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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Straphanger Joe Gets Comeuppance on F Train
OK Regression My excuse is simple. I was tired and hadn’t slept much, working on a grant application and burning the candle brightly into the night. It’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it. The F train doors opened. … Continue reading
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Trainjotting Puts Metro-North to the Test…Again
After the great fun we had in charting Metro-North’s on-time percentage–and allowing for 59 seconds of tardiness, as opposed to the 5:59 Metro-North gives itself–we’re going to do it again. Yes, starting on Monday, Trainjotting will bust out the stopwatch … Continue reading
Posted in Metro North, Slippery Rail
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Val-Hell-a
The 6:33 was chugging along to points north. I had the express pleasure (or was it the local pleasure?) to have the Missus and Little G in tow, after Missus visited with a friend in Gotham. We were pulling out … Continue reading
Posted in Harry Potter, Uncategorized, Valhalla
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CTRider Crazy From the Diesel Fumes
October is nearly here, and the hottest part of the year is now behind us, thank God. Unfortunately, I ride the dilapidated New Haven line with its 20+ year old cars that have been in the process of being replaced since … Continue reading
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Welcome to Straphanger Nathan
A hearty web welcome to Nathan, who recently launched his blog “A Straphanger Emerges.” As the name indicates, the blog focuses on riding the subways, and all of the unintentional objets d’art found therein. I don’t know Nathan, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Straphanger Joe, Uncategorized
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Riding New Jersey Transit With Ethan Hawke
Was that Ethan Hawke on the 7:22 from Roselle Park this morning? From Hawke’s really not-very-memorable ’96 novel The Hottest State: I loved trains. I loved anything that moved. I sat down on the neon-blue plastic seats of the New … Continue reading
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Lame Backpack of the Week
Whether we’re Northeastern Petrofiber Sales Managers or members of the Midwestern Tobacco Retailers Association, we’ve all been to that lame convention where they give out backpacks or nylon briefcases with the conference name embroidered on the front. Usually these sad sacks … Continue reading
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Bloggers Snap and Crackle Over Popped Collars
We expressed serious doubt that the guy in the popped collar and suit in Grand Central last week was in any way a decent man. Apparently we’re not alone in assuming that all men wearing shirts with the collar raised … Continue reading
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Word of the Week: TRAUMADINEJAD
TRAUMADINEJAD \TRAW ma DINN eh JAHD\ noun: The extra traffic stress felt by car commuters when a controversial world leader is in Manhattan. USAGE: I caught all sorts of Traumadinejad on the FDR Drive because that Iranian president dude is … Continue reading
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Metro-North’s Poll Position
The “Metro-North Customer Satisfaction Survey 9/07″ has been sent to WebTicket customers, with 77 questions about stations, schedules and service. A few revelations: * Metro-North is planning some sort of special thingy for its 25th anniversary next year. The questionnaire asks … Continue reading
Posted in Heelys, Metro North, Questionnaire
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