Tequila Mockingbird has some useful advice for out-of-town commuters.
- see how all of the people who are not wearing fanny packs are very quiet? yes? these people are called "commuters." they ride "the monorail" every day. this is holy time for them. quiet time. this is the last window of silent solace they have before being pitched into the fifth circle of hell that is their job. they read. they listen to music. they meditate. a few of them even attend to their personal grooming, although, really, that's disgusting and we wish they wouldn't do that. here's one thing they do not do: talk.