Rachel, a 27-year-old woman from Glasgow, recounts her experience on a train journey to London for a work conference where she encountered a man who sat in her pre-booked seat and made several cheeky remarks.
She Was Excited
Meet Rachel, a 27-year-old woman from Glasgow who was on a five-hour train journey to London for a work conference. This was her first work conference, and she was excited about it. However, the day was sweltering hot in Glasgow, and she was lugging around a giant suitcase. Rachel felt like she was going through early menopause, and it was no joke.
She Had Pre-Booked
Luckily, Rachel had pre-booked a nice window seat in an air-con filled carriage with a table to lay out her snacks and a socket nearby for her laptop to watch Netflix. She thought she had everything sorted out until she got on the train and found that it was already packed. After everyone else had scrambled to get on first, Rachel hopped on and stored her suitcase away.
A Man In Her Seat
As she made her way through the carriage, Rachel checked her ticket and then double-checked it as there seemed to be a man in her seat. Rachel, being Scottish, was pretty upfront, but she was always friendly about it. She went up to her seat and asked the man, “Are you wanting the window seat?”
The Window Seat
The man looked up and said, “Oh, did you book this seat?” Rachel was surprised to see that there was a reservation symbol next to the seat number, but she assumed that he had missed it.
Rachel said, “Yeah, that’s my seat.”
The man replied, “Oh right, my seat is just over there. I booked a window seat, but as you can see, there’s no window.”
She Just Wanted Comfort
Rachel looked over and saw that he was correct. There was no window and no big middle table. However, Rachel did not look like train staff. She was a sweaty little girl just looking to sit in the expensive space she booked for a long journey.
The man said, “I really like to see out the window on a journey, so I chose this seat instead.”
She Considered
Rachel paused for a minute. She did not want to make a ruckus, and she was happy enough to let him have the window seat. She already had her entertainment for the journey, and it did not include looking out the window anyway.
Rachel said, “Ok, no problem. I’ll just sit here.”
The man replied, “Ok.”
He Seemed Annoyed
Rachel sat down in the seat next to him, and he seemed annoyed. His bag was on the table, so when Rachel got her laptop out, it was hanging off the side of the table. He noticed but did not move his bag over, which annoyed Rachel. However, she was in a good mood and made it work.
He Looked At Her In Disgust
About an hour and a half into the journey, Rachel sneezed twice. The man looked at her, absolutely disgusted. Usually, Rachel would ignore someone looking at her in disgust, but she always made conversation to lighten the situation.
Rachel said, “That’ll probably happen a lot, I have allergies out in full force today!”
The man replied, “Ok, as long as it’s not a cold, you can sit there.”
Rachel said, “It’s not a cold.”
The man replied, “Yes, and as long as it isn’t, you can sit there. I’d rather not get sick.”
Rachel found it cheeky that he was sitting in her pre-booked seat and telling her that he was allowing her to sit next to him. She was annoyed at this point.
The Driver Announced
A few minutes later, the train driver made an announcement that they would have to turn the air con off for the rest of the journey as they were having some issues with it. Rachel had cooled down by then, so she was all good.
The Air Con Was Leaking
Rachel noticed a few people behind her were getting up and moving their luggage as the air con started leaking onto their stuff. Just as that happened, Rachel realized that the leak was coming right for them. The man had not noticed yet. She turned to him and said, “If you want to sit here, I’ll go sit at your seat. 26B, right?”
The man said, “Oh yeah, that’s it. If you’re sure?!”
She Moved Seats
Rachel nodded and smiled and moved to his seat. It was a cozy two-seater with a pull-out table, sockets, and a portion of a window, but Rachel did not really care. She was living her best life being away from that man.
She Heard Commotion
Twenty minutes into eating her snacks and enjoying the drama on her show, Rachel heard some commotion going on behind her. She looked back, and the man was wiping down the table that would have been hers. He was complaining to other passengers and had to run to the bathroom for toilet paper just to save his book from the leak. He had to do this every time the train stopped, as the movement would create a waterfall right onto his table.
He could not even move seats because the train was now full; even the seat next to Rachel had someone in it. This was an absolutely delightful scene.
She Had A Great Journey
Finally, they arrived in London, and Rachel stepped off the train, sweat-free. She had just watched three more episodes of Below Deck, ate her snacks, and was also dry from air con juice. The man came off the train and looked like an angry soaking-wet rat.
The Internet Responded
One person comments, “I would have thanked him for taking my seat at the stop.”
Another Response
Another person writes, “That sounds more like karma than revenge.”
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