Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 08:01:20 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
From: Candy Madigan <candymadigan at mindspring.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Odd event on Metro
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

Did you just barely beat her to the seat?

At 08:05 PM 12/19/2005, you wrote:
>This evening on the way home on Metro, a woman sat in my lap.  She
>immediately said, "how rude," to me and got up again.  I thought maybe
>she wanted the seat, so I stood up, but she also remained standing.
>The seat remained empty even though the car was standing-room only,
>until someone got on at a later station who hadn't witnessed the event.
>
>She was middle aged, white, well groomed, and professionally dressed.
>
>As the crowd thinned out, she eventually sat in another seat.  I went
>to the far end of the car before sitting down.
>
>She got off at the same station as I did.  As far as I could tell, she
>wasn't following me.
>
>Has anyone else experienced anything like that?  Any idea what was
>going on?  She certainly didn't look crazy.

Candy
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