Grandpa is on the loose

This man.

So I get on the 4:15 off-peak train today and there are very few other people on the train, as it as a Saturday in the afternoon. So this guy gets on the train at the last minute and sits down next to me. Out of all the empty seats on the train, he chooses to sit next to me. Anyway, he then precedes to pull out his newspaper and start reading. However, he then puts the newspaper on the seat across from him, takes his shoes off, and puts his feet on the seat. Anyway, after that, the doors close and the conductor starts his rounds and he sees my pass and then checks this man's ticket (he had a single-ride ticket which is a clear indicator that he is not a frequent commuter). However, as the conductor walks away, this man yells "Does this train stop at long beach?". Everyone in the rows near him is now looking at him, and with good reason, considering that this was the 4:15 train to long beach. 

It said long beach at the entrance to the station

It said long beach at the sign on the concourse

It said long beach on the sign at the top of the stairs

it said long beach on the sign on the platform

It said long beach on the side of the train

It said long beach inside the train

Now you may be thinking, "but what if he thought it may have been a misnomer?," but alas, all of the signs i mentioned before also had scrolling screens with all of the stops on the train. Before the conductor even came to my row, the automatic announcements 

(They are very clear, although much louder in person than this video represents, but hear example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgXziTEJNjw)

 had come on and said "This is the train to Long Beach. Stopping at: ......, Long Beach." The engineer then got on the intercom and repeated the same announcement. 

So, the conductor turns around and says yes, but this man then proceeds to say "and it only stops at Long Beach, correct.?" As you can see from the attached picture, this man was in clear line of sight of the sign that said the next stop is Jamaica, but we have already ruled out this man's ability to comprehend his surroundings, considering he is wearing no shoes even though the heating in that car was not working (also why a in the picture fellow passenger was wearing a coat), and missed every single bloody sign that screamed the destination. 

Proof of how obvious this was is listed below (although these were taken off the web so they have different routes, but the idea remains):

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(Stair Displays)

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(Platform Displays)

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(sign outside train)

At this point, one of the other passengers (visible on far left) steps in and says no, this train stops at Jamaica, valley stream, etc.

This man did not like this.

He demanded a refund from the conductor, who refused, God bless his soul. He then calmed down a bit and returned to reading his paper. He kept leaning over his bag to get various things out of his pocket  and came disturbingly close to me, but I chose not to say anything.

However, when I went to get up at for my stop (consider this man was blocking the way into the isle with his legs) and asked him politely to move his legs, he did not respond. I asked him, and he grunted. So I had to step over his legs to get off my train. 

Did I mention he had his bag on the seat next to me too?