I Know A lot about the system and proud of it!  :D ;) :)

Come On! Why do nobody reply to my posts, but always reply to the other people?



Maybe people aren't really interested in the NY subway.



Cat

have you seen any exposed penises on the subway?

Which Train do you take,Rene? ???

have you seen any exposed penises on the subway?


exposure is a problem on the subway sometimes.

What is the price structure of the New York City Subway?

Does it have a neat colour coded map like the London Underground system?

Does it have a neat colour coded map like the London Underground system?
Yes It Does

I've been taking public transportation for quite a long time now and I know that trains can get very crowded,How do you handle that? ???

Which Train do you take,Rene? ???
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,S(42 STREET SHUTTLE),A,C,E,B,D,F,V,N,Q,R,W,J,M,Z,L,G,S(FRANKLIN AVENUE SHUTTLE),S(ROCKAWAY PARK SHUTTLE)

Come On! Why do nobody reply to my posts, but always reply to the other people?


You have a lot of unanswered questions here.  ::) 

Which station was the location used in the movie Ghost?

Which station was the location used in the movie Ghost?
42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal Lower Level. It's Under The Southbound Platform, The Lower Level Has One Side Platform. Its Been Abandoned since 1975. Rush Hour E train used to stop there.

42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal Lower Level. It's Under The Southbound Platform, The Lower Level Has One Side Platform. Its Been Abandoned since 1975. Rush Hour E train used to stop there.
Similar to the Aldwych Underground Station here in London, which has been abandoned from some while now, and is always being used for filiming.

You have a lot of unanswered questions here.  ::) 
Well isn't that so?  ::)

Yes It Does



I guess I expected a link  :-\\


You have a lot of unanswered questions here.  ::) 


I'm particularly waiting for the answer to stigfeld's question!  ;)

What is the price structure of the New York City Subway?
This is still yet to be answered.

This is still yet to be answered.



$2.00 but for Senior Citizens(half-fare and disability over the age of 65 or elderly,$1.00).

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,S(42 STREET SHUTTLE),A,C,E,B,D,F,V,N,Q,R,W,J,M,Z,L,G,S(FRANKLIN AVENUE SHUTTLE),S(ROCKAWAY PARK SHUTTLE)


What about the train you take to work? ???

How do you deal with the trains when there's no air conditioner? :P

This is still yet to be answered.
LOOK, I'm checking, ok. DON'T RUSH ME!

How do you deal with the trains when there's no air conditioner? :P
just Open up the windows in the train.

just Open up the windows in the train.


Well,if you're underground you can't but maybe when taking the Number 7 train,It's possible cause you're above ground.

What about the train you take to work? ???
UM,............... I DONT GO TO WORK CHECK MY PROFILE, I'M 17.  I go to High School.

Well,if you're underground you can't but maybe when taking the Number 7 train,It's possible cause you're above ground.
The 7 Train ain't the only train to go above the ground, But the A,B,D,F,G,J,L,M,N,Q,W,S(Franklin Avenue and Rockaway Park Shuttles),Z,1,2,3,4,5,6 does.

have you seen any exposed penises on the subway?
You......................SICK!

UM,............... I DONT GO TO WORK CHECK MY PROFILE, I'M 17.  I go to High School.


I'm sorry,I'll check next time.

I'm sorry,I'll check next time.
That's Okay, Just don't do it again NEXT TIME.

UM,............... I DONT GO TO WORK CHECK MY PROFILE, I'M 17.  I go to High School.
i worked when i was 17.

i worked when i was 17.
WELL, i don't!

WELL, i don't!
when i was your age we had to walk 5 miles every day to school in the snow. and we couldn't afford shoes so we had to just gut small woodland animals and stick our feet in em to stay warm. and we didn't have any of this new-fangled stuff you kids have nowadays like cell phones or the internet or paper or wheels. if you couldn't do it by banging rocks together, it just plain didn't get done. and that's the way it was, and we liked it.

when i was your age we had to walk 5 miles every day to school in the snow. and we couldn't afford shoes so we had to just gut small woodland animals and stick our feet in em to stay warm. and we didn't have any of this new-fangled stuff you kids have nowadays like cell phones or the internet or paper or wheels. if you couldn't do it by banging rocks together, it just plain didn't get done. and that's the way it was, and we liked it.
Well Good For You!  ;)

have you seen any exposed penises on the subway?


I did, not on the subway but on the Staten Island Ferry.

when i was your age we had to walk 5 miles every day to school in the snow. and we couldn't afford shoes so we had to just gut small woodland animals and stick our feet in em to stay warm. and we didn't have any of this new-fangled stuff you kids have nowadays like cell phones or the internet or paper or wheels. if you couldn't do it by banging rocks together, it just plain didn't get done. and that's the way it was, and we liked it.



Well, I had to walk 10 to school in 6 ft of snow-uphill BOTH WAYS!!!  And not didn't we have shoes, we didn't even have small woodland animals to stick to our feet. And we didn't have anything but dirt to eat. SO THERE!!!!  :D ;D ;D ;D




Cat

i worked when i was 17.


I worked at 14!

But then again, we're not yankees. Damn lazy northerners!!

I worked at 14!

But then again, we're not yankees. Damn lazy northerners!!



Hey, I resemble that remark.  :D



Cat

I worked at 14!

But then again, we're not yankees. Damn lazy northerners!!


Yankees are better than Hoosiers, I know, for I am a Hoosier.

Yankees are better than Hoosiers, I know, for I am a Hoosier.


There are breeds of cat higher up the evolutionary scale than your average Hoosier.

;) ;D

Of course, I'm not referring to the good people of Indiana.  ;)

There are breeds of cat higher up the evolutionary scale than your average Hoosier.

;) ;D

Of course, I'm not referring to the good people of Indiana.  ;)


The original definition of Hoosier was "ignorent person", they changed the definition later(for obvious reasons).

Interesting comparison BTW. ;)

I worked at 14!

But then again, we're not yankees. Damn lazy northerners!!


HEY!!!

I worked at 15 and I'm a Yankee.

at 11 i was already working by helping plan the upcoming Second War of Northern Aggression.

WELL, i don't!


You don't have a job? ???

Why do the people that sit next to me on the subway always smell so bad?

I mean, it pleases me, don't get me wrong, it re-affirms my belief in soap, but why do they pick me.. am I a bum magnet or something..

Why do the people that sit next to me on the subway always smell so bad?

I mean, it pleases me, don't get me wrong, it re-affirms my belief in soap, but why do they pick me.. am I a bum magnet or something..


Maybe they don't deodorize. ;D

How long does your commute take?

Which station is set at the deepest depth below ground level?

How come she's not answering the questions? >:(

at 11 I was already working by helping plan the upcoming Second War of Northern Aggression.



No need.  At 9 I figured out that that it wouldn't take more than a couple of nerf balls and the hairy eyeball to send the rebs back on their way.

No need.  At 9 I figured out that that it wouldn't take more than a couple of nerf balls and the hairy eyeball to send the rebs back on their way.


