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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Die-Pod: My Commuter Well-Being is in Serious Jeopardy
It was like reverse karma. I was hustling down the stairs at Grand Central to catch the 6 train this morning. A woman of undetermined nationality, subway map in hand, asked a woman in front of me for help. Fearing … Continue reading
Man Loses Virginity on Metro-North
A man boards the 8:28 at White Plains. He’s tall and heavy-set, and looks like he played high school football 40 years before. He’s got white hair, glasses, a large suitcase, light blue jeans that look scarily close to Toughskins … Continue reading
We Stand Corrected
Earlier today, I chastised our newspaper lady Dolores L. for failing to deliver the newspapers for the second time in a few weeks. I owe Dolores L. an apology. In fact, the Missus informed us that the newspapers were buried … Continue reading
Great Moments in Search Engine Optimization
If you google Roger Clemens’ new favorite word “misremember”–go ahead, do it–the #11 link to come up is none other than Trainjotting’s Word of the Week. Ahead of Trainjotting are media heavyweights that include MSN, Fox Sports, Slate, the Onion … Continue reading
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Toughskins & Timberlands: The Great Blizzard of 2008
One thing I like about the snow is the footsteps I see as I walk to the train. I live in a neighborhood where no one walks unless the doctor demands it of them. My house is a very doable, … Continue reading
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Grand Central Fact of the Day
And you think the downtown 6 is slow. Back in, oh, 1858, trains going south of 42nd Street were decoupled and then hooked up to horses–yes, horses–to take them to a terminal at 26th Street. Source: Grand Central Terminal: Gateway … Continue reading
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One-Stop Schedule Shopping at Station Stops (That’s a Mouthful!)
Our Metro-North blogging brethren StationStops.com has retooled its schedules page, putting all the stations on a single screen. In short, you can do with one click on StationStops what takes about a half-dozen clicks and some scrolling on the MTA … Continue reading
Found Business Card of the Day–”Petie” Rivera
Found on the 6:10 to Mt. Kisco, stuck to the window, the business card for one Joe “Petie” Rivera, a “Real Estate Salesperson” representing Weichert. “Petie” works out of Larchmont. Looking at his color headshot on the card, he’s a … Continue reading
Metro-North Fare Hikes Start NOW!
With the Metro-North fare increases starting March 1st, I thought I’d be clever and buy my March monthly now and beat the announced 3.76%-4.25% boost on monthly tickets. Not so fast. Metro-North was just a little smarter than me, and … Continue reading
Bose Takes Another Step Toward Commuter Electronics Takeover
As a preferred Bose customer who wallows in the blissful audio cocoon of his Bose QuietComfort 3 headphones each day, I received a postcard informing me of Bose’s latest development in commuter-friendly electronics: The Bose QuietComfort 3 Bluetooth communications kit. … Continue reading
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