Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Irrational Dislike for Rolling Bags

For a while, I've harbored a secret dislike, bordering on hatred, for rolly bags. Not the suitcases, those are fine. But the backpacks and briefcases that are for daily use. Well, yesterday on the train, I was surrounded by them, and I felt myself passing judgment on the rolly owners.

Have a look:










































These were just the two right adjacent to me! There were more, I just didn't want to get up and conspicuously take photos of them. I was already working myself into a froth.

These things bother me, and while I haven't examined exactly why I despise them, I've noted a few things about them:
  • More often than not, the owner is...how do I put this nicely?...not exactly a specimen of health. For the Rolly owner, if it is too much work to carry a bag, it is probably also too much work to get to the gym.
  • If you can't carry, with your own strength, the items you need on a daily basis, perhaps you need to re-evaluate what you "need" on a daily basis.
  • Rollys ALWAYS sit in the aisle. Get that damn thing out of the aisle, please. Fercryingoutloud the aisle is for walking, not your bag storage. Exhibits A and B above.
  • They take a longer than normal time, and more than normal space, to exit the train or ascend the escalators. They simply gum-up the commute works.
  • They represent the downfall of civilization.
There are of course exceptions to my notes. But they're the exception. And maybe the last bullet point is an exaggeration.

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