They don't make loud, smelly, Confederate Flag carrying, tobacco chewing, Dixie singing, hardtack eating Rebs like they used to.  It really is a shame.

They don't make loud, smelly, Confederate Flag carrying, tobacco chewing, Dixie singing, hardtack eating Rebs like they used to.  It really is a shame.


;D

what do you think about Wesley Autrey? ???

What is the newest line on the New York City Subway?

Which station is set at the deepest depth below ground level?


And which one has the most steps?

And which one has the most steps?
If it is anything to go by, I do happen to know the deepest Tube Station in London.

dag. bigrene's gonna have a lot of catching up to do.

dag. bigrene's gonna have a lot of catching up to do.


Yeah,Where Is she? ??? ::)

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,S(42 STREET SHUTTLE),A,C,E,B,D,F,V,N,Q,R,W,J,M,Z,L,G,S(FRANKLIN AVENUE SHUTTLE),S(ROCKAWAY PARK SHUTTLE)


Is there any system to the naming of the lines?

The Subway lines here looks complicated

The Subway lines here looks complicated


I bet the London system looks as complicated if you superimposed the routes on a street map.  Its just because we are used to seeing the 'wiring diagram' version.

confusion wise new york has it all over london. the london tube is usually pretty easy to figure out, considering...

confusion wise new york has it all over london. the london tube is usually pretty easy to figure out, considering...
With all the thanks to Harry Beck

dag. bigrene's gonna have a lot of catching up to do.



It will be pretty hard for her to catch up considering she went the way of so many others before her (and it didn't take her long either).



Cat

Yeah,Where Is she? ??? ::)


She missed the subway ;D

Why is that so many bums ride the subway?

The Subway lines here looks complicated


You mean like the different colored lines? ???

You mean like the different colored lines? ???
The coloured lines are all right, it is all those bends.

The coloured lines are all right, it is all those bends.


Yeah,that can get very confusing sometimes.

Well you see, the wonderful thing about the London Underground map, is that it does away with scale.. simply because, scale has no real relevance when you're underground.

Rene, when will I get a tunnel to Staten Island so I can quit the half hour boat ride?

Rene, when will I get a tunnel to Staten Island so I can quit the half hour boat ride?


When they strike oil in Yonkers.

When they strike oil in Yonkers.


good point

good point


You wouldn't even ride it.. oh, actually, you would if it connected up with Brooklyn, I was thinking of having to go in a tunnel all the way to Manhattan.

How hot can it get during the summer down there? :P

and bigrene still keeps getting questions ...

bigwene, why you so cwazy? :D

Are the trains in the Subway refridgerated?

Ever see this guy on the subway?  :o :o :o

http://horror.about.com/b/a/ghost_Vincent_Schiavelli.jpg

...or this chap?

http://www.videodetective.com/photos/061/002571_2.jpg

I think maybe bigrene got lost on the subway and hasn't been able to find her way back here  :o

I think maybe bigrene got lost on the subway and hasn't been able to find her way back here  :o


Neh, we scared her off. http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/evillaugh3.gif

Neh, we scared her off. http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/evillaugh3.gif



So,She'll never come back?

Are the trains in the Subway refridgerated?


Only during the summertime.

Only during the summertime.
well, that would be the time to do it.

well, that would be the time to do it.


Unless you wanted to kill off the bums?

Unless you wanted to kill off the bums?


Or get rid of the passengers.

So,She'll never come back?


We are not that lucky unfortunately :(

I had wished to learn more about the New York City Subway too?

We are not that lucky unfortunately :(


So,Why in the hell did she come here?

We are not that lucky unfortunately :(


She is now known as the neurotic yet slightly annoying guest Christina.  Wonder if Christina will post here?

She is now known as the neurotic yet slightly annoying guest Christina.  Wonder if Christina will post here?


Guests can't post in this section

Guests can't post in this section


Bummer, she's going to have to use her alter ego then.

Bummer, she's going to have to use her alter ego then.



Well,I wish her good luck with that idea. ::)

Bummer, she's going to have to use her alter ego then.


Which one?  She has so many of them ;D

Which one?  She has so many of them ;D


I wonder if she was another....

Naw, must be my imagination.

I wonder if she was another....

Naw, must be my imagination.


She could've been another alter ego on here years ago.

She could've been another alter ego on here years ago.
Exactly my thoughts.

How many email accounts can one person have???

How many email accounts can one person have???


At one stage my son had around twenty, but a majority of those was for work.

At one stage my son had around twenty, but a majority of those was for work.


She's only in high school.  Which means she probably got 7 or 8.

She's only in high school.  Which means she probably got 7 or 8.
...and cannot remember which?

How many email accounts can one person have???




I have 3 myself, two at yahoo and one at hotmail.

She could've been another alter ego on here years ago.


I was thinking more like not too long ago...

But I'm not going to say anything else, no need to start any problems.

I have 3 myself, two at yahoo and one at hotmail.


I have had only one and that was go.com which I have been using for almost 8 years.

I have had only one and that was go.com which I have been using for almost 8 years.


Two of them help me have more than one account on other sites...

But I only have two on accounts on two sites(Two user accounts on gaiaonline and two image accounts).

I hope this Summer it doesn't get too hot down there or the subway will become a sauna. :P

Hey, anyone mind if I take over and try to answer subway questions?

have you seen any exposed penises on the subway?


I have.  Butts, too.

I have.  Butts, too.
...just when you do not have a camera?

What is the price structure of the New York City Subway?


$2 is the basic fare that gets you thru the turnstile.  Once you're on the other side of the turnstile, you can stay on indefinitely.

Seniors and people with certain disabilities pay half fare.

There are no more tokens.  I think they got rid of them for good in 2000 or so.  You have to buy a Metro-Card.  For $4, you can buy a FunPass card that lets you get on and off unlimited times for 24 hours.  You can get unlimited ride cards for a week or a month that depending on how often you ride can be a significant discount for you.  When I didn't have a car I used to use that -- now I just refill my card, since I rarely take the train on weekends.  When you do it on a refill basis, you get 2 free rides for every $20 you put on the card.

My job and many other companies have TransitChek, for which I've procrastinated signing up.  My co. gives you the first $30 toward a monthly unlimited card, and the rest gets taken out of your pay pretax.  I'm like, totally wasting money by not signing up...

...just when you do not have a camera?


Actually, Philip, I believe it's against the law to take photographs on the subway now. 

Actually, Philip, I believe it's against the law to take photographs on the subway now. 
To take photographs, spoil sports.

To take photographs, spoil sports.


Yep.  The thinking is that you could be casing the joint in order to blow it up later...

Does it have a neat colour coded map like the London Underground system?


http://subway.umka.org/map-new-york.html

I've been taking public transportation for quite a long time now and I know that trains can get very crowded,How do you handle that? ???


I use what I'd call the "polite pushing" technique -- staking your claim while keeping a sweet smile on your face.

I use what I'd call the "polite pushing" technique -- staking your claim while keeping a sweet smile on your face.
I avoid the crowds in the first place.

I avoid the crowds in the first place.


LOL!  Impossible here.

LOL!  Impossible here.
You can in London, you just arrange to travel when it is not the Rush Hour.

