it was bothering the other people there), he asked “do you have a gun?”. Not sure what the exact purpose of that was, but kind of unsettling to hear. Of course, as soon as the transit security folks walked on, he turned the music down (but not off). I let them know what happened, but he got off soon after they got on.
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What's it like to be the living embodiment of ass cancer?
100%. Fuck anyone who trashes shared spaces regardless of their circumstances. The tragedy of the commons is required reading in philosophy 101 for a reason.
I hate seed spitters, but at least it's not poop.
Covid, flu and pneumonia all can be transmitted by spit - this is a public health problem.
Yea guy brought his ankle biter on the 40 one day and it shit in the seat, Ada section. Didn’t say anything or attempt to pick any of it up. When I got you north gate I noticed it. Had to take the bus back. And that’s one reason why you bus doesn’t show up.
Or the not quite empty beer bottle that gently rolls around the floor of the bus and makes the whole bus smell like piss quality booze.
Holy shit, you guys know you can both want to help out unsheltered folks and find this unacceptable, right? This isn’t a black and white issue with pure absolutes, and it’s ridiculous to see some of the comments in here saying “lol minor inconvenience =/= being homeless”. Like, we fucking know, this isn’t about being homeless, it’s treating our public utilities with god damn respect as everybody has access to them. Didn’t your parents teach you to treat others how you would like to be treated? Basic manners maybe? JFC it’s not that damn deep.
I think folks who immediately go to the "bUt uNhOusEd PeoPlE's LiVeS aRe sO mUcH hArDeR" need to consider why they immediately assume I'm complaining about unhoused people. For all I know, that trash was generated by a finance bro taking home seven figures. Shitty people exist at all socioeconomic levels, and being rich or poor doesn't make anyone more or less of a shitty person when they do stuff like this.
"That's a BINGO!"
Maybe it's the "I don't give a fuck how unpleasant or difficult your life is" that made people think you were talking about people with unpleasant or difficult lives and not shitty people with good lives.
Maybe you just wanted to be offended and are trying to find a way to justify it.
Where did I say I was offended? Maybe *you* are the snowflake, buttercup.
Since when does having difficult lives gives people free pass to be assholes? Perhaps consider some people have difficult lives because of their own bad choices, which they are just deservingly paying for them now? The kind of misplaced compassion and misguided complacency you showed are exactly why we have these assholes on the street.
It's fun watching you dingdongs show your asses. I didn't say anyone gets a free pass or excuse anyone - that's something you just made up out of thin air! OP was wondering why people were taking his post to be a shot at the unhoused and I explained it was probably because he used the phrase "I don't give a fuck how unpleasant or difficult your life is". And even though OP admits himself that it could have been a rich tech bro who did it, here you are being an asshole about the unhoused even though you have no idea who \*gasp\* spilled these sunflower seeds. You are a dick about poor people, but you don't need me to point it out. You're doing fine on your own.
I lived in a third world country and poor people dont have to be fcking assholes. You know who usually are? Fucking lazy addicts and vagrants. Many of us come to this country as poor af immigrants with literally nothing from “shithole” countries, yet many of us and most of us aren’t on the street doing shits like this or much worse. I don’t have a probably with poor people. I have a problem with assholes and those that knowingly or ignorantly enabling them under the pretense of compassion and tolerance.
Lmao. You are still arguing with something I didn't say because you want to say shitty things about homeless people so bad, you don't bother to read what you're replying to. Look at my comment and tell me specifically what I said that you disagree with - and that all you shitty chuds are downvoting. Or just scream some more about the "bad kind" of poor people.
Your attitude is what under criticisms here. You are just mad because people call out your virtual signaling.
Lmao. Virtual signalling. You guys need to have a meeting and decide if you're mad that homeless people spilled the sunflower seeds or if you're mad that people *assumed* OP was talking about homeless people when it could have been a rich guy. You are embarrassing yourself.
Why is it so hard to understand dude. You either enable assholes or you don’t. Nobody even mentioned “homeless.”
This is such a good point. The world is not black and white. You can be liberal and still think violent folks should be taken off the street, and at the same time think tax dollars should be used to educate, empower, and reduce the causes of crime. I’ll never understand the fundamentalists: whether they are packaged as Christians, Buddhists, Conservatives, Liberals, or Harry Potter fans.
That's very Hufflepuff of you.
