Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Regardless of the direction, if there are people who aren't moving (to try to board) and they're blocking the way for me to board when my zone is called, I usually try "Excuse me please" twice, with the second request being a little louder, then say something like "please move, I need to get through, I'm in FC" (or whatever) once or twice, and then it finally becomes "please get out of the way." [no expletives or references to any body parts]
Believe it or not, saying “Hot soup, coming through!” loudly and authoritatively as you move through the crowd really works — even in places where one would never expect to find hot soup.
By the time they figure out what happened, you are long gone...