Pay It Forward

Yesterday was a day filled with unhappy passengers. It seemed nothing I did was good enough for people. Funny that the two people that were the most frustrated were the people who I helped the most. They were just too busy seeing the negative (negativity they actually brought upon themselves by not reading the guidelines for traveling on southwest) to see that I was being super helpful.

Tangent:
Let's say you flew to Oregon for a big fishing trip... would you look at the airline's website to see what the rules were for checking the fish?

If you were traveling with an infant, would you check with the airlines to see what kind of documentation you needed to make that possible?

Ok, back to topic.

So among all these unhappy passengers I was delightfully surprised when a random guy gave me a gift after I helped him. He asked me if I rode public transportation or drove to work. I was happy to report that I took the max. Then he asked how I pay for it, if I have a monthly pass or buy individual tickets. I told him I just buy tickets. So he handed me a pass good for the rest of this month! He was leaving town til September and wouldn't be using it anymore! I nearly jumped for joy! I thanked the guy a million times while trying to think of what I could give him. Nothing came to mind unfortunately.  I wish I would have written down his name to send him a thank you.

So if by chance you're reading this post, Mr. Anon from Phoenix, THANK YOU!

Now its my turn to pay it forward.

Hygiene Checklist

This afternoon I boarded the blue line train in beaverton heading towards my apartment downtown. After only having a handful of cheerios for breakfast I was pretty hungry and getting to the point of feeling sick to my stomach from the hunger. After I got on a very large woman boarded the train wearing a sleeveless dress. All of a sudden I got a whiff of her stench and almost lost it. Why do people choose not to wear deodorant? How do you not smell yourself when you smell that bad?  Unfortunately I was 15 minutes from my apartment when she got on. Every time she moved we would get a fresh smell. 

When I have my own world I am going to add a few rules non existent to this one.

Rule #1: if you plan on riding public transportation you must complete a checklist prior to boarding the bus or train. If you do not answer yes to all of these, you may not board.

1. Did you shower?
2. Did you brush your teeth?
3. Did you apply deodorant?
4. Did you brush your hair?
4. Have you recently washed the clothes that you are wearing?
5. Do you wash your hands after going to the bathroom?

This shirtless guy did not pass. In my world, he would not be able to board.

p.s. as I am typing this post, 2 smelly people have walked past me to get off the train. Showers people!!

Blogging from my phone

I never update my blog. I have the time for it. But after a long day at work, for some reason sitting at my computer and typing out a post feels like a chore. Plus the times when I get inspiration to write about something are when I am out and about. So I found an app for my phone. Hopefully this will mean more frequent posts!

Be seeing you soon!