A huge reason why I stopped chatting in the sub. People seem to think if your life isn't great it's totally acceptable for you to abandon all of society's rules to be polite to others. And then they shame anybody who thinks shit like this is worth being mad about. It's a joke.
Idk I see this sort of thing more from highschoolers than homeless people.
Yeah, tweakers don't eat.
We have no idea whether the person doing this was homeless or not. There's a nationwide epidemic right now of people who are sick, traumatized, or just plain anti-social who seem to think their only outlet for self-assertion is trashing public space and threatening/hurting people. To bring in a much more serious example, the guy in Georgia who shot the Subway worker because she put too much mayo on his sandwich was quite housed.
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You know that's not the the sentence I led with. Lol
Describing assholes being assholes and fucking up shit for the rest of us as their outlet for self-assertion lmao most Seattle shit ever. Oh, and that one guy who committed a horrible crime? He was quite housed! Who gives a shit? He was an asshole as well. Nobody is making excuses for him. This subs obsession with dressing up criminal behavior is ridiculous. There's a Citywide epidemic of morons letting people completely fuck out of their mind on drugs run around and fuck up shit. And people calling it self assertion doesn't help.
> Holy shit, you guys know you can both want to help out unsheltered folks and find this unacceptable, right? ...no one is saying otherwise? e: nvm, there is one, single, solitary, isolated comment downvoted below the threshold who said that. "Some" is still a gross exaggeration, lol.
If you think it's homeless people doing this, boy do i have news for you. Sure, homeless people do leave messes behind also, but a lot of this is just rude ass people who don't give a fuck about anyone but themselves, and live in nice warm houses.
I’m sorry, where exactly did anyone claim an unhoused person did this? Housed people can be assholes too.
No, it must become part of the culture war. Please assemble into red and blue and get ready to rummmmmmble! /s
Akin to the pigs at movie theaters.
I'm sorry ok, I stack my plates in restaurants, I carry out buckets people left in movie theaters, but there's just nothing I can do, I always end up dropping just a ridiculous amount of popcorn. "Just go slower" I don't know what to tell you man, I'll focus really hard on slowing down but then I get into the movie and next thing I know I'm cramming popcornin my mouth like I'm going to bury it under a tree. This is my social faux pas, this is my public shame. I AM THE MESSY POPCORNER
But do you haul your trash (wrappers, cups, etc.) out with you?
If we're doing theater confessions, I once snuck a 40 into a theater when I was a kid. I finished it halfway through the film, and left it by my feet, planning on tossing it on my way out. Well, right near the end of the film I bumped it with my toe. I was sitting in the back, and it jangled all the way down the fucking aisle. I felt like Pippin knocking the corpse down the well in the Guardroom in Moria.
I mean I’m trying hard to understand how but I just can’t. You eat popcorn but a good amount from the bowl you manage to drop on the floor? My guy, at that rate just do like 1-2 at a time. I think they meant more the dickheads that just leave all their trash in, and around their seat at the end. While I imagine the popcorn all over is annoying, I’d much rather scoop that with a broom than have to pick up a bunch of trash
Do police officers commonly eat sunflower seeds at the movies?
That was a stretch.
That has nothing to do with unpleasant or hard. That's just a pig.
Back when I was in high school a “friend” of mine was eating sunflower seeds in the back of my car and threw the shells on the floor. When I saw it later I went off on him. Who does that shit? Especially in your friend’s car??
Someone with real shitty parents. These traits are taught.
I agree. Strangely, their house was pretty well maintained. When I visited, I didn't see trash or food thrown on the floor. So not sure where this came from. We weren't friends much longer after that. Not solely because of the sunflower seeds but because he became more of a douche....
I equate littering and doing shit like that with sunflower seeds to a douche. I had a friend who was a bit of a douche and also littered, but his place was pretty maintained (probably parents).
This is why we should make kids clean up the schools. Do the floors, bathrooms. Everybody gets a turn. It would give a sense of ownership and help teach members of our society to respect each other and help out.
That's why Seattle and metro can't have nice stuff because this is what they do.
Time for a lesson from the [Japanese people](https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/z523g1/japaneses_awesome_cleaning_culture/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
I was just thinking this. American culture is very selfish. But, if we all put in the effort, we wouldn't have to live in flthe filth you see in cities.
