Passenger cooperation at its outer limits
A 30-ish guys boards and sits next to another guy on a train with other empty seats. He shares his hip-hop magazine with his seatmate. And his seatmate shares his knowledge of a diamond bracelet he was selling.
Meanwhile, in the seat in front of these gentlemen, a woman was preening her 9-year-old son. Mainly she was concerned about the cold sore on his lip. The guy with the magazine, recognizing mom's distress, whipped out his tube of "extra-strength" Carmex. He squeezed out a line on his finger and shared it with the woman.
Gratefully, she applied it to her son's swollen lip.
Now THAT'S passenger cooperation.
Great, Now the kid has MRSA.
Posted by: Johnson | January 22, 2008 at 08:58 AM
That's probably how he GOT the cold sore, sharing Carmex with strangers on the train.
Posted by: Josh | January 22, 2008 at 10:42 AM
I find that Abreva works best for my cold sores. If I feel one coming on and put some of it on the spot, I can often avoid getting one. It is a little expensive, but it is effective.
Posted by: ebob | January 22, 2008 at 01:06 PM
ewww.
What's next? Heartwarming stories of strangers sharing toothbrushes?
Posted by: Rusty | January 22, 2008 at 05:50 PM
Ewwwww,,, - "He squeezed out a line on his finger and shared it with the woman." WHERE HAS THAT FINGER BEEN????? ewwwww ewwww ewwwwww. THAT SOUNDS NASTY.
Posted by: PookyMarie | January 23, 2008 at 08:56 AM
As vaguely disturbing as this thread is, it's nice to see a return to observing the odd and mundane on the CTA. Ah... post-Doomsday bliss.
Posted by: Martha | January 23, 2008 at 09:18 AM