Damn. I should have learned from last night. It is a crisp slap in the face when you hit that cold air!
Speaking of mittens, one nice thing about the winter is an excuse to wear gloves on the train. I hate touching the grab rails and seats on the subway, but in the winter you can just wear gloves! No need to touch that gross stuff with your bare hands.
Note to self…mittens mittens mittens.
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Listening to other people’s conversations is one of SUBWAYblogger’s favorite hobbies. No, it isn’t rude so relax. If you are going to speak loud enough for others to listen, then don’t be pissed. Also, SUBWAYblogger can read lips so even from a distance your conversations are not that private.
Since there’s obviously others out there that do the same thing, you can relate to the followiing: people talk about the dumbest crap. Did you ever find yourself listening to a conversation while thinking to yourself how you would die if you were a participant?
Sometime, you can’t help but think of ways for the innocent person in the conversation to get away. Some convos are so awkward that you just want to bail the person out. You litterally have to say to yourself, “Just shut up and sit here. Don’t say anything to those people.”
There’s also those funny conversations where one guy on the train just talks to anyone who will listen. The guy just strikes up a conversation with strangers. It makes people SOOO uncomfortable. You can see them squirming.
The acknowledge the guy just enough to keep him going. Just when you think he’s done…he isn’t. So funny.
Someone at NYU should create a Sociology of the Subway major.
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Holy cow it got cold tonight. I walked out of the office on my way to the subway and couldn’t feel my ears!
Anyway…
I’m glad my subway stops aren’t near any of the holiday fairs set up around the city. Too much shopping temptation. It is even harded because many of the have food and treats for sale.
If I had to walk by them everyday, I would probably weigh 300lbs and own more Christmas decor than I could ever need.
Also, I would probably end up going bonkers on someone. It gets so crowded at those things. Plus, they are a tourist trap. All more than I want to handle after a full day at the office.
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Today’s the day that I, like many, begin to miss last year’s special holiday fare card. Yes, today is new MetroCard day for me as my old card has expired.
$76 isn’t really much to spend on a monthly basis. However, it is a little hard to choke down in December when you think of all the holiday gifts you could buy. Heck, that’s a new business card holder for everyone in your office!
New MetroCard day falling on a Monday is a little rough too. Especially when you are just coming down from a really mellow, relaxing weekend. WHAM! Back to work, oh…and that’ll be $76 please.
Back to work with the other minions.
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MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow is going to step down some time in second quarter. However, that will not be until he spends a few billion dollars.
Gov. Elect Spitzer is off doing the happy dance.
Soon, the MTA will be have cellular providers installing service on the subway platforms. Passengers will be able to make last minute calls before getting on the trains. Not so much. That was the hope as last reported, but now it seems that may not be the case.
The MTA still hasn’t picked a provider even though they opened the bidding way back in August 2005.
This is one of the most retarded things ever. Doesn’t the MTA know how much money they could be making from the cellphone companies for this? But yeah…let’s keep sinking further into a budget deficit.
Dear global warming,
Welcome to New York City. Enjoy your stay.
Is it flippin’ hot and humid or what? I walk out to head for the subway, and I think to myself, “What the hell am I wearing a coat for?”
The platforms are getting stuffy again too. At least the MTA decided to turn the AC back on. A couple times this week I noticed that the trains were much cooler and refreshing than the platforms.
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How annoying is it when trains skip stations? “Makes me want to punch babies,” if I may steal a Dane Cook bit.
You can always tell when you are about to be screwed by an oncoming train that isn’t going to stop at your station. They blow the horn in quick sets of three. So just bend over when you hear that coming.
SUBWAYblogger also hates when the you are standing at a local station and you see local trains speed by on the express track.
For some unknown reason, you start thinking of crazy schemes to get on one of those trains. As I’d you might know something the rest of us don’t. Don’t lie, you know you think about it.
“Hmmm, maybe I could time my jump to land me between train cars to the I could just walk in the end doors. Nah…my new pants will get dirty.”
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***UPDATE***
A funny video submitted by Vinny from Insignificant Thoughts via our comment section.
Hey how ’bout that…the musicians in the subway have officially switched from their greatest hits to holiday tunes.
There’s this one guy I love at the Times Square stop. He usually plays all Mexican music. He plays a mean Feliz Navidad! Hour plays it a lot too, so if you are at 42nd Street, and hear that song you’ll know who I am taking about. He’s a guitar player/singer. Sometimes he has a sidekick with him as well.
Anybody know any other good ones?
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Ok, new law proposal: kids can no longer trave lin packs larger than 4 on their way to school. Period.
The groups of these school kids are huge! They travel in packs of ten in order to build their powers. They come screaming onto the train in the morning pushing eachother and bumping into other passengers.
Obviously, that’s not a good idea for a law, but you know what I mean.
It is so funny to watch the adults try to get away from them. The grownups see the kiddies coming and immediately start trying to get down to the other side of the train car. Somw pwoplw look like they are legit scared of these kids.
There’s such a look of relief when the kids get off the train. They tend to all get off at the same stop.
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