This may be picky but...

I really get steamed when I get on the bus hoping for a somewhat tolerable ride but instead find my misanthropy increasing exponetially. The first culprit is the person who sits on the aisle seat rather than sliding ever so slightly toward the window, thus allowing someone to easily sit down. Granted this is probably a cultural "personal space" thing, but honestly would you rather have me sitting quietly beside you or resting my groin against your shoulder? I know I prefer the prior.

On the same note, there are many people who won't sit down, better utilizing the alread limited space, but instead stand directly in front of the open seat. And don't try asking them if they are going to sit down or if they could move a bit! I guess they are saving that space for an emergency.

Another flagrant daily bus annoyance are the people with very little to say but who feel the need to say it so loud Helen Keller would turn her head. This category also encompasses the extremely irritating cell phone monologues which seem to center around the previous evening's alcohol quantities or someone else's relationship problems.

The last culprit which I will address here is the always present over-encumbered passenger. Not a day goes by where I don't see some college student with a book bag filled with not only their textbooks but a bowling ball and half the population of Luxembourg. They seem to enjoy tempting fate by seeing just how close they can get their bag to your face without seeming to notice they are doing so. Let's just agree that if you are going to wear a backpack which is at least 3 times your normal body depth, could you at least take it off or keep it away from the sitting passengers. In the same category are the people who have just gone shopping or are bringing their life's possesions with them. Not only do they struggle to load their cargo onto the bus, but they also like to place it directly in the center of traffic.

I don't expect these things to change overnight, but for the good of us all (and my sanity) please try to be a bit mindful of everyone else when you jump on the short bus to Wyoming.