View Full Version : Simple rules that people can't seem to follow
ericlee
06-20-2007, 02:58 AM
And when they don't follow them, it makes a huge pain in the ass for pedestrians in the rat race.
On the escalators, if you aint walkin then move it to the right. Sure, you're not in a hurry but 100s of others are and you can tell that they're pissed off too because you're blocking the way by standing there and there's also a person on the right. I'll usually be nice about it and say excuse me if I'm trying to get through.
On the subways. When the doors open, don't FUCKING STAND IN FRONT OF THEM. I'd have to say that's my biggest pet peave being that the conductor is saying "let the passengers off first, don't stand in the doorway" over and over and yet, there's still dipshits that stand right in front of the doors. How the hell am I supposed to get off the train when they're like that?
mikizee
06-20-2007, 04:18 AM
same with travelators, or moving walkways. reminds me of jerry seinfeld, 'dont you hate it when people get on a moving walkway and just stand there? like its a ride??'
i usually say nothing but if ive had a few drinks or something and im out i usually say something like 'OI! its called a moving walkway for a reason!! its not a ride!!! move along!!!!!!!!! wanker.'
wankers.
ericlee
06-20-2007, 04:49 AM
In Australia we stick to the left.
Yeah and if I were living in Australia, I'd respect the rules, therefore, I'd be sticking to the left too if I just want to hang out.
What heats me up is that I know most of these folks have been staying in NY longer than I have. I've only been here for 8 months and it only took me 2 days to figure it out.
The rules of the road basically implies to the rules of the walkways where you're at.
I'm just glad that I don't drive here at all cause I'm prone to road rage and if I were to have pedestrian rage, I'd probably toss someone down the escalator.
One time I had a tough day at work. I'm coming home from the train on a Friday morning and I'm ready to drink. Still in uniform and in a hurry to get a beer down my gullet.
The train stopped at a place that I had to get off on and the conductor said at least 3 times not to stand in the doorway but yet, there's a whole crowd crowding the doorway and when the doors opened, I'm all yelling, "SCUSE ME, LEMME THROUGHHHHHHHH" and they parted with a quickness, cause for one thing, my uniform is kinda intimidating and not to mention my attitude after having a shitty work day.
mikizee
06-20-2007, 04:57 AM
On last New Years Eve in Melbourne the bar I was in was jam packed, you couldn't move at all. So i just started shouting 'HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!' at the top of my lungs over and over again where-ever i was walking, and the crowd would part like the Dead Sea. Worked a treat. Shame you can only use that for one night of the year. Or can you.......... :rolleyes:
ericlee
06-20-2007, 05:05 AM
On last New Years Eve in Melbourne the bar I was in was jam packed, you couldn't move at all. So i just started shouting 'HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!' at the top of my lungs over and over again where-ever i was walking, and the crowd would part like the Dead Sea. Worked a treat. Shame you can only use that for one night of the year. Or can you.......... :rolleyes:
Haha, I should try that everytime, especially while I'm in uniform. Well then again, they'd probably have the swat team waiting for me with guns drawn at every exit.
DeeJayZap
06-20-2007, 05:47 AM
"whats your biggest pet peeve?" "i hate when you're stuck in traffic and the guy next to you pulls down his window and plays that boom bang radio so loud, saying do it with your bitch till somebody dies!"
love that song.
I swear I'm not a bitter person but all these little things can sometimes leave you cursing. It's enough to make you clench your hands tight, when you're on an escalator WALK LEFT STAAAND RIGHT.
That does my box in too. What really gets me is when people stand at the doors of the subway with their headphones in, and just look confused when the conductor is waving his arms frantically at them to move down the carriage.
What do you work as ericlee? A gimp outfit would probably guarentee breathing space on the train.
On the subways. When the doors open, don't FUCKING STAND IN FRONT OF THEM. I'd have to say that's my biggest pet peave being that the conductor is saying "let the passengers off first, don't stand in the doorway" over and over and yet, there's still dipshits that stand right in front of the doors. How the hell am I supposed to get off the train when they're like that?
i hate that too. what's worse is when they don't even wait for people to get off before getting on themselves. jerks
ericlee
06-20-2007, 06:20 AM
What do you work as ericlee? A gimp outfit would probably guarentee breathing space on the train.
