I actually prefer it -- the seats being broken up instead of being in one row means you have fewer manspreaders/people sitting juuust spaced apart enough that one or two more people could sit down, but it'd require everyone to move instead of just that one guy. and if you can get 4, then you have your own little bubble of space out of jostle/breath distance. (the rest goes 1, 2, 3, 5)
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Friday, 10 January 2020 03:59 (four years ago) link
but seat 2 is usually a waste of space if 1 and 3 are occupied. Like make it a seamless bench for that area so we can stop pretending 3 people should be able to sit there in comfort. and they need a car at the front or back for the fucking bikes to be vertical. and areas in every other car or so for luggage or whatever else people in nyc try to take on the trains.
― Yerac, Friday, 10 January 2020 04:05 (four years ago) link
too tall for 4 at all and too tall for 5 if someone's sitting in 3
i like standing in front of 3 tho -- it's relatively out of the way on the side of the car the pole is nearest
― mookieproof, Friday, 10 January 2020 04:17 (four years ago) link
1 for lyfe
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 10 January 2020 04:36 (four years ago) link
leaning 1 bcz my aim in life is to get outta Dodge fast
but 4 has (on avg) the minimum of human contact
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 10 January 2020 04:50 (four years ago) link
4
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 10 January 2020 05:18 (four years ago) link
going to invest in industrial scissors to destroy all backpacks worn on the back
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, January 8, 2020 11:47 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
fuckin hate backpacks
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 10 January 2020 05:19 (four years ago) link
too leggy for 45 often involves sitting at an awkward angle while ppl squeeze by to sit in 4gotta be 3, 2, or 1probably 3
― Josefa, Friday, 10 January 2020 05:22 (four years ago) link
backpacks really are the worst of the subway annoyances since the urban hikers wearing them usually have no clue whatsoever that they're doing anything annoying
― Josefa, Friday, 10 January 2020 05:26 (four years ago) link
by far the single worst change to my quality of life in the past decade has been relying on the 1/2/3 rather than the N, which is a neverending parade of hell even when you don’t end up on a fucking shuttle bus, DOWN BROADWAY, AT RUSH HOUR
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Monday, 13 January 2020 15:10 (four years ago) link
it has now moved to west end, an improvement in that it is now going 2 blocks per minute rather than 1
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Monday, 13 January 2020 15:16 (four years ago) link
https://gothamist.com/news/water-main-breaks-near-lincoln-center-creating-monday-commuting-mess
good stuff
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, 13 January 2020 15:21 (four years ago) link
the urban hikers wearing them usually have no clue whatsoever that they're doing anything annoying
they have permanent earphone implants too
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 13 January 2020 15:31 (four years ago) link
Indeed. Believe I just saw James Franciscus unearth just such a fossilized specimen in Beneath the Planet of the Apes.
― The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 13 January 2020 15:41 (four years ago) link
meanwhile, the n/w, as usual, is almost comically pleasant (I was worried more than one person would realize the 57th stop is not much farther from columbus circle than the actual transfer, but that turned out to be moot since nobody’s fucking getting as far as columbus circle)
wonder whether the m4 or m5 would have saved me time, on the one hand they’re 40-60 minutes to/from Times Square on a good day, on the other hand my commute was longer than that, on the other other hand this is not “a good day” (and they’re rerouted anyway; for once the m4 might have been the faster choice). only other things I can think of is the m96 (but considering that’s the 1 terminus it seems like people would have thought of that too) or as a long shot the m60 (probably not, the time it would take to go crosstown enough to reach a line that isn’t the ABCD likely isn’t worth it)
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Monday, 13 January 2020 15:49 (four years ago) link
meanwhile, the n/w, as usual, is almost comically pleasantI always think this, and when I lived in Downtown Brooklyn always preferred taking the N/R. Even remember being on this line the morning of 9/11 and it was still like that while we were waiting to be moving shortly. Wasn’t aware of anything amiss until a little while later when I got off and saw some NYU security guard gesticulating and pointing down Mercer Street.
― The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 13 January 2020 16:20 (four years ago) link
Conductor on 7 train keeps making jokes and reminding us to watch Awkwafina on Comedy Central. Maybe she’s just a fan but starting to think she actually is Awkwafina.
― Disco Cladistic (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 January 2020 13:40 (four years ago) link
If so, I am not aware of a similar stunt being done before, although now that I think about it maybe I did read about such a thing.
