Now this is an idea! If mother’s can bring strollers, we should be allowed to bring our own chairs.
Month: June 2007
Ok, is advertising city water on the subway a bit much?
So how about the new DEP/NYC Department of Health “Water” ads. What the hell do they have to advertise city water for? And for that matter, why are they advertising it on the subway?
Is there really competition for the water that comes into our apartments? Don’t think so.
And let’s be honest, are you really going to compete with Coke and Pepsi on water sales? There’s no way the city will ever be able to even nudge the marketing efforts of these major companies. So they shouldn’t even bother trying to put city water up against bottled water.
The ads are pretty trendy looking for a city organization though. They actually caught my eye. Then, I realized I was looking at an ad for water. City water.
What are they going to advertise next? “Call 911 for all your fire extinguishing needs.” “Been mugged? Try the NYPD.”
Brace yourselves
It’s gonna get crazy hot overnight. We’ve been kinda spoiled the last two days with the cool 70 degree weather. Tommorow, you’re going to wake up on the surface of the sun.
An immediate jump to the mid 90s (if not 100)! How’s that for a smack in the face?
Usually, there is a 24 hour delay on the temps in the subway system. So, it has just finally cooled down to match the street level temp. The increased heat *should* take a day to heat up the system. Hopefully, that will mean a tollerable Friday commute.
Nothing like sweating through all your clothes to start your day off right. Some days on the platform, I sweat from places I didn’t even know could sweat!
Live from the subway, back to you in studio… .
I think the kiddies are gone
I think the high school kids are finally gone for the summer! They might have been gone for a week or more now, but I am just noticing how much less crowded certain trains are.
There’s a particular time in the morning where it seems that most of the high school kids go to catch the train to school. For my neighborhood, it is right around 7:40am. That’s when the bulk of them seem to be around.
The guys, who all think they are badass gangstas, stand in the doorways, and rarely move when the doors open. The girls travel in packs of at least three. Usually, they seem to be at peak annoyance in groups of five or more.
Anyway, they all seem to be gone!
The funnier part is that you don’t even see them around the neighborbood either…even on the weekend. Where do all these kids go? Are they all holed up somewhere?
Live from the subway, back to you in studio… .
What the subway operator (driver) sees
Kind of a cool view out the front of a moving subway train for those that ever wondered what it looked like from the operator’s perspective.
Wake up and pay attention
You all know this person. They are the ones that wait for the last possible second to get off the train and then get pissy that people are in their way.
Usually, this person is completely zoned out. Then all of a sudden, they notice that the express train they want is across the platform. So, in a panic, they jump to their feet.
“GETTING OFF! I’M COMING OUT!”
Yeah buddy, we noticed, but where were you 5 minutes ago when everyone around you got up?
So if you screw up because your iPod is cranked as high as it will go, and you don’t realize we are at your stop, don’t be retarded. One of these days (as I’m sure it has already happened) someone is going to get decked by the person they are trying to plow through. In the worst case, you just get off at the next stop and change directions.
Live from the subway, back to you in studio… .
Suitcases Everywhere
Holy suitcases batman! Where the hell is everyone going today?
Everywhere I look, there’s people with suitcases trying to get onto the subway. I guess everyone is getting out of dodge for the weekend. Maybe they figured that they would avoid the Memorial Day weekend traffic and just go the next weekend.
I love how women pack massive suitcases that weigh more than they do just to go on a weekend trip. There they stand, helplessly at the bottom of the stairs waiting for guys to come by and help them out.
Here’s a tip: If that’s your game plan, you’d better be cute. If you’re not at least a little attractive, good luck getting someone to stop and help you in the peak of the early morning commute. This is especially true of you’ve got a bag packed with every pair of shoes you own (all 300 pairs) because you never know what you might need to wear in the 2 days you plan to be away from your apartment.
There was a line of women waiting at the elevator at pen station. There were so many, and their bags were so big, that they had to wait and go in shifts.
I saw at least a half a dozen people getting on and off the trains with big rolling bags at EVERY stop this morning. That’s just what I could see from my train car, so I am sure there were plenty more. Hope there’s not something I should know about this weekend!
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