You can in London, you just arrange to travel when it is not the Rush Hour.


Yeah, but if you can't avoid the rush hour than yu're SOL...

Yeah, but if you can't avoid the rush hour than yu're SOL...
Travel by bus instead

Travel by bus instead


Well, then you have the problem of traffic.  Plus it's not that easy to get into the city by bus from some places.  Where I live there's an express bus, but it costs more than the std fare -- I think $4 or 4.50.

You can in London, you just arrange to travel when it is not the Rush Hour.


Woo-hoo!

I must ask the powers-that-be if I could start work at 1pm!

Woo-hoo!

I must ask the powers-that-be if I could start work at 1pm!
You will probably be asked to start at 1am.

I use what I'd call the "polite pushing" technique -- staking your claim while keeping a sweet smile on your face.



The hell with sweet smiles,I don't care.I just want a damn seat! >:(

http://subway.umka.org/map-new-york.html





I should print that out.

Hey, anyone mind if I take over and try to answer subway questions?




Sure,Go right ahead.  :)

http://subway.umka.org/map-new-york.html


Look complicated, but the lines are depicted clear.

Look complicated, but the lines are depicted clear.



Some lines are squiggly.

Some lines are squiggly.
Too bends went traveling?

Too bends went traveling?



Yeah,the lines bend a lot.

The hell with sweet smiles,I don't care.I just want a damn seat! >:(


Well, on thinking about it, perhaps the sweet smile thing wouldn't work as well for a guy, anyway...

Look complicated, but the lines are depicted clear.


It is complicated, in that the subway runs thru 4 boroughs.  I don't know the miles;I'll look it up when I get home.  How big of an area does London's subway cover?

Well, on thinking about it, perhaps the sweet smile thing wouldn't work as well for a guy, anyway...



I push,people do it too. ::)

It is complicated, in that the subway runs thru 4 boroughs.  I don't know the miles;I'll look it up when I get home.  How big of an area does London's subway cover?
Cannot find the precise area covered but the distant of each line is are as follows;

LINE LENGTH km (miles)
Bakerloo Line  22.5km (14m) 
Central Line  83.2km (52m)
Circle Line  20.8km (13m)
District Line  64km (40m) 60
East London Line  7km (4.4m)
Hammersmith & City Line  26.4km (16.5m)
Jubilee Line  38.4km (24m)
Metropolitan Line  66.4km (41.5m)
Northern Line  57.6km (36m)
Piccadilly Line  70.4km (44m)
Victoria Line  22.4km (14m)
Waterloo & City Line  2.4km (1.5m)
Total route length 414km (258m)

Cannot find the precise area covered but the distant of each line is are as follows;

LINE LENGTH km (miles)
Bakerloo Line  22.5km (14m) 
Central Line  83.2km (52m)
Circle Line  20.8km (13m)
District Line  64km (40m) 60
East London Line  7km (4.4m)
Hammersmith & City Line  26.4km (16.5m)
Jubilee Line  38.4km (24m)
Metropolitan Line  66.4km (41.5m)
Northern Line  57.6km (36m)
Piccadilly Line  70.4km (44m)
Victoria Line  22.4km (14m)
Waterloo & City Line  2.4km (1.5m)
Total route length 414km (258m)



Here's what I've found on the 4 boroughs of NYC covered by the subway:

Manhattan: 22.96 square miles (59.47  km²)
Brooklyn: 96.9 sq mi (251.0 km² )
Bronx: 57.4 sq mi (148.7 km² )
Queens: 178.3 sq mi 461.7 km² (461.7 km² )

Total length of subway lines: 656 mi (1056 km) revenue-generating and 842 mi (1355 km) (total)

A bit bigger than yours, Phil, which I expected.  We have 26 lines and 468 stations.  On a typical weekday, about 5 million people ride.

My commute from Bay Ridge Brooklyn to Midtown Manhattan is about an hour if I transfer from the local to the express, over an hour if I stay on the local.  I'm definitely not close.

Why is it so darn hot down there in the Subway during the summer and why can't they put fans or small air conditioners around? ???

http://subway.umka.org/map-new-york.html




thanks

Why is it so darn hot down there in the Subway during the summer and why can't they put fans or small air conditioners around? ???


Now THAT is a good question, Howard.  The engineer who sits in the next cube will be able to answer it for me, but he won't be back until tomorrow.  So stay tuned.

How do you deal with the trains when there's no air conditioner? :P


I try to avoid them in the first place, but if I get stuck in one, I run into the next car when we hit the next stop.  I NEVER walk between cars, tho.

My commute from Bay Ridge Brooklyn to Midtown Manhattan is about an hour if I transfer from the local to the express, over an hour if I stay on the local.  I'm definitely not close.


Ooohh, Bay Ridge is nice, I think I once burnt my feet there.

So, why is it that after 9 or whenever it is, the trains cease to stop at certain stations.. nothing more annoying than getting on and then realizing that.. Oh great, I didn't wanna end up in Brooklyn.

Well,if you're underground you can't but maybe when taking the Number 7 train,It's possible cause you're above ground.


You can when you're underground, but who knows what might seep in...  http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/01/barf.gif

Ooohh, Bay Ridge is nice, I think I once burnt my feet there.

LOL, why am I not surprised you've been to "Bar Ridge," Davey.  ;D ;D

So, why is it that after 9 or whenever it is, the trains cease to stop at certain stations.. nothing more annoying than getting on and then realizing that.. Oh great, I didn't wanna end up in Brooklyn.


There's less service in general at night because there are less people taking the train. 

How long does your commute take?


Mine takes about an hour if I transfer to the express, about an hour and 15 min if I remain on the local.

Which station is set at the deepest depth below ground level?


191st street on the #1 line, at 160 feet below the surface.

what do you think about Wesley Autrey? ???


I think he did a good thing and people tried to capitalize on it and jump on his bandwagon.

LOL, why am I not surprised you've been to "Bar Ridge," Davey.  ;D ;D

There's less service in general at night because there are less people taking the train. 




Because I'm just that predictable?

But still, it inconveniences me.. and that's really the most important thing.

What is the newest line on the New York City Subway?


The V and W both started in 2001.

Because I'm just that predictable?

Let's just say there's, like, this aura you give off.  :)

But still, it inconveniences me.. and that's really the most important thing.


You could always write to the Straphangers Campaign: http://www.straphangers.org/ ... 

Let's just say there's, like, this aura you give off.  :)

You could always write to the Straphangers Campaign: http://www.straphangers.org/ ... 


I give off an aura.. are you sure it's just because I was late for work this morning and couldn't shower?  ;D

I could join some campaign or I could just be content that I live in a city small enough to navigate by automobile.

anananna seems to have taken over the subway info duties from bigrene. which is okay with me, since i prefer my subway facts to be served with merely reasonable and moderate quantities of blind fury and unprovoked outrage.

anananna seems to have taken over the subway info duties from bigrene. which is okay with me, since i prefer my subway facts to be served with merely reasonable and moderate quantities of blind fury and unprovoked outrage.


