I'VE SEEN BETTER DAYS

"Wrong side, wrong side, wrong side, wrong side. Wrong side. Thanks."

Who am I quoting? Me, trying to ascend a stopped escalator at the U Street Metro stop (not pictured below right) while those ahead of me try to descend — by walking down the same side of the elevator as yours truly. Why should it be so difficult to walk on the left side? These people may not drive, but surely they've had a moment to study traffic patterns. Not to mention which side the trains run on.

It's probably not a good idea to lecture perfect strangers in such a terse manner, but I had the protection of my iPod at the time. I've complained a million times about the system's notoriously unreliable vertical operation, and I'll complain at least a million times more.

I can't rely on the Metro, I can't rely on my fellow passengers, and I can't even rely on my iPod — it needs a replacement battery, quick. So who or what can I rely on? PTI, you're all I've got left.

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posted by WWB at 9:16 PM |