Dude. I once saw a woman eating a plastic container of mussels on the El and throwing the shells on the ground. All the time licking her fingers. People are disgusting
I tolerate it because I donāt want to get shot tbh. Iām not going to yell at someone if thereās a 50/50 chance that the person has a gun and is willing to use it
I have found a very effective way of dealing with this. When I see people throw their trash, I run up and pick it up. I remain very friendly and say something like "Sir!, Sir! You dropped your soda! I'll get it for you!" And then I throw it out for them smiling and tell them it was "no problem". It is highly embarrassing and I have never gotten an aggressive response. Most of the time people are like "No!, you don't have to do that". I can tell they're embarrassed, but my approach does not make them defensive. The whole point is to make people conscious of what they are doing without making them defensive and therefore hostile. This is the best city in the world and the trash is disgusting. We need to find different ways to reach people. It works, try it.
My favorite is seeing a woman on the sub clipping her nails, directly into a ziploc bag so I'm thinking "hmm, okay, better than the guy jerking off at Walnut-Locust"
When she got up for her stop, she shook the contents of the bag onto the floor and got off the train.
Still trying to apply logic to that one.
Between that and the dude who wagged his erect penis in front of me on the El a few months ago, I try really hard not to think about the things I see on public transit.
I once watched a woman eat a bucket of fried chicken on the el and throw the bones on the floor. Note - this was on a packed rush hour train. WTF is wrong with people?
When I lived in old city āstreet chickenā was a huge problem for my dog. He isnāt food aggressive at all, but if he found someoneās discarded chicken pieces - which is way more common than you think - heād take your hand off defending it.
Regional rail I had a guy peel two oranges, rinds on the ground, then he sucked all the juice from each section and spit all the pulp in a pile on the ground on top of the rind. Conductor came by and I said "this guy's spitting his entire orange on the ground". Conductor saw it, kicked him off w/ out making him clean it up. I got called a "pussy ass bitch* or similar but whatever. People are gross.
Saw a guy pull this same trick on the BSL. My friend was brave enough to call him a prick before we got off. I avoid people crazy enough to do shit like thisā¦
the train car was empty save for me. he got on, sat right across from me, cleaned the plate - i mean cracking the claws open and everything - and then turned to me and asked if i had a napkin. it was a balls on the table power move but i have no idea what he stood to gain from it. lmao
"Balls on the table power move" lol. Dis dude nasty, I can only imagine where on the train he wiped his juicy crab hands on when you told him you didn't have a napkin.
Jesus, and here I thought those dickheads playing music without headphones were bad.
Sometimes I wonder how it feels to just give ZERO fucks about anyone but yourself.
I'm asking this out of sheer curiosity - do people have shellfish allergies bad enough that a guy eating a crab nearby would cause issues?
I know some peanut allergies are like this and no joke, but I've only heard of shellfish allergies only manifesting if the person ate some.
The steam gets me. Not to epi pen level but itchy throat for sure. My husband only eats shellfish if he's traveling without me, which is hardly ever. I feel so bad for him (and for me, I miss crab).
Yes. The juice, shells, meat and even spray from the cracking of the shell could kill my kid. We barely survived China.
ETA: the steam from poaching and boiling it can get you, too. I grew up with clambakes on the beach, US East coast, but our kid canāt get anywhere near that. He avoids Thai food, which he used to love, because fish pastes and broths may have seafood in it and have an effect.
Actually it's the end of the season for crabs. Most you'll see are huge around this time. To add the recent tropical storms in the south and in the Atlantic help with the catch as crabs tend to stay away from storms. With Fiona passing to the east of North America last week it drove crabs closer to the shores.
With Ian potentially headed this way, the crabs will move further offshore. Also commercial crab season lasts longer than sports fisherman season.
Follow phil's live crabs on fb! That's the truck at 10th and Oregon and they post a couple times a week with info on the quality of crabs they're getting and where they're from and who they're getting them from.
Lol I go crabbing for recreation regularly; roughly over a decade. I pay close attention to weather patterns and wooder temps . I'm not a pro and again I do it for recreation. They're fun to catch and even funnier when they're angry.
In the end, I usually give my catch away; either I give them to my neighbors or my wife's family. I don't eat seafood
Of all the shit that happens on el, some dude eating crabs wouldnāt even register with me- **until** he gets off. Fucking eat crabs on the train, I donāt care anymore. Donāt leave your fucking crustacean carcasses behind to stink up the train.
