The 6 train plays a recording of a woman asking us to “stand clear of the closing doors.” She ends her message with an emphasized, pleading “please!” It’s kind of amusing how she says it – but even more amusing when people fail to listen to her.
People’s desperation to get on a train amazes me. You’d think it was the last train running for a week when they throw their bodies through the doors as they close. I’ve seen a woman’s face literally smashed in the doors – I thought her nose was going to be chopped off. I’ve also seen arms, bags, and even a girl’s butt get trapped between the doors. I usually just watch from the platform, shaking my head as I wait for the train that’s directly behind the one people are almost killing themselves to get on.
I did, on one occasion, thrust my bag in-between closing doors (with success, I might add), but kept all of my appendages out.
It’s stories like this, though, that make me wonder what price people are willing to pay for their stupidity.
Posted by cher on Monday, August 20th, 2007 at 9:59 pm.