I Still Suck At Riding The MBTA

i still suck at riding the mbta... particularly in the morning.

during my morning commute, i usually go through the whole routine of standing in the same location (unless of course it is already occupied by someone else), waiting for the subway train to arrive. when the train, arrives, i usually go in and find a space where i can simply stand for the duration of my commute into town for work. (yes, i frequently stand... germ issues which were alluded to in my other post)

anyway, i think i must be a flatulence magnet. today, i made the bad decision to stand near someone who was apparently flatulent. now, i can't be certain who the culprit is. all i know is that as i was approaching south station, i got a whiff of something not so pleasant... which is really a bad way to start the morning off.

i sometimes wonder why people would pass gas in a crowded train. do they get a thrill out of it? can't they just wait until they get to work to use the bathroom? i find it very rude and very annoying. i'm sure they don't want to smell their own flatulence, so why would they think other people would want to?

sadly, this occurrence is fairly typical of my morning commute... hence the flatulence magnet comment. the funny thing is, the flatulent culprit is usually not the same person as i randomly stand places on the subway train. perhaps i should take a later train...