The woman opposite me on bus...

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

Is clipping her nails onto the floor.

AIBU to actually throw up a little?

That is truly revolting. I feel quite sick just thinking about it.

How could she? Just yuck

I am inspired to trim my pubes at my desk. Don't worry, I'll clean up the bits before I leave this afternoon.

Mabey she has SN (non snide way)

Piglet. .you still said it

Even if she did. .it was still ming to see

I had to Fanjo

I am very disappointed in you Piglet

On what fucking planet does someone think....Hmmm,nails need a clip..I know I'l do them on the way to tesco??! Kind of envy the 'couldn't give a fuck how many people are grimacing at me' attitude though

And on the number 24 bus in Edinburgh too..a very genteel service

Years ago when I worked in an office a colleague asked to borrow my scissors.
I said yes.
She took them to her desk, took off her shoes and cut her toenails
Didn't know wether to laugh or be sick.

Sat on a crowded Spanish beach a few years ago, the woman on the sun lounger in front of me decided to shave her legs!
It was obviously planned as she whipped out her bic razor :)

For what's it worth, I think cleaning one's ears in public = disgusting. Popping a pimple on the train = disgusting. Flossing while sat on the bus = disgusting. Nail clipping may not be the worst of the bunch, but it's still a part of personal grooming and should be done at home.

Yes I agree with you about ears, pimples and flossing and could add several other activities to the list as well.
I also agree that nail clipping may be more easily performed in one's own space where it is easier to tidy up.

But:

a) Not all nail clipping may be about personal grooming. It could be an emergency that just can't wait - e.g. a split nail that is about to get worse or could catch on something.

b) Providing it is done tidily and the clippings are cleaned up and not allowed to go flying around I am still bemused by all the people who seem to find it physically repulsive to watch someone cutting their nails. Reactions like this:

That is truly revolting. I feel quite sick just thinking about it.

I mean - really? Seeing someone cut their nails would make you feel sick? I would find that reaction a little strong if you had accidentally walked in on someone using the toilet. To be physically sickened at the though of witnessing nail clipping is just too strange!

Look - it's disgusting to leave any part of yourself behind on public transport, whether it is your fingernail clippings, vomit, spit, piss, shit, dirty nappies, tampons, used condoms, full colostomy bags, or sex toys.

Some of us have to actually clean this shit up after the filthy disgusting bastards who think it's ok to do this stuff.

Would you do this in your own house? Would you? I mean, really? You'd shit on your own sofa and leave it for a child to sit on - or inject yourself with nasty fucking stuff and leave the needle behind to hurt others? It doesn't matter if it's your fingernails or any other part of yourself - we seriously don't want to have to clean up after your disgusting little selfish selves, ok?

Rant over - sorry

Ok..I will make sure I put my sex toys away after using them on the bus

Fanjo -

Twas an eight inch vibrator that we found, along with a machete....the local police now have both!

The mind truly boggles doesn't it!

Got in to work the other day to find a little pile of finger nail clipping on my desk (bloody hot desking).

It's been a particularly bad week so far at work can you tell? and I've had to send two members of staff to hospital because some nasty little twunt likes leaving their needles hidden in random places on our buses.

live update
The man opposite me on the bus is shaving his face with an orange bic razor.

Sadly, the only buses that pass have already been and gone for the day, as I need to give my feet a going over with a Ped Egg....

Shout 'ouch, my eye my eye' clutch your eye as if one of the buggers has pinged off into you

5mad it wasnt a split nail. It was all her nails

We need a mingerwatch thread for updates on people doing disgusting things on public transport.

Damnauto I wish I had

Public transport is great, apart from the public.
Girl next to me was doing a full face make up and that's not too bad but it was spray foundation and it was going everywhere!

You can buy a spray foundation?

There used to be a phantom shitter on SWT going through Richmond. Never saw one but my friend did.