I haven't ready blogged much about some of the more 'interesting' people I've come across in my travels on the NYC subway system, but yesterday morning was a subtle reminder that perhaps I should have. I was on my way to university (or college or whatever they call it here) and had only just arrived at the local subway station when the train pulled up, so I ended up getting on in one the very front carriages.

As I had left from our apartment a little later than usual, I decided to save some time by making my way to the back of the train so there'd be less distance to run to the connecting bus when I got off. All this meant was that I had to walk to the back of each carriage between subway stations then quickly run along the platform to the following carriage during the stops. That may not sound like much of a mission, but they don't mess about here if they can help it, so I needed to be reasonably quick jumping back on before the doors closed again.

So it happens that it's a particularly crappy morning with rain and wind, and this part of the subway is actually above ground. On about the 2nd or 3rd stop I jump off and run to the next carriage (with my head down to avoid the weather) when a guy yells out "careful!". I look up in time to realize this guy is standing just inside the open door of the carriage I'm about to jump onto and is taking a piss out the door onto the platform. Charming.

No I did not get pissed on, if I had, he would've found himself on the unfriendly end of a vicious weasel with steel-capped boots (I'm not joking either - I was wearing steel capped boots). Fortunately I managed to sidestep just in time and hop into the carriage. The unexpectedness of the situation was pretty amusing, but what was more amusing was moments later when I looked back and the doors closed and the guy was still pissing. Lucky for him he didn't get his member caught. Heh. When ya gotta go, ya gotta go I guess, but out the door of a train while people are getting on? Real classy. Yup, gotta love this city.