So here's the deal; at 6'2" tall, I'm hardly a freak of nature. Nonetheless, on South West Trains the only seats I can comfortably fit my legs in are the special seats for disablised people and the elderly. They've got those little blue markers on them. The seats, not the people. Basically, what SWT is saying is that anybody 6'2" and above is disabled. Now, I've currently got a bit of a sore ankle, but I'll soldier on. Unsurprisingly, these seats are at a distinct premium. This bizarre conundrum puzzles me greatly. But even this wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't for some of the people that I share my commute with.
Why, why on God's green Earth, why oh why, why why why, do short people always dash, barge and harass their way onto the train first and head straight for the seats with the legroom?! Why, when they can fit perfectly comfortably in every other seat on this train?! Why, when they're borderline sufferers of primordial dwarfism?! Why, when they could probably pop themselves on the back of a sparrow and catch a ride into town instead of paying for the privilege of robbing me of any hint of comfort?
Why? I'll tell you why. Because they're bloody shits, that's why.
what you mean there are seats on your train? You should do what I do when people behave in an inconsiderate and inappropriate manner on public transport. I tell them! I tell people to move down in crowded vestibles, I ask people to kindly move over. I called a guy a twat today for not moving. I'm cataloging poor commuter behaviour. I pay £2500 for a 6 monthly travel card to stand in a stinking vestible outside a toilet. Something is wrong with this country, the train system is shit. Stuff a staff strike we need commuter strikes. Too many first class carriages and not enough standard, the list goes on. South West Trains are crap but First Great Western are the worst.
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