Really stinking up the Hobo Corner
A very strange looking couple sat next to each on the Red Line headed north Sunday afternoon.
She was short and stout, and sported a bloody open wound on the top of her forehead. The entire top row of teeth were missing, so she gummed out a smile.
She was with a man who was apparently her boyfriend, though he seemed disgusted with her because he kept pushing her away. He had platinum blonde bleached hair, tied in a scrunchy atop his head. Yes, a scrunchy.
They were both obviously under the influence of something. She kept trying to wiggle close to him, nuzzling him and addressing him with affection. But he kept pushing her away. She said, "But you know I love." He shoved her into the aisle and said, "Get off of me."
She got up after he pushed her out of the seat and headed quickly to the Hobo Corner, lifted the seat and scrunched down.
In less than 30 seconds, she stood up, pulling up her pants as she rose.
They both exited at Wilson as a horrible smell permeated the car. I then hit the call button and fled to the next car with some other people. At Argyle, the motorman came down to inspect the damage. I went back to the car and showed him the pile. He backed out of the Hobo Corner, covering his face and gagging. He called ahead on his radio for a janitor.
Seems there's a mini-epidemic of Hobo Corner pooping, as Anjali reported too.
At least she had the courtesy to do it in the hobo corner. One Sunday morning (always the worst time to ride the Red Line), I got on at Loyola and someone was squatting on a seat in the middle of the car (which was completely empty at the time). He looked up at me with frighteningly vacant eyes. Thankfully I was able to get to the next car before the doors closed.
Posted by: Matt | February 27, 2006 at 09:39 AM
Oh dear god!
Posted by: Hysan | February 27, 2006 at 11:40 AM
I don't do this often, but Friday I took the Howard train all the way up north. I thought about you guys and all the talk about how the Red Line was more disgusting than the Brown Line, because you guys are right! There was a bum masterbating in the hobo corner of the first car I got in. The second one reeked of urine, and the third one did have another bum babbling to himself, but he was fairly quiet and at least it didn't stink in there.
Posted by: Cheryl | February 27, 2006 at 02:10 PM
People are so sick; they just do what they want to do with no regard or care about anyone else.
Posted by: T.Taylor | February 27, 2006 at 04:29 PM
Oh my god, that is so wrong!
Posted by: Kimberli | February 27, 2006 at 04:51 PM