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Subway is INTERESTING on Weekends! (short & sweet)
So I've been taking the subway instead of my car to work, because my car has been having issues lately. I usually don't take it on the weekends, but they were doing some roadwork on the route I usually take, and I didn't want to break my little car any more than I had to. 
On the subway everyone minds their own business, at least that's what I thought. The only time I got stopped by another passenger was to be asked for directions. I sat down on the bench and saw a dollar there someone had left, so I was like yay a dollar! I haven't found one in a long time so I felt lucky ^_^
Anyway, I put on my headphones and waited for the train, and out of the corner of my eye I saw this frazzled looking woman. There were other people there, so I don't know why she made a beeline for me, but she did.
"Hello? Do you hear what they just said?" she yells.
I take my headphones off. "No, sorry, I was listening to my headphones." I said. Obviously.
We both took a look at the notice screen two feet away. It said ALERT: TRAIN DELAYED BECAUSE OF POLICE SITATUATION IN STATION.
"Looks like the train is delayed because of a police situation," I said helpfully. Probably assault or a terroristic threat, I speculated.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET F**KING HOME AND THIS HAPPENS! @*#$&#$!!! !@&#$@&(#$(@!!!" she yells throwing a fit.
"Mmmm" I said sympathetically. I take a look at her bags. She has about five heavy bags and only 2 arms. I wonder how she was going to get on the train. She continues to yell and curse at me, so I snap my headphones on again and pretend to ignore her. But I'm thinking, how can I get away from this crazy woman. I know she's just frustrated and venting or whatever, but I don't care to be cursed at. It brings bad memories of dumbass cursing at me for something that's not my fault at work :\
Thankfully, she moves away to another bench when she realizes that I'm not interested in her rants. I can see her banging her head and banging her fists against herself there. Uh. Whatta weirdo. O_o
SO after about 20 minutes the train finally comes and I board it. I can see her struggling and I debate whether to give her a hand or not but I know the train waits for no one and I don't wait to miss it and be late for work. So I get on and as the train closes, I think I see a glimpse of her yelling wait and having a total meltdown as the train leaves without her. I bet the poor station workers got an earful after that. :\
So I get to the other station and get off to transfer, when I notice a magazine someone had left. I glance around, and there no one there so I leaf through while waiting for the other train. I have my headphones on when I feel a tap on my shoulder. I turn, taking them off again. It's a man with lost looking eyes. I figure he needs directions but he points to his ear and hands me a note in poorly written English. It says something about him being deaf and something about money and something about his daughter. It didn't see any daughter with him unless he kept her in the big pack he carried but whatever. I had no cash...except for that dollar that I had found earlier. I give him it and he signs Thank you. At least that's what I think he said, it's been a long time since I took ASL classes. *googles it later* Oh yes, that's what it meant. :3
So I feel pretty good about myself and I finally get to work without any more people bugging me. At least, up til now....:3
On the subway everyone minds their own business, at least that's what I thought. The only time I got stopped by another passenger was to be asked for directions. I sat down on the bench and saw a dollar there someone had left, so I was like yay a dollar! I haven't found one in a long time so I felt lucky ^_^
Anyway, I put on my headphones and waited for the train, and out of the corner of my eye I saw this frazzled looking woman. There were other people there, so I don't know why she made a beeline for me, but she did.
"Hello? Do you hear what they just said?" she yells.
I take my headphones off. "No, sorry, I was listening to my headphones." I said. Obviously.
We both took a look at the notice screen two feet away. It said ALERT: TRAIN DELAYED BECAUSE OF POLICE SITATUATION IN STATION.
"Looks like the train is delayed because of a police situation," I said helpfully. Probably assault or a terroristic threat, I speculated.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET F**KING HOME AND THIS HAPPENS! @*#$&#$!!! !@&#$@&(#$(@!!!" she yells throwing a fit.
"Mmmm" I said sympathetically. I take a look at her bags. She has about five heavy bags and only 2 arms. I wonder how she was going to get on the train. She continues to yell and curse at me, so I snap my headphones on again and pretend to ignore her. But I'm thinking, how can I get away from this crazy woman. I know she's just frustrated and venting or whatever, but I don't care to be cursed at. It brings bad memories of dumbass cursing at me for something that's not my fault at work :\
Thankfully, she moves away to another bench when she realizes that I'm not interested in her rants. I can see her banging her head and banging her fists against herself there. Uh. Whatta weirdo. O_o
SO after about 20 minutes the train finally comes and I board it. I can see her struggling and I debate whether to give her a hand or not but I know the train waits for no one and I don't wait to miss it and be late for work. So I get on and as the train closes, I think I see a glimpse of her yelling wait and having a total meltdown as the train leaves without her. I bet the poor station workers got an earful after that. :\
So I get to the other station and get off to transfer, when I notice a magazine someone had left. I glance around, and there no one there so I leaf through while waiting for the other train. I have my headphones on when I feel a tap on my shoulder. I turn, taking them off again. It's a man with lost looking eyes. I figure he needs directions but he points to his ear and hands me a note in poorly written English. It says something about him being deaf and something about money and something about his daughter. It didn't see any daughter with him unless he kept her in the big pack he carried but whatever. I had no cash...except for that dollar that I had found earlier. I give him it and he signs Thank you. At least that's what I think he said, it's been a long time since I took ASL classes. *googles it later* Oh yes, that's what it meant. :3
So I feel pretty good about myself and I finally get to work without any more people bugging me. At least, up til now....:3
) on subways and buses. Cooing over babies and toddlers (my fault, can't help it if they are so CUTE!), being scammed out of money, read news reports of people being pushed over the edge (and one who jumped onto the tracks with his 3-year-old son 
), and so forth.
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