I'd like to tell you but if you don't know, then I can't really tell you. We wear a military outfit. Navy blue paramilitary uniforms. The whole nine yards, boots bloused, freshly pressed and yeah, we look like a bunch of badasses and we basically are. Pretty much 80 percent of the people working security are combat veterans and if you're not, then there's no chance for hiring at all.
It's not really a gimp outfit and being that I've seen normal security officers wearing the suit and tie bit, we've got it made but still, I press my uniform to the max. No need for weapons cause I'll slice a jugular with my freshly starched creases.
have you ever glared a man to death?
I'd like to tell you but if you don't know, then I can't really tell you. We wear a military outfit. Navy blue paramilitary uniforms. The whole nine yards, boots bloused, freshly pressed and yeah, we look like a bunch of badasses and we basically are. Pretty much 80 percent of the people working security are combat veterans and if you're not, then there's no chance for hiring at all.
It's not really a gimp outfit and being that I've seen normal security officers wearing the suit and tie bit, we've got it made but still, I press my uniform to the max. No need for weapons cause I'll slice a jugular with my freshly starched creases.
Ah yeah, i remember now. I've lost the ability to match off board with on board personas.
I gotta get me one of those.
ericlee
06-20-2007, 06:37 AM
have you ever glared a man to death?
Nah, but once, John Travolta was cruisin by and caught a glimpse of my shiny boots and told the taxi driver to "pull ovahhhh, I gots to dance!!!" I suppose he thought they were disco balls or some shit.
Loppfessor
06-20-2007, 08:37 AM
I hate when I"m runnin on a track or trail and the fat housewives are walking .2MPH 3 or4 wide taking up the entire track and I can't pass....usually I try and fart as I go around though
bigblu89
06-20-2007, 09:35 AM
On the escalators, if you aint walkin then move it to the right. Sure, you're not in a hurry but 100s of others are and you can tell that they're pissed off too because you're blocking the way by standing there and there's also a person on the right. I'll usually be nice about it and say excuse me if I'm trying to get through.
Aren't those escalators and moving walkways for people with large amounts of baggage, so the don't have to lug them up the stairs or down long walkways?
I know 9 times out of ten that's not what they're used for, but I sure hope that those aren't the people you're "pedestrian raging" against.
"Jesus Christ move you and your 50 pounds of luggage, so I can pass by you on the esclator, even though I should be using the stairs!"
abcdefz
06-20-2007, 09:44 AM
Ah yeah, i remember now. I've lost the ability to match off board with on board personas.
I gotta get me one of those.
Get one for me, too, while you're at it (y)
QueenAdrock
06-20-2007, 09:44 AM
On the escalators, if you aint walkin then move it to the right.
This one needs to be printed in a pamphlet and handed to tourists right as they get off the plane, that way you can stop the ignorance before it gets to the subway and pisses everyone off. Oh, and also "IF YOU'RE GOING TO READ YOUR MAPS, DO SO AWAY FROM THE CROWDED AREAS AND HUMAN TRAFFIC! AND FOR THE LOVE OF JESUS, DON'T STOP AT THE END OF AN ESCALATOR TO PULL IT OUT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BEHIND YOU, FUCKO!"
QueenAdrock
06-20-2007, 09:45 AM
Aren't those escalators and moving walkways for people with large amounts of baggage, so the don't have to lug them up the stairs or down long walkways?
I know 9 times out of ten that's not what they're used for, but I sure hope that those aren't the people you're "pedestrian raging" against.
"Jesus Christ move you and your 50 pounds of luggage, so I can pass by you on the esclator, even though I should be using the stairs!"
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the subway.
