F Minus by Tony Carrillo for January 30, 2021

If i had to ride the bus and a guy talked on his phone like that. I would either take a earlier bus or a later one.

And he says it’s a private conversation……

The last time I rode a city bus, some dangerous-looking black guy was loudly babbling and “singing” along with some rap songs on his phone about kill and destroy all “whitey’s”. Another guy was rocking in his seat and arguing loudly with two or more other people in his head; and he looked and smelled like his home was a restaurant dumpster. A middle aged lady was screaming at someone on her phone. These went on continuously from the time I got on through the almost 40 minute last leg of my trip. The bus got more crowded from the time I got on until I arrived at my stop. Near the end, a decent looking lady got on next to me. I asked if this was normal. She said it’s about half the time now – the rest is usually okay.

I have a bus pass card paid up for three more years, but, after that experience it’s an emergency-use-only option.

nonsense!

The fact the phone man only wears a thong and red pumps also gives him an advantage.

When you see someone acting crazy, it’s best to assume they aren’t acting

At least the speaker is “fun” crazy.

My experience was on my first plane ride. I was in the middle seat. The woman on my right started in when we reached altitude. “If this plane crashed, would you go to heaven?”. She of course had a way to insure my salvation. I later turned to the man on my left who wanted to know if I had enough insurance as he was willing to sell me some. It was a very long flight.

A close second though……

Jester thought.

I have a strong desire to ask the man in the hat for financial advice

It’s worth reading Ray Bradbury’s 1953 short story “The Murderer”. He predicted today’s “constant public cellphone chatter” society quite accurately.

The response chosen by the self-described “murder” is an interesting one.

I once ate lunch on a public bench on the Embarcadero in San Francisco. There was an annoying guy behind me having a loud conversation. I could only hear one side. When I finished lunch, stood up and looked around, the guy will still talking – there was no one else there and no phone. OOOOoooooooOOOOOO.

That’s just plain rude, not crazy…

One way to out-crazy the guy on speakerphone is to repeat his conversations. Just brainstorming ideas here…

I know the feeling, semi-crazy guy. Pre-COVID I sat down in the far corner of a large empty Subway to have a quick bite and do some homework reading. Right after me a guy waltzes in, sits in the booth next to me (skipping the 20 other options) and then starts watching Youtube videos on speakerphone, laughing obnoxiously the whole time. Really?

You don’t have to be afraid of the crazy guy on the bus … if you ARE the crazy guy on the bus!

One of those “i can’t be separated from my phone for 30 seconds and can never stop messaging” morons.In 100 years kids will be born with phones not hands. And no brain.