Long ago and far away

Post #44,257 by wharris2 7/2/02 1:46:15 PM Reply	Long ago and far away I had this story from the "normal-sized" person involved(). To my knowledge, both people have left that company anyway, although I did know the one guy and saw the other. Imagine a guy so grossly obese that he didn't stand in front of the urinal, he sort of "docked" with the urinal. Imagine him and Mr. Normal attending some sort of corporate meeting or user group across the country. Mr. Normal spent the first leg of the journey mashed up against a window, so for the second leg of the flight, managed to change seats and was thinking he was going to be a happy camper. Trouble is, the other guy managed to find out and also* changed seats so he could be close to his other company executive thus making the entire trip a living hell for Mr. Normal. (*) I can't say I was a close friend, but we bowled together on the same team for a while and he had plenty of time to tell Dilbertesque stories.
Post #44,281 by inthane-chan 7/2/02 5:23:25 PM Reply	Bus ride from HELL. About a year and a half ago (on my b-day!) I was riding the bus to work. The stop after I got on, a MASSIVE (600+lbs at LEAST - she needed the "wheelchair lift" to get on the bus...) got on the bus, shuffled down the aisle, SCREAMED at me "MOVE THE FUCK OVER, ASSHOLE!" and before I could do anything, THREW herself into the seat next to me. There were maybe five other people on the bus, and a ton of open seats. The initial shock knocked the wind out of me, and her mass literally pinned me to the side of the bus. She actually compressed my ribcage so much that I had trouble breathing. I couldn't even squeak, let alone make any comments about how I'd be glad to get out of her seat. The driver didn't do anything. The bus ride took an hour and a half. Finally, we got to the downtown bus tunnel, which has a series of several stops. I missed my stop (because I was pinned, and incapable of speaking, and probably suffering oxygen deprivation related brain damage by that point) and then, for some reason I don't remember, the guy behind me hit her on the back of the head and made some disparaging remark about her weight. Well, at first she thought I had done it - and so suddenly I was subjected to not only wailing fists, but flapping wings of blubber slapping my arms over and over again. It was all I could do to protect my face until she figured out who had REALLY made the comment - at which point I slipped over the seat into the seat in front, and exited from the bus post haste, and passed the transit police on my way out of the bus tunnel. I actually do feel a bit sorry for her - she was obviously mentally ill - but my GOD, I NEVER want to go through that again. InThane - Now running Ashton rev 2.0
Post #44,329 by boxley 7/3/02 8:59:07 AM Reply	Bus etiquette Get on and look for an empty seat. Sit on the aisle. Glare like a maniac at any guys when they get on the bus while mining for snot. Hork gruelies into a soggy hankerchief. Leer maniacally at any women from 10 to 90 while licking your chops. Always had a seat to myself unless I gave it up for someone who needed it more than I. thanks, Bill TAM ARIS QUAM ARMIPOTENS

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