Helvete
06-20-2007, 09:47 AM
Yeah, I totally know what you mean, eric. Living in the city, using the subways and shit you get so annoyed by it. Like, your waiting for the carriage to stop, you're standing right at the door ready to leave, and then some fucking numpty ass bitch (actually, more like 10 people) are blocking your way when the doors open! Come on! Use common sense, it's gonna be harder to move out of my way, to let you on, then shove through you all to get off the train. If you fucking let me off, there is more space ON the train where you want to be, and I don't!
So I usually just walk straight into the awaiting obstacles. And again with the escalators, "woah yeah, I'm running down these steps at 80 miles an hour, if you can't fucking hear me and take the hint that I'm in a hurry, then I'll move your ass out the way for you!".
Maybe I'm the odd one out, but I seek to make my journey as efficient as I can, some people are so oblivious to the surroundings, you know if there was some mad ass terrorist attack, they'd just be the sheep to die first. Stay alert people.
bigblu89
06-20-2007, 09:49 AM
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the subway.
Well, there aren't many esclators going into subway stations, and I've never seen a moving walkway in any NYC subway station, so I assumed he was talking about going to and from Penn Station, where shoppers, tourists, and people taking Amtrak could be lugging large amount of bags/luggage with them.
bigblu89
06-20-2007, 09:53 AM
And again with the escalators, "woah yeah, I'm running down these steps at 80 miles an hour, if you can't fucking hear me and take the hint that I'm in a hurry, then I'll move your ass out the way for you!".
Once again, 9 times out of 10, there's a set of stairs right next to the esclator, why aren't you using those and let the people carrying large packages, or perhaps people with walking disabilities use the esclators?
I mean, that is what they're there for.
You know, try and keep the esclators clear, so that the people that are using them properly won't have to worry about someone running up/down them and almost knocking them over.
QueenAdrock
06-20-2007, 09:56 AM
He didn't say anything about a moving walkway, so I just figured it was a subway station. We have escalators in all of our Metro stations, so it's a real pain in the ass to deal with.
abcdefz
06-20-2007, 10:06 AM
Something that bugs me is when two or more people take up the whole breadth of the sidewalk. Doubly bugged if they're moving very slowly; triply bugged if they've stopped to check maps or converse or whatever.
In general, anyone taking up too much space with disregard for others bugs me. You see this in clothing stores, grocery stores, etc. -- people who just plant themselves (and sometimes their cart) so they block the whole aisle while they keep their back to the rest of the world, oblivious.
Big peeve #1, though: DON'T HAVE YOUR LOUD ARGUMENT IN PUBLIC. THE WORLD IS NOT YOUR OWN PERSONAL EPISODE OF JERRY SPRINGER.
Extra demerits for having the argument on a cell phone where others are hostage (bus, waiting room, elevator, confessional stall). Mega-extra demerits for doing this shit at 3:00 a.m. outside the open windows of your formerly-peacefully-sleeping neighbors. :mad:
NicRN77
06-20-2007, 10:12 AM
Something that bugs me is when two or more people take up the whole breadth of the sidewalk.
YES! I hate it when you are walking towards a group of people and they DON'T MOVE. Where the fuck am I supposed to walk on the sidewalk if you fuckers are taking up the whole thing!
abcdefz
06-20-2007, 10:16 AM
YES! I hate it when you are walking towards a group of people and they DON'T MOVE. Where the fuck am I supposed to walk on the sidewalk if you fuckers are taking up the whole thing!
PREACH IT :D
Helvete
06-20-2007, 10:18 AM
Once again, 9 times out of 10, there's a set of stairs right next to the esclator, why aren't you using those and let the people carrying large packages, or perhaps people with walking disabilities use the esclators?
Nope, they're not. Not where I lived in the city, no stairs, rarely ever. The subway is so deep that it'd be retarded. So that kinda blows your crappy reasoning out the water.
abcdefz
06-20-2007, 10:38 AM
^
Along these lines:
Unless you're a professional getting paid for it, there's a really, really, really, really, really good chance that no one wants to see your ass hanging out of your jeans. Trust me on this.
