Everything. I mean there's just so much shit that sucks about commuting in general, that when you add absolute incompetence into the mix it becomes laughable. I always laugh when people complain about the LIRR, almost one of those "Well seriously what do you expect" kind of laughs. It's hilarious that we just accept the fact we have to hand over a fucking car payment each month to get literally nothing in return. Them fucking up has become so common that it's literally just expected. Like when that autobot comes on the intercom and give you one of those robotic messages and you hold your breath right at "The WEST-bound train to PENN station is operating.... (breath being held).... ON TIME" (exhale) and then you realize you have kind of a cold sweat and figure out that the little robot voice basically controls how the rest of your day is going to go. Well here's my list of things that suck about commuting on the LIRR:
5) The conductors - This one goes last because this is a half shitty half good thing about the train. There are those few conductors that have so much fucking pride in being a part of the LIRR you almost feel like they'd take a bullet for the train. They know every stop on every branch and every single transfer at Jamaica off the top of their head. They punch holes through one of those 8x11 tickets at about 16 per second. They sort of amaze me. Then there's the asshole conductors, the ones who tell you to take your feet off the seat or that you can't stand in certain area even though there's no where to sit. The ones who act like you're the biggest asshole ever for not having your ticket ready for when they come through. The ones who poke you to wake you up to show them a ticket that was easily visible to them but they won't acknowledge it unless you're awake? The worst.
