I have been taking the train for about 7 years now and I can't recall if someone has ever asked for my seat. But I have given up my seat a bunch of times for elderly people, pregnant ladies, people with children and people who have trouble standing. I get on the train at Shawnessey and ride it south and then north to downtown. I do this so I can get a seat and read. I am not a medieval knight, therefore I do give up my seat to thy train wenches of all ages. If someone asked me for their seat I would give it up for them. Seeing as almost no has asked for my seat in the long while that I have taken the train I would assume that they need it.
However when I used to ride the train at Canyon Meadows there was a women that I saw a bunch of times who would always ask for a seat. She was a middle age women, seemingly in fine health. But just the way she went about things were suspicious. I can't say for sure, but it seems like she wanted a seat because she wanted to sit down, not because she had to.
Most people stand still when the train is coming into the platform and file into the nearest door waiting for people in front of them. This women would bounce along near the yellow line as the train was pulling up and cut in front of people to get into the door first. And she would impolitely ask people for their seats. Both men and women. Well one day is asked an older middle aged man who was reading his newspaper for his seat. And before she answered she started to move as if he would give up his seat, but he didn't. He just flat out said no. The woman was completely flabbergasted. She just froze for a couple seconds and stood the rest of the ride. I figure if there was a reason for her to sit she would have asked someone else.
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