The Straphangers Campaign thinks there are many other challenges frequently facing riders in the subways. So we are releasing our list of “ten plagues of the subways.” Bedbugs don’t make the list. While city transit has improved in many ways, riders must deal with these problems all too often. These are the subway curses of:
- Overcrowding
- Delays
- Long waits
- Flooding
- Summer heat
- Dirty seats
- Garbled announcements
- MetroCard mis-swipes
- Just missing a train
- Traveling with your newborn
Read more here.
I’m not surprised they came up with a list of “Ten Plagues of the Subways”. People have become indifferent to rats that are as big as cats scurrying past the train tracks, anything less than that probably wouldn’t faze them.
This morning I got on the 4 line and stood by the door so I could get out rather quickly, since there aren’t too many people. The train has not even inched forward when out of nowhere, the loud, booming voice of this Jamaican lady took everyone’s attention and started to preach the litany of all litanies. I don’t care much for preachers, but this is one of the few times, especially on a Friday, when you just want to get through the day and get your job done. And again, the last few minutes before you get in the jungle are the few precious minutes you want to savor, however which way you try to create that zen-like feeling with several people riding with you on a train. But, what the hell. She’s probably doing her job, the same way I have to do mine.
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