I could have sworn I just saw that the Metrocard machines were down again. As I walked into my station, I pass a whole wall of Metrocard machines. All of them said “CASH ONLY” across the top.
There were a lot of confused looking people too.
Did anyone have any problems on the way home tonight?
…for the $50 he owes you, but don’t lean on the subway car doors. It’s dangerous–and you block other people. We’re serious about safety. (But clearly not about our public safety ads)
The little nugget above is brought to you by the subway ad I am standing across from right now.
I think I may have seen this one before because the guy in the photo leaning on the door looks familiar. I don’t think I’ve ever read it though.
Wow.
So just when you think the MTA’s ads couldn’t get any more lame, WHAM! There’s another one.
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Well, it’s about that time of the year where Con Ed fully rolls out it’s annual tips for conserving energy. This year, they’ve blessed us with 100 Tips (by number) for saving electricity.
By the looks of things, they may need us to conserve if their crews walk out on strike, but I digress.
So in these subway ads, they offer little nuggets of wisdom such as:
– Use your air conditioning less
– Don’t open the refrigerator as much
– Only wash your clothes in full loads
– Pay Con Ed using their eBill system (saves them some $$$ too)
So yeah. In case you score slightly below retarded intelligence, Con Ed has some genius for you.
For the rest of us, some mind numbing ads to read when you forget your newspaper.
No, I’m not kidding.
Soleil, the newest straphanger, was born right on the F train platform.
Her mom was on the F train when Soleil decided she wanted OUT. A fellow passenger helped her to the platform when when her water broke.
As if in a movie, a nurse stopped to coach her through the birth as well as some concerned citizens. Some say the trains kept running, which is not a shock to me at all. Haha.
Mom and baby are reportedly just fine at Bellevue.
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Honestly, there’s about 20 square feet of the entire 59th Street station complex that’s NOT under construction.
Every time I have to get off there, it is impossible to miss the fact that there’s very little area not walled off, torn up, or fenced. It’s getting a little insane.
They may want to just shut it down till it is done. Why? Because one morning, we will litterally get off the train and have no where to go.
On top of that, they’ve started laying tile in lots of seperate areas without completing a section. So a lot of the areas do not meet up seamlessly. So effed up.
Let’s kick this one around in our collective minds: Standing room only subway cars.
What if we made every other car in a train standing room only? We could get rid of all the seats in the train car, and perhaps add a few more grab rails and holding points.
Think of all the extra people you could fit on the train! The elderly, handicapped, pregnant, fat, or just plain tired/lazy could go into the cars with seats. Everyone else could find more breathing room on the seatless cars.
Ok, how would you know which is which from the platform? Maybe the markings on the outside of the trains could be a certain color. And always make the first car a seated or seatless car (just pick on and make it standard).
My other idea would be to make the seats all “flipable.” Have you ever noticed the flip-up seats on the ends of trains like the 2 train or 4, 5, 6 train? It’s usually just on the end of the train. There’s a double wide seat that automatically flips upright to allow space for a wheelchair.
What’s nice is the fact that many people don’t bother to flip it down during rush hour. What if all the individual seats on the train automatically flipped upright? That would free some space.
Just drives me nuts when I see 350 pound people sitting, taking up 3 seats wide, and the standing room for 6 people.
There are mechanical problems at South Ferry, the turn around point for the 1 line. So selected trains are terminating there…whatever that means.
So there are big delays on the 1.
The F train is having issues because of signal problems. So that’s backed up too.
When it rains, it pours.
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Can we all agree that the quality of subway advertisments has gone downhill the past few months?
SUBWAYblogger especially hates the Downtown Podiatry ads. You know these?
They are the ads with photos of feet including hammertoes, blisters, bunions, etc. And the graphics look like they were done in 1983.
Yeah. GROSS.
The last thing I want to see on my way to work is gross bare feet with before and after shots.
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I just bought a new Metrocard, and was again reminded of how badly we monthy unlimited users were hosed in the fare hike.
I only bring it up because of yesterday’s news of a $3 billion deficit in the MTA budget.
Where the hell is all the money going? If there are millions of rides everyday, that means there’s millions in revenue everyday. However, it seems like that money is already spent before they even have it.
I also love how casually they say that the missing money was just for maintenance and repairs….nothing major. It’s the lack of repairs and maintenance that has caused the subway system to crumble in the first place!
Then you look around at stations like 59th Columbus Cirlce which is taking 2+ years to refurbish and you wonder what the hell is going on. They can build 30 story apartment buildings in a year, but they can’t pour fresh concrete and lay some tiles in less than 2 when it comes to the subway.
It’s a big scam.
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Just when you thought some serious decisions were finally going to be made in Albany about all things transportation in NYC, Spitzer had to get caught with his pants down.
Clearly, these developments throw some major wrenches in plans for things like congestion pricing and transit related budget issues. While the pols in Albany get their panties untwisted, we’ll just have to wait around.
Regardless of your opinion of Spitzer as a leader, at least some decisions were being made. Good or bad…at least once they were decided, we could all move on to the next thing.
That’s the most frustrating thing about politics…all the waiting and suspense.
For example, the fare hike. Personally, as a monthly card holder, I feel it was a little excessive. Needed perhaps, but a bit much. However, I’m just glad it is done! At least I know for the next year or two, the price will be the price. I can move on with my life.
Congestion pricing, well now what? If your for it or against it, wouldn’t you just rather have a final decision made so we could all move on.
I’ve got my fingers crossed that Patterson can get the momentum moving again.
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