Boy on Boystown columnist Jason Steele got quite the response to his column “Hey, you with that gigantic bag … ” (August 13 edition). Here’s what some of you had to say.
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I’m glad someone else agrees about gigantic bags on bus/train!!! I hate it and people are so rude especially when it hits your shoulder as they walk down the aisle. Take a taxi!!! — Jenevieve, Lincoln Park
Now Jason l’ve rode the cta trains since 1979 til now, and l have never ever seen one chicken bone under a seat. Wow, really now! What’s that all about? — Jackie McWilliams
I am a “bag lady”! I dnt sit my purse n the seat nxt 2 me bcuz I dnt want ne1 2 … snatch it! & if im standing, I try 2 hav it on my 4arm Instead of my shoulder. I hate 4 sum1 2 take up a seat w/ a bag, so I try my hardest not 2! — Yetta D., Garfield Park
ladies did u get the memo little hand purses r in! — Cindy, Albany Park
it bothers me when ppl get on the bus and instead of foldn the stroller dwn they lift up the handicap space — Jaime Jackson, Austin
