This morning as I walked to the metro station I saw a woman standing on the right side of the escalator just a few steps up. Two men were walking on the left to pass her when the escalator suddenly stopped.
Side note: this happened to me once heading down a packed escalator at Silver Spring and I ended up all up on the guy in front of me. It’s an alarming feeling when it abruptly lurches to a halt.
Where was I? Ah, yes, the two guys passing the lady. When the escalator stopped, she looked around a little bit, confused, and without a bit of hesitation the guy passing her bent down and picked up her bag to carry it up for her. They chatted a little on the way up, as I watched and smiled at this pleasant little act of kindness.
And then I heard the grandma from Wedding Crashers in my head: “I can do it myself…a$*?%&”
Way to ruin a moment, mind.
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