Get it together fellow slugs!

So maybe it's just me, but when i'm waiting in line for a driver to come along and pick up slugs I am mindful of the people behind me and ask the driver if they mind taking any additional riders, ESPECIALLY when the line is long.[8)] But I understand that not everybody is as outgoing and comfortable with asking the driver for "favors", if you wanna call it that. So why is it that if I am in a line that is 30 deep and I am like the 10th person in line and the riders getting in the car don't ask if the driver can take an additional person but I do ask and they say yes and I head for the car, someone infront of me says "oh, well i'm waiting to go that way, i'm next"....well TFB [}:)], if you want the ride that bad you can ask for it. right? I mean I GUESS it isn't fair to "cut" in line (although I don't think of it that way in this situation [:X]), but if you want a ride, you need to speak up. Ok, that's all. [:0]

I see this situation when I slug out of Horner (which is almost never). The slug line is usually very long, yet no one asks if they take a third to move the line along. One time I asked if they'd take a third thinking someone else can get it, but no one budged so I got in. Maybe it's just not practiced in certain lots? Luckily we don't have that problem at PM. I think it is kinda wrong to cut in front of others just cuz you got the guts or the idea to ask the driver. The supposed etiquette is that someone in the long line regardless of where they are standing can ask the driver if they'll take a third, then the next person in line takes that spot. Otherwise why bother being in the line at all.

Forget Horner Rd, use Potomac Mills!

You're right too WBSlug7, I don't do it anymore since the second time that happened, but I noticed it in the line this morning and thought i'd mention it. It never hurts to ask. Since I have a loud voice anyway, these days if the driver can take a third I hollar it twice for everybody else in line before I jump in, lesson learned.

There is a particular person at Horner who will yell out to the driver if they can take a 3rd, even if he is 20th (or further back) in line. I think this is excessive, as the individuals at the front of the line are better equipped to see if the driver has a car seat or luggage in the backseat that would preclude taking a 3rd. I know that this person grates on the nerves of many people in the line. In any event, I believe it is rude to jump in front of people who are going to the same destination as you, regardless of whether you are more assertive than they or not.

Btw, as long as we're on the subject of line etiquette, if you are behind someone who does the right thing by walking up to the cars waiting at the front of the line, don't jump into the 3rd car (for example) while the person in front of you is seeing where the first couple of cars are going. That is also unfair and rude.

In my experience, the thing that seems to be the most "right" thing to do would be to speak up, even if your 10th in line, if no one else will, but maintain line order as far as getting into vehicles. That way you're not cutting in line, but you're courage, or gumption, whatever you wanna call it, pays off because you're still enabling the line to go faster.

And, dickboyd, I think it depends on the situation. As a driver, if I see a whole ton of slugs in line and not too many cars, I'll take extra folks to help them out. If I see a line of slugs and sufficient drivers, I will take status quo and leave some passengers for the driver behind me. IMO, there are not too many people that actually oppose taking more people (esp. in the afternoons), but you just have to know how to gauge the situation.