Bigrene basically had an eppie if you mentioned anything.. at all.

That was fun, I want it back, it's good to toy with the unstable.

I give off an aura.. are you sure it's just because I was late for work this morning and couldn't shower?  ;D

OMG, that was YOU on the R train this morning, then, with the bloody lip, clutching a half-eaten Slider??

I could join some campaign or I could just be content that I live in a city small enough to navigate by automobile.


And that would be...AZ?  Your profile says it but I thought you lived down South...

anananna seems to have taken over the subway info duties from bigrene. which is okay with me, since i prefer my subway facts to be served with merely reasonable and moderate quantities of blind fury and unprovoked outrage.


If she and I had to fight for it, I wonder who would win?

OMG, that was YOU on the R train this morning, then, with the bloody lip, clutching a half-eaten Slider??

And that would be...AZ?  Your profile says it but I thought you lived down South...


No, I don't live in Arizona.. that's some Megadeth trivia. When Megadeth first put up a website (one of the first bands to do so) Dave Mustaine had recently moved to Phoenix.. which sort of led to the "Where the hell is Megadeth; Arizona?" also the album cover for Hidden treasures features numerous Arizona towns on a map with several Megadeth song titles on the same cover as part of the map.. still with me? - Good, I live in St. Louis right now.. I hate the surrounding states (actually Illinois is great but not southern Illinois) but St. Louis is a nice bastion of civilisation in the great expanse of nothingness that is the Mid-West.

Bloody Lip, Yes. But the slider would be eaten. Never used the R, to my knowledge, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C & E.

No, I don't live in Arizona.. that's some Megadeth trivia. When Megadeth first put up a website (one of the first bands to do so) Dave Mustaine had recently moved to Phoenix.. which sort of led to the "Where the hell is Megadeth; Arizona?" also the album cover for Hidden treasures features numerous Arizona towns on a map with several Megadeth song titles on the same cover as part of the map.. still with me? - Good, I live in St. Louis right now.. I hate the surrounding states (actually Illinois is great but not southern Illinois) but St. Louis is a nice bastion of civilisation in the great expanse of nothingness that is the Mid-West.

Bloody Lip, Yes. But the slider would be eaten. Never used the R, to my knowledge, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C & E.


If you've been to Bay Ridge...you have to have taken the R, 'less you got down there some other way. 
I never got into Megadeth -- that was more my sister's thing...
Never been to the midwest, either.  Actually, the farthest west I've ever been so far is Syracuse. 

If you've been to Bay Ridge...you have to have taken the R, 'less you got down there some other way. 
I never got into Megadeth -- that was more my sister's thing...
Never been to the midwest, either.  Actually, the farthest west I've ever been so far is Syracuse. 


Maybe I have been on it then, it's all so confusing, I'm far more at home with the London underground, grew up with that, so simple.

Never got in to Megadeth, I'm afraid that an offense punishable by excommunication.

Never been to the mid-west? Don't come.. unless you go to Chicago, which really dosen't count. There's a reason I live here whilst I'm finishing my degree, it's so cheap. There's a reason it's so cheap, it's crap.  ;D

If she and I had to fight for it, I wonder who would win?
i think big rene would have an advantage in the psycho rage category and would totally kick, scratch, spit, claw at your eyeballs, come at you with blunt objects, boil rabbits, poo in her hand and fling it at you, etc., but if you used your brain you could probably outsmart her pretty easy.

i think big rene would have an advantage in the psycho rage category and would totally kick, scratch, spit, claw at your eyeballs, come at you with blunt objects, boil rabbits, poo in her hand and fling it at you, etc., but if you used your brain you could probably outsmart her pretty easy.


Fair point, but I think Greneey suffers from the made up disease of epi-leprosy.. and if somebody shone a strobe light at her, she'd have a fit and shake so hard her limbs would fall off.

Now THAT is a good question, Howard.  The engineer who sits in the next cube will be able to answer it for me, but he won't be back until tomorrow.  So stay tuned.


OK, he came back so I asked him.  There is no AC or fan in the subway platforms because the air would dissipate and escape down the tunnel.  So...there's the answer...

I try to avoid them in the first place, but if I get stuck in one, I run into the next car when we hit the next stop.  I NEVER walk between cars, tho.



I myself just try to enjoy the ride even if I'm sweating to death. :P

Why is that some people wear sunglasses on trains? ???

Why is that some people wear sunglasses on trains? ???


Hi, as somebody who wears sunglasses at night and indoors.. it's because it's tre cool. I hope that answers your question.

Hi, as somebody who wears sunglasses at night and indoors.. it's because it's tre cool. I hope that answers your question.


More because pretending to be blind has its perks 8)

More because pretending to be blind has it's perks 8)


;D

Not actually pretending to be blind, although I've thought about it.

I just hate my eyes so I cover them up a lot.

I just hate my eyes so I cover them up a lot.


Aww,pourquoi?

Aww,pourquoi?


Because they're all weird. First of all, I used to have real nice blue eyes.. then they started to go Green.. and stopped, so one is now predominantly green and one is predominantly blue.. although in the winter, they're both more blue.  ???

Then my left eye is almost always half closed.. actually, I say half closed, both are always half closed (I seem to have a nocturnal thing going on) the left one is even more closed than the right... it's not really even something that's noticeable, but I know it's doing it, so it bugs me.

Because they're all weird. First of all, I used to have real nice blue eyes.. then they started to go Green.. and stopped, so one is now predominantly green and one is predominantly blue.. although in the winter, they're both more blue.  ???


Ah that's cool! I once dated a guy that had the weirdest eye color i ever seen,it would change from blue to green all the time,i even wrote him a a little poem,it's in portuguese,but whatever,i'm too lazy to translate :P

"Ollhos verdes...
que à luz do sol são azuis
Ollhos azuis...
que em sitios de pouca luz
se tornam verdes"

Ah that's cool! I once dated a guy that had the weirdest eye color i ever seen,it would change from blue to green all the time,i even wrote him a a little poem,it's in portuguese,but whatever,i'm too lazy to translate :P

"Ollhos verdes...
que à luz do sol são azuis
Ollhos azuis...
que em sitios de pouca luz
se tornam verdes"


Errr.. yeah. Sounds lovely.. I'm sure.  ;D

Hold on, I have one.

Simao Sabrosa, Joaquin.. Figo.
Fluminese, Jarzinho, Socrates.  ;D

Errr.. yeah. Sounds lovely.. I'm sure.  ;D

Hold on, I have one.

Simao Sabrosa, Joaquin.. Figo.
Fluminese, Jarzinho, Socrates.  ;D


Karma! My heart is tricolor(fluminense) :)

But...no ronaldos? :D

More because pretending to be blind has its perks 8)


or to avoid eye contact.

Karma! My heart is tricolor(fluminense) :)

But...no ronaldos? :D


There's never been a Ronaldo I can stomach.

Anyway, I myself prefer Vasco - Always support the working mans club, football shouldn't be a rich mans game.

How many times do conductors say "Please Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors" in one day?

How many times do conductors say "Please Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors" in one day?
In London on the Tube, these announcement inside the trains are pre-recorded, but announcements within the station are still made live over a PA system.

