# My subway rants! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 12, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703 "2013-11-12T05:49:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/21 "2013-11-12T16:17:20Z")
_Two minutes_?! Well then by all means light the bonfires and sharpen the pitchforks. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/22 "2013-11-12T16:22:44Z")
Assuming it literally takes 2 minutes, stand waiting and time exactly how fucking long that is. If someone took that long finding their payment method at a checkout line in a supermarket (where you’re warm and dry), most people would go out of their fucking minds. ---
**Author:** ![TashaKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/23 "2013-11-12T16:24:35Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Assuming it literally takes 2 minutes, stand waiting and time exactly how fucking long that is. If someone took that long finding their payment method at a checkout line in a supermarket (where you’re warm and dry), most people would go out of their fucking minds. Thank you! And yes, it is not uncommon at all for someone to take two minutes to pay their fucking fare (what’s worse is when there’s one of those people at EVERY STOP). ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/24 "2013-11-12T16:29:16Z")
And what’s up with those foot long sandwiches that are on 11"? Huh? ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/25 "2013-11-12T18:01:00Z")
> [@TashaKitty](#): > > 1. Big strollers during rush hour - on Friday when my train pulled into Park Street, two massive strollers entered the same door on the right side of the train, and another ginormous one entered from the left side, all at the same exact time! It was madness! Get a freaking umbrella stroller! Seeing a dad using a small stroller getting jostled by busy commuters who were shoving their way onto the train, and nearly pushed out of the train, and in general, how rude and pushy people on the Metro (Washington, DC) generally are, I’d be using one of those massive strollers with a cow catcher to be safe. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/26 "2013-11-12T18:15:15Z")
What about those assholes who [cross their legs](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=674824) on the subway?! Grr. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/27 "2013-11-12T18:17:51Z")
> [@TashaKitty](#): > > Thank you! And yes, it is not uncommon at all for someone to take two minutes to pay their fucking fare (what’s worse is when there’s one of those people at EVERY STOP). People who take two minutes to pay in cash would probably take just as long to insert the card the right way up. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/28 "2013-11-12T18:22:20Z")
How are the riders supposed to hold their farts in? ---
**Author:** ![Jesse\_Pinkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@Jesse\_Pinkman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesse_Pinkman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/29 "2013-11-12T18:22:47Z")
As soon as I saw the topic title, I thought “this has to be about the MBTA.” Thank you for not disappointing me. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/30 "2013-11-12T18:25:04Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > To be fair, you cut out the part where she mentioned that collapsible strollers would be a good alternative when taking public transit. People buy these massive strollers and then can’t imagine that they’re getting in the way of others.\ I noticed a stroller on the sidewalk the other day - it literally took up the entire width of the sidewalk. You would have a very hard time convincing me that someone who buys and uses a stroller like that is concerned _at all_ about anyone else in the world. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/31 "2013-11-12T18:25:12Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > …almost as bad is when people bring McDonald’s food on board. That stuff REEKS… Yes, you’ve brought that up once or thrice. You’ve mentioned your hatred of McD’s food smells so often that I associate that with your username. Also, I think of you every time I get McD’s food. > [@TashaKitty](#): > > … > 2. People who fart on the train - one of the most inconsiderate things a person could do, in my opinion… It’s a bodily function, and usually, folks don’t have control over it. > [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > To be fair, you cut out the part where she mentioned that collapsible strollers would be a good alternative when taking public transit. People buy these massive strollers and then can’t imagine that they’re getting in the way of others… The babies are collapsible too? ---
**Author:** ![Jesse\_Pinkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@Jesse\_Pinkman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesse_Pinkman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/32 "2013-11-12T18:27:07Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > No, you should just suck it up if somebody pays in cash and makes you wait an additional eight seconds, princess. It’s not like they are writing checks. It takes much longer than eight seconds, I assure you. They never have their cash out, the machine always spits it back three times minimum, and no one ever remembers how to do it right. Whenever I pay with cash on the MBTA in that manner, I always go to the back of the line and let everyone else with a CharlieCard on first. That way, they can all get on and the bus can start moving when I’m putting in my cash. ---
**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/33 "2013-11-12T18:30:34Z")
Something I really miss since moving back is the Japanese policy of not allowing people to talk on cell phones on trains and buses. ---
**Author:** ![Jesse\_Pinkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@Jesse\_Pinkman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesse_Pinkman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/34 "2013-11-12T18:33:43Z")
> [@TashaKitty](#): > > 1. People who don’t take their huge backpacks off on a crowded train This can’t be helped sometimes. Sometimes the train is too damn crowded for them to even reach for their backpack. > [@TashaKitty](#): > > 1. People who don’t give up their seats to elderly or disabled people > > 2. People who don’t move their bags from the one vacant seat on a crowded train Oh god, I’m totally with you on those. > [@TashaKitty](#): > > 1. People who pay cash on the buses or at the street-level green line stops but who don’t have the courtesy to go to the BACK of the line and let us people with our cards get on first, especially in the winter. Seconded. I love how a lot of the time the driver just tells them to get on so that they don’t hold up everyone on the bus. They get a free ride because they couldn’t bother to prepare? > [@TashaKitty](#): > > 1. Disabled trains I was held up on the Red Line this morning due to a disabled train in Downtown Crossing, so right there with you on that. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/35 "2013-11-12T18:46:53Z")
Farting in someone’s face intentionally is rude. But I can’t help if gas leaks out of my ass after a long day. I doubt I’m alone in this. ---
**Author:** ![Jesse\_Pinkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@Jesse\_Pinkman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesse_Pinkman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/36 "2013-11-12T19:22:39Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > Farting in someone’s face intentionally is rude. But I can’t help if gas leaks out of my ass after a long day. I doubt I’m alone in this. This made me laugh way more than it should for someone my age. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/37 "2013-11-12T19:27:34Z")
> [@TashaKitty](#): > > 1. People who eat food on the train that smells like farts or other undesirable things - I’m talking primarily about the person who decides to whip out a hard boiled egg during the morning commute. Down here 'round DC, eating anything on the train is illegal and will earn the eater a visit from the transit police. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/38 "2013-11-12T19:38:16Z")
Here in San Jose, eating is illegal on the Light Rail. So is smoking and riding bikes and skateboards at the stations. Transit security personnel–if they’re around–will usually give offenders a stern look, if they take notice at all. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/39 "2013-11-12T19:39:37Z")
> [@DragonAsh](#): > > OMG how dare other people have kids, then have the audacity to have to go places at the same time I do! How inconsiderate and _rude_ of them. > [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > To be fair, you cut out the part where she mentioned that collapsible strollers would be a good alternative when taking public transit. People buy these massive strollers and then can’t imagine that they’re getting in the way of others. Failing to fold a stroller 'round here is something else which can earn a visit from the transit police. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703/40 "2013-11-12T19:47:26Z")
1. They never put enough jalapenos on my sub 2. They don’t have that garlic butter spread to put on your bread before toasting it anymore 3. I usually have to explain to the cashier how to make a pizza sub 4. The featured footlong of the month is never anything good 5. They don’t have that gorgonzola sauce anymore either 6. The herb and cheese bread used to be tastier 7. The chip bags are too small 8. They don’t have Mello Yello in the soda dispenser anymore …what? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-subway-rants/673703.md?page=3)