Nutters on the bus

Everlong1 · 24-12-2020 2:01pm #1

One of the silver linings of the Covid crisis for me is the restrictions on public transport. It's great to get on a bus and have the seat to yourself and know that some random mentaller isn't going to sit down beside you and start trying to talk to you. This I think is an affliction particular to Ireland where pensioners in particular can't seem to resist the compulsion to talk to total strangers. I find it hard enough to talk to people I've known my whole life, never mind some coffin dodger who's plonked their musty old a*se down beside me on the bus and decided I'm the person who gets to hear their life story today.

I'm just back from doing the last of my Xmas shopping in town. There was some daft old bat in the seat behind me the entire journey moaning and complaining the entire way. She was obviously hoping someone would take her seriously and start joining her in talking sh*te the whole way home. And before yiz all giving out to me about the poor old lonely dear who probably has no one at home etc., this old bat didn't sound particularly lonely or isolated. She was just a typical cranky opinionated haridan who thought her particular hobby horses were so important that she just HAD to tell the first unfortunate person she saw. Thankfully, with seats being restricted to one occupant only she just had to be content with raving away to herself.

CtevenSrowder · 24-12-2020 2:06pm

Ranting and raving forum is that way --->>>

24-12-2020 2:08pm

SEPT 23 1989 · 24-12-2020 2:08pm

Did you get your money back from the charm school?

petes · 24-12-2020 2:11pm

Earphones...problem solved.

Choosehowevr. · 24-12-2020 2:12pm

You didn't want anyone to talk to you

Yet you want to talk to us with this rubbish

24-12-2020 2:12pm

So wait, she didn’t even talk to you directly and you’re moaning about her?
Did ever hear of tolerance?

Signore Fancy Pants · 24-12-2020 2:12pm

Everlong1 wrote: »

One of the silver linings of the Covid crisis for me is the restrictions on public transport

For me, it's the no bag packers at supermarket checkouts. Get t'fcuk away from my shopping ye cnuts.

biko · 24-12-2020 2:15pm

It's a tricky thing having someone talking to you when you don't want it.
If they are old I usually will chat to them.
For you it can be 15/20 mins of discomfort, for them it could be 15/20 mins of the only human interaction they have all day.

bur · 24-12-2020 2:16pm

Bus wanker!

Everlong1 · 24-12-2020 2:18pm

Choosehowevr. wrote: »

You didn't want anyone to talk to you

Yet you want to talk to us with this rubbish

Who forced you to read it ?

Everlong1 · 24-12-2020 2:20pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Did you get your money back from the charm school?

I've never pretended to be the world's most sociable person. Which is precisely why I don't want complete strangers trying to start conversations with me.

Everlong1 · 24-12-2020 2:27pm

Signore Fancy Pants wrote: »

For me, it's the no bag packers at supermarket checkouts. Get t'fcuk away from my shopping ye cnuts.

That used to get on my t*ts as well. The arrival of the self service checkouts is a Godsend. No more little knac*ers trying to guilt me into supporting their school cheerleading team. FFS this is Dublin not America love.

SEPT 23 1989 · 24-12-2020 2:31pm

Everlong1 wrote: »

That used to get on my t*ts as well. The arrival of the self service checkouts is a Godsend. No more little knac*ers trying to guilt me into supporting their school cheerleading team. FFS this is Dublin not America love.

You might get a visit from three ghosts tonight

pimpmyhat · 24-12-2020 2:33pm

Treat the elderly with respect, you will need it too someday.

blueser · 24-12-2020 2:36pm

Everlong1 wrote: »

One of the silver linings of the Covid crisis for me is the restrictions on public transport. It's great to get on a bus and have the seat to yourself and know that some random mentaller isn't going to sit down beside you and start trying to talk to you. This I think is an affliction particular to Ireland where pensioners in particular can't seem to resist the compulsion to talk to total strangers. I find it hard enough to talk to people I've known my whole life, never mind some coffin dodger who's plonked their musty old a*se down beside me on the bus and decided I'm the person who gets to hear their life story today.

I'm just back from doing the last of my Xmas shopping in town. There was some daft old bat in the seat behind me the entire journey moaning and complaining the entire way. She was obviously hoping someone would take her seriously and start joining her in talking sh*te the whole way home. And before yiz all giving out to me about the poor old lonely dear who probably has no one at home etc., this old bat didn't sound particularly lonely or isolated. She was just a typical cranky opinionated haridan who thought her particular hobby horses were so important that she just HAD to tell the first unfortunate person she saw. Thankfully, with seats being restricted to one occupant only she just had to be content with raving away to herself.

