SOOO GROSS; Poor BART Cleaning People
Last night, I was getting off the train at North Concord. I came within a second from getting hit with hurling man's barf. So, disgusting. I'm working my way back towards the center of the train so I can exit close to the escalator. This guy flies out of his seat. I thought he was existing too. I move out of the way. Then he hurled all over the seat and carpet about two rows back. He had a dog with him. Poor dog, I would hate to be that barfing dude's poor little black and white dog. I thought the car smelled funky when I was walking through it and just thought, oh, it's just. The dude probably hurled somewhere else in the same car before he got that row and seats. So, gross. I almost didn't have the stomach to get on BART today after that.
I really feel sorry for what BART's cleaning crew has to endure. BART management needs to be keep barfing people from entering the system plus this guy had a dog which wasn't a seeing eye dog. Like I said, poor dog.
Wow, that is disgusting. Yet
Wow, that is disgusting. Yet it doesn't surprise me. System Services has a lot to deal with and they earn every penny earned.
Hey, what was the dog doing on BART anyways?
System Service workers, earn
System Service workers, earn every penny, is an understatement. I could not do that job! I have seen the filth they have to clean up, no one gets paid enough to clean those kinds of messes up. Add on top of that, after they clean the mess up, and leave for the next station, someone always comes in and makes, yet another mess. Try cleaning up after the public for a day and you will agree, they are underpaid
Tiny dog owners in the bay
Tiny dog owners in the bay area confuse me. The dogs are adorable and portable... so people take them everywhere. I saw someone with their dog sitting in the child seat of a grocery cart in the produce section. I used to work in an electronics store and I watched someone's 60 lb dog sit in the cart and snuggle with the computer they were bringing in for repair (it was overheating... what a surprise). I know at least two people who bring their dogs to work. Regularly. There's nothing special about Petco here because you can bring the family pet with you anywhere and no one challenges you on it.
I guess I just don't understand why you would do that. A dog's not a fashion accessory to carry in your Gucci purse, it's not a child you have to bring with you on a 30 minute grocery run. Even more important, dogs are not designed to ride in a car or be carried everywhere. Take the dog for a walk in the park then let it sleep while you go to the store.
Dog owners in the Bay Area
Dog owners in the Bay Area confuse me too!
I don't think dogs should be "accessories" (thank you, Paris and Nicole), rather I think they should be a part of the family. Dogs are living creatures and deserve freedom to roam (even just around the house or back yard) and not be cooped up in a purse all day.
I understand why BART allows pets on trains in small containers, for example if someone needs to take their pet to the vet and doesn't have a car. But taking it with you "just because" is asinine. And borders on animal neglect.
Ugh!
I work at a hospital and
I work at a hospital and people bring thier dogs with them
for appointments,procedures,and even visiting patients
I was at Starbucks a few
I was at Starbucks a few days ago and a lady was in there with her dog (some stupid chihuahua -type creature) and set it on the COUNTER, where food and drinks are handled on!
I had just gotten off work and was still in uniform, and I said to her, "That's a health code violation, you can be cited for the health department." She, not realizing that I am not the health department, left the store and ran to her car and drove off. Without even getting her drink. Don't know why, she probably didn't have a SSN. But it was disgusting none the less.
LOL ssn..
LOL ssn..
Absolutely discusting! If
Absolutely discusting! If you feel f**** sick carry a damn plastic bag with you! There were a couple of times I had to ride BART home and was afraid I would barf because of stomach issues and I carried a plastic bag with me so I didn't gross everyone out or make a mess in the event I needed to barf...luckily, I DID NOT and never have. But, if I saw someone puke I might surely do the same and that would be really bad!
I know you can't always be near a bathroom and all, but, think ahead--of you are feeling sick or have been sick...chances are you will need a sick bag. On BART, you almost have to be prepared for anything.
I could not be a cleaning person for BART or any other public area...I would puke every 30 seconds if I had to do that job.
nightrider Schleprock you
nightrider
Schleprock
you are right it is a crappy job. Not only do they clean human, dog, and enviromental waste, they are also subjected to all types of virus, bugs, industrial waste, etc etc Most are plagued with skin problems, skavees, fleas, etc. To bad Bart Management fired a large number of car cleaners just to save a couple of bucks..I think they should appear on THE WORLDS MOST DIRTY JOBS.. OH by the way Thank You Car Cleaners or EOL.
BART management needs to be
BART management needs to be keep barfing people from entering the system
I am, right at this moment, envisioning an entire department at BART being created to enforce a "no barfing" rule. Rows and rows of people at desks, glued to monitors, searching for the slightest sign that passenger chunder is imminent, dispatching ready units to swoop down into the stations or halt the train on the tracks, extracting the rainbow yawner just in time.
I will put this suggestion on a comment card and mail it in so that BART management will pay attention and it will happen!
More likely they would hire
More likely they would hire an "Emesis Consultant" who would, for $5 million, prepare a study on "Nausea and Transit: Correlations and Outcomes". After 3 years, the study would say that the risk of vomiting on BART was low, but that it could be further lowered by an Emesis Education Outreach.
The Board of Directors would, at that point, put this out for bid, giving preference to women and minority-owned vomiting consultants.
These consultants would come up with a cute toy doll, "Barry, the BART Barfer," who would appear in pamphlets and instructonal videos available on BART's web site.
The total cost of this project would be approximately $50 million.
In four years, BART would announce that $50 million in maintenance personnel were being let go due to a "severe budget shortfall".
he should have let the dog
he should have let the dog eat the puke, they love that stuff.
bite me bart train operator.
bite me bart train operator. boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo