Not a good human being?
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So the other day, I'm waiting for the Spadina Streetcar and there's this woman with a pram (that's "stroller" in Canadian!) waiting ahead of me. When it's her turn to get on, she makes a few abortive stabs at getting the thing on board, and then glares around at the rest of us till someone helps her get on. Now, normally, I'd agree with her - but this woman, in addition to having a one-and-a-half-year-old on board, also had three full bags of groceries stashed in the pram. Asking someone to help you get your baby on board is asking them to act in the spirit of decency; asking them to carry your groceries for you as well is asking them to be volunteer sherpas.
We didn't have a car for the longest time, either, so everytime we went grocery shopping at costco's and bought tons of food, we knew better than to take the TTC, and expect our fellow riders to carry our jumbo-sized honey-nut cheerios on for us - we'd take cabs instead. Is that so radical an idea?
Yours in uncaringness,
So the other day, I'm waiting for the Spadina Streetcar and there's this woman with a pram (that's "stroller" in Canadian!) waiting ahead of me. When it's her turn to get on, she makes a few abortive stabs at getting the thing on board, and then glares around at the rest of us till someone helps her get on. Now, normally, I'd agree with her - but this woman, in addition to having a one-and-a-half-year-old on board, also had three full bags of groceries stashed in the pram. Asking someone to help you get your baby on board is asking them to act in the spirit of decency; asking them to carry your groceries for you as well is asking them to be volunteer sherpas.
We didn't have a car for the longest time, either, so everytime we went grocery shopping at costco's and bought tons of food, we knew better than to take the TTC, and expect our fellow riders to carry our jumbo-sized honey-nut cheerios on for us - we'd take cabs instead. Is that so radical an idea?
Yours in uncaringness,
Sharon
7 comments:
Heeeeh. Me lubs you, you no good human being.
(I'm sorry, isn't that what your title said?)
Vince: Yeah, I know... "woohoo, we saved by shopping on costco! damnit, the cab fare ate up our savings!"
Hem: Aw, it's nice to know that even bad people are loved :P
No, it's just my inner misanthrope utterly rebels at the idea of having to carry grocery bags for random people. :D
Reason #32585 to avoid the Spadina Streetcar. :P :P
(Actually, wasn't that bad to take in retrospect. Too bad I never knew about it in first year :S)
Steve, how did you NOT know of the existence of the Spadina streetcar? It was right there!
*points in random direction, ignoring the fact that she had never been to the east side of campus before second year.*
There was an *EAST* side of campus!?!?! :P :P
(Said to the same tone of voice as Homer Simpson saying "I have a *TO DO* list!?!?! :D)
crap, i actually have a to-do list. somewhere.
eh, i'm sure it can wait.
I had really good grilled cheese somewhere on the east side of campus...I forget where, though, being a Devonshire Place gal myself.
Anyway, reading the phrase "Spadinda streetcar" has made me really, really happy. I liked watching people get on it along Kensington Market, full of bags of god-knows-what. Good fun.
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