rubbish blog idea #8
"If i can get in here, so can a thief!"
Another heavily bus-influenced idea i'm afraid. I was late the other morning and some lady was taking forever to get a ticket; as there are only so many things you can discuss with the driver as you're boarding a bus that is already 20 minutes late, i had to conclude that she was simply a timewasting attention-starved gaylord.
She then walked down the aisle with a triumphant grin on her face and plonked herself in the seat in front of me. At this point my thoughts turned to revenge.
Now, like a lot of people, she had a hood on her jacket (she actually had a hood on the garment underneath too but i won't go into that) and my immediate thought was to leave a note in her hood, hoping she'd find it later, something along the lines of:
"To whom it may concern, today you took longer getting on a bus than any person in the history of the world, thanks for making me another five minutes late, i'm sure Betty and Christine don't mind if you're a little late to meet up and talk about stockings but some of us have jobs to go to.
Big love,
Tom x x"
Or whatever. I opted against it because i thought it would be a tad harsh, but thought the basic idea of leaving cryptic notes in people's outer garments would be worth exploring.
I think the standard note would be "If i can get in here, so can a thief!", with maybe a reference to 1 Samuel 24? But there'd be more obscure ones too.
I guess there are a few problems. First off, i wouldn't feel like doing it to old people cause they are more likely to be seriously freaked out by it; i just wouldn't be able to enjoy it. But then younger people, with their quicker reactions and heightened awareness are more likely to catch me in the act - which doesn't even bear thinking about. And there's still the issue that it might be more scary than baffling; baffling = good, scary = not so good, appearing on Crimewatch after they check the cctv on the bus to identify the stalker = worse still.
Also, on a purely practical note, the payoff of these acts will be the reaction of the victims, which i'll (hopefully) never see. Rubbish, but i might do it anyway, probably just to people who play Basshunter through their phone speakers?
Another heavily bus-influenced idea i'm afraid. I was late the other morning and some lady was taking forever to get a ticket; as there are only so many things you can discuss with the driver as you're boarding a bus that is already 20 minutes late, i had to conclude that she was simply a timewasting attention-starved gaylord.
She then walked down the aisle with a triumphant grin on her face and plonked herself in the seat in front of me. At this point my thoughts turned to revenge.
Now, like a lot of people, she had a hood on her jacket (she actually had a hood on the garment underneath too but i won't go into that) and my immediate thought was to leave a note in her hood, hoping she'd find it later, something along the lines of:
"To whom it may concern, today you took longer getting on a bus than any person in the history of the world, thanks for making me another five minutes late, i'm sure Betty and Christine don't mind if you're a little late to meet up and talk about stockings but some of us have jobs to go to.
Big love,
Tom x x"
Or whatever. I opted against it because i thought it would be a tad harsh, but thought the basic idea of leaving cryptic notes in people's outer garments would be worth exploring.
I think the standard note would be "If i can get in here, so can a thief!", with maybe a reference to 1 Samuel 24? But there'd be more obscure ones too.
I guess there are a few problems. First off, i wouldn't feel like doing it to old people cause they are more likely to be seriously freaked out by it; i just wouldn't be able to enjoy it. But then younger people, with their quicker reactions and heightened awareness are more likely to catch me in the act - which doesn't even bear thinking about. And there's still the issue that it might be more scary than baffling; baffling = good, scary = not so good, appearing on Crimewatch after they check the cctv on the bus to identify the stalker = worse still.
Also, on a purely practical note, the payoff of these acts will be the reaction of the victims, which i'll (hopefully) never see. Rubbish, but i might do it anyway, probably just to people who play Basshunter through their phone speakers?
Labels: buses, rubbish blog
posted by crabb at
11:38 am
2 Comments:
Tbh, After I read what you wrote about leaving a msg to that lady. It makes me laugh, because it reminds me of myself when I am in a hurry and at the time, always find these crap people. Sigh..
Well, anyway hopefully you have a good easter and take care.
Puk
Oh Tom. You must never ever give up the job in Derby! The bus journey is clearly inspirational.
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