Exhibit one:
Scene of the Crime: The Rec
Suspect: Girl on the Elliptical
There I was; Ipod in one hand, phone in the other. I have my eye on an elliptical that just opened up - FYI: going to the Rec after 8pm on a weekday is a bad idea because you will NOT be able to use any cardio machines because there will inevitably be a pony-tail-wearing, short-shorts-sporting, bouncy-boobed co-ed working off her day's granola bar (that was a generalization, I know). SO anyway. An elliptical opened up and I zeroed in on it from across the room. SNAGGED. The person before me rudely did not wipe down their sweaty residue so I took the liberty. Just as I'm wiping away their greasy fingerprints I realize why they may have been in such a rush.
DAMN. The girl next to me was smelling ripe (to say the least). She was reading away at her Kindle so I knew she wasn't about to leave anytime soon. I slyly looked around, hoping I could sneak to a different spot but like I said, girls were workin it out. So I stayed. As I started warming up I realized that I would be breathing this toxic air for the next 40 minutes. So being the good theatre child that I am, I allowed myself to surrender to the situation and become comfortable in my discomfort....yeah that didn't work. So instead I breathed through my mouth the entire time and hoped desperately that the girl next to me understood that it was not me who was polluting the air.
Verdict: Please, PLEASE wear deodorant.
Exhibit Two:
Scene of the Crime: 4th & 10th Ave Bus Stop
Suspect: Litter Bug
I take the 2 Bus just about everyday and it is filled with as many colorful characters as the 16, but never have I been more shocked then the other day while waiting for the 2's arrival.
While waiting, more and more bus-hopefuls joined me. One of which was a middle-aged woman with a taste for cough drops. While we waited she took out a bag of Halls and popped one in her mouth. Oops. The rapper dropped. She then pretended not to notice that she had just LITTERED by taking out her phone and texted while mindlessly moving her foot about in the snow, trying to cover up her dirty deed. Well guess what? I SEE YOU LADY! She took out the bag again, hoping for a second lozenge. This time, Oops! there wasn't any left! Well that's too bad. OH WHAT? What do I see?? She then DROPS the bag on the ground. THE WHOLE BAG. This time, other people noticed. One boy stared at it and then stared at the woman, hoping she would catch his eye. She avoided this by taking out her phone again (classic) and shuffled around, kicking the bag away from her a couple of times. I couldn't believe my eyes! I see trash on the side of the road and wonder how it gets there (I counted 3 pizza boxes in the street on my way home the other day) and there I was, witnessing a first hand account of the crime that is LITTERING!
Yup. I took a picture of the situation, I was that appalled.
After a couple minutes of uncomfortable-ness the bus arrived and being the sustainable student that I am I picked up both her nasty wrappers and carried them with me til my stop where I promptly disposed of them in a trash receptacle. And then the glow of my halo shone brightly for the rest of the day.
Verdict: Don't be an asshole. Don't litter.
