Question Me, Will You?

I had to refill my Metrocard before getting on the subway tonight. As I used the automated vending machine a harried young woman started using the machine next to me. She was obviously in a rush.
She half asked, half barked at me "how much is a single ride?"  Had she selected the Buy A Single Ride option instead of the Buy A Metrocard option, the on-screen display would have told her it is $2.25. But she didn't so I told her the current rate.
Her voice raised even more, she says "are you sure, didn't it go up?"  A little annoyed at her tone, I said it was $2.25 this morning and I was pretty sure it hadn't changed since.
AGAIN she shouts "but didn't it go up?!?!?!"  Fighting the urge to tell her to go back to where she came from, I responded in an apologetic voice "you know what, you're right. I forgot that it went to $4.00 last weekend.
And I walked away with an admittedly smug sense of satisfaction as I saw her slip four singles into the machine.
Welcome to New York, sweetie.