Adventures on the Metro

I like riding the Metro to work, there is always something interesting happening if you're paying attention. It may not be the quickest way to get to work and it may not be the most spacious, but it gets me there. I like living somewhere with public transportation that is easily accessible. Also, the Metro in DC is really pretty clean, and quiet too. It reminds me of the U-Bahn in Vienna or the Metro in Warsaw. It's just nice. It may not be as extensive as the Subway in New York, or the Metro in Paris, or the Tube in London, but I can get almost anywhere without hassle. But the best part about riding the Metro is for people watching, and I love people watching.

Here are some of my favorite Metro moments from the past few months.

• Watching two people from inside the train pull and one person from the outside push a bag into the train that was caught in the doors. Eventually the doors opened up and two more people jumped on the train.
• Running onto the train only to hear a girl talking into the emergency phone about someone being sick on the train. I turn around to see newspapers all over the floor and some lady wiping her mouth and looking sick. I quickly hop off the train and move to the next. The "sick car" was cleared out and the train got ready to leave the platform when some person ran to beat the doors and got stuck in the "sick car".
• Getting pushed from behind to get onto the train by a lady who held a box in front of her, so I was actually being pushed by the box.
• Watching a tiny spider crawl along the collar of the person in front of me on another crowded train and trying to decide if I should pinch it between my fingers or just let it wander. I let it wander.
• Getting onto a relatively empty train only to realize that it only looked crowded because someone was in a wheelchair. Then, having to navigate around the chair to get out.
• Listening to people's extra loud music coming from their headphones and thinking, "They don't look like they'd be listening to that."
• Squishing onto a crowded train on the way home from work and then having three more people squish on behind me. The guy standing directly next to me found the urge to sing about the crowded train for a bit and then whisper into my ear with his alcohol laced breath, "You have nice skin."

I'll keep looking out for more funny things that happen but I always enjoy watching people run to the train, jump onto a train, get their bags stuck in the doors, and all the other little delights that happen daily. It's just funny to me. And because there's always someone to watch, I like the Metro. And besides, I feel like taking public transportation helps the environment. I mean, that's part of the reason why its there right?