No it isn't....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSW3zLmYcBU&ab_channel=whatsbestonvideo

Pacifico · 24-12-2020 2:38pm

OP you should get a car...you know like an adult

Everlong1 · 24-12-2020 2:53pm

Pacifico wrote: »

OP you should get a car...you know like an adult

Yeah I definitely should become another idiot who's happy to spend 5 hours a day stuck in traffic and who's so wedded to their car that the thought of a 10 minute walk to the shops sends them into a panic.

Everlong1 · 24-12-2020 2:58pm

blueser wrote: »

No it isn't....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSW3zLmYcBU&ab_channel=whatsbestonvideo

Nice one! I wonder after he did that routine did he get sanctimonious ars*holes giving him grief about it like all the humourless gimps on this site who can't see that my post wasn't meant to be taken seriously.

punisher5112 · 24-12-2020 3:01pm

What is it with all the kids old enough to hold a phone or tablet and the volume up full.... These kids will turn into morons like their parents.....

They have zero respect for anyone else....

Are the parents that thick that they don't know they invented ear phones.... Kid friendly ones too.

I've had to tell so many to lower it and even tell them they invented kids ones

Everlong1 · 24-12-2020 3:08pm

punisher5112 wrote: »

What is it with all the kids old enough to hold a phone or tablet and the volume up full....

I've had to tell so many to lower it and even tell them they invented kids ones

MY HERO. Seriously. Given the type of knack*ag we're talking about it takes genuine courage to try and put some manners on them. I imagine you probably got a volley of abuse from most, it not all of the little scrotes?

blueser · 24-12-2020 3:09pm

Everlong1 wrote: »

Nice one! I wonder after he did that routine did he get sanctimonious ars*holes giving him grief about it like all the humourless gimps on this site who can't see that my post wasn't meant to be taken seriously.

Probably. Though he'd get infinitely more these days from professional offendees.

punisher5112 · 24-12-2020 3:24pm

Everlong1 wrote: »

MY HERO. Seriously. Given the type of knack*ag we're talking about it takes genuine courage to try and put some manners on them. I imagine you probably got a volley of abuse from most, it not all of the little scrotes?

I'm the Driver so it bides well they take it on board or the bus tends to get very sluggish....

CoBo55 · 24-12-2020 3:26pm

Signore Fancy Pants wrote: »

For me, it's the no bag packers at supermarket checkouts. Get t'fcuk away from my shopping ye cnuts.

They always mess it up!!!

Everlong1 · 24-12-2020 3:26pm

punisher5112 wrote: »

I'm the Driver so it bides well they take it on board or the bus tends to get very sluggish....

OK you're going to have to tell me what route you're on so I can sell my house and move there.

Sardonicat · 24-12-2020 3:31pm

biko wrote: »

It's a tricky thing having someone talking to you when you don't want it.
If they are old I usually will chat to them.
For you it can be 15/20 mins of discomfort, for them it could be 15/20 mins of the only human interaction they have all day.

I usually enjoy it when older people chat to me on public transport. I've heard the most incredibly personal life stories on buses and trains from some amazing people. You might learn something, OP.

dxhound2005 · 24-12-2020 3:32pm

Everlong1 wrote: »

Nice one! I wonder after he did that routine did he get sanctimonious ars*holes giving him grief about it like all the humourless gimps on this site who can't see that my post wasn't meant to be taken seriously.

You were so convincing in your denunciation of women as cranky harridans, coffin dodgers, daft old bats, mentallers and nutters that you had me fooled. This could be a double bluff now, claiming that you were not being serious. I don't know what to believe.

Yester · 24-12-2020 3:41pm

Level 6 is no talking.

Everlong1 · 24-12-2020 3:43pm

dxhound2005 wrote: »

You were so convincing in your denunciation of women as cranky harridans, coffin dodgers, daft old bats, mentallers and nutters that you had me fooled. This could be a double bluff now, claiming that you were not being serious. I don't know what to believe.

And my work here is done.

Everlong1 · 24-12-2020 3:43pm

Yester wrote: »

Level 6 is no talking.

If only.

Manach · 24-12-2020 3:45pm

At least a step up from those same types on the train. On that mode of transport, no means of egress until the next stop.

Everlong1 · 24-12-2020 3:51pm

Sardonicat wrote: »

I usually enjoy it when older people chat to me on public transport. I've heard the most incredibly personal life stories on buses and trains from some amazing people. You might learn something, OP.

They have books for that. Which I can choose to read or not, unlike being accosted by some old biddy on the bus where my choice is between a) ignoring her and being rude or b) forcing myself to trot out banalities until my stop arrives.

Just to clarify by the way, I'm not sexist. There's plenty of oul fellas who indulge in this carry on as well.

Oh, and another thing: I'm 56, so I'm not far off being a coffin dodger myself. Thankfully I'm not deluded enough to think that everyone on the bus wants to hear my opinion on the burning issues of the day. Or what I had for breakfast.

dxhound2005 · 24-12-2020 3:54pm

Everlong1 wrote: »

They have books for that. Which I can choose to read or not, unlike being accosted by some old biddy on the bus where my choice is between a) ignoring her and being rude or b) forcing myself to trot out banalities until my stop arrives.

Just to clarify by the way, I'm not sexist. There's plenty of oul fellas who indulge in this carry on as well.

Oh, and another thing: I'm 56, so I'm not far off being a coffin dodger myself. Thankfully I'm not deluded enough to think that everyone on the bus wants to hear my opinion on the burning issues of the day. Or what I had for breakfast.

When you're explaining you're losing.

Everlong1 · 24-12-2020 3:57pm

dxhound2005 wrote: »

When you're explaining you're losing.

Oh I'm not trying to win converts here. Just want to make myself clear and not have everyone assume I'm some young arrogant teenager with no respect for the poor oldies.

Sardonicat · 24-12-2020 3:57pm

Everlong1 wrote: »

They have books for that. Which I can choose to read or not, unlike being accosted by some old biddy on the bus where my choice is between a) ignoring her and being rude or b) forcing myself to trot out banalities until my stop arrives.

Just to clarify by the way, I'm not sexist. There's plenty of oul fellas who indulge in this carry on as well.

Oh, and another thing: I'm 56, so I'm not far off being a coffin dodger myself. Thankfully I'm not deluded enough to think that everyone on the bus wants to hear my opinion on the burning issues of the day. Or what I had for breakfast.

My conversations are never banal. Maybe you are just are boring boll1x with nothing interesting to say for himself and devoid of the skill and charm required to coax interesting stories from people who have lived decades longer than you and must have at least one interesting tale to tell.

Daragh1980 · 24-12-2020 3:58pm

Everlong1 wrote: »

my Xmas shopping

People who write Xmas instead of Christmas = c*nts

dirtyden · 24-12-2020 4:05pm

Everlong1 wrote: »

Yeah I definitely should become another idiot who's happy to spend 5 hours a day stuck in traffic and who's so wedded to their car that the thought of a 10 minute walk to the shops sends them into a panic.

So you could not pass your test?

Sardonicat · 24-12-2020 4:05pm

Everlong1 wrote: »

Oh, and another thing: I'm 56, so I'm not far off being a coffin dodger myself.

Oh, now this explains it. These women are coming onto you, seeing as you are respectably within their age cohort, in the manner that was acceptable in their day, they're not moaning, they are being damsels in distress. Sure you must be gorgeous.

tayto lover · 24-12-2020 4:08pm

There’s an old lady living alone near me. She’s 96 years old. Her son is in Australia and her daughter lives in Co. Down and calls to her every weekend.
The woman is in good health. She loves to talk to people as she can be lonely and can’t really get out due to the Covid.
Every day she waves to me from her front door and I go over to talk to her for 5/10 minutes. She says it makes her day.

What are we turning into if we can’t bear a lonely old citizen a few minutes of a chat. It doesn’t weaken you or take a lot from you ffs but it means a lot to them.
Nice to be nice.

24-12-2020 4:08pm

Everlong1 wrote: »

Who forced you to read it ?

had to double check but I knew without even reading your name in the OP you were the author of it.

Your post is an arsehole.

Zebra3 · 24-12-2020 4:23pm

Everlong1 wrote: »

One of the silver linings of the Covid crisis for me is the restrictions on public transport. It's great to get on a bus and have the seat to yourself

Do you normally sit on someone's knee?

