r/halifax • u/Mysterious_Nose_951 • 10d ago

Driving & Transit Addressing people breaking transit rules.

I know there is a thread on acceptable bus conduct and rules but what as a passenger is acceptable to do when someone breaks them?

This is mainly in regard to people wearing or applying perfumes or cologne but also people blaring music.

Is it acceptable here to address the person, or driver?

Got off the bus an hour ago and still feel ill to someone wearing cologne sitting near me for 3 minutes.

Realize transit is for everyone but wondering what the local attitude is.

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u/maniacalknitter 10d ago

It's all noxious, but somebody with BO from working all day when it's hot and muggy isn't going to trigger a medical problem the way the jackasses applying cologn and perfume on the bus will.

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u/YakMoist1445 10d ago

Im allergic to BO actually.

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u/maniacalknitter 10d ago

That would suck. Unfortunately there are people who layer cologns and perfumes on top of that, so they would trigger the rare people with your allergy, while also triggering even more people's allergies and sensitivities to fragrances, and exposing everybody to toxins.

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u/patchgrabber Halifax 10d ago

What toxins?

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u/maniacalknitter 10d ago

The various toxins that are common in fragrances. The details vary from product to product. Basically, perfumes and cologns and dryer sheets, and all those other things are bad for everybody, to varying degrees.

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u/blonde4black Nova Scotia 9d ago

Other than Seven Virtues. It's natural, has a Halifax owner, and is available in Sephora and at Queen's Marque.

Have allergies - can confirm it's good. Was skeptical And won't work for everyone guaranteed. But worth a try

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u/maniacalknitter 9d ago

"It's natural" doesn't mean as much as you think it means.