My new thing yesterday, yelling at an escalator diva... now if you don't take the el very often you might not realize, but there is nothing more annoying than when you step on one of those small escalators going up behind someone and they just stand the whole way up. I know, I know, there are stairs right there, why not just take those. BECAUSE, most people usually have the decency to keep walking even on the escalator, so it gets you to the top that much quicker. But those fat, lazy, annoying, prima donna, spoiled little sluts who plop their asses on the first step and stand firm annoy the crap out of me. Especially because they stand still and dont budge with such conviction. Like they are facing down a tank in Tiananamen square, doing something they should be proud of. Sure you can cough and clear your throat all you like, but little miss thing in her adidas running shoes and spandex pants that are struggling with every wriggle, will not move. Doesn't matter there is a line of people on the escalator behind her all tapping their feet and staring at the back of her head so hard it should catch on fire. The person does not move! So yesterday when I found myself victim to one of these incessant trolls I decided enough is enough. If Rosa Parks can sit in the front of the bus, if Lady Godiva can ride naked, if Harry can face you-know-who, then I could confront my demon.
I cleared my throat loud as I could and said, "Excuse me, miss?" She ignores me. Louder this time. "Hey, miss!?" She turns a little, as much as her large proportions will let her. With a confused look on her hairy, gender confused face she said, "yes?"
"Im kind of in a hurry, you mind walking?"
"Well if you're in a hurry why didn't you take the stairs?"
"because moving stairs, usually go faster than non moving stairs."
she rolled her eyes, twitched her unibrow, and turned back around. Within three seconds we were at the top so she didn't ever have to walk. Not really worth in the end I guess, but at least I picked my battle and finally said something to one of them.
side note- In all fairness she probably wasn't actually all that ugly, in fact by some standards she was probably pretty, but when you're annoyed as fuck with someone they could be Jennifer Aniston, you would still think they look like Roseanne Barr.... not that you would ever get annoyed with Jennifer Aniston, just saying...

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