What is it with you morons and your children? Why do you insist on making your children my problem? Why are strollers and children even permitted on rush hour trains?

The other day, (matinee Wednesday of course) , there was a family who was obviously on a day trip. Two kids, in two strollers, on track 16, boarding the 5:23, not good. The brood was also accompanied by two very large bags, which appeared to be larger than their children. Why bother with the strollers if you have bags that large? Just toss the kids in the bags…that’s for another post. The children appeared to be between 2 and 2 and half years old.

I am sitting in one of the seats in the “back” section, where the pulldowns are. The “family” passes me, moving towards the yard. I breathe a sigh of relief. Maybe they will go in another car and leave us alone. A minute passes, and they appear again, walking in the other direction, staring into the windows. This is not good. They are looking into the car I’m in.

Of course, they get on. Or at least they try to get on. There were already people standing in vestibule. The woman loudly announces her intention to get on, as if they poor guy already standing there has committed a crime by being there. “EXCUSE ME SIR!”, she says. He grumbles and steps out so she can get on with her husband (why are they always silent) and the two kiddies, the strollers, and the bags.

Now they have entered. There were two people sitting at the pulldowns, one on each side of the car. The woman proceeds to give them the death stare until they notice her…..