Psychotic Lady

A "psychotic" lady (her words) was talking on the phone today, telling the person on the other line that her psychiatrist told her that he couldn't help her anymore. She mentioned something about not being allowed to be around other women because they make her get pissed off so easily. I also discovered that she got a DUI when she was 19 and can't drive yet. She said she was 21. That's why she is on the MAX. Insisting that she shouldn't drive a car until she was legally allowed to, her reason was to avoid prison. "I can't go to prison. That'd be the last straw," she told her friend.

Family Separated

The MAX stopped at Old Town/China Town. A woman and her two daughters got off with their luggage like they were coming back from the airport. The mother was fumbling with the baggage and the door closed while the two upper-elementary age girls were outside by themselves. The woman pushed the intercom, screamed at the driver, the driver didn't answer, so she pulled the emergency stop knob. It quickly came to a stop and her door opened. She jumped off and went back half a block to rejoin her daughters.

The evil train operator apologized to the people on the MAX for the lady being inconsiderate.

Clearly the operator didn't know what was going on.

Male Dominance

Getting off the MAX at the 148th Ave Station, a man slammed a woman up against the TriMet sign. She was screaming and asked me for help. So I made eye contact with her and called 911 from across the street. I kept walking so not to piss the guy off and eventually heard sirens in the distance.

Mystery Glove

I saw a green snow glove on a seat when I was riding downtown on the MAX. When riding back from downtown about two hours later, I saw the same glove on the same seat.

PDA

On our way downtown on the MAX coming from Beaverton, my wife, sister, and I encountered a strange couple. The man was obviously drunk or high, and the woman was so intoxicated or strung out that she was practically passed out or asleep. It was fairly crowded, and they sat down next to people who were clearly uncomfortable.

The wasted couple began making out and groping each other. Massively inappropriate. The dude next to them didn't really know what to do, so he slowly moved to another seat away from them.

An older lady actually rolled up her newspaper and thumped him on the back of the head, scolding them. The man became furious, turned around to her, and started yelling at the top of his lungs, "Don't you EVER f***ing do that again!" He continued to excessively yell at the woman, and everyone was worried that he might be a violent drunk. Thinking that he was going to go over and hit the woman, I attempted to calm the man down by reassuring him that she was going to keep her hands to herself. My wife and sister were not happy that I tried to intervene.

Eventually things calmed down, they quit the (nasty) public display of affection, and got off downtown.