Everlong1 · 24-12-2020 4:25pm

Deleted User wrote: »

had to double check but I knew without even reading your name in the OP you were the author of it.

Your post is an arsehole.

Considering how rarely I post you must REALLY like my work if you can recognise my style. The second line there doesn't even make sense. Or is that you want to call me an arsehole but are too chicken to say it directly in case you get banned for being abusive?

beachhead · 24-12-2020 4:31pm

CtevenSrowder wrote: »

Ranting and raving forum is that way --->>>

She must av got dee drink sumwhere.Or the GP is mixing sumting for her

punisher5112 · 24-12-2020 4:32pm

What's the worst anyone has ever had on the bus???.

beachhead · 24-12-2020 4:33pm

CtevenSrowder wrote: »

Ranting and raving forum is that way --->>>

She must av got dee drink sumwhere.Or the GP is mixing sumting for her.Or she wanted a chat

24-12-2020 4:34pm

Everlong1 wrote: »

Considering how rarely I post you must REALLY like my work if you can recognise my style. The second line there doesn't even make sense. Or is that you want to call me an arsehole but are too chicken to say it directly in case you get banned for being abusive?

Not too chicken, too smart.

Everlong1 · 24-12-2020 4:42pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Not too chicken, too smart.

And yet not smart enough to recognise when someone posts something clearly not intended to be taken seriously.

Nigel Fairservice · 24-12-2020 5:02pm

I don’t drive so I’m always using public transport. I don’t mind older people talking me and I’ll always talk to them if they talk to me. I generally try to avoid conversations with others, more so because I’m happy in my own company. I’ll have my earphones in or I’ll be reading my kindle. If they talk to me I’ll try and suss them out quickly to see if they’re a bit mad. If it’s normal conversation I don’t mind chatting for a while. I had a great chat with a Swiss girl one time on a 10 hour flight from the west coast of Canada. We got on great and had loads to talk about so didn't notice the time go at all. Had a very interesting chat with a fella last year as well on an inter county bus journey. The guy, about my own age, had led an interesting life. More interesting than mine anyway. They are 2 that stick out in my mind.

I have encountered more nutters on planes than buses. One of weirdest ones was a fella on an Aer Lingus flight to London. He was connecting on to Bangkok, went very regularly from the sounds of things. Told me what he would be getting up to out there. Very odd guy.

Another guy on a flight from Seattle to Anchorage saw my Irish passport in my hand while boarding the flight. Told me he ran with Eamon Coughlan at Villanova university before I even sat down and invited me to stay with him at his house in Anchorage over the course of the conversation. Got very creepy vibes off the guy and was only giving one word answers to his questions to try and kill the conversation. The flight landed at 2 am local time and I bolted off the plane, didn’t even say goodbye to guy. There were no taxis outside the terminal building so I just stood outside waiting trying to figure out my next move, smartphones weren’t as common as they are these days at the time. A car pulled up in front of me outside the terminal building. It was your man again trying to get me to go back to his. I just walked back into the terminal building. Managed to find a pay phone and called a taxi to take me to my hotel.

Wanderer2010 · 24-12-2020 5:23pm

biko wrote: »

It's a tricky thing having someone talking to you when you don't want it.
If they are old I usually will chat to them.
For you it can be 15/20 mins of discomfort, for them it could be 15/20 mins of the only human interaction they have all day.

Exactly. Err on the side of human compassion. Give them a small slice of your day, many of them are heading back to cold and empty flats or houses where they have nothing but the tv for company, and their spouse could be dead or their grown up kids too busy to visit them.
I must be getting old as I used to dread the oddballs on buses but really, they are human beings like you and I trying to make their way in the world. We will all get old, time spares nobody.

And to clarify, obviously the nutters who cause trouble on public transport are to be abhorred and should be thrown off straight away.

24-12-2020 6:31pm

Everlong1 wrote: »

And yet not smart enough to recognise when someone posts something clearly not intended to be taken seriously.

Oh yes of course yes. Never heard that one before anyway.

Classic cycle of:

Make bad post

Receive backlash

Pull out the “guys it was a joke lol” card.

Gway out of that.

Weepsie · 24-12-2020 6:33pm

So you don't like people who want to have a moan, or whatever so you've come online to have a moan

Nobody cares

Nutters on the bus

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