Buses and streetcars are packed with old ladies

Every single morning, the buses and light rails are packed with old ladies riding around for absolutely no reason. They’ll trek all the way to some massive farmers' market just to pick up two measly carrots when there's a grocery store right around the corner from their house. It just creates unnecessary congestion and crowds out the people who actually have places to be—working professionals, students, and anyone else trying to get through their day. These women don't seem to have any respect for the working class or even a shred of basic solidarity. Honestly, it feels like a uniquely American phenomenon because you don't see this level of elderly congestion clogging up public transit in most other major US cities.

Terrible 😁

I don't bother with public transit, so I don't have to deal with those old ladies getting on my nerves

But man, they really get to me in the grocery stores. You see them cutting in line at the checkout, acting like they've got 100 years on them and still haven't picked up basic manners🙂

Where's the manager? He's already gone. 😁

Personally, my favorite people are the ones who hop on the subway and nag me to move—only to get off at the very next stop 🙏

I find myself increasingly unsettled by those women I encounter on the subway around 10:00 PM or later, wandering aimlessly toward some unknown destination; one can’t help but wonder, what sort of oversight allows them to be out at such an hour in the first place?🙂

I don't really deal with those kinds of issues—not that we even have JGP over here in the States 😂

I see a lot of Rom people hopping on the Amtrak trains lately... they don't bother paying for a ticket, obviously, but they sure do love lighting up cigarettes everywhere.

Man, just think about it. You’ve got a woman who worked her entire life, scraping together every penny for her kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids. Now she’s sitting there all alone, living off $400 every month, and even basic groceries like carrots feel like a luxury because the stuff at the supermarket tastes like nothing compared to what you'd get at a local farmers market. How does someone who paid their fair share of taxes for 40 or 50 years—someone who basically built up several generations—get the nerve to let 😲 drive 😲 with people like you 😲, especially folks 😲😲😲

: literally passing out from the shock :

brighteagle26 said:Every single morning, the buses and light rails are packed with elderly women riding around for absolutely no reason. These ladies trek all the way to some distant farmer's market just to pick up two carrots, rather than simply stopping at a local corner store. In doing so, they create unnecessary congestion on public transit and occupy seats that should rightfully belong to the working class, students, and the actual intelligentsia. It seems these women possess neither an ounce of empathy for laborers nor even a shred of social solidarity. One might assume this is a uniquely American phenomenon, as one rarely sees such a disproportionate presence of retirees clogging up public transport in other major global cities.

And I suppose those workers could just find jobs at companies closer to home instead of commuting aimlessly, and perhaps students ought to be more strategic about enrolling in universities within walking distance of their houses.🤷

Perhaps we should let the elderly ride in peace instead of having workers and students constantly encroaching upon their space.🙄

This is exactly why I keep coming back to this forum... 🙂

brighteagle26 said:Every single morning, the buses and light rails are packed with elderly women riding around for no apparent reason. They’ll trek all the way to some distant farmer's market just to pick up two carrots when there’s a perfectly good grocery store right around the corner.

They're just looking for some warmth, honestly. Someone probably swindled them out of their Social Security, and now they're just trying to thaw out their old bones on public transit.

Ugh, I am never going to forget this one old lady, honestly, she drove me absolutely insane...
I was remembering this one morning about a month ago when I headed into the ER, and I finally spot an open seat, so I sit down, right? Then, out of nowhere, this lady appears behind me—all decked out in heels, looking polished from head to toe—and she starts attacking me for sitting! I tried to be perfectly polite and explain why I was forced to take a seat, but she just kept going with, "Oh my god, you are so rude, how old are you even? Who are you to claim your ankle hurts?" and all that nonsense...🙂But then, once I asked her how she even had the energy to sprint into the emergency room while wearing high heels (because I saw her doing it!), she just shut up immediately.☕I was just like, "Ugh, get lost, you're driving me crazy."😳☕

Crammed buses and trains—this forum is becoming a collection of mindless topics.