In London on the Tube, these announcement inside the trains are pre-recorded, but announcements within the station are still made live over a PA system.


I think that some of these were done by Janet Mayo who was (is?) a local television presenter.  Her husband used to work at this uni and I met him on a first aid course

In London on the Tube, these announcement inside the trains are pre-recorded, but announcements within the station are still made live over a PA system.



Are they easy to hear?

Are they easy to hear?
All can be hear precisely.

Annie ...

Have you seen this guy on the New York subway ..

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Yes?













Well that's strange, 'cause I have it on good authority that he's never set foot in the city of New York ...

so maybe you need to call the 'big yellow taxi!'
;D

Ah that's cool! I once dated a guy that had the weirdest eye color i ever seen,it would change from blue to green all the time,i even wrote him a a little poem,it's in portuguese,but whatever,i'm too lazy to translate :P

"Ollhos verdes...
que à luz do sol são azuis
Ollhos azuis...
que em sitios de pouca luz
se tornam verdes"
Ollhos green... that to the light of the blue sun they are Ollhos blue... that in sitios of little light if they become greens "

that's what babel fish did with the poem...

And which one has the most steps?


This one I couldn't find, Karen...sorry.  :-\\

Is there any system to the naming of the lines?


Not that I could find.  They used to be divided into three entities: IRT, BMT and IND, but they merged a long time ago.

Why is that so many bums ride the subway?


Cheap rent, I reckon. 

Rene, when will I get a tunnel to Staten Island so I can quit the half hour boat ride?


Oh, wow...didn't realize we had a Staten Islander on here.  Did you grow up there?
I'm your neighbour.  I'm in Bay Ridge.

Oh, wow...didn't realize we had a Staten Islander on here.  Did you grow up there?
I'm your neighbour.  I'm in Bay Ridge.
belle du jour is in fact the only reason ive ever been to staten island.

How hot can it get during the summer down there? :P


THe MTA doesn't tell us, but I found some bloggers who say the temp can get to the 100s at some stations.

Are the trains in the Subway refridgerated?


You mean ACed?  They have air conditioning, yes.  Sometimes there'll be a car in which it's not working.

Fair point, but I think Greneey suffers from the made up disease of epi-leprosy.. and if somebody shone a strobe light at her, she'd have a fit and shake so hard her limbs would fall off.


Perhaps if I splashed her with holy water she'd melt?

Why is that some people wear sunglasses on trains? ???


I sometimes wear 'em because I don't feel like looking people in the eye that day...

How many times do conductors say "Please Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors" in one day?


Intelligibly?  Not so many.

In London on the Tube, these announcement inside the trains are pre-recorded, but announcements within the station are still made live over a PA system.


A few of the lines have new trains that have it prerecorded.  The conductor can still override it, tho'.

Annie ...

Have you seen this guy on the New York subway ..

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Yes?













Well that's strange, 'cause I have it on good authority that he's never set foot in the city of New York ...

so maybe you need to call the 'big yellow taxi!'
;D



That you, dear?  You're pretty cute, in like a Moody Blues kinda way.  :)

belle du jour is in fact the only reason ive ever been to staten island.


Staten Island is just, like, scary.

Why is that some people wear sunglasses on trains? ???
...because they do not wish to be recognised.

That you, dear?  You're pretty cute, in like a Moody Blues kinda way.  :)


Yes (and thank you!) Annie ... it is I.


Funny you should liken me to the Moody Blues. For many years, they were my favourite band ... and I recently posted three of their album covers in a thread here.
Ah, yes ... here's a link: http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=27672.msg1342619#msg1342619


:)

Staten Island is just, like, scary.
scared me, that's for sure. and hailing from the murder capital of the world, i'm hard to impress.

A few of the lines have new trains that have it prerecorded.  The conductor can still override it, tho'.
I do not thinnk the driver would like to say this all day long.

Yes (and thank you!) Annie ... it is I.


Funny you should liken me to the Moody Blues. For many years, they were my favourite band ... and I recently posted three of their album covers in a thread here.
Ah, yes ... here's a link: http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=27672.msg1342619#msg1342619


:)


Very nice. 
I saw them twice: once at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, CT when I was about 19, and once at an outdoor venue in my hometown in '99 or 2000.  During the outdoor show, it was POURING rain and we were dancing round in the mud -- priceless.  Wanna do that again.

scared me, that's for sure. and hailing from the murder capital of the world, i'm hard to impress.


Where are you from?  It ain't in yer profile...

Where are you from?  It ain't in yer profile... :P
it doesn't say witch mountain anymore? :P

i live about ten miles from washington d.c.

it doesn't say witch mountain anymore? :P

i live about ten miles from washington d.c.


Nope, it was blank...
So, DC is really the murder capital of the world??

Nope, it was blank...
So, DC is really the murder capital of the world??
oo! i gotta fix that. it’s supposed to say witch mountain.

d.c. used to be more murder-capital-of-the-world-y than it is now, i think it was an 80s, early 90s thing. i guess to go along with the hardcore and go-go scene that used to be big in d.c. (c.f. the gogo posse: “d.c. don’t stand for... dodge city.”) now there’s no scene of any sort here, just lots of coffee shops. heck, i hardly even lock my doors these days.

Staten Island is just, like, scary.


Tell me about it, I grew up there.  It's always interesting when I go homw to visit.  ;D

Ollhos green... that to the light of the blue sun they are Ollhos blue... that in sitios of little light if they become greens "

that's what babel fish did with the poem...


Ollhos are eyes, because yeux is eye in French, or however you spell it.. you just work backwards.

scared me, that's for sure. and hailing from the murder capital of the world, i'm hard to impress.


Not anymore buddy, I'm the murder capital man now.

Ollhos green... that to the light of the blue sun they are Ollhos blue... that in sitios of little light if they become greens "

that's what babel fish did with the poem...



Ollhos are eyes, because yeux is eye in French, or however you spell it.. you just work backwards.


Oh what a mess,i gave eye and extra L somehow :o

My little poem in english is not as sweet :(
"Green eyes...
at the morning sun are blue
Blue eyes...
that in places with no light turn green"

Oh what a mess,i gave eye and extra L somehow :o

My little poem in english is not as sweet :(
"Green eyes...
at the morning sun are blue
Blue eyes...
that in places with no light turn green"


Green eyes, gaze longingly at the sun,
Blue eyes, turn softly towards the floor.
Green eyes, face me as mine close.
Blue eyes, hide shame behind.

No one knows, what it's like.. to be the nice guy.. to be the charitable fella, behind green eyes.  ;D

When trains stop what's the red signal for? ???

Annie ...

Have you seen this guy on the New York subway ..

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Yes?













Well that's strange, 'cause I have it on good authority that he's never set foot in the city of New York ...

so maybe you need to call the 'big yellow taxi!'
;D




Is that You? ???

When trains stop what's the red signal for? ???


To signal them to stop, just like a car.

To signal them to stop, just like a car.


But why does it take so long?

Is that You? ???


