Wow…I think this may be the most pissed off subway door operator ever. He’s really screaming mad.

Somewhere on the train, people are holding the doors, and he’s going nuts.

“Let’s go, let’s go!”  “Get away from the doors”  “Front section, we’re waiting on YOU.” 

Have to say, I kinda like it. He’s telling it the way it is. Hey, if you can’t fit, get the hell away from the train. Period. I think from time to time, that needs to be said.

The standard, “Stand clear of the closing doors please,” is a little weak I think.

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Here’s an interesting way to kill some time on your next subway ride. Pay attention to what people are reading around you. Pay special attention to books. It is pretty funny/interesting to see what people are reading.

For example, I kid you not, the old lady sitting next to me is reading a dirty book. I can’t catch the title, but it is one of those paperbacks with a half dressed man and woman in a passionate embrace on the cover. Ewww.

I saw a guy reading Catcher in the Rye on the subway last night. I just assumed you had to read that book to pass 8th Grade.

If you are lucky enough to be able to see a page, read it. Some people are reading some sick sh*t.

Anyway, there’s a little tip to pass the time.

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A few weeks back, SUBWAYblogger wrote about how the subway recently enjoyed a 37 year low in crime. That’s right, subway crime is currently at its 37 year best.

However, we now wonder if the type of crazies we’ve seen lately have been included in that number.

For example, when someone throws themselves on to the tracks in an act of suicide, does that count as a crime? I guess it should.

First of all, suicide is illegal. Secondly, disrupting train service is also a crime. And the trauma inflicted on the innocent witnesses should be a crime to. So, again, I wonder if that is included.

It seem to me (in a completely nonscientific way) that there’s been a spike in people finding themselves under trains lately. This is NOT a victimless crime. The biggest victims are the motormen who drive the trains that hit the crazies. They must feel really guilty even though it is by no means their fault. Then there’s the witnesses. Lastly, all the people put out by the massive service outages as a result.

So it is definately a crime, but there’s rarely a criminal to punish.

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