Monthly Archives: June 2007

Happy “National Take the Seat With the Bag On It” Day!

Posted on June 18, 2007 by TJ

Yes, Congress has decreed that today, June 18, is National Take the Seat With the Bag On It Day. What does that mean to you, the commuter? It means that, upon boarding the train and assessing your seating options, it’s … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day Comes Early!

Posted on June 15, 2007 by TJ

Got a call from the lady at Mount Pleasant Town Hall a little while ago, and now I’m taking back every time I chastised them for being regressive and not being helpful with my suggestion that a bike rack at … Continue reading →

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The Few, the Proud, the Train Commuters

Posted on June 15, 2007 by TJ

According to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau, all of 4.7% of American commuters used public transportation to get to work in 2005. Furthermore, almost half of the nation’s 6.2 million public transportation users live in 10 U.S. … Continue reading →

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‘Mileposts’ Sounds a Serious Note

Posted on June 14, 2007 by TJ

Usually a chirpy little batch of wit, the MTA monthly rag Mileposts greeted riders with its game face this morning. A big-lettered headline in the June issue bellowed “Evacuation Instructions,” followed by a list of things you should do in … Continue reading →

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Clinton Says Go Forth and Prosper, 6 Train Says Not So Fast

Posted on June 13, 2007 by TJ

I’d just seen William Jefferson Clinton speak, and was pretty charged up to go and “redefine the country” and “shape the message of the 21st century” and “frame the discussion” so my children and grandchildren would be richer for my … Continue reading →

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Mooching a Ride From Little Red Running Late

Posted on June 13, 2007 by TJ

Anyone in the commuting game has nicknames for their fellow platform-standers and train-sitters, Hatchet Face and Fatty McButterPants and Papa Smurf and other things you wouldn’t want them to know about. Well, we’ve got Little Red Running Late. Little Red … Continue reading →

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The Commuter’s Ten Commandments

Posted on June 12, 2007 by TJ

Oddly enough, Moses was on the 5:46 to Mount Kisco last night. He left these behind…which, come to think of it, is a transgression of Commandment #4. 1. Thou shalt leave the seat next to thou unadorned with books and … Continue reading →

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A Local 9-11 Victim

Posted on June 11, 2007 by TJ

It’s weird how stories and images of Sept. 11 pop up and stick with you now and then. I was lucky enough to grab a ride to the train this morning with a nice Irish lady that lives near me … Continue reading →

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Bloomie in the House, You’re Not

Posted on June 11, 2007 by TJ

The good news is, Tina Fey will be among those quaffing cocktails in Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central for Mayor Bloomberg’s Made in New York awards ceremony tonight, given to the best and brightest shows and films shot here in Gotham. … Continue reading →

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Mitchell Pally is a Gigantic Sissy

Posted on June 11, 2007 by TJ

MTA board guy Mitchell Pally, the Long Islander who railed against drinking on the train, only to find none of his fellow board members felt the same way, was at it again in yesterday’s Times. In an Op-Ed called “Dry … Continue reading →

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