Fun MARTA stories...

[GeauxLSU]

Ok... since it's been established that light rail is transportation utopia... how about an entertaining story from those that have been subjected to... I mean, had the pleasure to ride MARTA about their experience?

I've ridden it only a few times and not that having people drip sweat all over each other (in the most literal since) after running the Peachtree on July 4th isn't fun but one of the first times I rode it was many years ago.
I don't remember where I was going to/from but it was a weekened night and I was with a then girlfriend who was visiting from out of town. As my luck would always have it, a guy sat next me who was strung out on something. This guys eyes, and motions in general, were on hyper drive. After sizing me and my girlfriend up he decided I was his "friend" and he needed to ask me for advice and share his life story. His most pressing issue was if I could suggest a "nice place for dinner for him to take a 'lady friend'". He wanted to impress her. He was leaving his place on his way to pick her up. His "place" being the homeless shelter. Unfortunately, given the entirety of the information and situation I was at a loss to provide a likely suitable suggestion for his evening.

 

[chucklenut]

fun and marta dont go together

you can get drunk, blindfolded, and stand in a mens room during an earthquake and its about the same as riding marta in the dark

 

[GeauxLSU]

fun and marta dont go together

you can get drunk, blindfolded, and stand in a mens room during an earthquake and its about the same as riding marta in the dark

You mean equal chance of being raped and robbed?

 

[chucklenut]

You mean equal chance of being raped and robbed?

well when you put it that way, yes

 

[Laxguy59]

Get on Marta one morning and the train is packed.

Handicapped seating is taken by non-handicapped people, but no handicapped people are on board yet.

A guy dressed in pimp-esque thug clothing, stunna shades and all wheels himself and his wheelchair into the train.

He has no legs below the knees.

Once he wheels himself on, no one moves out of handicaped seating because ole' dude buddy just brought his own chair with him right?

Wrong.

Mr Gangsta Dr. Xavier want to get out of his wheelchair and sit in handicapped seating because he wants to feel just like all the other real boys and girls.

Upon seeing his intentions a small Indian(Slushee not Casino) gets up to give him his seat in handicapped seating.

This is not enough for Compton's Frank Roosevelt, for he has been offended worse than Pearl Harbor and demands retribution in the form of physical competition, also known as a fight.

Indian guy is like any other human being and trys to ignore this, because we all know the fight will end in Wheels getting pushed out of the door or the Indian guy getting his shins chewed on.

Marta's Steven Hawking is not satisfied with being ignored and continues to throw insults calling the Indian man a *****, *****, etc...

Then, The. Most. Glorious. Thing. Ever. Happens.

Mr. Knees for feet reaches up and grabs the bar intended for standing passengers to hold. He lifts himself above the seat so that he is just a dangling torso and begins to put on an entire rap about how the Indian man is in fact a ***** because he wont fight.

Honestly it was a pretty good freestyle.

 

[billp1w]

Been riding marta since before there was a train. Used to ride the train at lunch just for fun when it first opened. I can't recall any bad experience that made me not want to ride.
The worst riders seem to have been pushed off by the recent, don't be a d*ck campaign.
Public transportation is general is a pain in the butt, because you have to deal with the public.

 

[GeauxLSU]

....Then, The. Most. Glorious. Thing. Ever. Happens.....

OK... I don't see that one getting beat (box).

 

[chucklenut]

Been riding marta since before there was a train. Used to ride the train at lunch just for fun when it first opened. I can't recall any bad experience that made me not want to ride.
The worst riders seem to have been pushed off by the recent, don't be a d*ck campaign.
Public transportation is general is a pain in the butt, because you have to deal with the public.

its not "the public"

its a special kind of "the public"

lol

 

[Twitch2120]

only thing ive seen is a homeless dude stretch out across the floor and go to sleep. 0 ****s given

 

[fz1boxer]

Get on Marta one morning and the train is packed.

Handicapped seating is taken by non-handicapped people, but no handicapped people are on board yet.

A guy dressed in pimp-esque thug clothing, stunna shades and all wheels himself and his wheelchair into the train.

He has no legs below the knees.

Once he wheels himself on, no one moves out of handicaped seating because ole' dude buddy just brought his own chair with him right?

Wrong.

Mr Gangsta Dr. Xavier want to get out of his wheelchair and sit in handicapped seating because he wants to feel just like all the other real boys and girls.

Upon seeing his intentions a small Indian(Slushee not Casino) gets up to give him his seat in handicapped seating.

This is not enough for Compton's Frank Roosevelt, for he has been offended worse than Pearl Harbor and demands retribution in the form of physical competition, also known as a fight.

Indian guy is like any other human being and trys to ignore this, because we all know the fight will end in Wheels getting pushed out of the door or the Indian guy getting his shins chewed on.

Marta's Steven Hawking is not satisfied with being ignored and continues to throw insults calling the Indian man a *****, *****, etc...

Then, The. Most. Glorious. Thing. Ever. Happens.

Mr. Knees for feet reaches up and grabs the bar intended for standing passengers to hold. He lifts himself above the seat so that he is just a dangling torso and begins to put on an entire rap about how the Indian man is in fact a ***** because he wont fight.

Honestly it was a pretty good freestyle.

somebody should have wheeled his chaair to the other end of the box