Ok folks, walked right down to the subway and a train was waiting for me. Plenty of room too! The way this week has gone, it feels too good to be true.
Of course, I am going out later tonight, so something will go wrong then.
The past two weeks of transit nightmares have turned me into quite the pessimist. I have had the worst luck.
Has anyone else had as shitty of a transit week as I have?
Here’s looking forward to a better run next week!
Live from the subway, back to you in studio…
Friday is the best day of the week. Period. The subway is always less crowded. People are more relaxed. There’s more of a casual feel when people exit and enter the train, and people are generally less pissy.
Plus there’s the added bonus that it is in fact the last day of the work week.
I think many people just go straight out after work. How they get to wherever they go after work is a mystery though. The subway is typically less crowded after work on a Friday. Maybe it is because people start leaving the office earlier, so the load is more balanced. Who knows.
So as long as we can keep the crazies off the tracks, today should turn out to be a great transit day. Of course, with my luck, there will be a power failure at my stop!
Wait a minute…it’s Veteran’s Day isn’t it? Well…there’s the answer.
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As I stand in this already over crowded subway car, I can’t help but dread the coming holiday rush. Starbucks has already rolled out the red coffee cups! So you know that means it is downhill from here.
Soon, the out of town shoppers will be here. They will start to invade the transit system. Just being there isn’t really the problem. I think most of us can handle the crowds. Instead, the problem is their complete lack of direction.
The out of town shoppers don’t normally ride the subway so they have no idea where to go. They can’t tell uptown from downtown…an express from a local. It is a nightmare all because they stop right in the middle of everything to figure out where they are going. They don’t know to squish together when the train is crowded. They walk 4 people wide down the halls at very slow paces.
All together it slows the entire system down. That is why I call on YOU to inform these people. Help tell them where to go so we can get things moving! Otherwise, we will all suffer.
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It seems lately that there have been more “because of a police investigation” announcements being made over the PA speakers lately. Everyday, there’s another station that is closed because od police activity. Sometimes, that ends up shutting down entire lines!
I’m all for being safe in the subway, but I hope the MTA police are actually doing something instead of just closing stations every time there is a suspicious situation.
The reason I question the activities of late are because there hasn’t been much attention in the press. Usually when the police make a big bust, they run for the cameras to talk about it. If there were a big police success, they would would want everyone to know about it.
Lately, the only police activity that is heard about outside the subway PA’s happens when the police are cleaning someones splattered ass of the tracks.
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Yesterday when I made my prediction that the transit system might be a little screwy, I forgot that today is also a holiday.
Many schools and federal offices are closed on Election Day. So there’s waaaaaaay less people trying to get around today. So this morning’s anticipation of an insane commute was met by pleasant calmness in the subway system. Hell, I even got a seat!
So yay for Election Day.
Now, if we can manage to keep the crazies off the tracks, it will be an all around great day.
Don’t forget to vote early and often! And remember, CHANGE is good.
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This morning’s disaster with 1, 2, 3 plus 5, 6 service was due to a person getting struck by a train. However, it has not been confirmed as a suicide.
Usually, if someone was pushed, or if it was an accident, you would hear about it right away. Especially if they were pushed because police would want to begin the man hunt.
Tonight’s ride seems to be especially calm. There’s plenty of room on my train. So hopefully, Election Day will be a little more relaxed. But I doubt it.
Many people leave for work early so that they can go vote. So this may end up messing up the normal morning traffic flow.
As for the evening, even more people go to vote after work. Especially with the polls in NYC being open until 9pm. So the afternoon commute could get ugly, although I would suspect mustly for the buses.
Most NYC polling places are right in your neighborhood. So a couple block bus ride might be better than the subway.
Anway, we shall see. SUBWAYblogger is leaving early just in case.
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What a joy. 1, 2, 3 and the 5, 6 trains…good luck this morning.
There’s no downtown service on those lines this morning. By the looks of things, uptown service might be out of luck too.
“Police activity” at Columbus Circle has apparently shut down the works.
Rumor has it that the police activity is due to yet another jumper. I’m sorry, but SUBWAYblogger has little sympathy for anyone who commits suicide in a manner which impacts complete strangers.
Please note, we do not have confirmation at this point of a suicide or even a body on the tracks. At this point, we are just going on what other sources in the area tell SUBWAYblogger.
In any event, I had to make a trek over to a completely different subway line today. So did thousands of other people. One train line with 2 lines worth of riders all trying to get on at the same time. Yippee.
In all the confusion, somehow I managed to get a seat though. Go figure. It was complete luck.
So, we are 0 for 1 so far this week. Nice start MTA.
Live from the subway, back to you in studio…
Apparently someone jumped on the tracks.
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The trains are straight up retarded this week. I’m standing here waiting for the train that the annoucer just said is 5 stops away still.
I’m going to have to claw my way onto this train if I plan on getting home before the sun comes up again. All week it has been like this. One disruption after another. I don’t think I have had a good transit day at all this week.
A double wide baby stroller. You have got to be shitting me! This woman is yelling at people because she is standing in THE DOORWAY with her double wide stoller. She also has on one of thos strap on baby carriers with an infant in it. AAAaaAand another kid who is old enough to walk. Holy crap I wish I had a camera. You wouldn’t believe it until you see it.
Lady, it is rush hour. And the trains are messed up today anyway. People couldn’t fit even if your big as stroller wasn’t here. So what the hell do you expect when you pull this crap.
And here’s a novel idea…
You’re what? 26 years old? How about you close your legs and stop popping out kids. You’ve got 4 of them and the oldest is 6 years old TOPS.
Turns out the ones in the double stroller are twins. Fantastic.
Ok…who’s for a no kids OR no stroller law during rush hour? Throw that out there, and I will vote for you no matter how crazy you are.
Live from the subway, back to you in studio…
You know it’s winter when you need a light jacket on the subway platform. We’re not quite there yet. Close, but not just yet.
This morning I was trying to decide if it was time to break out the winter coat. I finally was able to make up my mind by thinking of how it would feel on the platform.
The conclusion was that I would die in a winter coat on the platform. That would be way too warm.
It was only 36 degrees when I left this morning, but it is still very comfortable in the subway.
Once it is consistantly cold all day, the subway temp will drop down to where you’ll need a coat there too. So once that happens, that will officially be the New York sign of winter.
Sorry, the ice skating rinks being up before Halloween makes them no longer a reliable source.
As of today, you are only allowed a full winter coat if you are over 65 years old…since you’re freezing even in the summer. If you’re not a senior citizen and you are wearing a winter coat…well…you’re a little lame.
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