u/ChuquiGal

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AITA for not giving up the flip seat after a cyclist TOLD me to give up the seat so that they could hang up their bike?

Ok, this is a long one. Background: I'm 65, have a seizure disorder that requires medication that knocks me tired by the end of a 9 hour day. I boarded the train ( 5:25, northbound, ) and sit down on one of those flip seats. They are 1st come, 1st serve. The other one on the other side is also already occupied by a guy, say 30's. A cyclist gets on, looks at him, then at me. A 65 year old woman, and tells ME to get up and give her the seat. I didn't say anything. I just ignored her. She moves on. Then ANOTHER cyclist gets on and does the same thing. Looks at both of us, and TELLS me to get up. I just ignore him too. The younger guy in the other flip seat gets up, let's him hang his bike. Yes, he's ALOT YOUNGER THAN ME, and also, he's NOT REQUIRED TO. Then another guy sticks his nose in and yells at me " THOSE SEATS ARE FOR BIKES!" I ignore him, at get off at my stop. That was 2 days ago. I've seen these guys on the train since then, on the platform, pointing, laughing. Whatever. I ignore. Seriously, not spoken ONE WORD. Today, I get on the same train, and I do what I usually do. I enter in the closest door and sit in the closest seat. Again, a flip seat. Yes, I am a lunatic, apparently, by entering by the first door and sitting in the first seat. The same guy that yelled at me 2 days ago boards with his bike friend. The bike friend TELLS ME to get up. I point out that it's first come and first serve, but I don't want to argue, so I ACTUALLY MOVE MY 65 YEAR OLD ASS so that this 40 year old something can hang his bike. The conductor comes back and I ask him to clarify the policy, do bike riders have the right to tell folks to move? He says no. I ask him to explain the policy to these bike guy. Conductor says something half assed and walks away.The bike guy GOES OFF. Tells me to FUCK OFF. ​Now, if he hadn't yelled it 3 times, I might have let it go. But I HAD HAD IT. So, I told him if he didn't SHUT UP, I'd flip him into next week. Not proud, but this 65 year old tired lady had HAD IT. Then one guy walks the conductor BACK saying that I'm threatening , being violent, that I was rude all week to cyclists! Remember, I didn't utter a word to anyone the first day, just ignored them. I ignored them until today, and only after they guy starting telling me to go fuck myself. Honestly, I don't even feel safe getting back on that train.

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u/ChuquiGal — 2 days ago