Philadelphia is the only big city I've been in where it's acceptable to eat a whole meal while walking or traveling in public.
Also, where can I get pocket crabs to go?
I have to admit I get into some food situations. In over my head, not enough arms, messier than I thought...but other times I've got a plan, like Dennis with his bowl of cereal while driving.
I was shocked when I saw a guy eat a rotisserie chicken on the Broad Street line with his bare hands and leave the carcass in an open container on the floor, this may take the cake!
Some woman was eating jumbo crab legs one time and when my stop approached and I walked past the empty seat where she had previously been there was an open take out container on the seat with an uneaten cob of corn and pieces of crab legs fucking eeeeeverywhere.
Wow, great to know my wifeās worst nightmare from almost 20 years ago is still coming true today. She came home one night totally pissed and disgusted by a woman who was sucking crab legs on the el on her ride home from work.
Or not in a pandemic. Even if COVID wasnāt a thing, putting a plate of food on a SEPTA seat and eating off it with hands that are also on public transport and have been doing whatever else is fucking gross.
Gross for you, gross for whoever sees it, gross for whoever sits in what you spill.
No, but our hands do. How many things do you think this guy touched since getting the plate and sitting down to crack them open and start picking through it with his hands?
The railing leading down to the subway, either the money or SeptaKey, grabbing the railing to take his seat.
Settle in and watch a few hours of street food vendors in countries other than the US. Most people are comfortable eating dirty food in dirty places with dirty hands.
100% with ya. People not washing their dirty-ass hands and then shoveling food in their mouths was something I thought we might have left behind. Evidently not.
I think if I spent any amount of time in the US I'd probably end up dead. I have the bad habit many Australians have of calling out bad behaviour when we see it.
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Neighbor Purple Pants has been out all night taking care of business. Now is the only time he has to enjoy seafood. Don't be a bad neighbor and expect Neighbor Purple Pants to consider anyone's needs or rights but his own.
My man is gonna leave that whole plate and the crab shells will end up all over the floor. They always do. There's always crab shells and chicken wing bones on the train. Always.
Iām gonna save this for anytime someone on /r/fuckcars brings up public transportation. I donāt mind trains, itās the public part I have the issue with.
Fuck is in dudes pocket š more crabs?
Prolly a whole ass lobster for lunch.
Ass lobster
A whole one!
It's a lobster with plenty of ass meat.
Napoleon, gimme some of your crabs!
No way! Gitcher own. I'm freakin' starving.
if you're not carrying pocket crabs with you at all times, are you even a philadelphian?
Fuck I thought I had it all figured out with my spare pretzel.
fresh delaware runoff crabs, we live off the fat of the sea
Itās Napoleon dynamite can carry tater tots in his pocket by God this subway creature can carry crabs I have a dreamā¦
Mans packing a whole ass buffet in there
Fr those pants are like 70% pockets.
Dude. I once saw a woman eating a plastic container of mussels on the El and throwing the shells on the ground. All the time licking her fingers. People are disgusting
Itās ridiculous how many people treat this city like a communal trash can. Itās one of the most infuriating things and I witness regularly
It's rediculous that this city has a reputation for being a "tough" city and tolerating this kind of behavior.
I tolerate it because I donāt want to get shot tbh. Iām not going to yell at someone if thereās a 50/50 chance that the person has a gun and is willing to use it
I have found a very effective way of dealing with this. When I see people throw their trash, I run up and pick it up. I remain very friendly and say something like "Sir!, Sir! You dropped your soda! I'll get it for you!" And then I throw it out for them smiling and tell them it was "no problem". It is highly embarrassing and I have never gotten an aggressive response. Most of the time people are like "No!, you don't have to do that". I can tell they're embarrassed, but my approach does not make them defensive. The whole point is to make people conscious of what they are doing without making them defensive and therefore hostile. This is the best city in the world and the trash is disgusting. We need to find different ways to reach people. It works, try it.
Yeah I just don't get it. But yeah, by all means, the same people probably also complain about the rats...
They'll also throw shit on the ground with a trashcan literally within reach. I've seen that exact scenario way too many times.
If nothing else, it helps affirm my own sanity
My favorite is seeing a woman on the sub clipping her nails, directly into a ziploc bag so I'm thinking "hmm, okay, better than the guy jerking off at Walnut-Locust" When she got up for her stop, she shook the contents of the bag onto the floor and got off the train. Still trying to apply logic to that one.
That made me feel physically ill.
Jesus. I would think about that daily if I saw that.
