Sunday, October 19, 2008

BEST's New Seats

Did some shopping over the weekend. Hopped on board a BEST bus on our way back and noticed the new seats. Separate seats for each individual, unlike the earlier bench-style-faux leather trimmed-cushion ones. Plastic seats...in place of the sturdier metal frames used to bear our weight. The seats have been introduced ages back but they are new to me because I don't get to travel around my place in the bus. So my first impression was good—the seat felt comfortable and gave my back enough support. That does'nt really matter if the bus goes over a bump—the roads are still designed to jar you to the bone. But I noticed that taller and stockier people did not look very comfortable in them. The seats are meant for thin people with small buns. My friend said the seat would creak each time he shifted his weight. And he is not even obese!
I managed to take this photograph of a lady at the window seat, watching her whirligig twirl in the breeze. This seat has the most leg room. The girls sitting behind her were a bit unnerved when they heard my phone camera's shutter. I thought I was in for it...

3 comments:

Droomvla said...

When I rode the train the other day, I was laughing because my feet were dangling because I am short. The seats were custom-made for people with long legs --- tall people! I felt like a 6-year-old kid. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Aristarkhos said...

You are in the land of the Brobdingnags :D

Educational Adventures - Project Travel said...

I finally have decent internet, thought I'd check up on the most-frequent-commenter-I-don't-know. Great blog!

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