Oh, here's mine: I had my own Marilyn Monroe flying skirt moment in the middle of a busy street in Brooklyn.. I had my brother visiting and we went shopping and sightseeing, we were busy talking and having a great time and I wasn't paying attention and the next thing I know, my skirt is all the way up all around, I caught it in the front in time but my backside was exposed for the longest few seconds ever! I ducked to the nearest store and was hiding there until I got my composure back... but from then on, I walk as far away from the subway vents as possible, skirt or not!
Another one: in my very early 20's, when I first came to the US, I was working as an au-pair on the outskirts of NYC. Went to see the fireworks of the 4th of July with some friends (which required taking the commuter train to and from the city), and on the way back, while getting on the subway, was pushed around by the huge crowd behind me trying to rush into the subway car as well, and my thong-style sandal slipped off right into the gap between the train and the platform.. No way to retrieve it, before I know it, I was pushed well into the train and the door closed and off we went. We were rushing to catch the last commuter train out of the city (if we hadn't, we'd been stuck there in Grand Central till the morning!) and no way to try to look for replacement shoes... I ended up hopping my way around the streets on NYC, the train station and back into the car in the suburbs, had to drive bare foot too (not easy). Needless to say I scrubbed and scrubbed my feet for a long time that night. The signs :Watch The Gap! are on the subways for a reason!
