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Monthly Archives: July 2007
Straphanger Joe is Straptivated in the Subway
Captivate TV Do we always have to have something to look at–something to occupy ourselves with? I know if I’m at a restaurant or bar and there’s a TV on, my eyes go towards it like a magnet to iron. … Continue reading
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Shark Week Comes Early
There was a man on the 6 train yesterday with the loudest iPod in iPod history. I was halfway across the train–perhaps 20 feet away–and could easily hear the reggaeton spilling from his buds over my own bland white-guy music. … Continue reading
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Nice Rack!
The new bike rack is in place! I saw it with my own eyes at Hawthorne station this morning, as two Mount Pleasant workies were jamming it into the ground. It’s black, it’s one of those squiggly-line ones that’s shaped … Continue reading
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Stay to the Right of the Railing!
What a difference 26 minutes makes. The big boss is in town, so we’re all getting in to work a little earlier. That meant taking the 7:50, and it’s really a different–and less pleasant–experience than I’m used to. The train … Continue reading
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Free Wheeling
I love this. The Times reports on a social experiment that’s putting free bikes on the streets of Manhattan for people to use and return. The five-day project is sponsored by the Forum for Urban Design, with 20 bikes available at … Continue reading
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Almost Famous
Check out the latest batch of Trainjotting Words of the Week in InTown, the monthly mag put out by the Journal News.
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Bang For His Buck
6 train platform at 28th Street, 5:35 p.m. yesterday. Skell (gray hair, fidgety manner, concave meth-head cheeks) gambols by on the platform. He’s yanking the tabs on a pull-tab card. “You BASTARD!” he screams at the card. “A f***ing dollar?” … Continue reading
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Ground-Breaking News From Hawthorne
I’ve seen the future of Hawthorne train station, and it involves a bike rack. Yes, after my relentless hectoring of the poor folks at Mount Pleasant Town Hall, they’ve not only ordered the rack, but are installing it as we … Continue reading
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Word of the Week: PEER PRESSURE
PEER PRESSURE \PEER pressh-shure\ noun: The physical discomfort, often in the form of headache, eyestrain and nausea, resulting from trying to read a station sign as the train you’re on flies by it. Usage: Every day, I try to figure … Continue reading
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A Commute For the Ages
It being MLB All-Star week and all, we came through with a most memorable commute today–in fact, the greatest commute in our nine months of riding the rails. Yes, the elusive 1-hour door to door was a reality today for … Continue reading
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