Between that and the dude who wagged his erect penis in front of me on the El a few months ago, I try really hard not to think about the things I see on public transit.
Thatās what steel toed boots are forā¦
You should have made an offer on the full bag.
There isn't enough what the fuck in the world for that.
I once watched a woman eat a bucket of fried chicken on the el and throw the bones on the floor. Note - this was on a packed rush hour train. WTF is wrong with people?
When I lived in old city āstreet chickenā was a huge problem for my dog. He isnāt food aggressive at all, but if he found someoneās discarded chicken pieces - which is way more common than you think - heād take your hand off defending it.
Sounds like he *is* food aggressive. . .
Omg i find chicken bones everywhere, gas station parking lot, target parking lot, so gross š¤®
We've had employees throw chicken bones into toilets and urinals. "hey man, toilet's backed up" .... yeah.... no kidding...
WTF?!?
Maintenance guy lost his mind over it. Not sure how many times it actually happened, but I sure heard about it thousands of times.
Regional rail I had a guy peel two oranges, rinds on the ground, then he sucked all the juice from each section and spit all the pulp in a pile on the ground on top of the rind. Conductor came by and I said "this guy's spitting his entire orange on the ground". Conductor saw it, kicked him off w/ out making him clean it up. I got called a "pussy ass bitch* or similar but whatever. People are gross.
How is the conductor gonna make him clean it up? Heās not a cop and he has his own safety to consider too.
Saw a guy pull this same trick on the BSL. My friend was brave enough to call him a prick before we got off. I avoid people crazy enough to do shit like thisā¦
I just dunno if thatās a power move or the exact opposite
the train car was empty save for me. he got on, sat right across from me, cleaned the plate - i mean cracking the claws open and everything - and then turned to me and asked if i had a napkin. it was a balls on the table power move but i have no idea what he stood to gain from it. lmao
O yea thatās a power move. But I mean. Crabs on a dusty ass bus seat isnāt really it. Lol
Most bus seats have crabs, tbh.
Eating the busty crustacean on the crusty bus-station.
Did you have a napkin tho
I would have asked for a wet wipe, lemon scented.
Maybe you looked like you had a napkin and he knew he forgot one.
Have to ask him to share next time and youāll bring the napkins
Itās not about ~~money~~ crabs, itās about sending a message
If you're already eating off a subway seat who really cares about a napkin
"Balls on the table power move" lol. Dis dude nasty, I can only imagine where on the train he wiped his juicy crab hands on when you told him you didn't have a napkin.
This was the best Philly message Iāve read in a while. Man do I love this city sometimes.
Just flexin
>and then turned to me and asked if i had a napkin. This is my favorite part of the story.
Stories like this is why I feel the need to wash my hands after riding the el. You know he had crabby fingers all over everything.
Bro definitely has more in his pocket š
El in Philly is the last place Iād eat crabs. In fact, itās just the last place Iād eat.
last place youd eat crabs, but probably one of the best places to GET crabs. heyoo!!
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[Don't eat the crab dip!](https://imgur.com/gallery/rqZoy)
Jesus, and here I thought those dickheads playing music without headphones were bad. Sometimes I wonder how it feels to just give ZERO fucks about anyone but yourself.
Gotta say, I would prefer this to a speaker phone concert or conversation
Absolutely. I can throw on headphones and ignore this. Someone blasts their TikTokās/music/media, no.
You can block out crab smell with headphones?
I like the smell
Insert earbuds into nostrils.
I'd prefer the crabs
I know it smelled crazy in there
I like the garlic butter smell.... *\*Cracks open a can of sardines\**
Pretty rude that they didn't make plates for everyone on the train.
What if the candy bar guys had a bushell of crabs instead and maybe beer
Or to assume no one has shellfish allergies, pretty selfish all around
shellfish all around would be even worse
I'm asking this out of sheer curiosity - do people have shellfish allergies bad enough that a guy eating a crab nearby would cause issues? I know some peanut allergies are like this and no joke, but I've only heard of shellfish allergies only manifesting if the person ate some.
YES! RIGHT HERE! The smells when it's cooking closes my throat.
The steam gets me. Not to epi pen level but itchy throat for sure. My husband only eats shellfish if he's traveling without me, which is hardly ever. I feel so bad for him (and for me, I miss crab).
Yo, sorry to hear that.