Joseph Carter9 said:It’s threads like this that make me visit this site... 🙂

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Grace Rivera70 said:I will certainly never forget one particular elderly woman who absolutely lost her mind on me...
I recall a morning about a month ago when I headed to the ER; I spotted an empty seat and sat down, only to have this woman suddenly appear behind me, dressed to the nines in high heels and looking perfectly manicured from head to toe. She immediately began berating me for sitting there, and even though I attempted to politely explain why I was forced to remain seated, she simply doubled down, accusing me of being ill-mannered and questioning my age, implying I was somehow faking my ankle injury and such nonsense...🙂 yet, once I pointed out that if she possessed enough energy to sprint toward the ambulance while wearing those heels—which I had clearly witnessed—she fell abruptly silent.☕ Honestly, I just told her to get lost; she nearly drove me insane.😳☕

If I had my way, I would have told her that if she had the strength to stand there applying makeup, she surely has the stamina to stand on a bus.😁 It is always those women, perfectly made up and polished, who seem to find it necessary to provoke everyone else around them...

Yeah, seriously... we should probably just put up "No Seniors Allowed" signs on the subway and city buses specifically for people like the OP...

Those "grandmas" you’re talking about? They were women who worked their tails off their entire lives. Every single day was a grind—raising kids, cooking, cleaning, constant chaos. There was never a dull moment in their lives.
Now that they've finally gotten the kids through school, and maybe most of them are living alone now, things have changed. They don't have to rush to an office, iron clothes, or cook massive meals every night like they used to. When life loses that frantic energy and those little joys aren't a big deal anymore, things can get pretty empty and boring. Their one little highlight might just be getting up early—since they're still waking up at dawn—to head down to the farmers market and chat with other old folks (the ones you call "grandmas")...

And honestly, so what? They don't bother me at all. What bothers me are the women who hit 60 or 70 and somehow never learned basic manners, so they just harass everyone for no reason. But when an 80-year-old lady gives you an apple because you gave up your seat for her—and you can tell she actually means it from the heart—it makes your whole day. You feel good about it. I mean, have you ever even tried doing something like that?😍

Despite all that, I believe he has placed himself within this group

brighteagle26 said:They just create congestion in traffic and unnecessarily take up space meant for the working class, students, and decent intellectuals.

Honestly, some women can be incredibly difficult, almost intentionally trying to make your life miserable...
It doesn't necessarily mean they spent their lives working hard at home—doing the laundry, cooking, or raising kids. Who really knows? For all you know, they could have been deep undercover in the FBI... you never truly know...

This is easily the number one crisis facing the country right now.
What’s our move here? Do we just lock them in their backyards and tell them they can't step more than six feet away from anyone?

Sarah Garcia84 said:Honestly, those women are just exhausting; they go out of their way to be difficult...
Just because they claim they spent their lives working, scrubbing floors, cooking, or raising kids doesn't mean they actually did any of it. For all we know, they could have been working for the FBI or some other agency—you can never really tell what people were actually up to behind closed doors.

That’s exactly my point. There’s this constant, relentless push to shove a specific narrative down everyone's throats—claiming these women were some kind of tireless martyrs who worked themselves to the bone—even though there isn't a shred of proof to back it up. If you actually value hard work and have spent your life being honest about what you've contributed, you wouldn't sit there trying to hijack the spotlight and take credit away from the actual working class with these useless, self-serving stunts.

Fast forward about 40 or 50 years:

brighteagle26: "Every time I hop on a city bus or a subway, all I see is this younger generation—just sitting there, glued to their phones. Shouldn't they be in class, at college, or actually working? And the nerve—they don't even bother to give up a seat for us older folks! Honestly, where is this country headed? It's pathetic."

You forgot to mention one more thing. On top of the fact that they don't want to listen to their elders, they’ve become completely isolated from everyone else too.🤷