― Disco Cladistic (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 January 2020 13:53 (four years ago) link
Kind of glad I got to experience that without having read about it beforehand. Delayed SPOILER ALERT
― Disco Cladistic (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 January 2020 14:22 (four years ago) link
Jesus, that sounds like hell
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 16 January 2020 14:28 (four years ago) link
I hate the subways being used for advertising and pretty much everything about this kind of marketing stunt but I still woulda been stoked to imagine for a few minutes that Awkwafina was actually on my subway train making announcements.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 16 January 2020 14:28 (four years ago) link
This delay brought to you by kitkat... take a kitkat break!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 16 January 2020 14:30 (four years ago) link
ugghhhhhhh
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 16 January 2020 14:33 (four years ago) link
At first I thought it was just one of the would-be MTA comedians and then I actually did think it was her on the train for a bit.
― Disco Cladistic (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 January 2020 14:38 (four years ago) link
I think I heard this too, the announcement was something like “next stop manhattan so hold your breath...just kidding” but f all advertising, especially in small, enclosed inescapable spaces
― calstars, Thursday, 16 January 2020 17:21 (four years ago) link
yeah, she said something like “Next stop, Manhattan, which means we’re going underwater so hold your breath.”
― Disco Cladistic (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 January 2020 17:28 (four years ago) link
think we are in for a week of this
― Disco Cladistic (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 January 2020 17:29 (four years ago) link
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-awkwafina-no-7-subway-train-mta-20200116-studswagvrbjdmjg3hdxa52piy-story.html
Also, who the f is awkwafina?
― calstars, Thursday, 16 January 2020 19:35 (four years ago) link
tsk tsk
screamed at the conductor for helpful announcements [/snark] during 20-minute sick passenger delay
i can't take this much longer
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 January 2020 19:58 (four years ago) link
let me google that for youhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awkwafina
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 16 January 2020 20:22 (four years ago) link
It’s unclear how much Comedy Central paid for the takeover, but MTA officials said they hope to open up their public service announcements for more sponsorship opportunities in the future.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 16 January 2020 20:24 (four years ago) link
yeah no fucking thank you, even if they're all as charming as awkwafina
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 16 January 2020 20:34 (four years ago) link
they tried that with the taxi announcements and everyone hated it!
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 16 January 2020 20:44 (four years ago) link
Oh no
― calstars, Thursday, 16 January 2020 21:16 (four years ago) link
howbout when there are two trains opposite each other, and there's a HIGH VOLUME announcement that "this train" is going express, so loud that you can't tell which train it's coming from
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 January 2020 21:17 (four years ago) link
“All the stops, baby!”
― Disco Cladistic (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 17 January 2020 13:34 (four years ago) link
Just passed a neighboring family talking appreciatively about this.
― Disco Cladistic (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 18 January 2020 17:01 (four years ago) link
― Disco Cladistic (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 18 January 2020 17:02 (four years ago) link
The 70s & 80s, now in living color on a subway platform near you. A true sign of decay, one that we worked so hard to eradicate decades ago. The taggers had plenty of time to cover this entire train, because they know there are no more consequences. #backtothefuture pic.twitter.com/7uWmg8YdzU— NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) January 21, 2020
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 21 January 2020 20:04 (four years ago) link
for many of us, that's a past/future sorely desired!anyways, that train never went into service, you're not fooling anyone
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 21 January 2020 20:09 (four years ago) link
that thread's responses are all pretty great but i particularly like this top one:
@AlexandraErinIf you think allowing a broken window to go unaddressed encourages lawlessness, I invite you to consider what happens when we let the cops get away with murder.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 21 January 2020 20:10 (four years ago) link
I’m no fan of subway graffiti but I’d take it over advertising
― calstars, Tuesday, 21 January 2020 23:20 (four years ago) link
Bed bugs. pic.twitter.com/wMLNA3AttA— Second Ave. Sagas (@2AvSagas) January 23, 2020
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 January 2020 02:03 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NCWvnF2m2U
― We Jam von Economo (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 January 2020 02:06 (four years ago) link
andy byford has resigned
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 January 2020 16:33 (four years ago) link
welp.at this point i think the only man for the job is dwayne "the rock" johnson
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 23 January 2020 17:26 (four years ago) link
NYT page 1 story says Prince Andrew considers himnself a "master builder"
I guess the 2nd Ave subway riders might say so
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 24 January 2020 15:16 (four years ago) link
the governor who drove the most respected and competent leader in the MTA to resign (twice) is reported to be interested in being President Biden's chief of staff https://t.co/e0zeBbkufF— 'Weird Alex' Pareene (@pareene) January 23, 2020
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 24 January 2020 15:20 (four years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/l_phonix/blend-masterbuilders-l-phonix-yllavation-remix-free-download
https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000119321744-1ku6b2-t500x500.jpg
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 24 January 2020 15:29 (four years ago) link