You show up an hour early, sit in the holding lanes feeling good about making the 4:15 PM boat, and then the overhead sign updates: 'Sailing Canceled Due to Staffing.' Instantly, the wait jumps to 3 hours, line cutters start creeping in from the side lanes, and your Friday evening plans vanish into thin air.
Whoever designed the grid around Mercer Street needs their civil engineering license revoked. It takes 35 minutes to travel four blocks. You sit through three green lights without moving an inch because four cars blocked the box, and then someone in a luxury SUV cuts across three lanes of traffic at the last second.
You pull into a parking lot, try to pay at the meter, but the screen is dead and covered in a sticker saying 'PAY VIA APP ONLY.' You download a 100MB app, create an account, enter your vehicle info and credit card, only to find a $2.50 processing fee tacked onto a 30-minute stay. Convenience for whom?
Seriously, what is the psychology behind speeding up to close a gap the second someone turns on their blinker? A turn signal is a request to merge, not a personal insult! Every morning on I-5 northbound, people would rather risk a multi-car pileup than let one sedan slip in ahead of them. Learn how zipper merging works, folks!
Is there a single light rail station in the city where every escalator functions at the same time? Coming up 90 feet from deep underground with luggage or groceries because the main escalator has been under 'scheduled maintenance' for three months is absurd. Who manages these service contracts?!
Why on earth do we need No Turn on Red Signs? If I'm at a stop light and want to turn right, pedestrians and bikes also have a red light if they want to cross. So what does it matter if I turn before they get the green to cross?