Helvete
06-20-2007, 10:38 AM
And, if you are a little fucker, don't buy a XXL. If you want to wear a dress there Sally, shop in the ladies section.
How else can these people proclaim their gangstaness?
bigblu89
06-20-2007, 11:51 AM
Nope, they're not. Not where I lived in the city, no stairs, rarely ever. The subway is so deep that it'd be retarded. So that kinda blows your crappy reasoning out the water.
OK, So it's 6 times out of 10, not 9.
Either way, that's what the escalators were invented for.
Not so people in a rush can run up them to get to the top faster then the regular stairs would get them there.
How about you wake up 10 minutes earlier in the morning, so you don't have to run to catch the train?
Why's everyone always in such a God Damn hurry?
Otis Driftwood
06-20-2007, 11:53 AM
The golden rule!
Helvete
06-20-2007, 11:54 AM
OK, So it's 6 times out of 10, not 9.
Either way, that's what the escalators were invented for.
Not so people in a rush can run up them to get to the top faster then the regular stairs would get them there.
How about you wake up 10 minutes earlier in the morning, so you don't have to run to catch the train?
Why's everyone always in such a God Damn hurry?
Your logic is weak, fat man. I bet you block up all the escalators. You obviously don't walk the stairs much.
bigblu89
06-20-2007, 11:58 AM
OK I'm done.
I guess it's tough trying to defend your side of the story without making it personal.
"You make a decent argument, that I can't find a rebuttal for, so I'll call you fat."
Pure Genius.
sound boy
06-20-2007, 01:37 PM
escalators are specifically designed for people that dont want to use stairs. if there arent any stairs you can take i guess you'll just have to deal with waiting an extra 10-15 seconds. most escalators arent wide enough for people to pass without bumping into the person in front of them.
other than that, some good points in this thread. common courtesy and logic are lost nowadays.
Helvete
06-20-2007, 02:06 PM
Hey, I didn't make the signs up, if they say kept to the right, fucking do it. It's obviously for a reason that people who get paid to think about this shit made up.
b i o n i c
06-20-2007, 02:19 PM
why are we in a hurry?!?!?! cause we got shit to do!
tons of stations in the city have escalators. the ones that are really deep down. and not all of them also have stairs.
the walkways are to shorten the time of long distance walks. especially in airports, where sometimes people have to move from one side to the other to make a connecting flight.
they were made to move people faster, not for lazy fuckers to be lazier.
i cant fucking stand slow people on the trains and subways. elevators are a whole different thing on the subways. they're fucking slow as hell and often only go one or two levels up or down. 75% of the time, its fat black and hispanic women waiting for the elevators. fucking walk, ya lazy shits
ericlee
06-20-2007, 03:19 PM
Well, there aren't many esclators going into subway stations, and I've never seen a moving walkway in any NYC subway station, so I assumed he was talking about going to and from Penn Station, where shoppers, tourists, and people taking Amtrak could be lugging large amount of bags/luggage with them.
I'm talkin the WTC escalators and also a few more. Yeah, if they've got mass luggage then it's understandable but I haven't seen anybody with more than just a handbag.
Dorothy Wood
06-20-2007, 03:45 PM
I think if everyone would just look around and be more aware of their surroundings, the world would be a better place.
I have lots of biking pet peeves, but I agree with the elevator ones and others I've seen...they all come down to common sense and/or plain consideration. just yesterday, I was riding my bike and saw these two cops walk out of a restaurant and into traffic without even looking to cross the street to their cruiser. the car riding next to me slammed to a stop and left me a tiny opening between his car and one of the cops and the cruiser. any normal person would start driving after the asshole cops passed, but this fucker just sat there stopped. AND THEN, the fucking cop starts unlocking his door and is about to open it seconds before I get there, leaving me zero time to stop, so I had to yell, "WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA!" and managed to squeak by without crashing right into the jerk.
everyone thinks what they're doing is the most important thing. well, get over yourselves, assholes. gahhhhh.
On the escalators, if you aint walkin then move it to the right.
To be honest I had never even heard of this rule until hearing abdominals album "Escape From The Pigeon Hole" where he does a song about his pet peeves, this being one of them.
Randetica
06-20-2007, 04:34 PM
Your logic is weak, fat man. I bet you block up all the escalators. You obviously don't walk the stairs much.
hahahaha shhh
in my mind, skaters always have the right of way. this will never change until i get creamed, or hit someone and hurt em. it's hard/way more dangerous for me to stop while bombing a hill, then to carve by some person, or car.
when i was in nyc, all the people on the sidewalk all moved to their right as i was skating by. this made my life way easier, cause all i had to worry about was where the fuck i was, and was going. i was impressed at how well everyone was skate-trained.
ericlee
06-21-2007, 02:28 AM
One thing that is impressive though is on the trains, people do find their manners to get up for a pregnant lady or the elderly. I've done that a few times myself.
ericlee
06-21-2007, 02:38 AM
I hate it when people sit next to me even though the majority of the train seats are empty.
Yeah, or when the train is packed so people are crammed against you but when the train comes to a common stop where the majority of people get off so there's plenty of room but yet, they remain crammed against you instead of scooting over.
Also I hate it when people have their headphones on they automatically assume they're a rap star and start rappin at the top of their lungs to it. Mostly, it's gangsta rap with all kinds of fucks and bitches and niggas. Have some decency, there's usually some ladies in the trains that don't want to hear that shit. I'm so glad that I have an mp3 player now so I can drown it out.
ms.peachy
06-21-2007, 02:40 AM
My pet peeve of the moment is people who have to be first to rush into the elevator, and then turn so they can stand right next to the door. Presumable so they can rush to be the first ones off. However, this means it takes even longer for everyone else to get on. So whatever time they think they've just saved themselves (a whole 2 seconds, maybe?), they've now lost because everyone's bumping past them to get in. Morons.
One thing that is impressive though is on the trains, people do find their manners to get up for a pregnant lady or the elderly. I've done that a few times myself.
i hate the judgment calls that you have to make sometimes in this respect though. it's like, you're sitting down, then someone comes on and you go "is this person disabled, or just a little slow? do i have to get up for a fat person? he seems to be sweating pretty hard. is she elderly, or just aging? would it be insulting if i got up? am i really in priority seating?" normally i just avoid the whole problem by never sitting down near the doors. even if those are the only seats open, i'll just stand somewhere else if i have to.
Helvete
06-21-2007, 07:29 AM
i hate the judgment calls that you have to make sometimes in this respect though. it's like, you're sitting down, then someone comes on and you go "is this person disabled, or just a little slow? do i have to get up for a fat person? he seems to be sweating pretty hard. is she elderly, or just aging? would it be insulting if i got up? am i really in priority seating?" normally i just avoid the whole problem by never sitting down near the doors. even if those are the only seats open, i'll just stand somewhere else if i have to.
Yeah, I know what you mean, I'd half expect someone to have a go and me and be like "Do I look that old!?!". Similar thing went through my head when I saw this girl struggling with her massive case up the stairs once. For a moment, I was like "Hmm, I could help....nah, she'll probably think I'm a creep, good luck with your MASSIVE CASE! HAHA."
when i'm on a subway, i just ask people how to get where i'm going. why look at a map, and get it wrong, when i can ask someone who rides all the time. i'ts not hard to find which stop i need, it just sucks to know if i need to take the N/S, or E/W train. other than that, i think i rock the subway well.
abcdefz
06-21-2007, 08:26 AM
in my mind, skaters always have the right of way. this will never change until i get creamed, or hit someone and hurt em. it's hard/way more dangerous for me to stop while bombing a hill, then to carve by some person, or car.
when i was in nyc, all the people on the sidewalk all moved to their right as i was skating by. this made my life way easier, cause all i had to worry about was where the fuck i was, and was going. i was impressed at how well everyone was skate-trained.
