Can't we all just get along? (And stop eating on the subway)

This is just a little note about a few simple things we could all do to make this city a much nicer place to live in. It comes after many winter months of taking the TTC (I ride my bike in the summer) and just a lot of other little things I've been noticing as of late.

The TTC

1. To TTC employees - If I say please and thank you while I'm buying tickets, please say your welcome. You don't even have to smile if you don't want to, just those very simple words "Your Welcome" (I will say that TTC drivers are usually very good about saying your welcome when thanked).
2. To fellow rocket riders - When the bus/subway is crowded PLEASE take your bags/FEET off the seats. Really, it's not difficult; this is stuff you should have learned in grade 2. You can use your discretion. If there are lots of other seats or even a few other seats available then by all means go ahead and use the extra space. However once the train begins to fill up, MOVE.
3. If you see someone with a heavy piece of luggage or a stroller struggling on the stairs, help them out. It does not need to be an elderly person or a parent traveling alone, a person in need is a person in need. Take a minute to lend a hand.
4. We can all be late on occasion, that's a given. However, if you are running late don't punish others for it. Don't shove, don't go tearing down the stairs or along the platform. Just because you've never hurt anyone doing it before doesn't mean that it's not going to happen this time.
5. Don't be afraid of talking to strangers! This, I think, deserves a post all it's own and I may give it one. But to be succinct, don't assume that every stranger that tries to make conversation with you is "crazy". Their not and if they are? So what? Take a few minutes out of your day and talk to them crazy or sane. That's it this is going in a new post.
6. There are these crazy little mirrors all over subway stations (they have them in most schools and convenience stores too). They are located anywhere there is a blind corner and they're curved. These crazy mirrors can be used to allow people to see what’s coming around the corner. Watch out for these mirrors, they are useful.
7. This is not really a manners thing but just something that disgusts me. The TTC is a dirty filthy place. It cannot be helped. People have to sneeze and people have to pick (best done in private, but hey if your not embarrassed, it don't bother me). What does bother me is when I see people eating on the subway. Gross, gross, gross. Do you even know how many poles/railings/handles you've touched on your way to the train? It's a one-way track to year-round-flu Ville.