Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Bobble Head Subway Rider


This morning as I tried to maintain an upright position in the rush to enter the subway car a man with a weekend suitcase was next to me. It was Wednesday so I wasn't sure if he was going to work or heading out for a holiday. Luckily he sat next to me, on the other side of a pole separating the seats but managed to encroach upon my space.
As soon as he sat he opened a can wrapped in a black shopping bag hidden in his suitcase and inserted a straw. He furiously slurped down the beverage which I was able to ascertain was an energy drink. Almost as quickly as the drinking frenzy started it ended. And in this time I was able to see within his open weekender bag that it contained many newspapers and more plastic bags. Oh great I'm seated next to a traveling hoarder!
Now begins the transformation, immediately he begins to nod off. Fortunately for me he is a front to back nodded and not a side to side one. And there he sits for the rest of the ride, his body coursing with caffeine while he enjoys a quick cat nap on the way to work!

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