People who jump on the bus before everyone gets off.
Ironbite-and boy do I have a story about that.
Ok so the reason why I didn't post this story is I had just gotten off work and needed a nap. So nap taken and let me tell you a story, from Ironbite's past. A story that will no doubt not be the last. See Ironbite doesn't ramble every now and then. It's a story without an end.
So at work, which is THE international hub for the nation's capital, they did a really stupid thing. Pre-9/11, employees were able to park and enter the airport via secure gates that were practically on the runway itself. Sweet gig. Post-9/11, they moved us to remote parking lots, the current one a good 15 minute bus ride away. The one I parked at beforehand was about 5 minutes away but they took that away in order for Metro to come in. Anyways, the buses they used back then were these tiny things. Could probably fit like 20-30 people in there max and that's if everyone bunched together. Really crowded. And in order to get on said bus, you lined up. Now everyone was pretty nice about lining up. Nobody pushed or cut it was just welp I'm in line. Except for the janitorial staff. These ladies were fresh off the immigration line and from Spanish speaking countries where courtesy and line etiquette are the stuff of dreams. Everyone hated these ladies. And I do mean everyone. They would always, and I do mean always, push their luck when it came to getting on the bus. Now the bus only has one door too. So to get on, you had to wait for people to get off. So one night, we get off work. I'm talking like a ton of us. And we all line up. Except for these cluster of ladies who are off to one side gossiping to one another. Nobody pays attention to them until the first bus gets there. The door opens and this one bitch just jumps on. Not even waiting for the guy who's trying to get off to even take a step out. Just jumps on causing the entire line to erupt in jeers and curses. Suffice it to say, it was a very very awkward bus ride to the parking lot as we all glared at this lady the whole trip. Well, this caused immediate repercussions. The very next night we get a line guardian. This guy's job, as far as I can tell, was to make sure we all lined up in an orderly fashion to get on and off the bus. And he took no crap. A few nights later, the ladies tried the same ploy only to get shut down. He then threatened to revoke their bus privileges which got him a lot of applause from us. So for the next few years, until the upgraded to more massive buses, we had a line guardian. And those ladies never tried anything like that again.
Ironbite-the end.
