Tube protocol AIBU

[Urubu]

What do you do when you touch your contactless travel card/bank card on the reader and the light turns red for an unknown reason?
I wait for the 5-10secs it takes to turn orange again before touching again - and it always works.

Well this morning the woman following me started yelling at me "what are you going to do? Just stand there?"
I answered "yes, I am, what exactly where you going to do? Wait for the light to turn orange exactly as I am doing??"

But am I missing something and WIBU?

I wanted to write a book called the Tube Commandments. Thou shalt not get on the tube before I've fucking got off and so on.

Ive never had anyone have a go at me when that happens but I've had some aggressive intakes of breath or tutting. I just ignore them. I go into a semi meditative state when travelling on the underground.

What grinds my gears more than ANYTHING is idiots pooling at the entrance to the platform/bottom of stairs. Because what idiot doesn't think 'This is a high frequency walkway, we ought to move along a bit'

Thou shall keep to the bloody left at all times.

That would be my second commandment.,

I would try again but wouldn't wait 5-10 seconds that's ages during the rush hour
TBH 5-10sec is how long it felt, might have been less than 5, basically the amount of time it took for the red light to switch to orange.
I am not sure I stepped back enough (will keep it in mind!), BUT if that was what the woman was unhappy about she would have said so surely.

*Thou shall keep to the bloody left at all times.

That would be my second commandment.,*

Except on the escalator, where thou shalt keep to the bloody right.

Yes, but you walk on the left.
So commandement ought to be "walk on the bloody left". Sorry bout that.

The people who stand on the left on the escalator are the most annoying of all (disclaimer - unless they're a guide dog).

But I'm nearly as irritated by the people who walk down so very, very slowly that they might as well just be on the right.

When I get off at my home tube station, the crowd outside let the first few people off and then push in at the sides of the door. I exit with my elbows extended to minimise painful jostling for me

Oh yes.

I seem to be physically unable to stand still on the escalators.
haven't hurt any guide dogs in doing so

Etiquette would say you should have a second go, but 5-10 seconds? Too long imo when people are waiting. Are you sure the barriers were working correctly? Normally only a second or two is needed