Sydney's Rush Hour: The Opposite of Happy Hour
September 2nd 2006 09:38
First (8-9am) comes the morning rush, everyone reeking of cologne
Later in the day (3:30-4:30pm) is the school rush with all those dear children whose bags are twice their size and reeking of stale Kraft cheese sticks.
Then the evening rush (5:30-6:30) when you wish that they had put even MORE cologne on in the morning.
Transit TV is useless except for the weather but no one has any concept of the outside world when they’re having the tinned salmon experience of rush hour. Instead the MX paper is a new requirement of the rush hour uniform.
The yellow liners are my favourite type of commuter. They’ve learnt to stand in batches exactly before where the carriage doors open. All in the ferocious battle for a seat which is one life lesson your university commerce degree doesn’t cover.
One or two bad seeds will turn the seats the wrong way so the whole carriage is ruined. Or some people stand in strange directions when there are no seats available, as if they’re acting out a giant ABBA video… with sweat stains.
People who run for trains and buses like they’re running from lava are hilarious. It’s probably the only case people would be so enthusiastic to be sweated on in a cramped fluorescent zone. It's like a stationary mormon rave since everyone's in a suit and boring. Needless to say summer rush hour is a whole new sticky flavour of rush
Unless you're dying for physical human contact, rush hour is hell no matter where you live. The thought of bodies wall to wall should be a good image but it’s not purely due to the fact that most people aren’t supermodels.
I'm sure we all agree that the city should hire some promotional models to dance in buses playing dance music… like the Venga Bus! The Sydney Venga Bus which goes in a continuous loop from Wynyard to Central. Plus you could play games like Twister and darts and Jenga on the bus which are perfect for speeding vehicles. The only rule is there are no rules! And no homeless people…
Now that’s what I'd call rush ho. Add a comment..
Later in the day (3:30-4:30pm) is the school rush with all those dear children whose bags are twice their size and reeking of stale Kraft cheese sticks.
Then the evening rush (5:30-6:30) when you wish that they had put even MORE cologne on in the morning.
Transit TV is useless except for the weather but no one has any concept of the outside world when they’re having the tinned salmon experience of rush hour. Instead the MX paper is a new requirement of the rush hour uniform.
The yellow liners are my favourite type of commuter. They’ve learnt to stand in batches exactly before where the carriage doors open. All in the ferocious battle for a seat which is one life lesson your university commerce degree doesn’t cover.
One or two bad seeds will turn the seats the wrong way so the whole carriage is ruined. Or some people stand in strange directions when there are no seats available, as if they’re acting out a giant ABBA video… with sweat stains.
People who run for trains and buses like they’re running from lava are hilarious. It’s probably the only case people would be so enthusiastic to be sweated on in a cramped fluorescent zone. It's like a stationary mormon rave since everyone's in a suit and boring. Needless to say summer rush hour is a whole new sticky flavour of rush
Unless you're dying for physical human contact, rush hour is hell no matter where you live. The thought of bodies wall to wall should be a good image but it’s not purely due to the fact that most people aren’t supermodels.
I'm sure we all agree that the city should hire some promotional models to dance in buses playing dance music… like the Venga Bus! The Sydney Venga Bus which goes in a continuous loop from Wynyard to Central. Plus you could play games like Twister and darts and Jenga on the bus which are perfect for speeding vehicles. The only rule is there are no rules! And no homeless people…
Now that’s what I'd call rush ho. Add a comment..
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