You haven't seen my 'mugshot' before Howard?  ??? Yes ... that's 'Mr.Mister' , alias 'Green Lantern' alias a certain 'medicine' man  ;) :D

But why does it take so long?


You mean for the train to stop?  I reckon 'cause it's so big...and goes so fast...

You mean for the train to stop?  I reckon 'cause it's so big...and goes so fast...
inertia's a bitch.

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What happened to your pic / avatar Annie?

Looks like you've taken a tour around 'Willy Wonka's' Chocolate factory, and fallen in!  ;D :D

What happened to your pic / avatar Annie?

Looks like you've taken a tour around 'Willy Wonka's' Chocolate factory, and fallen in!  ;D :D


I wanted to reflect the fact that I got a lot of sun last weekend.  Not a great pic but it's more, like, "realtime."

Perhaps I'll change it before I leave for Vermont...

You sure darken up pretty good! It's probably the background light too, or something like that. Looks sort of intimate ... almost intense ....  :-* 8)

I'm starting to get hot under the collar .. ;D

What can MTA do about those subway-infested rats? :P

What can MTA do about those subway-infested rats? :P
i prefer my rats to be subway-free. i hate subway-infested rats.


omg! i said subway! omg! omg! omg!

i prefer my rats to be subway-free. i hate subway-infested rats.


omg! i said subway! omg! omg! omg!




Don't tell that to Mark. ;D

What can MTA do about those subway-infested rats? :P



I was on the subway one day.. and I saw a dog.... anyway, long story short it was a rat.

I was on the subway one day.. and I saw a dog.... anyway, long story short it was a rat.


Was it a dog or was it a dog that looked like a rat? ;D

Was it a dog or was it a dog that looked like a rat? ;D
...or a very large mouse?

Was it a dog or was it a dog that looked like a rat? ;D
...or was it the angry gopher?

...or was it the angry gopher?


I've never seen a gopher in the subway.

I've never seen a gopher in the subway.
I do not think we would wish to.

Was it a dog or was it a dog that looked like a rat? ;D


No.. Howard.. I cut the long story short to try and simplify it.. although evidently I didn't succeed. It was a rat the size of a dog.

Re: Ask Me About the New York City Subway


Annie ....


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I'll tell you what I wanna know, what I really really wanna know



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(Annie)
so Al ...  tell me what you wanna know, what you really really wanna know


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Annie ....

I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
really really wanna know .....


Ok ... time to get serious here ... :-X :-X :-X

What I would like to know is which of these American cities ... New York, Boston, or Los Angeles .... has the best subway? You see, frankly ....





























































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            ^ New York Subway                                                  ^  Boston Subway                                                            ^ Los Angeles Subway


They all look the same to me!  :D ;D :D

For all intents and purpose L.A dosen't have a real subway and I didn't think much to the one in Boston, but then to be fair, I didn't think much to Boston. Chicago is the only city that has anything rivaling the New York system.

You sure darken up pretty good! It's probably the background light too, or something like that. Looks sort of intimate ... almost intense ....  :-* 8)

I'm starting to get hot under the collar .. ;D


Just my fifth-rate cell phone camera.  LOL
I was intimate with my plants that night...  ;D

What can MTA do about those subway-infested rats? :P


People need to learn to throw their sheesh away, that's what!

I do see overflowing trash cans from time to time on weekends.  Perhaps the TA could schedule more emptying.

Re: Ask Me About the New York City Subway


Annie ....


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I'll tell you what I wanna know, what I really really wanna know



http://www.inthe00s.com/avatars_custom/avatar_3188.png
(Annie)
so Al ...  tell me what you wanna know, what you really really wanna know


http://www.inthe00s.com/avatars_custom/avatar_9529.gif
Annie ....

I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
really really wanna know .....


Ok ... time to get serious here ... :-X :-X :-X

What I would like to know is which of these American cities ... New York, Boston, or Los Angeles .... has the best subway? You see, frankly ....





























































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             ^ New York Subway                                                  ^   Boston Subway                                                            ^ Los Angeles Subway


They all look the same to me!  :D ;D :D


I always wonder if it confuses the tourists when they see a Subway sandwich shop...

For all intents and purpose L.A dosen't have a real subway and I didn't think much to the one in Boston, but then to be fair, I didn't think much to Boston. Chicago is the only city that has anything rivaling the New York system.


I didn't know LA had a rail system of any kind.

I didn't know LA had a rail system of any kind.


Exactly.

Re: Ask Me About the New York City Subway


Annie ....


http://www.inthe00s.com/avatars_custom/avatar_9529.gif
I'll tell you what I wanna know, what I really really wanna know



http://www.inthe00s.com/avatars_custom/avatar_3188.png
(Annie)
so Al ...  tell me what you wanna know, what you really really wanna know


http://www.inthe00s.com/avatars_custom/avatar_9529.gif
Annie ....

I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
really really wanna know .....


Ok ... time to get serious here ... :-X :-X :-X

What I would like to know is which of these American cities ... New York, Boston, or Los Angeles .... has the best subway? You see, frankly ....





























































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             ^ New York Subway                                                  ^   Boston Subway                                                            ^ Los Angeles Subway


They all look the same to me!  :D ;D :D


Have you ever eaten Subway on the Subway? ;D

Have you ever eaten Subway on the Subway? ;D


I have, in fact.  You?

Have you ever eaten Subway on the Subway? ;D
I will give it a go, if I could.

Quote from: Howard on Today at 06:21:51 AM
Have you ever eaten Subway on the Subway?  ;D



Posted by: Philip Eno
I will give it a go, if I could.


^ Hopefully the doors won't close on your ..uuh ... 12 incher ... otherwise it'll become a mere 6 incher  ;D :D

I have, in fact.  You?


I only drink coffee or water,Wait,I think MTA banned from eating or drinking. ::)

Hopefully the doors won't close on your ..uuh ... 12 incher ... otherwise it'll become a mere 6 incher  ;D :D



"Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors",Boop,Boop"!  ;D

I only drink coffee or water,Wait,I think MTA banned from eating or drinking. ::)
In hot weather, water should be allowed to fight dehydration, and when I carry water it is always in a bottle with a screw cap to avoid splashing.

In hot weather, water should be allowed to fight dehydration, and when I carry water it is always in a bottle with a screw cap to avoid splashing.


Me Too,I try to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.

Me Too,I try to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.
Depends on the size of the glass

Depends on the size of the glass


or bottle.

I only drink coffee or water,Wait,I think MTA banned from eating or drinking. ::)


You can still eat and drink on the subway.  Daddy Daycare hasn't taken that away from us yet. 

You can still eat and drink on the subway.  Daddy Daycare hasn't taken that away from us yet. 
You are request not to eat on the Tube, other passengers may find it unpleasant.

You are request not to eat on the Tube, other passengers may find it unpleasant.


