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Tue 30 Mar, 2004 04:30 pm
For those of you who have to commute by subway, I am sure this has happened to you. You are sitting there uncomfortably on a crowded subway completely absorbed in your book, when you feel a slight pressure on your shoulder. You are horrified to find a sleeper leaning against you, drooling and snoring. What do you do? Do you give a slight nudge? Do you shove him roughly? Do you embarrass him by making a scene? Or do you figure, heck, the guy has had a tough day, let him use me as a human pillow?
heh, I don't take the T any more but when I did 'd get the occassional sleeper. I always just gave 'em a little nudge. They always seemed to get the hint.
Just pull out your magic marker and write "DO NOT FALL ASLEEP ON THE SUBWAY" on his/her forehead and face. Try to do it backwards so they'll be able to read it in the mirror. Indelible markers are better.
My wife was falling asleep in church, so I started gently rocking her back and forth, until she tipped over and fell into the isle. She got really mad at me... I don't see why you wouldn't be able to do that to a stranger on the subway.
I'd give them a slight nudge. Usually they are very apologetic.
when in the CITY and not being allowed to carry my 30-30m I carry this as my urban transit motivator- cattle prod
When I rode the subway, I either gave them a nudge or leaned forward so that they would fall over. Ahahahaha.
It completely depends on what they look like. If he's attractive, I let him stay! (Yes! I have done this!) However, most of the time they're not, so I switch to another seat as soon as one becomes available.
Never had this problem on BART. Lots of people (including myself) slept on BART, but the seats were wide enough where we didn't need to use our seatmate as a pillow.
Using (having used, to be correct :wink: ) the RER in the Paris region quite often, it always amazes me, how people know that they must wake up and leave the train at this station.
I didn't notice so many sleepers in London suburbian trains, though.
Well, I never did anything in foreign countries, but here in Germany I just push them away - or just let it be (when female :wink: ).
Whenever I give a slight nudge, they just sort of shake awake and after a minute go back to sleep and start leaning on me again. I like some of these other inventive ideas. Although the falling in the aisle might not work as I am only liable to send the sleeper into the lap another passenger. I will have to carry a marker with me for next time.
I don't know where to buy a cattle prod, any suggestions? Also is it small enough to carry in a purse? Remember you are talking to a city girl.
Linkat wrote:....I don’t know where to buy a cattle prod, any suggestions? Also is it small enough to carry in a purse? Remember you are talking to a city girl.
Now there's an untapped market. Just put the A2K logo on it and we could finally make a profit! Woohoo!
You know, there used to be the occasional dude engaged in far more disturbing activities on the El. They're to be ignored. Sleepers get a gentle elbow to the ribs, followed by progressively sharper elbows if they don't wake up. You wouldn't want them to miss their stop, would you?
Whenever I'm down in London and someone falls asleep on me, I move around so that the uncomfortableness of my moving wakes them up.
There are far more bizzare things that have happened on public transport. I remember one particularly lewd event on the Newcastle metro (a tram system)... it was shocking!
aw, leave 'em alone -- we've all dozed off on a train (haven't we?)
Quote:it always amazes me, how people know that they must wake up and leave the train at this station.
if we're talking about a 15-20 minute commute, they're probably not in deep REM sleep...
Never happened to me on the subway. I cant believe that anyone would fall asleep on a crowded subway car!
I slept practically every day on the train, both subway and commuter, going to and coming home. The commuter train was heavenly and if you were lucky enough to get one of the single seats on the top berth, well, that was some good sleeping! I'd wake up raring to go.
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