Off the bus arsehole

[WishfulSpirit]

So I take a train to the local hub and then a regional bus route to work. I like the commute (it's short compared to what I used to have to do) and quieter.

Except today there's some female (can't call her a lady) telling the bus driver "I just need a ride to X, it's not that far, c'mon it's just to X." He responded by saying he was not allowed to give free rides (invoking a faceless authority is always a good choice) but I was SO tempted to tell her that all of us paid our fares and she was not only trying to ride for free, she was asking to make all of us who paid our way late so she could use the bus as her own personal taxi service.

Silent cheers when he ordered her off.

[Monterey Jack]

If it's "just" a short ride, then you can bloody well walk it. If anywhere I need to go is under a 20-minute walk, I'll opt for that instead of paying for a bus/train ticket (unless the weather is VERY bad).

[Food Lady]

I was SO tempted to tell her that all of us paid our fares and she was not only trying to ride for free, she was asking to make all of us who paid our way late so she could use the bus as her own personal taxi service.

I wish you had.

[Mr Hero]

she was asking to make all of us who paid our way late so she could use the bus as her own personal taxi service.

No she wasn't. Taxis cost money too and I doubt she'd be willing to pay for one.

[Pixelated]

More like her own private chauffeur service ... although chauffeurs get paid too, don't they ...

[WishfulSpirit]

I just get so sick of people thinking the rules don't apply to them, from Ghetto Superstar who tried to get out of paying his fare by saying "all I gots is large bills" to the people that ride for free if they happen to be BFFs of the driver to the smelly hobos who stink up an entire row and think that means they can ride without paying.