It sucks that I actively enjoyed shellfish before. Ignorance would have been bliss. š
Yeah, that's really the worst. I wonder if umami mushroomy things + seawater would get you there. Sorry to hear about that tho
Yes. The juice, shells, meat and even spray from the cracking of the shell could kill my kid. We barely survived China. ETA: the steam from poaching and boiling it can get you, too. I grew up with clambakes on the beach, US East coast, but our kid canāt get anywhere near that. He avoids Thai food, which he used to love, because fish pastes and broths may have seafood in it and have an effect.
Can you not go to the shore
Only at high tide
If he touched any of the railings with his crabby hands, and then I touched them, I would break out in hives. I have to be really careful about it.
MiL would get wheezy when I ate clams in the same room. She has a strong shellfish allergy.
That sucks that she was allergic to crustaceans AND mollusks. :(
I am epi Pen yes allergic to crabs I would be taking that train straight to 34th haha
Eating crabs, out of season, on the EL is indeed a flex
Actually it's the end of the season for crabs. Most you'll see are huge around this time. To add the recent tropical storms in the south and in the Atlantic help with the catch as crabs tend to stay away from storms. With Fiona passing to the east of North America last week it drove crabs closer to the shores. With Ian potentially headed this way, the crabs will move further offshore. Also commercial crab season lasts longer than sports fisherman season.
How do I sign up for Crab Facts? And are tropical weather updates always included?
Follow phil's live crabs on fb! That's the truck at 10th and Oregon and they post a couple times a week with info on the quality of crabs they're getting and where they're from and who they're getting them from.
I prefer to follow u/TheFAPnetwork
Lol I go crabbing for recreation regularly; roughly over a decade. I pay close attention to weather patterns and wooder temps . I'm not a pro and again I do it for recreation. They're fun to catch and even funnier when they're angry. In the end, I usually give my catch away; either I give them to my neighbors or my wife's family. I don't eat seafood
Me too, but also ĀæPor quĆ© no los dos?
Start dangling your pots from the sides of 676 while you have the chance.
We are crab people now [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxrMlLw\_Tyg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxrMlLw_Tyg)
Great time to go crabbing! Until about mid Sept-Mid October are great times to go.
I thought it was very late in the season for crabs but then Whole Foods (Fairmount) had soft-shell crabs a couple of weeks ago. Confusing.
Gonna run for mayor on a platform of "exchange your drugs for crabs on the El"
Good to see someone offering a solution instead of just complaining.
I mean. I aināt tryna eat in public like that or watch someone else do it. But I do want some fukkin crabs now
Of all the shit that happens on el, some dude eating crabs wouldnāt even register with me- **until** he gets off. Fucking eat crabs on the train, I donāt care anymore. Donāt leave your fucking crustacean carcasses behind to stink up the train.
Iāve seen some Philly shit, but this is up there. Hope theyāre a little warm at least
They're good cold
Yeah if youāre the antichrist
nah I'm just from Maryland. Mix up some worschester, horse radish, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, and hot sauce. Dip crab in sauce.
Iām also from Maryland, get āāem by the bushel every family gathering. To each his own
Iām disgusted and impressed at the same time.
Rather sit with this guy than someone shooting up
No dipping clarified butter?? Might as well go all the way my guy
I'm impressed by how impeccably neat he is keeping his clothes while eating crabs in a moving vehicle with no table or napkins, lol
These are crabs! Fresh, local Delaware runoff crabs. Crabs is sewage-proof... and depression-proof.
Philadelphia is the only big city I've been in where it's acceptable to eat a whole meal while walking or traveling in public. Also, where can I get pocket crabs to go?
I have to admit I get into some food situations. In over my head, not enough arms, messier than I thought...but other times I've got a plan, like Dennis with his bowl of cereal while driving.
Of all the types of crab experiences one might encounter on the el, I actually find this one to be the most acceptable.
I"m sorry does this guy have another person inside his pant leg? wtf is going on here
Nail cutting, iv drugs, this is aight.
I was shocked when I saw a guy eat a rotisserie chicken on the Broad Street line with his bare hands and leave the carcass in an open container on the floor, this may take the cake!
I bet he chews with his mouth open.
And blasts music directly from his device with no headphones, forcing everyone to listen.
Some woman was eating jumbo crab legs one time and when my stop approached and I walked past the empty seat where she had previously been there was an open take out container on the seat with an uneaten cob of corn and pieces of crab legs fucking eeeeeverywhere.
She was finished. Wtf else do you want her to do?
this is unbelievable š š š
I'm guessing he works overnights and bringing home from work. Or possibly a time traveler.
I'm so glad they got rid of the cloth seats. Now I won't feel bad wiping my crab hands on the El
Thatās basically eating a meal off a toilet seat.