LOL!  Then those other passengers can find a way other than PUBLIC transport to get to work. 

fraid i have to side with philip here. they prohibit eating on the metro here in d.c. and i appreciate it -- i don't have to wade through burrito wrappers to get to my seat, smell mayonnaise and onions the whole way to work, and listen to someone gnashing on doritos with their mouth open.

fraid i have to side with philip here. they prohibit eating on the metro here in d.c. and i appreciate it -- i don't have to wade through burrito wrappers to get to my seat, smell mayonnaise and onions the whole way to work, and listen to someone gnashing on doritos with their mouth open.


As far as the wrappers, that's a littering problem.  It'd be nice if Bloomy decided to crack down and ticket litterers.  That's be a huge quality of life improvement.

But when it comes to the smells, sounds, and closeness of other people -- that's where I have to say: look.  You're choosing to live in a major metropolitan area.  There are so many other places to be, with more space and a lower cost of living.  If you're choosing NY or London or DC, then to me, ya gotta accept that certain things come with it.

You are requested not to eat on the Tube, other passengers may find it unpleasant.
I did say you are not requested to eat, so far it is not against the law yet.

As far as the wrappers, that's a littering problem.  It'd be nice if Bloomy decided to crack down and ticket litterers.  That's be a huge quality of life improvement.

But when it comes to the smells, sounds, and closeness of other people -- that's where I have to say: look.  You're choosing to live in a major metropolitan area.  There are so many other places to be, with more space and a lower cost of living.  If you're choosing NY or London or DC, then to me, ya gotta accept that certain things come with it.
Speaking of litter, it is the free newspapers that cause the problem here, passengers read them and then leave them on the seats in the carriage.

Speaking of litter, it is the free newspapers that cause the problem here, passengers read them and then leave them on the seats in the carriage.


We have those here as well.  It's not so much of a problem that they're left on the seats, as others often pick them up to read.  However they do cause track fires.

Do you have much in terms of food wrappers and other grossness, or is it mostly just the papers?

fraid i have to side with philip here. they prohibit eating on the metro here in d.c. and i appreciate it -- i don't have to wade through burrito wrappers to get to my seat, smell mayonnaise and onions the whole way to work, and listen to someone gnashing on doritos with their mouth open.


I gotta disagree.

Now.. granted, I drive to work, but if I had to use the metro or something, that's where I'd eat my breakfast, instead of sitting there wasting time at home.

We have those here as well.  It's not so much of a problem that they're left on the seats, as others often pick them up to read.  However they do cause track fires.

Do you have much in terms of food wrappers and other grossness, or is it mostly just the papers?
The only litter seems to be the newspapers

You can still eat and drink on the subway.  Daddy Daycare hasn't taken that away from us yet. 


What about Hot Coffee,If someone bumps into you and spill it on your clothes,then what? ???

What about Hot Coffee,If someone bumps into you and spill it on your clothes,then what? ???
sue!

sue!



or better yet,cause a fight to ensue!  ;D

or better yet,cause a fight to ensue!  ;D


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"Breakfast on the train. My right!"                                        "I consider that unpleasant!"

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What about Hot Coffee,If someone bumps into you and spill it on your clothes,then what? ???


I've never seen this happen in nearly 15 years in NYC, but if I were the spiller, I'd take the person's name and offer to pay for a cleaning.  If I were the spillee, I'd hope that the spiller did the same, but who knows.  Some people on the subway are really rude.

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Very cute Al...  ;D

I've never seen this happen in nearly 15 years in NYC, but if I were the spiller, I'd take the person's name and offer to pay for a cleaning.  If I were the spillee, I'd hope that the spiller did the same, but who knows.  Some people on the subway are really rude.



MTA should have separate trains for people who want to eat or drink on them.That way trains could be much more cleaner.

At this time of posting, Annie no longer has an avatar in her postings,  :\'(  hence the blank space in 'shoot out2'.

Perhaps she didn't want to be associated with the violence/mayhem  :(

Well, I can assure you Annie ... no humans were harmed during the shooting ..uh  filming of the shoot-out! (The shooting of the shooting?  ??? ;D ).

MTA should have separate trains for people who want to eat or drink on them.That way trains could be much more cleaner.


Naww...I think that'd be a lot of money spent on something that couldn't really be enforced.  People would just eat and drink on the no-eating cars anyway.

At this time of posting, Annie no longer has an avatar in her postings,  :\'(  hence the blank space in 'shoot out2'.

Perhaps she didn't want to be associated with the violence/mayhem  :(

Well, I can assure you Annie ... no humans were harmed during the shooting ..uh  filming of the shoot-out! (The shooting of the shooting?  ??? ;D ).


Oops.  Uh...I guess the lights in the train went out.  ;)  Back on now...

I've been taking trains for so many years now,How packed can a car during rush hour get before it can no longer move?  ???

I've been taking trains for so many years now,How packed can a car during rush hour get before it can no longer move?  ???
Can you go by bus instead?

Can you go by bus instead?



buses can get as crowded as trains.

buses can get as crowded as trains.
Can I assume that taxi cabs are expensive?

Can I assume that taxi cabs are expensive?


Actually I found the cabs quite reasonable if you were staying in Manhattan and just going up or downtown.  The buses are crowded and their schedules confusing, the trains can be the same, so once in a while we would hop in a cab when we were just too tired and wanted to get where we were going.

I've been taking trains for so many years now,How packed can a car during rush hour get before it can no longer move?  ???


Wow...I've never heard of that happening!  It brings up an interesting point, though.  Rooms have stated capacities, and so do elevators.  A driver can be ticketed if he's carrying too many passengers for the vehicle.  However, I have never heard of a limit when it comes to the subway.  I think Metro-North and LIRR have a max, but I'm not sure abt that either.  Howard, do you know if buses have?

Can I assume that taxi cabs are expensive?


The primary reason I rarely take cabs is that I can usually walk or take the train wherever I'm going and get there more quickly. 

I've been taking trains for so many years now,How packed can a car during rush hour get before it can no longer move?  ???


They would always be able to move, but it may not be a safe situation for those inside.  One day when a train is stuck, It will be overcrowded, the air conditioning will go out and people will start suffocating.  It could happen.

Howard, do you know if buses have?


Buses always have a limit, but it's rarely followed.. it's simply a case of crush people on until there is quite literally no room whatsoever.

Buses always have a limit, but it's rarely followed.. it's simply a case of crush people on until there is quite literally no room whatsoever.


Buses and barrooms 

Can I assume that taxi cabs are expensive?



When you're going a short distance,It's probably less expensive.

Wow...I've never heard of that happening!  It brings up an interesting point, though.  Rooms have stated capacities, and so do elevators.  A driver can be ticketed if he's carrying too many passengers for the vehicle.  However, I have never heard of a limit when it comes to the subway.  I think Metro-North and LIRR have a max, but I'm not sure abt that either.  Howard, do you know if buses have?


Not sure the capacity.

I take buses everyday and I'm tired of people assuming there's room but there isn't even if it's way overcrowded.Some fights and arguements ensue.Does that ever happen to you Annie?  ???

Barrooms 


Best thing I ever ever saw in a bar.. was me and my mate Freer walked in to the Bakers Arms for a pint one afternoon after work. It usually was pretty busy.. especially because it was a small place (second oldest pub in the world, built in the 1400's) but that afternoon it was jammed.

