Archive for March, 2010
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
A Brief History of Missed Trains, Planes and Stops
Yesterday’s follies notwithstanding, I actually have a pretty stellar record of not missing trains.
And every time I’ve missed one, it’s been someone else’s fault!
Here’s a brief recap of various missed trains and planes over the years.
Missed the 6 When Some Doofus Blocks Turnstile and Creates Awkward ‘Shall We Dance?’ Stalemate, FEB, 2007.
The Missus and […]
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
I Could’ve Done it if I Had a Peloton…
I left Chelsea Ave and turned onto Elwood on the cycle this morning, and came upon one of those digital miles per hour readers perched on the side of Elwood.
It said 10 miles per hour as I approached, then 11 and 12.
Not quite ready to surrender my competitive streak, I pedaled harder. 13, 14.
I wanted […]
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Describing the Moscow Subway Bombings
A couple Russian novelists take a shot at describing the horror that befell commuters as the Moscow subways were bombed in two places yesterday. The essays appear in today’s NY Times Op-Ed section.
Sergey Kuznetsov writes “Moscow Under Attack”.
Peter Aleshkovsky shares his experiene in “Alive, Alive”.
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Monday, March 29th, 2010
St. Paddy’s Fun on Hudson Line
Commuters on the Hudson Line were treated to the usual St. Patrick’s Day Pogue Mahone fun–crowd-surfing, boozing, puking–on their morning train March 17.
Sorry we missed it.
Thanks to Conductor Bobby for this link.
Of course, Cablevision’s News 12–not available on phone company TV–has the scoop.
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Monday, March 29th, 2010
Jersey Jim Makes Best of Cancellation Situation
Got to the station today, and my train was cancelled.
Folks talking, phoning, muttering, making alternate plans. Some just waiting and staring at the puddles.
Usually in this situation I would get back on my bike and trek the mile to the Summit station hub. But I had driven to the station, on account of the rain. […]
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Monday, March 29th, 2010
My Miserable Monday Morning
I set out on foot this morning, with the forecast calling for like four inches of rain across the next 36 hours.
The walking conditions weren’t bad; a mist that never quite required an umbrella.
I had 15 minutes until the 8:43, which meant I had to hustle, but not sprint.
I paused for about 10 seconds to […]
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
What the Kids Are Googling
A sampling of what people Googled to end up on Trainjotting this week. What do we learn from it? Don Draper would never wear sneakers with a suit.
black drag queen sex
hummerville
matt lauer bathroom paper towel floor
railfan honk
smurf car seat covers
sneakers with suit
suit with sneakers
bad blonde drag queens
walking […]
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Maybury: Hawthorne/Valhalla Stations Getting Fairly Extreme Makeovers
I had a very positive chat with new Mount Pleasant Town Supervisor Joan Maybury yesterday.
I’d called Town Hall looking for an update on the Hawthorne/Valhalla Train Station Meeting held Monday night, which I’d hoped to attend but the bedtime stories with Little G ran late.
Maybury getting sworn in across from her predecessor, Robert Meehan. Image: […]
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
An Open Letter to:
Google.
Hi Google. Sorry to hear the broadband-in-China thing didn’t fly, and sorry to bother you as you attempt to take over the world in other ways.
But I’ve noticed the Google Adsense revenue I get from those ads you serve up at the top of Trainjotting has slowed to a trickle. Mind you, it was never […]
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
The Bitch Who Wouldn’t Sit ‘Bitch’
Our blogging brethren “My Effing Commute” has quite a funny story on a woman who refused to sit in the dreaded middle seat (”sitting bitch,” in biker parlance), so instead opted to stand and face backwards.
We’ve been collecting Metro-North related behavioral oddities for over three years, and this is one of the stranger ones.
Effing […]