Public transport advice: Pole edition.

Public transport advice: Pole edition.

As a frequent user of public transport people leaning on poles is one of the many things that never fails to irritate me. What gives someone the princely right to prevent 5 or so other people having something to stop them falling over? Sure there are handles but for the vertically challenged these aren't really an option as the result is an awkwardly stretched arm/ripped shirts and depending on location the thrusting of cleavage into an unsuspecting victim's face.

Worse still are the nimrods who lean on a pole you are ALREADY holding onto. Surely this can never happen you say? Well I'm sorry but the world isn't such a lovely place. One day a generously proportioned lady proceeded to crush my hand while I was making my way into work. For the normal person this would be uncomfortable to have a fist in your back, but for the socially unaware/overly padded this seems to be a non-issue. I tried to get my revenge by digging my ring into her back but she still didn't notice or she was a masochist and was enjoying it -_-

Moral of the story: be aware of your fellow travelers needs, don't be selfish it's ok to share your pole with other people. Together we can make the world a nicer place :) If you don't I may, in my self-appointed social justice agent role, trip you over as you leave the train.