Freer pipes up - "WILL YOU GET THE F**K OUT OF MY WAY, I WANT A DRINK!" Now.. if a normal person said that he'd be told to jog on.. of course, Freer was a 6'7 300lb Scotsman with a bad attitude, a red face and a head the size of a boulder.. it was like the red sea parting.  ;D

I take buses everyday and I'm tired of people assuming there's room but there isn't even if it's way overcrowded.Some fights and arguements ensue.Does that ever happen to you Annie?  ???


Well, I haven't taken a bus in awhile, but it can happen on trains.  I've only seen people exchange insults; no actual FIGHT fights.  I've read more than one story in the newspaper about physical altercations happening over parking spaces though  :o

Do buses ever pass you by sometimes?  ???

They've passed by me before Howard.

Which is really annoying, Indianapolis isn't known for good mass transit.

Do buses ever pass you by sometimes?  ???


Used to when I took the Q60 (the Queens Blvd bus).

Used to when I took the Q60 (the Queens Blvd bus).



Oh Sh it,I know the Q60,I don't take it,but I've seen it on Queens Blvd and Forest Hills.

Is there "quiet carriages" on the Subway Trains?

Is there "quiet carriages" on the Subway Trains?


Not the ones I take.

Not the ones I take.
After I heard the report on these "quiet carriages" it turned out to be on mainline trains not the Subway or Tube.

After I heard the report on these "quiet carriages" it turned out to be on mainline trains not the Subway or Tube.


NYC trains aren't that quiet.Ipods,cell phones and major chatter go off. >:(

NYC trains aren't that quiet.Ipods,cell phones and major chatter go off. >:(
The train I was on this morning was full of people on the phone.

The train I was on this morning was full of people on the phone.




What's the name of your train?

What's the name of your train?
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That must be a big train.

That must be a big train.
I would say it is about the usual size for a normal train.

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This here is New York City's F Train.

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Another view of the same type of train:

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Another view of the same type of train:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/9/15347178_3585d05925_m.jpg


nice train.

Is there "quiet carriages" on the Subway Trains?


I'm assuming you're referring to cars on which people have to be quiet, right? 
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No.  We have none of these in NY.  Just the thought is hilarious.

After I heard the report on these "quiet carriages" it turned out to be on mainline trains not the Subway or Tube.


What city are these quiet carriages in, Philip?  Did the report say?

NYC trains aren't that quiet.Ipods,cell phones and major chatter go off. >:(


The Ipods are the worst.  Back when it was just Walkmen, I don't remember anyone ever having them up so loud that it actually disturbed others.  Now I hear other people's music blaring every single DAY. 

I wouldn't find it at all pleasant to listen to headphones at such loud volumes.  If other people can hear your headphones loud and clear, then what you're hearing has got to sound awfully distorted. 

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It's so CLEAN...wow...the floors look like you could eat off of them!

The Ipods are the worst.  Back when it was just Walkmen, I don't remember anyone ever having them up so loud that it actually disturbed others.  Now I hear other people's music blaring every single DAY. 

I wouldn't find it at all pleasant to listen to headphones at such loud volumes.  If other people can hear your headphones loud and clear, then what you're hearing has got to sound awfully distorted. 



You know which group is the worst? The black kids.Their stupid rap music blares so loud from the IPods on the bus(mornings and afternoons),I can hear it too.That's why I don't plan on getting an IPod anytime soon cause it's not a necessity for me and I don't care.My walkman is my Ipod,It fits in my pocket and I can listen to any station I please.

What city are these quiet carriages in, Philip?  Did the report say?
The report on the radio went on to say it was on mainline trains between towns in the UK.

The Ipods are the worst.  Back when it was just Walkmen, I don't remember anyone ever having them up so loud that it actually disturbed others.  Now I hear other people's music blaring every single DAY. 

I wouldn't find it at all pleasant to listen to headphones at such loud volumes.  If other people can hear your headphones loud and clear, then what you're hearing has got to sound awfully distorted. 
iPods, hate 'em!

It's so CLEAN...wow...the floors look like you could eat off of them!
London Transport has the policy to keep a train in a clean matter.

iPods, hate 'em!


I agree Phil.

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Wouldn't mind so much if they kept their 'personal' stereos  personal ....  >:(

... instead of sharing their questionable musical tastes with the rest of us .... and all we hear is 'tsch!'  'shht! 'poohw' 'schwtt' .... or something like that! (VERY LOUDLY)  ... to the point where we can't hear ourselves think!  ....  >:( >:(  .. like it or lump it!  >:(

I'd like to lump them!  >:(
























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You know which group is the worst? The black kids.Their stupid rap music blares so loud from the IPods on the bus(mornings and afternoons),I can hear it too.That's why I don't plan on getting an IPod anytime soon cause it's not a necessity for me and I don't care.My walkman is my Ipod,It fits in my pocket and I can listen to any station I please.


I see it amongst all races...and surprisingly, not just among kids.  I see people in their 30's and 40's and all sorts of music blaring out these things.  I just don't get it.

The report on the radio went on to say it was on mainline trains between towns in the UK.


Yeah, I figured it wasn't anywhere here in the US.  Even "quiet time" in a nursery school ain't so quiet here.

London Transport has the policy to keep a train in a clean matter.


I dunno, Phil, we have unionized train cleaners here who are compensated pretty well compared to others who clean for a living, yet I see these guys all the time doing a half-azzed job.  If there's gum on the floor, for instance, what I've tpyically seen is that a cleaner will make a half-hearted attempt to get it off, then just give up and move on.  You owuld think Bloomberg would focus on that before trans fats, but I guess not.

I dunno, Phil, we have unionized train cleaners here who are compensated pretty well compared to others who clean for a living, yet I see these guys all the time doing a half-azzed job.  If there's gum on the floor, for instance, what I've tpyically seen is that a cleaner will make a half-hearted attempt to get it off, then just give up and move on.  You owuld think Bloomberg would focus on that before trans fats, but I guess not.
The worse offender to a mess on the trains is the freebie newspapers that are handed out to passengers and left on the seat when leaving.

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Wouldn't mind so much if they kept their 'personal' stereos  personal ....  >:(

... instead of sharing their questionable musical tastes with the rest of us .... and all we hear is 'tsch!'  'shht! 'poohw' 'schwtt' .... or something like that! (VERY LOUDLY)  ... to the point where we can't hear ourselves think!  ....   >:( >:(  .. like it or lump it!  >:(

I'd like to lump them!   >:(
























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I am LOVING that new picture Alan!!!!

The worse offender to a mess on the trains is the freebie newspapers that are handed out to passengers and left on the seat when leaving.


Oh, you've got 'em too, eh?  Do yours fall on the tracks and cause track fires as well?

I see it amongst all races...and surprisingly, not just among kids.  I see people in their 30's and 40's and all sorts of music blaring out these things.  I just don't get it.



owning an Ipod is not a necessity for me right now.

The worse offender to a mess on the trains is the freebie newspapers that are handed out to passengers and left on the seat when leaving.



People do that all the time.

I am LOVING that new picture Alan!!!!



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