228 - Purse Ladies

"Hi Sandman, In a nutshell, I work in Washington, DC. I take a shuttle bus to the Metro, for starters. There are two women who get on the bus and take the front seat and put their bags on the second seat so no one can sit beside them. One of them is "disabled" simply because of her weight and claims entitlement for the front seat, refusing to offer it up even for blind people. What got me thinking was the bag issue. Most working women carry at least three huge bags to work with them every day. Men usually have a briefcase or a backpack and that's it. However, the women have a purse, a tote-bag and usually two other "mystery bags" on public transportation this causes a mess for commuters, who often have little room to move. Also, I work in downtown DC and need to walk through a metal detector every day for work. Many of us need to pass through security for our agencies. These women always make the entrance more difficult because of all their bags that need to be x-rayed and then they need to collect all that crap on the other side of the detector. During fire drills, which could be serious, they have to collect all their stuff to leave the building, only to have to lug it all in again. Also at the end of the day all those bags need to be checked by out police. So I am asking: Why all the damn stuff? What do they lug in every day that they don't just keep in the office? I know its a little silly, but it is also annoying. I actually had a female coworker who carries so many that she left one abandoned in the parking garage and they had to call the bomb squad for an unattended bag...i kid you not. Anyway Thanks again." Well, thanks for your questions and comments mercury rising. I think that there are many rational and irrational reasons women carry so many bags with them. The lady on the bus is using the bags she carries with her to increase her personal space. The bags represent and extension of her already larger then life size and her own bags surrounding her are like a mobile nesting instinct. It's like she's a big bird and the bags represent a nest surrounding her. This increases her personal space which can be at a premium in a city like like Washington DC. Washington is more European in design because of the mid rise building style and many walk-able streets. When I visited I found it extremely pedestrian friendly.More Street Harassment!?!? MGTOWhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQl9e...Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mgtow/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy