Public Transportation
This morning was a slow one for me as I got up a little later than usual and was not feeling 100%. This certainly didn't prepare me for what I encountered on the bus ride to the metro station.

I am sitting towards the back, minding my own business, when this guy gets on the bus wearing clothing with the names of different American cities plastered everywhere and a hat that promoted the Olympics. Now this was a real patriot, I thought. Seriously, it looked like one of the souvenir kiosks from the airport threw up on him.

In any case, I was sitting there peacefully as he chose the seat in front of mine. About two minutes go by and that is when I hear it. The unmistakable snipping sound of nail clippers. No, it couldn't be. Who would do that in public, much less on a bus? An enclosed space with strangers? No way. A few more snips go by. Oh my god...he is clipping his nails.

YUCK. This was certainly not what my stomach needed this morning. There was no escaping the sound. Snip. Snip. Snip. With each snip, I got more and more sick. I looked around and it seemed as though not one other person on the bus noticed this man going to town on his fingernails. How could they not hear it? I looked at the woman across from me and longed to have her headphones. At least she had a reason for not noticing this man. I considered getting off the bus, but I was already late, so I moved a couple of seats away. I COULD STILL HEAR IT.

SNIP.

SNIP.

SNIP.

My god...how long could this go on? How much fingernail is he going to have left. It had been 5 minutes. OF SNIPPING. Did I mention we were on a bus? IN PUBLIC? Where are all the clippings going to go? I am positive he wasn't collecting them. What about the poor person who sits in that seat later in the day. Only to be accosted by Mr. Patriot's nail clippings. I suppose I should be happy he was grooming himself, but is it really necessary to do so on the bus? This was worse than the time that some woman took her shoes off, ON THE BUS, and put them up on the seat in front of her.

Again, what is wrong with people? The bus is full of germs and gross things...like nail clippings. Oh...I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth. I have to start making more money so I don't have to take the bus anymore. GROSS.