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Metro-North riders fed up with man who sprawls out on train

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Dalek

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Metro-North riders fed up with man who sprawls out on train

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A guy who treats an early-morning Metro-North car like his own living room day after day has drawn the disgust of his fellow commuters, who are sick and tired of him taking up four seats and putting his dirty shoes up on the cushions.

”He takes up all four seats with his dirty feet up all over the seats," said a rider who methodically took photos of the pro sleeper from the same angle every weekday morning for nearly a month.

”One day someone tried to sit where his feet were, and he didn't even move."

The passengers are also tired of Metro-North conductors not doing anything about the man lounging across so many seats and treating them like his own personal ottoman.

”They always walk right past him and let him sleep like that," he said.

The rider who took the photos sent them to the MTA.

”I messaged Metro-North several times, and they kept replying, but then I realized they were sending generic responses and no one was going to do anything about it," said the commuter, who gets on the same car of the 5:36 a.m. from White Plains and encounters the sprawled-out sleeper every time they make the 35-minute commute into Grand Central Station.

”Thank you for bringing this to our attention," most of the responses read. ”The issue has been reported."

The impolite rider is Steve S., a 41-year-old electrician who claims he has to get comfortable on the train because he has a 90-minute commute that starts at about 4:30 a.m. every day. So he goes to bed around 10 p.m., wakes up to start his commute, then catches more zzz's on the train.
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”I'm on the train for 90 minutes and I'm bored, so I sleep," said Steve, who stands about 6 feet tall and was wearing a gray hoodie, jeans and black sneakers as he snuggled into the seat one morning last week. He declined to say where he gets on the train.

MTA officials said they couldn't interview every conductor on that route to confirm that none of them had ever told Steve to take his feet off the seat.

”Metro-North asks customers to refrain from putting feet on seats and to be thoughtful of their fellow customers," said spokeswoman Nancy Gamerman
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dream

dream

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Why is this a problem? Just kick his feet off of the seat. If he tries to act tough, you'll probably get backed up by the other passengers.
 
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Akuun

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I'm amazed no one has actually kicked the little shithead, considering he does this every day.
 
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norm9

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dream said:
Why is this a problem? Just kick his feet off of the seat. If he tries to act tough, you'll probably get backed up by the other passengers.
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But they already complained to the call center through email that's based overseas to take care of this.

Sleeping guy is the captain now.
 
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Bacon

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The impolite rider is Steve S., a 41-year-old electrician who claims he has to get comfortable on the train because he has a 90-minute commute that starts at about 4:30 a.m. every day. So he goes to bed around 10 p.m., wakes up to start his commute, then catches more zzz’s on the train.
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This is fucking ridiculous, everyone on that train has a long shitty commute into the city and can somehow manage to keep themselves to one seat.
 
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Waddle Dee

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Reminds me of people that play their music without headphones on public transport. Fuck these people, they act so entitled.
 
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AtomskEater

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Learn to sleep sitting up like most people who doze during their commute? I dunno how crowded these trains get but I'd be livid if I had to stand because this dude was taking up seats. I'd prob just move his bag onto the floor.

I mean the dude gets avg 6 and a half hours of sleep a night so it's not like he's dying from insomnia, read a book or get a 3ds if your ass can't sleep without being sprawled all over the seats.

Edit: didn't account that it says his commute starts at 4:30, not that he wakes up then.
Akuun said:
I'm amazed no one has actually kicked the little shithead, considering he does this every day.
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Surprised most people seem to have gone through official channels to report it and try to get train officials to solve the issue. Maybe I'm just used to Marta where it's more likely that fights break out over stupid shit.
 
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arts&crafts

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There is this couple on the Toronto Go Train that I see everyday that do something similar. They put their bags on the 2 window seats and sit on the two end seats with their legs intertwined. Sometimes I just step over them and ask them to move their bags just to piss them off, even if there are easier empty seats available.
 
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TimHortons

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I'd just pull his legs down and sit then proceed to stare blankly at him. Hoping that he has the nerve to try anything.
 
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inner-G

Banned
I'd eat a McD's sausage biscuit and then fart in his face every morning.

Or I'd start some dumb shit and like throw his bag down the aisle then sit down.
 
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blackflag

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Just throw his bags on the floor and sit. People are so scared of confrontation.


Not that we should have to...this shit or metro should take care of it themselves but it looks like they won't.
 
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Tagyhag

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Lol those people are everywhere in the Los Angeles subways during the morning. I usually don't mind because I assume they have nowhere else to go.
 
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barik

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The impolite rider is Steve S., a 41-year-old electrician who claims he has to get comfortable on the train because he has a 90-minute commute that starts at about 4:30 a.m. every day. So he goes to bed around 10 p.m., wakes up to start his commute, then catches more zzz’s on the train.
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Go to bed earlier then, you inconsiderate fuck
 
Exr

Exr

Member
I personally would have thrown his shit off the train while moving and started barking at him
 
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Beerman462

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inner-G said:
I'd eat a McD's sausage biscuit and then fart in his face every morning.

Or I'd start some dumb shit and like throw his bag down the aisle then sit down.
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I was thinking the same thing. I wouldn't hit him outright, but I'd do some shit that would make him want to hit me.
 
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Mahonay

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losertheboy said:
How small does ones world have to be where this requires attention or "justice"?
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The Metro North, like most public transportation in the New York area, is absolutely packed during commuting times. Other people need to sit on the long train ride. Making other people stand because you're bitch ass is taking up FOUR SEATS is absolute bullshit and makes you an enormous asshole that cares only about yourself.

He's not homeless. Just an asshole.
 
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Ri'Orius

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akileese said:
Dude's taking up four seats on a packed train regularly. If it's a one off I could dismiss it, but if he's doing this every day it needs to be dealt with.
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Where in the article does it say the train is packed? I mean, if it were, I've gotta imagine someone would wake him, rather than just taking passive-aggressive photos.

And if the train isn't full, who gives a shit? Sounds like a bunch of people just upset that one guy isn't following the rules, even when it's not actually adversely affecting them.
 
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Mr Fahrenheit

Member
Reminds me of my bus in High school where half of the bus would be kids laying across the aisles, so there were never any seats and when you had to get on or off it was like jumping hurdles.
 
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Mahonay

Banned
Ri'Orius said:
Where in the article does it say the train is packed? I mean, if it were, I've gotta imagine someone would wake him, rather than just taking passive-aggressive photos.

And if the train isn't full, who gives a shit? Sounds like a bunch of people just upset that one guy isn't following the rules, even when it's not actually adversely affecting them.
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Metro North is always packed during commuting times. It's New York.
 
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Mechanized

Member
Such a large train and not one single nutsack to be found. Would it be that hard to give this guy a shake and say you need a seat?
 
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