Crazy T Lady.

So I had just finished a lovely dinner with my co-worker and her friends. Three of us caught the T back into Kenmore.
Now, the T has undergone a LOT of changes recently. Not only are there still tokens and cash, but there are two different Charlie cards. The paper one must be inserted into a slot. The plastic one can just be tapped on the tappy pad.

So, as the T pulls up, before we even begin to board, the driver yells, "Get ON, get ON. Keep moving. I don't have all day. GET ON." So we board the car, they with their money out, and I with my plastic c-card. The T starts moving before we can do anything and she starts yelling, "THAT DON'T MEAN YOU GET A FREE RIDE! GET BACK HERE AND PAY."

I quickly tap my card and my friends carefully walk back to put in their money. After they do this, she keeps going on, "If you don't pay, I'm going to throw you off at the next stop," over and over.

They next stop comes and she just sits there with the door open, her comments getting louder. I suddenly realize she's talking to ME. "Um, I paid?"

"I didn't see you put nothing in this slot. You don't get a free ride. You're getting off here."

Now, I've had a long day. "I used my VERY SPECIAL PLASTIC CHARLIE CARD to pay. It's supposed to make things faster. CAUSE I JUST NEED TO TAP IT. WHICH I DID. So stop holding things up and leave me alone."

The doors finally shut. The three people across from me are cracking up, and one whispers to me, "That wasn't even the worst of it! At the last stop she got on the intercom and flipped out at some girl on the last car. Bitch is crazy."

I laugh and say, "I work in customer service and my boss says I'm a bitch. But I've got nothing on her."

We all laugh, then eagerly turn our heads to watch for the next stop, ready for another show.