Month: January 2007

10 Years From Now We Will All Be Deaf

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iPods and the subway go together like peanut butter and jelly. That’s just a fact of life in today’s NYC.

Here’s a fun game, next time you are on the subway, look around. Count how many iPods you can spot. Then count how many of them you can hear from clear across the train.

That’s why it is pretty safe to say that by 2017, New York City will be the deafest city on the planet. If not, then the New Yorker ear will be the strongest ear on the planet.

Take in to account all of the daily noise that we New Yorkers don’t even notice. Did you ever have a friend from out of town visit? All the time they notice loud sounds that we never notice.

So factor in the city noise on top of the iPods cranked to the max. See what I mean?

Now, let me get back to the smooth morning tunes of Old Dirty Bastard coming from the headset of the guy next to me. 🙂

Live from the subway, back to you in studio…

C’mon ladies, eat a damn sandwich

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A new article out on the AP Wire today says that women on crazy diets are actually causing subway delays. That’s right, women who skip meals are fainting on the subway, causing major backups.

Top Causes of Subway Delays

  1. Holding Doors
  2. Stalled Trains
  3. Sick Passengers

Coming in at #3: Sick Passengers. “Sick” covers a variety of situations, but according to EMT’s stationed at major transit hubs, many are caused by women who faint from low sugar, etc.

How is this possible? Well, a woman trying to shed some holiday weight maybe skips dinner and breakfast the next morning. On her way to work, she gets a little light headed and faints on the train. People around her contact the conductor, and the train is required to wait for EMS to arrive. Now do you see where this is going? And it happens more than you think.

SUBWAYblogger is going to start carrying a box of Powerbars around in case we spot some frail women about to drop.

When it comes to Women’s health issues one’s diet should be changed using moderation.

The Subway Reach Around

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hands.jpgAt what point does it become inappropriate for someone to reach around you to grab hold of a rail? That is this evening’s question to ponder.

What the hell am I talking about? Allow me to explain.

We’ve all been on crowded subway trains. As you know, sometimes you have to get creative in order to find a place to hold onto when the train is standing room only. Unfortunately, some peeps take it a little too far.

For example, men always have to be careful with their reach. Why? Because women have boobs, that’s why. It is tricky for a guy to reach around a woman to grab hold of the rail without accidentally looking like a pervert. The last a guy wants is to go for the rail only to get a handful of boob instead. It only get ugly from there.

Then there’s guys that will reach right in your face. All of a sudden, there’s a guy’s hand or arm just inches from your face. Uhhh awkward.

Live from the subway, back to you in studio…

This Guy has Cojones of Steel: Jumps on Tracks to Save Sick Man

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Wesley AutreySomebody buy this guy a drink!

Wesley Autrey was waiting for the 1 train when 18 year old Cameron Hollowpeter suffered a seizure and fell onto the tracks. Autrey jumped down onto the tracks to try and move Hollowpeter off the tracks, but could not get his body back up on the platform.

WNBC has a raw video interview with Autrey.

Instead, Autrey laid on top of Hollowpeter to protect the young man’s body as the train rolled over BOTH of them!  Meanwhile, Autrey’s daughters were watching from the platform.
Shockingly, neither one suffered major injuries. As a matter of fact, Autrey was treated and released from the scene.

Autrey said he shouldn’t be considered a hero, he was simply putting his military training to use.

SUBWAYblogger can’t even imagine being a witness to that. Could you imagine seeing the guy lay on top of the other guy as the train rolled over them? Whoa. That’s intense.

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UPDATE

Turns out, Hollowpeter noticed Autrey having a seizure on the platform.

Autrey yelled to the station agent to call for help, and then used a pen to pry open Hollopeter’s jaw to stop him from biting his tongue. A few moments later, Hollopeter came to and stood up.

Basically, Autrey tried to save the guy twice!  Once on the platform, and then again after the seizure was over and the guy fell on the tracks.

It is good to be back

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Back in the groove. Back to work (I’ll get over that soon), and back on the subway.

So far I feel like I’ve already won because I did not need a new MetroCard this morning. Thank goodness! The lines at the MetroCard machines were insane. Lots of people must have used up whatever they had left before the holidays, so everyone was refilling today.

My station has 6 automated machines, and each had a line at least 8 people deep.

I got my card out and went for the turnstile. It was one of those,”Ohh please work, please work,” moments. Victory! Although I will probably need a new one by the end of the week.

Not too crowded on this morning’s ride either. The train is full, but not stuffed like it normally is. I’d imagine that won’t start back up until sometime next week as many riders are probably still on vacation.

So that’s it for now, the state of the system. Great to be back.

Live from the subway, back to you in studio…

Back To Business for 2007

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Ahh the first post of the new year.  A fresh slate.  A new beginning.  Back to work…damn.

SUBWAYblogger reader:

“Dude, I thought you wrote this thing from the subway.  What’s the deal lately?”

Yeah, sorry about that.  Hey, it was the holidays and vacation time.  Basically, SUBWAYblogger took a long awaited break from the daily grind.  So, the subway was not ridden much last week, thus no posts live from the subway.

However, SUBWAYblogger will get its butt back in gear starting Tuesday Morning (Jan 2).

In the mean time, we’ve focused on some feature pieces, which have gotten some attention in the blogosphere.  Since they seem to be so popular, we will probably do a little more of that sort of thing, and see how it goes.  Don’t worry though, it won’t come at the sacrifice of your twice daily live postings.