I really shouldn't listen to Eve on my morning commute I don't think. Too much attitude in the air. This morning at the entrance to my subway, the woman in front of me swiped her metrocard and then started to go through the upright turnstile the wrong way. It's the revolving bar door kind (does that make sense?). You can only go one way through it as there are nonrevolving bars on one side blocking you. This wasn't going to stop this woman though. So, as she tries pushing through the wrong way (and keeps trying for a bit), the turnstile reader seems to think she went and someone else is exiting or something and clears off her fare. She then tries to go the right way and can't because her fare has been used. I'm waiting there for her to just get through so I can swipe my card and go. There are only two entrances and a couple folks were at the other one or I would've gone there right when I saw her being a tool.

So, she turns around and immediately snaps at me asking why I did that. "Why did you do that? Why would you do that? Just go through so I can go now!" Apparently she assumes I swiped my card and that messed everything up. Now, even if she hasn't screwed up with the entrance (which I still don't understand - there are big BARS blocking your way, it's all curved to go one way, everything points to going the right way!) me swiping my card wouldn't have done a thing. You can swipe a card as someone is going through and it won't do anything but take your fare and let you through when they're done. I've done it before. Others have done it before. It's just the beauty of the subway turnstile - getting people where they need to go as quickly as possible.

I really, really didn't like the fact that her first response was to assume I fucked her over and to turn on me. So I told her I didn't touch the damn thing let alone swipe my card and she should back the hell off. I think I scared her. She looked frightened. She got more flustered and tried to once again figure out how to get through the damn turnstile. But I am evil and couldn't be bothered to help the stupid snappish shrew at that point and just went on my way through the other turnstile. I like to think she's still stuck there and it makes me smile.

Seriously, I hate folks who screw up, get frustrated and immediately think it's someone else's fault and start lashing out with the blame. Just take a few seconds to confirm that it wasn't your error and then you can lash out with the full weight of the TRUTH behind you. Makes the bitching out so much more effective and worthwhile then.

Yeah, yeah, New Yorkers are evil. What-Ever.