Post by SciFive on Sept 3, 2017 20:34:14 GMT
Once, I was on a tour bus that was going to be driving around for over 12 hours (with lots of stops along the way including for meals, etc).
The seats could be reserved once we'd been seated, so I showed up 90 minutes early so that I could get a good seat. I knew it would be possible to get one two-seat section towards the back of the bus by myself since the bus wasn't going to be full.
So I got a two-seat position a few seats from the very back of the bus and settled in. I was happy to have such a comfortable situation for the whole 12 hours or more.
Then...
Shortly before the bus left, a couple came on board and they wanted my two-seater so that they could sit together. There were still empty aisle seats closer to the front of the bus so I could have found another seat.
I didn't know what to say, but I was thinking, "I got here early, early, early so that I could be comfortable all day. If you guys really wanted to sit together, you should have gotten here early, too, rather than waiting to get here until the bus was ready to leave."
Instead, I just wasn't willing to move and I kept my comfortable situation.
They found aisle seats (one in front of the other) and they held hands constantly - every single minute - until a couple of people a few hours later changed seats with them. Then they stopped holding hands.
I felt guilty about not giving up my seats, but I felt like I'd earned the comfort by showing up 90 minutes early for the bus tour so that I could be sure to be one of the first people on the bus - and I situated myself near the back of the bus, so it wouldn't be considered ideal for most other people.
I still felt guilty about it because I knew it was selfish to keep my seats, but the 12 hour ride was unbelievably better in a place where I could sit any way I liked and put my stuff on the seat next to me.
The seats could be reserved once we'd been seated, so I showed up 90 minutes early so that I could get a good seat. I knew it would be possible to get one two-seat section towards the back of the bus by myself since the bus wasn't going to be full.
So I got a two-seat position a few seats from the very back of the bus and settled in. I was happy to have such a comfortable situation for the whole 12 hours or more.
Then...
Shortly before the bus left, a couple came on board and they wanted my two-seater so that they could sit together. There were still empty aisle seats closer to the front of the bus so I could have found another seat.
I didn't know what to say, but I was thinking, "I got here early, early, early so that I could be comfortable all day. If you guys really wanted to sit together, you should have gotten here early, too, rather than waiting to get here until the bus was ready to leave."
Instead, I just wasn't willing to move and I kept my comfortable situation.
They found aisle seats (one in front of the other) and they held hands constantly - every single minute - until a couple of people a few hours later changed seats with them. Then they stopped holding hands.
I felt guilty about not giving up my seats, but I felt like I'd earned the comfort by showing up 90 minutes early for the bus tour so that I could be sure to be one of the first people on the bus - and I situated myself near the back of the bus, so it wouldn't be considered ideal for most other people.
I still felt guilty about it because I knew it was selfish to keep my seats, but the 12 hour ride was unbelievably better in a place where I could sit any way I liked and put my stuff on the seat next to me.