Your Butt is Full of Germs

Dear BART Passenger,

I would absolutely not advise you to sit on the ground of a BART train. For starters, I have thrown up on BART before (not alcohol related), and while I made my best effort to wipe my regurgitated peanut butter and oatmeal from the BART floor with an old t-shirt that a sympathetic passenger gave me, I am willing to bet no one came in to steam clean the place when I got off. And, by the reactions of the passengers who saw my incident, a little throw up is the least of their worries on BART. In fact, when I apologized to the man next to me, his response was, "don't worry about it. It's just BART". This particular incident, coupled with the fact that we have no idea what color the "carpet" in the train used to be because of the stains everywhere, should be as much of a reason as we need to know we should NEVER sit on the floor. I hope you washed your pants when you got home.

Sincerely,

Daily Commuter

Seen and Heard?

Dear BART Passenger,

Upon entering the train, I do not think it is necessary to ask the passengers where the train is going. It is displayed on multiple hanging signs on the platform and announced by the train driver. If you aren't able to figure out where the train is headed at that point, I am not sure you should be using public transportation without supervision.

Sincerely,

Daily Commuter

Prime Time Yoga

Dear BART Passenger,

Rush hour on BART is not the optimal time and/or location for you to practice your yoga. Considering that the person next to you apparently doesn't have enough arm room to reach into his pocket and grab a tissue, it would probably not be the best idea to practice your down-dog (I think that is a yoga position).

Sincerely,

Daily Passenger

Documentation Must Follow

As a daily BART commuter, and admittedly a germ-a-phobe, I constantly find myself disgusted and/or amused by fellow BART passengers on the train. I decided that it was time to document some of my experiences in a form other than daily Facebook statuses.

I should make the disclaimer now that this is not meant to harm BART's reputation in any way, shape or form, but simply an outlet for me (and other contributers) to share experiences with passengers that are worth sharing.

If you have a story that you would like to share, feel free to shoot an e-mail over to dearbartpassengers@gmail.com.

And thus begins the blog...