Train 12.


If you don't know how the GO train seating is configured, let me explain it briefly. On both sides of the window, seats are in a group of 4 with pairs facing each other. Simple enough? It's like playing Bridge or Mahjong without the cards or tiles and minus the table. hehe...Anyway, where I was sitting were 3 men and myself (so...3 men and a boy! haha) and to my left, it was a group of 4 women. The moment they settled into their seats, they started complaining about their husbands and in all fairness, their husbands seemed a little sketchy. I usually read on the train, but their conversation/rant session captivated my attention so I kept an ear open to them and silently snickered because I'm so thankful I'm not married. When their ranting grew louder, the men on my side of the seats closed their eyes and pretended to sleep. You can see their eyeballs rolling even though their eyes were closeed. I bet they would rather be thrown off the train at that point then to have to endure more ranting (partially out of guilt and ashamed that men do behave badly sometimes). So there I was, sitting between the group of women who exchanged rants, and the men who pretended to sleep.

The train pulled into Union station and miraculously, the men woke up and I snickered some more and whispered to one of them, "I'm so glad I'm not married." The guy forced a smile.

For your benefit, I took notes:
- If the work is done for you, don't bitch about it
- If you don't like how it's done, pay someone else to do it, or do it yourself (but DO NOT bitch about it!)
- Be thankful that the other person puts up with you
- Don't apologize for the sake of apologizing, you're only digging deeper