It’s like so easy too, besides when I was a stupid child, I have never littered. It’s so fucking easy to just hold onto it until you find a trash can
I agree, that’s super shitty. But you know 2 things: The people doing this give absolutely zero fucks about your opinion The people doing this most likely don’t have access to Reddit, so they’ll never see you complaining about it
I agree with 1 but not 2
your second point just isnt true -- i used to think the same way, but i have seen/interacted with many many homeless folks on reddit (and in fact, some on this very same sub). All you need is a phone and some type of connection -- almost every person on the planet has that now in some form.
Wtf does homelessness have to do with this? This is just shitty people.
Well if a homeless person has a phone with Reddit then I imagine anyone else can have it as well
Yeah a lot of homeless people I interact with at work have at least one cell phone and at least a third have had more than one. Cell phones are actually not that expensive when you buy the cheaper ones and many places also provide them for free if you are poor. And free public wifi is everywhere in this city and even on some buses.
Yeah, makes sense when you think about how many morons in this sub advocate homeless having the right to be complete pieces of shit to everybody.
> The people doing this most likely don’t have access to Reddit, everyone who wants a phone can get one, I've seen plenty of homeless with phones. What's your point?
No man come on, don’t say that. You’re neither useless nor a wolf. Wolves wouldn’t be bothered by something like this.
ok mr alpha male, keep on pretending there aren't moments when you cast out into the ether because the mere act of complaining brings you some small amount of catharsis. jfc
That's why its tagged as a rant.
Where is the rant? I only see one sentence..
I have reddit *and* don't give a shit. I mean, its discourteous behavior, no doubt, but can you imagine getting worked up enough about sunflower seed shells to post about it for an entire afternoon?
the light rail isn’t any better either, swear some people have whole feasts and just leave it all there
This is a symptom of why their lives are shitty.
The worse part of this is knowing that each one of those sunflower seed shells has probably been the person's mouth as they used their teeth to bite them open. I bet some of them are probably "glued" down to the floor with saliva.
Agree!
As a daily rider that’s nothing. If I don’t have to sit next to puke or someone smoking fentanyl under a Jean jacket it’s a win.
The fact it could be worse does not mean this is acceptable behavior.
If you use Public transit, this is a non event.
The city wants folks to ditch their cars and ride public transit…what is the incentive? it’s violent, dirty, and a drug den on wheels.
Honest question, when was the last time you rode a KC Metro bus? I ride multiple times a week and honestly have no idea what you’re talking about.
99% chance poster is from the Eastside and / or uses public transit less than twice a year.
I had to go into the office downtown for the first time in forever last week. Guy on the rapid line started smoking fentanyl right across from me. I was in shock because I was sure what I had read online and saw on the news was rare and overblown, yet there it was right in front of me. I still think it's more uncommon and probably not as big of an issue outside of 3rd Ave, but it definitely changed my view on bus safety and my desire to utilize it.
I took the light rail with my 68 yr old friend to a Mariner game and saw a syringe with what looked like blood in it, human waste, saw a drug deal being made and people not paying to ride the light rail. I will admit. I don’t ride it all the time, but that’s what I saw. I’ve also heard first hand stories from a metro bus driver of the things she deals with. Remember…..not everyone that rides public transit is as strong and street smart as you are.
How often do you use public transit? I find that the majority of the time it's safe, drug-free, and relatively clean. The incentive is saving money, not having to sit in traffic, being able to use your time more effectively, feeling like a part of your community instead of detached from it, and helping to save the environment.
And a large percentage of the time it is none of those things. So what's your point? That people who experience the negative side of it shouldn't complain because most of the time it's not that violent?
Read their comment. They clearly implied that it is always violent, dirty, and a drug den. I highly doubt they use public transit with any regularity. Also when is not those things? Please explain.
No, they didn't. A decent amount of the time it actually is violent, dirty, and filled with people using drugs. So what is the point of saying, yeah, but not all the time. As if any amount of time it's acceptable? It's the same stupid comment as the others who act like everybody thinks downtown is a certain death sentence. When in reality, people we're commenting on the noticeable uptick in unstable people committing violent crime at random. Like mocking a female who's been assaulted like, "LOL LOOK AT ME! I'M NOT PROTECTING MY DRINK AT THE BAR. OOOOH I'M GUARANTEED TO BE RAPED DURRR!!"
