I've found the perfect way to get to work. First, I take a commuter bus part of the way, a nice clean bus that is filled only with sleeping Asians. Then I take the subway three stops to Montgomery Station. Simple. Piece of cake. So the other day I'm walking from the bus stop to the subway and I pass a homeless guy with a walker. He looked to be in his 40s or 50s. We were walking in the same direction and as I passed him, I coughed.
"Shut up," he replied, in a deliberate, disgusted tone.
I stopped, turned around, and looked at him. Then I started laughing. I couldn't help it. I'll admit I was taken aback and a little hurt, but the sheer magnitude of his disdain, its misdirection towards me, and the absurdity of the whole situation just wouldn't let me take it seriously. "What an asshole," I said to myself as I turned and went to down the stairs into the subway station, still laughing.
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