Sam Rubenstein is a recurring griever and has a recurring grievance that we apparently couldn't resolve last time. Sam is formerly a writer for Slam Online and now you can find him at teach.ing. I don't know what that is. Maybe Sam can clarify.
A few years ago I contributed a grievance about how it's annoying when you are trying to get off a subway car, and people try to force their way on before you can get off. I thought that the AofG was going to be some great social revolutionary agent for change. Apparently I was wrong, because you people are WORSE THAN EVER!
Let's say you've got someone moving out of a home, and then someone new moving in. Would you try to cram all of the new tenant's furniture in there before taking out the furniture that has to go? No, that would be insane. So why... WHY must you give me a Polamalu chest bump when I am trying to clear out space so that you may have it?
I quit a day job a while ago that allowed me the unappreciated luxury of getting on the train at 10 AM, which meant a seat every day. Recently I've been riding the train for the 7 AM Rush Hour. No seats, no space to breathe, and at every stop it's a war to get on or off. We need RULES people. Just like they have the no spitting, no smoking, no radio playing rules. This is bad. I am not a violent person but I am getting there.
I've only ridden the D.C. Metro a few times when it's been jam-packed, but each time it was just like you described. And it is irritating. It's like the people trying to get in think they won't have enough time if they let everyone off and the doors will close on them, or something. It is absolutely ridiculous!!
The same thing with elevators. Even my son knows that you let people off before you get on. It's common sense, and common courtesy!
Posted by: April | December 21, 2008 at 05:04 PM