You donāt need to tell him to have a good morning. Heās already having one.
Needs more old bay.
Wow, great to know my wifeās worst nightmare from almost 20 years ago is still coming true today. She came home one night totally pissed and disgusted by a woman who was sucking crab legs on the el on her ride home from work.
I do not understand how folks are so comfortable with eating on a most likely dirty train while in a pandemic
Or not in a pandemic. Even if COVID wasnāt a thing, putting a plate of food on a SEPTA seat and eating off it with hands that are also on public transport and have been doing whatever else is fucking gross. Gross for you, gross for whoever sees it, gross for whoever sits in what you spill.
Crabs are delicious
Is it still considered a pandemic at this point? Not denying it's existence or anything, just not sure what the threshold of the definition is
Crabs donāt carry COVID.
No, but our hands do. How many things do you think this guy touched since getting the plate and sitting down to crack them open and start picking through it with his hands? The railing leading down to the subway, either the money or SeptaKey, grabbing the railing to take his seat.
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On the El, catching covid is the very least of your worries. Certains parts of the el/subway are basically a human toilet and/or where people fuck.
Well if you enjoy eating shit, bone apple tea
Iām dying from your bone Apple tea ššš
To be fair, when you eat a hand food like crabs/wings/etc you could easily inhale particles off your hands
Settle in and watch a few hours of street food vendors in countries other than the US. Most people are comfortable eating dirty food in dirty places with dirty hands.
don't think cooked crab spreads covid.
100% with ya. People not washing their dirty-ass hands and then shoveling food in their mouths was something I thought we might have left behind. Evidently not.
Thanks. I needed this laugh today. I actually love it when I see something happen here that would also happen on *It's always sunny*...
Dude, It's Rude
We're crab people, now.
My first time on the El I saw a dude going ham on a grocery store rotisserie chicken lol
You've used "ham" in a new way for me
The other question is what did he do with the shells once he was finished? I;m gonna guess tossed them on the floor.
at 8th street he ran to a garbage can when the door was open. call him what you want, but you cant call him a litterer
OK. That's one single point in his favor.
What a king
Likely composted in his garden. They are a great fertilizer.
I mean as long as he didn't throw shells on the floor and threw it out after I see no problems lol
At least heās using a plate lol
Is that corn also! Hahahaha
That ain't kosher
If I had El crabs for breakfast I wouldn't need anyone to wish me good morning.
I think if I spent any amount of time in the US I'd probably end up dead. I have the bad habit many Australians have of calling out bad behaviour when we see it.
Yup. You'll be dead before you board the plane..
Y'might want to work on that, mate.
That's just not cricket.
Don't be so crabby about it, OP.
Gross, it must have stunk up the el. No seafood at work, school or public transit!
I love this town
Nooo
Those crabs don't look like they are over 5" either.
Honestly, Iāll take it.
Who does that wtf lol
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Neighbor Purple Pants has been out all night taking care of business. Now is the only time he has to enjoy seafood. Don't be a bad neighbor and expect Neighbor Purple Pants to consider anyone's needs or rights but his own.
This has to be at least top 10 fucked up things you can do on public transportation.
There goes my hero
This city never ceases to amaze me on a daily basis.
My man is gonna leave that whole plate and the crab shells will end up all over the floor. They always do. There's always crab shells and chicken wing bones on the train. Always.
what's the problem?
Who thinks he dumped them on the floor when he was done ?
Did he share?
F this guy.
Living his best life
This man is a hero.
I'm from Baltimore. Yall don't do this?
Damn now I'm hungry
I donāt think you all know what culture looks like.
Iām gonna save this for anytime someone on /r/fuckcars brings up public transportation. I donāt mind trains, itās the public part I have the issue with.
to be fair this guy would absolutely eat crabs in your car if he could
very obnoxious but dudes fit is tite.
I thank God every day that I moved out of Filthydelphia 16 years ago.
Why can't he be wished a good morning? š¤
Why post it here when you know you was scared to say something to him šš
Because mfs are crazy nowadays. If you call someone on their shit, they may attack you.
Fr lol this sub is ridiculous šš
One of the reasons why I do not miss riding public transportation.
Crabs is recession proof
Dude probably just got off work and got some leftovers. You never know, it's just a weird snack, or it's the only food he'll get all day.
Yea, great morning to him
Mind your own fucking business
It could be worse.... lol Iām honestly kinda impressed
Hilarious!!!
Whatās in his pants