Good times, and a collector’s item. The Mayors Office announced plans to release 1 million NYC Brand condoms. The city has the nation’s highest HIV/AIDS rate, so it makes sense.
The cool part? The wrappers will be branded with all the subway lines!
Bring on the dirty jokes:
So when you plan to pull into your mate’s “Grand Central Terminal,” be sure to bag your “S” train. Oh, and this may be the only time to avoid the express trains!
WTF was up with that stink today, huh? That was crazy. Now the conspiracy nuts come out of the wood work. Everyone claims they are the expert.
Personally, SUBWAYblogger thinks someone spilled a chemical stink by accident, but is affraid of being labeled a terrorist.
Anyway, the stink shut down the PATH train and the F train for a little while. Not a major disruption in the middle of the day though.
It was funny to see people “panic” and evacuate their offices. In reality, I think we all know that people will use any excuse they can to get out of work. Employees at their desks were thinking the same thing as the kids in the schools…and that was how to milk this for everything it’s worth!
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Just think, if it was cold (like January should be), this would all be snow! It has rained over 1.5 inches so far. That could potentially translate into a couple FEET of snow.
I was once told by a meteorologist that in very general terms, an inch of rain equals a foot of snow. Sometimes much more, sometimes less, but generally speaking.
So we could have been slammed by quite the winter storm had it been cooler. I have to say, it would have been nice. It doesn’t feel right to be walking around the city without a coat on in January.
It feels like spring in the subway. Some of the trains needed to turn the air conditioning back on! The other day, it was just plain hot on the trains.
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This does not really qualify as a subway related post, but it is close enough because this is the crap that totally enrages SUBWAYblogger. Here’s the back story.
Ari Kraft was a 13 year old graffiti punk who was widely known for his talent. Yeah, we said it…punk. Sure, he was probably a nice enough kid, and word on the street was that he was a really talented artist. However, at the end of the day, he was a graffiti punk who went around illegally tagging walls. Ok, we’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and say that he might have done it on walls with permission from time to time. But like most graffiti artists, he often tagged areas that were not legal, such as along the LIRR tracks.
Ok, so Kraft and a buddy were out the other day tagging walls along the tracks and taking pictures of their work. Unfortunately, the Kraft tried to cross the tracks, and was struck by at train. He narrowly missed one train, but was then struck and killed by one he did not see coming.
SUBWAYblogger is by no means happy that the kid died. It is truely unfortunate.
However, the parents have taken it to the “are you fucking kidding me” level. They now plan to sue the MTA because they did not maintain the fences along the tracks!
Family friend and attorney Daniella Levi said the family plans to sue the MTA, the LIRR and New York City once it finishes sitting shiva for the boy. -NY Daily News
Are you kidding me?!?!?
They are going to sue the MTA because their kid, spray can in hand, found a hole in the fence, walked on to the tracks, tagged some walls, and got killed. How is that the MTA’s fault?
Here’s a thought Mom and Dad…maybe if you taught your kid that it was wrong to break the law, he would not have been on the tracks. Or maybe if you taught him it was wrong to tag property that did not belong to him, he would not have gone in the first place. The list goes on. This is the most ridiculous thing SUBWAYblogger has ever heard of.
If the MTA loses or settles, they should take the family to civil court and sue them for trespassing and destruction of property. They should sue for the exact amount that they lose to this family.
I think we all understand that parents can be upset when their kid is killed. Duh. However, don’t place blame on anyone but yourselves. Is it wrong to say that it was the kid’s fault? Because it was. He knew he shouldn’t be there. He knew it was illegal. And if he was as bright as everyone says, then he knew it wasn’t that safe. So guess what, it was your son’s fault that he was killed. Sorry, but that’s the truth. He made a bad decision that cost him his life. Plain and simple. A BIG mistake. So why take it out on the MTA?
Is SUBWAYblogger the only one furious about cases like these?
This doesn’t happen enough on my commute…
Larry Reuter, the current New York City Transit Authority President has announced that he plans to leave NYC in February.
Ok, so maybe the headline is a little harsh. He sort of a good run.
-Introduced MetroCards with discounts and unlimited rides
-Eliminated “two-fare zones”
-Oversaw 31% increase in subway ridership
-2,502 new subway cars and 3,239 buses purchases
-116 subway station rehabbed
-NYC Transit received international recognition for sound environmental practices
But he did totally botch the A, C line clean up prediction. Back when there was a fire in one of the control rooms, he said it would put the A and C lines out for years. Aaaaaaaaand by years he meant a couple weeks.
Have fun in Florida!
So what do you do to pass the time on the subway? Obviously, SUBWAYblogger blogs on the train. What do you do?
As I look around, it seems that a lot of people got PSP’s (Play Station Portable) for Christmas. The increase in videogamers on the train is noticable.
Looks like there are a bunch of new iPods aound too, but that’s nothing new.
I could never get into reading on the train. It’s a motion sickness thing I guess like reading in the car. Makes me dizzy.
I know, I know. If I can’t read on the subway, how can I manage to type a blog? Easy, I really don’t look at the screen much. I’ve gotten pretty good at typing on this little keyboard so I don’t even need to look anymore. It’s like typing on a regular keyboard. You don’t really watch the whole time.
Some people “people watch.” Some sleep. Others stand there like zombies.
So what do you do?
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There’s a lot of people that sleep on the subway. Every day, you see people passed out on the trains.
Personally, SUBWAYblogger says BAD IDEA. A little doze here and there is ok, but an all out nap is dangerous. You’ll wake up, and all your stuff is gone!
How about the people that wear a big coat or sweatshirt and pull it over their heads. You might as well put a sign on your head that’s says “Mug Me.”
Granted, many of these character are homeless. And we’ve all had a “fun” ride home from a bar after a few too many. So sleeping on the train is just a given. If you’re gonna do it though, don’t do it during rush hour. Accidentally slumping over on the lady next to you isn’t very “attractive.”
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Do you ever wonder if train operators or motormen are messing with the passengers? On purpose?
For example, how many time have you arrived at an express stop on a local train when you can see an express train waiting across the platform. However, the express train manages to close its doors just before the connecting local train you are on stops. How annoying is that?!
You get all excited because it is going to be a nice seamless connection, but nooooo. The train you were connecting to gets away.
I think it’s the train operators messing with us. Maybe the guy driving your train says, “Hey watch this. I’m gonna slow down just enough to miss this connection.”
Or the guy running the express train says, “Quick! Let’s get out of here before they stop.”
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Wow…I think this may be the most pissed off subway door operator ever. He’s really screaming mad.
Somewhere on the train, people are holding the doors, and he’s going nuts.
“Let’s go, let’s go!” “Get away from the doors” “Front section, we’re waiting on YOU.”
Have to say, I kinda like it. He’s telling it the way it is. Hey, if you can’t fit, get the hell away from the train. Period. I think from time to time, that needs to be said.
The standard, “Stand clear of the closing doors please,” is a little weak I think.
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