After a day’s work, there are a few things people are just not in the mood for when taking MARTA.

#1. Walking to and through Five Points Station. Um, eelk! Just works a nerve.

#2. When basically scheming and plotting to get on the train ahead if the herd so you can find a seat, you feel bad about going into survival mode when you see the woman in the wheelchair trying to inch her motorized vehicle onto the train. I’m sorry but wheelchair entering in front of you means NO SEAT FOR YOU!

#3. You relent and let her on ahead of you. You get on the train and..no seats. The men pretend to be so into their ipods that they don’t offer a seat, even when the loveable thugs standing next to you with the locs and the tattooed teardrops says, loudly, “If any of these men was REAL men they would let the women on the train have a seat!” That was kinda nice…..but it didn’t work .

#4. You end up standing sandwiched between somebody who’s apparently half crazy and dancing on a packed train and Dr. Funkenstein who is determined to only hold on to the overhead rail.

Then a seat becomes available but unfortunately it was occupied by someone who looks like a cross between the comic book store owner on The Simpsons and the mumbling stapler guy from Office Space…..and when he gets up, there’s a damn wet spot in the seat. No thank you, I’ll just stand.

#5. During a ride a top speed the conductor gets on the intercom and asks if “there’s anyone on the train that can assist in an emergency? If so, please come to the front car.” Ok….what?????

#6. Then the train stops at the next station and we wait for 15-20 minutes and then are told to exit the train and board the next train, approaching on the opposite platform in “1 minute”. 10 minutes later the train arrives. This is after we watched emergency personnel drive by the station twice.

Just another day on MARTA

Then a CHILD on the other end of the train does not seem to have learned how to quiet her baby when he’s crying for more SODA. Meanwhile she yells at the baby, “Get out my pocket!”  Just sad

And, a cherry on top as only MARTA can do it….train is stopped “momentarily” in the middle of the track. Sigh.

Jesus, take the wheel.

The crazy man is arguing with people who aren’t giving money. LOL you can’t intimidate people into believing you! LOL

This is why I despise hearing these words when I get on the train “may I have your attention please”…and it’s always said as a declaration rather than a question.