That woman on the 7am bus who always sat in the aisle seat

Every morning for about 6 months this one lady would get on the 7am route 42 bus and take an aisle seat even when the window was open. I used to get so annoyed because I wanted the window spot for my morning coffee and staring out. One day the bus was packed and I had to sit next to her. She turned out to be super chatty and she told me she sits on the aisle because she gets claustrophobic in the window seat after a bad elevator accident 3 years ago. I felt like a total jerk for judging her all that time. Now I just ask people if they have a preference before sitting down. Has anyone else had a moment where you realized you were the one being unreasonable on your commute?

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white.seth1mo ago

Learned my lesson the hard way too. Just ask now, saves everyone the hassle.

rosed321mo ago

Did you have someone get upset about it too? It's such a relief just to put it out there and not worry about stepping on toes.