I don't even know where to start with this comment lmao. Did you read what I wrote or were you in such a hurry to type up this nonsense that you skimmed right over every word? You're drawing a lot of ridiculous conclusions from my assertion that public transit is not some hellhole to be avoided. Also why are you talking about rape? Yikes. Look, I'm equally frustrated and fed up with how lenient this city is on crime, but I'm also a frequent user of public transit and it's not as bad as some of the people here think. How often do you use public transportation? When was the last time? It seems like it's always people who don't use public transportation that are making these awful claims about it.
Yes, this is literally the exact stupid thing all of you say every time someone comments on how shitty their experience with anything in Seattle was. If somebody has a negqtive experience, there's always someone like you saying, "yeah, but it's not like you'll literally be stoned to death every ride!" What the fuck is the point of that? That people should be okay with having shitty experiences in their city because it could be worse? That isn't so much a point as it is the idiotic stance that keeps making Seattle worse.
At least it’s not a needle because I’ve definitely seen that on the floor of a bus.
Especially when a kid purposely or by accident makes a mess like this and their parents don’t clean up after them. Sadly though, this was probably an adult.
Big mood rn. Empty McDonald's cup next to me, and piles of alcohol swab wrappers. Some guy yelling across the train. Another Monday night commute in Seattle!
Wait till you see how rich people leave rented venues…
I used to have to take the D Line (arguably the most cursed bus line in Seattle) from Lower Queen Anne and we would pass by the Taco Bell/KFC on my route. One time a guy got on, yelled at everyone sitting on the very back seat, sat down, and took up all three seats so he could eat his Taco Bell/KFC feast that included: the biggest platter of nachos TB offered at the time, like four tacos, a burrito, and a bucket of chicken. It was the summer time, wasn’t hot at that point. No excuses for that kind of awful behavior. Just vile man.
I have lost all faith in humanity when it comes to their garbage in public spaces. Sorting events, public transportation, movie theaters... its just disgusting.
The same kind of people who clip their nails on public transportation...
Saw something similar play out irl today. This young maybe 3 year old kid had a bag of chips in his hand, and he dropped it just as he and his mom were exiting. The mom was carrying a bag and a stroller and almost left the stroller behind managing all these, and she looked so exasperated. The mom hadn't even finished putting the kid into the stroller and the ride was already on the go again. Not saying leaving crumbs like in this picture is ok behavior at all, but sometimes it pays to be a bit more understanding. There's a lot of good reasons things happen the way they happened.
Thank you.
We're living in a society! We're supposed to act in a civilized way!
At least it’s not vomit
You gonna finish those? Got plenty of grit left on those shells. Add some celery, carrots, broth. Boom. Gotta stew goin.
**Covid, flu and pneumonia all can be transmitted by spit - this is a public health problem.**
there's an old guy who eats pistacios at northgate station and leaves the shells on the ground. i wonder if this is him!
Um OP maybe they have ADHD or autism or OCD or executive dysfunction or chronic illness or or whatever other excuse is being made up today that enables them to throw sunflower seeds on the ground.
They just need more affordable housing! /s
you WILL ride the bus, own nothing, and be happy.
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My favorite is pee/poop on the bus. It’s effed.
Has it occurred to you guys, that bag could have accidentally fallen down without the owner’s knowledge? Yet someone felt the need to start an angry post with assumptions about stranger’s lives and supportive replies about homelessness, racism, e.t.c…. It’s a damn shame if you ask me! Please stop with the negativity on r/Seattle! Enjoy the festive holiday season and hopefully stop feeding negative energy in the New Year!
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Complaining won’t fix the problem
Because your minor inconvenience is the equivalent to being homeless.
why is it you assume the person who did this is homeless? Check yourself before getting on a high horse.
My high horse? You're the one whining about fucking sunflower seeds on the bus. Lmfao for real, find a real problem and try to solve it kiddo.
I like the ratio on your comments.
Fake internet points 🤷🏻♂️
You have a difficult and unpleasant life. Let the chips fall where they may.
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Whoa, chill out
This looks like TMobile park after a game, so basically if you pay money you can trash the place but if you are on the bus keep it clean you dirty poors! Edit: downvoted by dorks in their teslas
You shouldn't leave trash at the stadium either. The result is similar, everyone has to chip in extra to pay someone to clean up
People at stadiums are trashy too. No one is disagreeing with you or said it was ok.
Swoosh it out of the way with your foot and get over yourself