tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post367644640485313099..comments2023-11-05T04:03:35.548-08:00Comments on BART Musings: Do the right thing or just mind my own business?bartmusingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327844700926513435noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-63068255824900325902008-01-03T15:59:00.000-08:002008-01-03T15:59:00.000-08:00no, i don't have a grandmother. she did what old ...no, i don't have a grandmother. she did what old people are supposed to do, she died.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-16082138844372825902008-01-03T11:48:00.000-08:002008-01-03T11:48:00.000-08:00You didn't do anything wrong, and the young man di...You didn't do anything wrong, and the young man didn't do anything wrong. (I'll take what he said at face value. If he made that up then he has other issues to face.)<BR/><BR/>Personally, I wouldn't have said anything. But not because I thought you were out of line.SongMonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186514862221578307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-42918988407005888412008-01-03T11:21:00.000-08:002008-01-03T11:21:00.000-08:00anonymous #2, I can't tell if you are kidding or n...anonymous #2, I can't tell if you are kidding or not, but in any event there is a federal law on the books that disagrees with you. That fact is posted right next to every easy-access seat. I advise you to read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-10606372490501164162008-01-03T11:19:00.000-08:002008-01-03T11:19:00.000-08:00anonymous #2, do you have an older grandmother? m...anonymous #2, do you have an older grandmother? my grandma can walk very slowly, even up the stairs, but she falls when there is sudden movement....just like the jolt we feel on BART during stop and go.<BR/><BR/>so this elderly woman certainly has the right to walk around and use BART like we do. It's those people who were seated in the handicapped seats who really shouldn't be that are to blame.<BR/><BR/>and how does standing on bart make you LESS productive??bartmusingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16327844700926513435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-86768463650250216642008-01-03T11:15:00.000-08:002008-01-03T11:15:00.000-08:00Sounds like you handled it about right. If the se...Sounds like you handled it about right. If the seated person refuses to give it up, what next? Sometimes people get up with a little prompting, sometimes not. At least you made the effort on her behalf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-91806169481953284922008-01-03T11:12:00.001-08:002008-01-03T11:12:00.001-08:00to anonymous 1- very good question! i really dont...to anonymous 1- very good question! i really dont know why the difference between the bus and BART? BART is smoother too and should make standing easier. i've gotten used to standing now since ridership has been up since the connector melt-down and stayed up even after the freeway reopened. and really, standing is NOT THAT BAD!!<BR/><BR/>dndgirl- you are good! i'll have to be more proactive like you.bartmusingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16327844700926513435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-82191566570013616552008-01-03T11:12:00.000-08:002008-01-03T11:12:00.000-08:00umm. first of all, there is such a thing as casua...umm. first of all, there is such a thing as casual carpool.<BR/><BR/>secondly, if this old lady can't stand for 6 minutes, she has much bigger problems than not being able to find a seat on Bart.<BR/><BR/>during commute hours, i'm of the opinion that its every man for himself. don't take public transit to the grocery store if you can't stand longer than the amount of time it takes you to guilt-trip someone into giving you their seat.<BR/><BR/>i pay taxes to keep old people off the street and in their armchairs watching talk shows. in return for my funding of their decline, i expect, reasonably i feel, i expect them not to infringe on my productive life, and giving me bitter looks on public transit really infringes on that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-71817467501557905662008-01-03T10:59:00.000-08:002008-01-03T10:59:00.000-08:00I am an infrequent BART rider but have been readin...I am an infrequent BART rider but have been reading your blog for about a year now.<BR/><BR/>I usually ride the Transbay bus from Alameda and am amazed at how much more civil the bus riders seem to be compared to BART riders. Or at least compared to what I've read on your blog.<BR/><BR/>I have never seen an elderly rider fail to get a seat on the Transbay. Usually several people will get up and offer their seat.<BR/><BR/>This morning there was a school group going on a trip to the museum. They looked like Junior High School kids. Many of the kids stood up and left the seats free for adults. I don't know if they did it on their own or if the chaperones instructed them. But when I got on the bus many of the kids where standing up leaving the fronts seat free.<BR/><BR/>My experience this morning brought to mind your many posts about BART riders refusing to yield seats to the elderly. And wonder why the experience seems to be the opposite on the bus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-38410463488980071272008-01-03T10:14:00.000-08:002008-01-03T10:14:00.000-08:00Absolutely you did the right thing in asking the y...Absolutely you did the right thing in asking the young man to give her a seat. I also would have spoken up to ask (not directed to any particular person) if anyone else could give her a seat. Failing that, I would have asked the lady if I could hold her bags. (I'm kinda pushy that way.)dndgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284612890518519525noreply@blogger.com