Common Commuter Courtesy

Commuting..... a sometimes daunting and anxiety inducing task, but very necessary for many. There are so many different tasks to deal with before the daily commute.

First... check your work email, breakfast, shower (for some) & dress (in no particular order).

Next... check Boston.com for the weather forcast, and MBTA.com to make sure your train is on time.

Last... grab your bags, lunch (for some), umbrella always, water bottle, T-pass, & charlie card.

Ok now your ready to head out! Upon arriving at the train station you park the car, or kiss your significant other and thank them for dropping you off on time. Now you are officially ready to begin your commute into the big city.... or so you thought. Finding a seat sounds easy enough, but when others are not using their common commuter courtesy it can be quite difficult. There is such a diverse group of CCC offenders. For example: The Three Seater Sprawler - This is the person that obviously still thinks they are at home in their own bed. Hence the stretching across three seats when many people are left to stand. Hmmm....I wouldn't say that they are displaying the three C's. There are other seats but you decide to pass by the obviously uncomfortably anxious person, the strange noisemaker, and germaphobe. Finally you find a perfectly good seat it's roomy, and best of all your seat mate is courteous and quiet. Jackpot! As you get situated and put away your sunglasses and T-pass, with excitement you remember that great book that you tossed in your backpack. You believe that this is going to be a relaxing and informative ride as you decompress before your soon to be hectic day. Ahhh... you begin to read your self-help book, and realize that it is going to be a great one by the second paragraph. Then suddenly, and without warning a loud piercing noise abruptly cuts through the silence. Not even an ipod or earplugs can diffuse this horrible sound. What could it be? It's the extremely loud talker just two seats away, or also known as the Annoying Shouter. The Annoying Shouter- almost always decides to converse about things with their seatmate or an their cell phone when there is complete silence, and with no volume control. Why you ask? Once again the complete and utter refusal to put common commuter courtesy into effect. Oh and we can't forget the Aisle Hugger- this individual chooses to sit in the seat closest to the aisle making it slightly awkward to ask for the seat next to them and climb over them ant their laptop. We still haven't even talked about the gropers, but that 's a whole other story. As if commuting isn't stressful enough! PLEASE if you are one of these commuters just take a minute to think of others who pay the same price that you do to travel. Afterall, there is no first class section. Or just put CCC into practice for the love of peace and tranquility.