I gotta disagree with this. I think sidewalks are for walking people, first -- and this is from someone who rides his bikes on sidewalks sometimes. A lot of people who are walking (or driving cars, for that matter) see a person on a skateboard or bike or whatever and they suddenly have no idea what the fuck to do. It's stupid (especially if you're making clear hand signals, like "GO! GO! GO!!!!"), but it's true.
It's not that other people don't have rights on sidewalks or wherever, but when you're basically in someone else's territory (a board on a sidewalk, a bike in the street [however legal it is, and it is]), you become the wild card for a lot of well-meaning people. You know how a skater behaves and what he's doing, but they probably don't. So be proactive and kind and share and be ready to respond like a decent person when they do something stupid.
-- and don't do something stupid, yourself. You want to "bomb a hill," go somewhere where there aren't bystanders. Just like how if you want to race another car, you go to a fucking track. A sidewalk is not a skate park; that's not what it's for, and it's awfully selfish to think of it that way. Any time you're using something for a purpose for which it's not intended but you're expecting the rest of humanity to just respect your personal concrete kingdom, you're asking for trouble.
I agree with AZ.
Unless it's a pedestrian precinct, you basically have no reason to fire down the pavement on a skateboard - carry it, and if you've got a bike, ride it on the road, not along the fucking narrow area of pavement where its hard enough not to bump into other people, let alone some muppet on a bike.
Another thing that pisses me off is when people ride their bikes with their headphones in. What the fuck? I'm not exactly a particularly safety conscious person but that's just fucking daft. 10 times out of 10 they're on the pavement too, presumably so that they don't have to listen out for, i dunno, traffic?
abcdefz
06-21-2007, 10:00 AM
Bike + headphones is a death wish.
But, anyway -- yeah, there are places where bikes and/or skateboards are allowed on the sidewalk, and that's cool with me if it is. I don't want to thrust every non-motorized traveler into the road. I'm just saying it's dangerous if you don't share and cede the right of way responsibly, that's all.
Loppfessor
06-21-2007, 05:11 PM
I got another one....how bout when people stand right outside of an entrance or exit and have conversations so no one can pass....
picking up my skate, and just walking down the street, or down a hill is the same to me, as a driver getting out and pushing their car down the street. obviously me skating by someone while i'm bombing a hill at 30+km/hr is gonna scare em, but 5 minutes later, they're not gonna remember. it's pretty hard not to hear a skate coming down the sidewalk, anyway. i've been skating for 8 years now, and can't remember the last time i hit someone, that they themselves weren't on a skate. hitting someone is gonna hurt me as much, if not more then them, so i always avoid that shit like the plague. i'm more courteous then most skaters (i'm older, and shit, now), but no one's gonna stop me from skating down a street.
picking up my skate, and just walking down the street, or down a hill is the same to me, as a driver getting out and pushing their car down the street.
no offense but that is not even remotely the same thing
well, not to someone who doesn't skate.
jabumbo
06-23-2007, 10:14 AM
the lack of knowledge about sharing the road with bikes that most drivers have is what gets to me the most. i don't ride my bike around on the road all that much, but when i do, i am really amazed at how nobody seems to realize what they should do
abcdefz
06-23-2007, 10:40 AM
the lack of knowledge about sharing the road with bikes that most drivers have is what gets to me the most. i don't ride my bike around on the road all that much, but when i do, i am really amazed at how nobody seems to realize what they should do
Too often, yeah.
It's frustrating to be on a bike at a dead stop, waving to some car to PLEASE GO when they insist on giving you the right-of-way; meanwhile, a bunch of cars are piling up behind them.
It's like, "Hello... Sir? I have a RED LIGHT. I AM ON A BIKE WHICH IS STOPPED. YOU ARE IN A CAR WHICH IS HOLDING UP OTHER TRAFFIC AT A GREEN LIGHT. PLEASE GO NOW AND MAKE EVERYONE'S DAY BETTER."
-- that, and cars passing on your left so they can turn right, cutting off your law-abiding, bike-lane ass.
I also dig getting stopped and lectured by policemen who don't know bicycle law. That's a plus.
well, not to someone who doesn't skate.
right, but that's a lot people
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