Lesson #30 - Don't block the seating area

The train came to a stop and three young, full-of-life girls got on. They could have been twin sister for all knew - dressed the same, Uggs over leggings, hair pulled back to the side, puffy jackets proudly displayed. Another accessory I was not accustomed to seeing was the big black bag on wheels. They were either going on a trip or coming back from one. That was the only thing I was unsure of. Everything else was clear as day. Whatever they were talking about was way too important and made the fact that they were getting on a train simply something they were doing. Lugging their overweight bags in beside them, blocking other passengers' view of what seats were available, they just continued to spew words at each other without so much as a pause to hear what the other way saying. The further they continued, the louder the conversation got. The louder it got, the higher their pitches seem to get and, at one point, all I could hear were the occasional "Oh my Gods!" and "Shut ups!"
It is just great to be young and full of energy, I thought. But now, to get back to reality - if you are not going to sit in the provided seats on the subway, do not find a section of empty seats and proceed to block it by standing there, chit chatting like you're at a bar. For six stops, these fairies yappered on about the joys of being young and beautiful, oblivious to the fact that there was an older population of riders needing to sit down. I wouldn't have been so upset if they were actually sitting in those seats, but they weren't even using them. Ladies, shut up for like a second. Look around and realize what you are doing. MOVE! Then you can proceed to continue the ever-so-engaging conversation for as long as you want.
So there you have lesson #30. Simply put, if you are going to board the subway as a group, make sure you don't end up blocking the seating area for those of us that actually need it.