It wasn’t probably the smartest of choice to travel back to the city on public transportation on an Easter Monday when obviously everyone else has the same exact idea. I don’t care about the fake pandemic thing much, but I just don’t enjoy it if I have to sit next to someone on the bus. But alas, there I was on the one bus that wasn’t yet fully booked yesterday, but was filling up fast.
I was sitting at the back of the bus, doh, when I saw a woman with a doge trying to find a seat. She first sat in front of me and put the dog on the isle but a rude lady on the other side of the isle snapped at her, saying she doesn’t like dogs. Okay, and!? I don’t like your attitude but it’s illegal to punch you in the face for being an asshole so why don’t you keep your opinions to yourself. It’s not like it was some yapping beast but a well behaved puppy that clearly would have been of no harm to her. If she was allergic or something, she would have chosen a method of transport that doesn’t allow pets.
Anyways, the dogs owner went to sit on the back stairs of the bus, for the what would be an hour and a half long trip. Not cool, not cool at all. I took all my stuff on my lap and asked her if she wanted to come sit next to me and if the dog would be alright being in the space between the seats. She looked relieved and said yes if that’s alright with me.
I went out of my comfort zone and actually talked to the dogs owner most of the way. She kept apologizing for the dog because it sat on my legs and keps wanting to try and climb to sit between us. I assured the owner that it’s quite alright and that we can’t do anything about the fact that we all chose to travel back to the city on the same day. Besides, my feet were a bit cold so I didn’t mind the dog snuggling up against me.