crossing

i got on the 7 train yesterday morning and it went in the wrong direction, back toward flushing. i got out at the next stop to switch trains back toward manhattan. i saw a man in a black coat let himself down from the platform and playfully walk across three sets of tracks over to his friend who helped him up. i guess he didn't want to go downstairs and have to go through the turnstile again. this is the advantage of having an unlimited metrocard.