Topics not to be discussed!!!

I am a rider 90% of the time and I hate to say it, but some people dont know when to and when not to keep there mouths shut. There are common rules to follow when you are in the presence of people you know nothing about. 3 things you dont talk about: Race, Religion and Politics. I know I may be a rider, but there is nothing that I hate more than when I get into a car and someone starts a conversation about something they may offend someone with. These are things that people are scared not to say, "I would appreciate it if you would drop this subject" Well I am one who is definetly not afraid to voice my opinion, so drivers beware if you have me in your car,and bring up one of the 3 forbidden topics, Ill let you know when to say when!! Just try to be sensitive to the fact of who you have in your vehicle and who you are around, you may offend someone by what you say and may not even know it! Ihope noone has experienced this, but if you have, lets talk about it!!

Resq4u: I'm one of those people that grin and bear it, but admire those that can speak up, especially if done in a relatively low-key manner. Although this is not the same scenario, it is similar as far as rude and obnoxius behavior goes - I get to the slug line last night and three people ahead of me is a woman who talked loudly on a cell phone. This was a hard core talker and she had on ear phones. Because of the ear phones, I initially thought she was speaking to the person next to her in line. She began by calling people, leaving messages to call her. She finally got ahold of someone and babbled non-stop (we were in line for about 15 minutes)in a lOUD voice. When a car pulled up, the woman in front of her, said only "Go ahead." The cell phone woman appeared to force her hand and asked why she was passing. The woman asked quite politely, considering the circumstances, whether she was planning on talking on her cell phone during the ride home. The "talker" said no, so they got into the vehicle. I arrived just behind them at the commute ride lot, and told the woman who questioned the cell phone talker that I thought it was great that she asked that question. She said that she also usually grins and bears it, but had read your post just before leaving last evening and when the "talker" wouldn't just get in the vehicle after she passed, instead of just repeating it, she said that your post came into her head and she decided to be forthright. Unfortunately, the talker couldn't make it all the way home before making a call. This was a middle-aged woman, whose conversation was so driveling, it was torture and you couldn't escape it because she talked so loudly. If you closed your eyes, you would never guess that it was a mature woman talking. Although she showed some restraint once getting into the car, she apparently thought it was OK to annoy the heck out of people who are standing near her in line. Anyway, just wanted to share this with you because the woman was inspired by your words.

Well put Resq4u (both posts). If something offends you then you have to say something about it. If it offends you, then it's most likely offensive to others as well. In case anyone was wondering, there are informal but generally accepted rules to slugging. Here's the link: http://www.slug-lines.com/Slugging/Etiquette.htm

Wow RW...that's incredible. I can't believe someone would have the nerve to do that...more than once even! Fortunately I haven't had that experience. What slug station is it? It would be good to sound a warning about that...that is extremely bad.

K.O.

Actually I think it's a poor testament to how desperate some people become due to a downturn in the economy.

K.O.