I ride the train to work on the days that I am not telecommuting, and I've posted various stories about some of the annoying things I've had to endure. Yes, endure. I realize how dramatic this sounds, but really....

Today's post is brought to you by my new train friend, the troll. He's not the troll that I've posted about in the past (the one who actually looks like a troll); no, this guy acts like a troll. He doesn't understand proper 'standing in line' etiquette, therefore I've deemed him to be a troll.

I typically get to the train station about 20 minutes ahead of schedule because the parking is dismal at best. Sometimes, in addition to the parking issues, another really long train might cross the other side of the tracks, keeping you from being able to cross the tracks to in time to board the train. I choose to not take the chance and I stand in line for about 15 minutes.

Today I ended up in line right behind the train troll. I try to avoid that at all costs, but it couldn't be helped today. As I stood there, he turned around and faced me. Eeeech. I suppose if he was handsome I wouldn't mind so much, but he's not. There I was, second, in a line of two and he's facing me. I refused to look at him, and turned my body to face a different direction, yet he continued standing this way. Thankfully, more people started filing in line and he ended up making conversation with someone else in line, so I was off the hook.

Is it just me, or is that CREEPY? Doesn't everyone know proper 'standing in line' etiquette? The number one rule is FACE FORWARD, folks. Apparently someone didn't get the memo.

If that wasn't bad enough, I noticed that he also kept doing this weird plié type of move. Several times. In case you don't know what a plié is, here's a visual.



Now if I saw it in a ballet, I wouldn't think it weird; but he wasn't wearing tights and he wasn't at the opera house, so I can only conclude that his shorts were in a bunch and he thought this would be the polite way to un-bunch. The thing is, it wasn't working, so he kept doing it.

Perhaps I'll take a chance on missing the train for a few days.....