Monthly Archives: June 2011

Occupational (Bio)Hazards

Posted on June 30, 2011 by TJ

We are on the 5:27 northbound yesterday, and someone needs the bathroom. It is locked, and appears to have been for some time. The needing rider taps the conductor on the shoulder to see if he can help. Conductor pulls … Continue reading →

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A Smart Looking Shirt

Posted on June 30, 2011 by TJ

There is a subtler way to tell your conductor–and your fellow Metro-North riders–how well educated you are than blabbing it for all the world to see on YouTube. Say it with a “Do You Know How Well-Educated I Am?” t-shirt. IRidetheHarlemLine … Continue reading →

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Not Taking the Train to the Game

Posted on June 29, 2011 by TJ

A friend bequeathed me some Yankee tickets for last night’s game, so I decided to take Little G to his first major league ballgame. This was not without some deliberation. Rooting for the Yankees is absolutely forbidden is politely discouraged … Continue reading →

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Remembering Gian Trotta

Posted on June 29, 2011 by TJ

There’s an evening planned for Gian Trotta, the Consumer Reports reporter who was killed by a Metro-North train earlier this month, July 28 at Kennedy’s in midtown Manhattan. There will also be details about a fund being set up for Trotta’s … Continue reading →

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Three Cheers For Family Court!

Posted on June 28, 2011 by TJ

Overheard at Hawthorne station this morning, a conversation between a pair of women who I am pretty darn sure are students at the troubled kids school Cedar Knolls. Woman 1: “I can’t wait to go to Family Court.” Woman 2: … Continue reading →

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‘Arrested’ Development on 5:27

Posted on June 24, 2011 by TJ

There was a rider-conductor ticket imbroglio on the 5:27 last night. The conductor came around, and asked the man across the aisle from me for his ducat. The conductor blocked my view, and I couldn’t quite make out what was … Continue reading →

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Yankeemobile Spawns Two-Wheeled Whelp

Posted on June 22, 2011 by TJ

We’ve written extensively about the Yankeemobile of central Westchester, which sits itself in a prime parking space most days of the week at our station. Well, this morning, not 30 feet from where the Yankeemobile resides on the border of … Continue reading →

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Jersey Jim Says Garden Staters Are Very Well Educated Too

Posted on June 21, 2011 by TJ

The average IQ of our morning commute swelled to stunning exuberance this morning, as a blown transformer in New Brunswick early this morning halted service on the Northeast Corridor, and caused residual delays in the rush hour service. We didn’t pick-up … Continue reading →

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‘Well-Educated’ Westport Witch is ID’d

Posted on June 20, 2011 by TJ

Call her Hermon Monster–the awful snob who was caught on camera hammering a Metro-North conductor with reports of her stunning education has been identified by the nameless, faceless blogosphere: Hermon Raju. [See the classic video here.] Of course, this is … Continue reading →

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Special Saturday Edition: Overly Educated Woman Put in Place on Train

Posted on June 18, 2011 by TJ

We interrupt the usual Saturday AYSO-nap-barbecue routine to share a viral link of a woman asked to keep her cell phone convo down on Metro-North, who ends up snapping at the conductor, and informing the woman in blue that she’s … Continue reading →

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