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Today I was out and about and using my cane as my knees are acting up on me lately. I get on and oh look. women w/ small children taking up all the handicapped seats. I don't make them find somewhere else and find another seat. That should have been it.
The bus wasn't full. It got 3/4 full at one point, but not enough for what followed. This woman got on the bus and decided I was in her seat. She tried to make comments at me, I have my headphones on and couldn't hear her so pause my ipod to see what's up. She wants my seat. There is a empty seat right next to me. I look at her like she's stupid. She gets going in a ew way. She can see my cane. I'm in a pretty pissy mood at this point so I am going to make this hurt.
"Ok, let me get this straight, so I understand. Correct me at any time I miss the facts. You want my seat? Even though there are seats next to me and across from me? What possible reason do you have to try to make a handicapped person get out of a seat and give it to you?"(Timed so the bus driver heard it when closing the bus doors. His attention was got.)
I becken over the bus driver and ask for his take on it. His take is look at the lady who wants my seat and ask if she's a trouble maker.
"I feel I should have that seat."
Are you disabled?
No
Yet you think you should take a seat being used by a disabled person?
Yes.
Why?
She's not sitting in those seats, so its a free seat.
The seats I would normally sit in are covered with tourists and a woman w/ 2 small children. He looks. So? She(points to me) isn't sitting in those chairs making issues, which she could if she wanted and I'd back her up.
Whats that, you want her seat? Why? No reason? Just to give someone who walks with a cane a hard time. You will find a place to sit that is not hers. Let the poor woman ride in peace... no I'm not going to let you sit next to her, you'll be a bug in her ear till she leaves the seat to get away from you and you'll have your precious seat. Go to those seats on the other side of the bendy part.
And there we get my bus ride today.
The bus wasn't full. It got 3/4 full at one point, but not enough for what followed. This woman got on the bus and decided I was in her seat. She tried to make comments at me, I have my headphones on and couldn't hear her so pause my ipod to see what's up. She wants my seat. There is a empty seat right next to me. I look at her like she's stupid. She gets going in a ew way. She can see my cane. I'm in a pretty pissy mood at this point so I am going to make this hurt.
"Ok, let me get this straight, so I understand. Correct me at any time I miss the facts. You want my seat? Even though there are seats next to me and across from me? What possible reason do you have to try to make a handicapped person get out of a seat and give it to you?"(Timed so the bus driver heard it when closing the bus doors. His attention was got.)
I becken over the bus driver and ask for his take on it. His take is look at the lady who wants my seat and ask if she's a trouble maker.
"I feel I should have that seat."
Are you disabled?
No
Yet you think you should take a seat being used by a disabled person?
Yes.
Why?
She's not sitting in those seats, so its a free seat.
The seats I would normally sit in are covered with tourists and a woman w/ 2 small children. He looks. So? She(points to me) isn't sitting in those chairs making issues, which she could if she wanted and I'd back her up.
Whats that, you want her seat? Why? No reason? Just to give someone who walks with a cane a hard time. You will find a place to sit that is not hers. Let the poor woman ride in peace... no I'm not going to let you sit next to her, you'll be a bug in her ear till she leaves the seat to get away from you and you'll have your precious seat. Go to those seats on the other side of the bendy part.
And there we get my bus ride today.
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