tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post116465094837325777..comments2023-11-05T04:03:35.548-08:00Comments on BART Musings: The every-other-step rulebartmusingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327844700926513435noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1164738564114352542006-11-28T10:29:00.000-08:002006-11-28T10:29:00.000-08:00Many of these people with backpacks are just plain...Many of these people with backpacks are just plain clueless. They don't seem to understand that they have this thing on their backs that sticks out sometimes nearly a foot and that swings around whenever they turn. People near them regularly get battered by these packs. They also don't seem to want to take them off and put them on the floor when on crowded trains so end up taking up close to twice as much space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1164663270860684402006-11-27T13:34:00.000-08:002006-11-27T13:34:00.000-08:00This kind of thing pissed me off. It doesn't take ...This kind of thing pissed me off. It doesn't take a genius to realize you're on an escalator with dozens of other people.<BR/><BR/>I push back (hard!) and yell "watch it!" when people do this to me.<BR/><BR/>If the backpack is really big I've found shoving them sideways or even trying to kick the back of their calf works too. You have to be fast though, once they fully step back you're screwed....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1164658777861071662006-11-27T12:19:00.000-08:002006-11-27T12:19:00.000-08:00hey, just ran across your blog, which reminded me ...hey, just ran across your blog, which reminded me of a similar blog that I kept a few years ago ... looking back to what I wrote, I have to admit that _some_ things have improved on BART in the past few years. <BR/>http://lifewithbart.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com