NUTTERS ON BUSES

[DIZZY DRUMMER]

Just thought I would share my experience with you.
I was sitting on a bus coming home from work today, listening the Meat on my personal cd.

A woman sat next to me and said something - having my earphones in I did not hear her. She nudged me, so I took out my right earpiece. she said, "What are you listening to?" (reasonable question, I thought.)

I replied, "Meat Loaf" :P

Well, that was it, she started sayin, he's evil, sings about the devil, can't be trusted, has mad eyes and is insane. (no I thought - you insane)

I did not want to get into a conversation with this woman and obviously gave her a funny/puzzled look.

She said, you are possessed by this man - go home and burn all cd's and items to do with him. (now I know she was mad)

She stood up and asked everyone to pray for me.
Then got off at the next stop

HOW EMBARRASSED WAS I

A man tapped me on the shoulder and said "Don't worry love, she's well known around here for not liking people with personal cds - a bit loopy you know"

I said "really, I would never have guessed" (she did frighten me somewhat though)


Has anyone else had any "odd" experiences

A shaken fan

[black dog]

That must have been so embarrasing. I wonder what it is about personal CD players she doesn't like.

We'll all pray for you to continue in your madness and keep listening to Meat Loaf.

[DIZZY DRUMMER]

black dog wrote:

We'll all pray for you to continue in your madness and keep listening to Meat Loaf.

Thanks - I will not give up my Meat Loaf - sooner be certified - like the nutter on the bus

Meat Loaf rules - evil or not

[shadow1000001]

Originally Posted by FALLEN ANGEL1000

black dog wrote:

Thanks - I will not give up my Meat Loaf - sooner be certified - like the nutter on the bus

Meat Loaf rules - evil or not

I totally agree with you

[Tim]

OMG... what a hilarious story that is!!!

My god... if that would happen to me...
Sorry that i am laughing, but they way you describe it is very funny!!!

[AndyK]

At least she didnb't have a can of spam and proclaim it be a bomb!!!!

Ahhh good old Jasper Carrott

[angel eyes]

I think I am a magnet for attracting nutters on buses. My experiences have been many. Everyone looks away when the "nutter" gets on the bus and breathes a sigh of relief when they don't sit next to them and then take great pleasure in laughing at the antics that go on - feeling so glad its not them.

I had one next to me telling me his life story - how his wives all left him and that he was a nice person really ( he'd been in prison twice for GBH). As it approached my stop I was polite and said excuse me but I need to be off the next stop to which he put his feet up on the seat so I could not pass. He said he hadn't finished telling me his story yet and at this point everyone else on the bus looked at the floor or out of the window. Three stops later he let me off. I had quite a long walk home and it was quite scary. In view of his history I didn't want to argue with him.

I also attract the harmless funny ones too, which I don't mind - I tend to play along with them - it cheers everyone up.

Take care everyone - be careful out there especially on the buses

Love

Angelxxx

[DIZZY DRUMMER]

Tim wrote:

Sorry that i am laughing, but they way you describe it is very funny!!!

That's OK - I can laugh now, but at the time it was very embarrasing

Angel Eyes wrote:

I had one next to me telling me his life story - how his wives all left him and that he was a nice person really ( he'd been in prison twice for GBH). As it approached my stop I was polite and said excuse me but I need to be off the next stop to which he put his feet up on the seat so I could not pass. He said he hadn't finished telling me his story yet and at this point everyone else on the bus looked at the floor or out of the window. Three stops later he let me off. I had quite a long walk home and it was quite scary. In view of his history I didn't want to argue with him.

I would have been frightened too - glad you got out of it OK


I also had a man on the back seat of the bus playing with himself - I had 3 young children with me at the time, so had to report him to the driver. My daughter asked what he was doing (she was 3) I said he had an itch (got away with it)

Don't think care in the community is really a good thing

[heat]

Originally Posted by FALLEN ANGEL1000

Don't think care in the community is really a good thing

Care in then Community??? Don't you mean abandonment in the community???

[Rob The Badger]

Jasper Carrott's comments on this phenomenon are priceless. . .

[AndyK]

Originally Posted by Rob The Badger

Jasper Carrott's comments on this phenomenon are priceless. . .

Too right Rob, been trying to find a copy of this sketch online somewhere since Fallen Angel posted about it yesterday - no avail so far

[Bren]

November Journey(Betrayal)

Yes,
I noticed you,
holding empty conversations
with yourself.

The other passengers
watched thier destinations
drawing near.
They didn't notice you
except to stare.

Maybe
years of loneliness had crazed your brain
so you remembered conversations
for comfort
( it was reassuring to hear a voice)
but only your reflection
in the blurred windowpane of the bus
answered in silence
to the sound.

You continued talking
to your past.

but the world that betrayed you
and you
the betrayed
entered mine.

that was my experience.....it had such an effect on me , i went home and wrote the above poem......it was on a bus journey in to Liverpool, and i was 18/19 at the time.

[Crystal Eyes]

Funny and scary stories. Couldn't agree more about Jasper Carrott. But as for Meat Loaf being evil, who cares? Doesn't the devil have all the best tunes?
Crystal

[Kitty Kat]

When I travelled by train to work I used to have the same problem. Everyone wanted to tell me their life stories from old ladies, to drug addicts trying rehab, drunks, homeless people and just plain depressed people. Occasionally I would get to talk to an ordinary person who just wanted to talk about the weather or some television programme.
I must have some sort of aura that says tell me, I'll listen!! Not that you have any option when you are sat in the window seat on the sardine special with no spare seats.
Sorry about this rant - it doesn't happen any more as I now drive to work, but dont start me on drivers. Especially the ones who don't seem to have indicators on their vehicles.

[ChrissybabezNI]

I was on the train about a year ago with my friend coming home from seeing someone at the hospital. We were chatting on the train for a while and this woman, who seemed pretty drunk started shouting over for us to shut up because she didn't want to hear our life stories, and started shoving her fist in my friends face because she was 'looking at her funny' and basically telling us she was going to give us what for. Luckily in our case the conductor did hear, and kicked her off at the next stop. I'm glad I wasnt on my own.

[Chris]

I have never had the nutter on the bus, but, when i was at uni i used to travel from leeds to coventry and back every week by train.

I can honestly say that there are some out and out raving loonies at train stations across the UK!!

There always used to be a very pleasant chap at Sheffield station at about 9:30pm on a friday night!!!

He would shuffle up and down with his imaginary dog and so on for a few minutes then sit downa nd start telling the world at general what he has seen this week!! It always involved piles the size of walnuts!!! He would then tell us that the dog was licking it's balls!!

Then he would shuffle off. Most of us regualrs would buy hima cup of tea and he would then head over to the off-license and get a can or two!!
He once announced that he wasn't drinking because he liked it, but because the dog used to drink from the toilet so it was nice to giv ethe dog an odd beer!!!

He really was a harmless chap who used to make us all smile! i must go back one day adn see if he still sits there!!

[heat]

Originally Posted by Chris

i must go back one day adn see if he still sits there!!

Who??? The old chap or the dog?????

[AndyK]

he wasn't imaginary - he was a real dog, and he truly did prefer beer to toilet water