my commute only took 1.5 hours extra this morning
― chinavision!, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 15:33 (six years ago) link
today the conductor apologized for the 3 train being crowded, which was nice, but on the other hand when the fuck isn't the 3 crowded during rush hour
― algorithm is a dancer (katherine), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 15:48 (six years ago) link
our conductor walked the cars during one of our 20-minute periods that we spent between each station to apologize and check if everyone was feeling ok, and whenever we were in a station he made an announcement that amounted to 'get off this thing now while you've got the chance'
― chinavision!, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 15:58 (six years ago) link
those words should be over the door of every car
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 16:03 (six years ago) link
I weighed my chances with the roads and rode to work today. Thankfully. I was extra cautious so it "only" took an hour which apparently is 40% of the time it would have taken on the MTA.
― Conic section rebellion 44 (in orbit), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 16:05 (six years ago) link
Good call, I should have done the same
― badg, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 16:11 (six years ago) link
nothin much wrong with the Q today, where did I go right?
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 16:18 (six years ago) link
unfortunately my commute doesn't really work with a car -- the only way to save time is to spend $20 on a cab down the west side highway to the 72nd st. stop, and that's only if traffic on the west side highway is actually moving
― algorithm is a dancer (katherine), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 16:20 (six years ago) link
Is it wrong that the number one reason I am putting off going to NY and dealing with my apt is because of the subway situation? I read this thread and get anxious all over again.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 16:22 (six years ago) link
(and even that only saves you about 5 minutes, and that's assuming you get to the 72nd St. stop exactly when an express train arrives, so really, why bother)
― algorithm is a dancer (katherine), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 16:23 (six years ago) link
that "visit door to door to show a human face of the MTA" tactic appears to be their new thing. it's nice enough but it's like the free wifi. please stop providing lace and doilies and fix the goddamn sewing machine
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 16:47 (six years ago) link
I've never seen it -- with the level of crowding on the subway I don't see how it's even possible
― algorithm is a dancer (katherine), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 16:52 (six years ago) link
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The traffic on West Street is greatly improved from the back of a motorcycle. Then it doesn't matter if traffic isn't moving.
Admittedly if I worked in Midtown it wouldn't make sense for me to ride, I guess. I mean it would still be more fun than the subway but it probably wouldn't be any faster.
― Conic section rebellion 44 (in orbit), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 17:56 (six years ago) link
that "visit door to door to show a human face of the MTA" tactic
The other morning I was feeling kind of rough and then I was held momentarily by the train's dispatcher. It was nice.
― mick signals, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 18:06 (six years ago) link
you are being held momentarily due to train traffic ahead
― Screamin' Jay Gould (The Yellow Kid), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 18:43 (six years ago) link
there is another ___ train directly behind this one
lies
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 18:52 (six years ago) link
Yeah the Next Train displays now provide an instant readout of how big a lie that invariably is
― mick signals, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 18:53 (six years ago) link
increasingly frequent novelty: two countdown clocks on the same platform displaying different information.
― Newb Sybok (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 19:05 (six years ago) link
i was under the impression that the countdown clocks got info from a bluetooth oriented doohickey at the front of the train so that it COULDN'T be wrong but yeah, they are continually fucking up somehow. magic!
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 19:15 (six years ago) link
I think the ones on the b division trains work with a different technology maybe... like I thought I read that it involved cameras actually identifying the trains in the tunnels instead of transponders on the trains themselves, and would thus be more prone to error.
but this was a while back and maybe they ended up using another method.
― chinavision!, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 19:33 (six years ago) link
lol nevermind, you're exactly right about bluetooth: http://secondavenuesagas.com/2016/11/14/b-division-countdown-clocks-set-arrive-2018/
but it is a different system than on the a division
― chinavision!, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 19:35 (six years ago) link
TIL a space case is when a person gets caught between a train and the platform: "They're still alive but when you move the train they'll die." pic.twitter.com/HBkh7pJHrn— Harry Siegel (@harrysiegel) January 11, 2018
― mookieproof, Thursday, 11 January 2018 17:31 (six years ago) link
where's that from?
― chinavision!, Thursday, 11 January 2018 19:14 (six years ago) link
https://books.google.com/books?id=qK0sqeVwBfAC&pg=PT137&lpg=PT137&dq=%22the+sergeant+described+his+first+space+case%22&source=bl&ots=HwJWRuTIU0&sig=TMyyzZ0Q0JsrpoVEnnQ5b9eIWR4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj74qrq1tDYAhVV1mMKHfplCD8Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22the%20sergeant%20described%20his%20first%20space%20case%22&f=false
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 11 January 2018 19:48 (six years ago) link
UH legit scary experience @MTA just now on an uptown C train. Stuck underground for 30 min in car that had TILTED OFF THE TRACKS— Ariana Tobin (@Ariana_Tobin) January 11, 2018
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 January 2018 01:48 (six years ago) link
how many more years has the subway got? 5? 3?
― 龜, Friday, 12 January 2018 18:09 (six years ago) link
it's a race with trump to see who fails out completely first
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 12 January 2018 20:00 (six years ago) link
hudson river tunnel(s) will go first, apparently
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-01-10/the-most-awful-transit-center-in-america-could-get-unimaginably-worse
― mookieproof, Friday, 12 January 2018 20:17 (six years ago) link
Every time I ride the subway I vow never to again
― June Pointer’s Valentine’s Day Secret Admirer Note Author (calstars), Friday, 12 January 2018 20:49 (six years ago) link
re the "power outages" and other lies/failures
All these different but equally damaging types of data manipulations — purposely fudging numbers versus collecting bad data by accident — combine to make New Yorkers distrust the MTA to inform us honestly about its functionality. Consider the most basic of questions: Is the subway getting better? The MTA and Cuomo have been arguing it is since September, but people who ride it find that hard to believe. As the transit authority invests hundreds of millions of dollars into triaging the failing subways, how will we know if this money is going to good use? What could the MTA possibly say that would make us trust it now?
https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/01/23/mtas-power-outage-fib-is-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:02 (six years ago) link
Can't wait to pay a toll to drive across the bridge into the city
― ian, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:14 (six years ago) link
you will feel good about subsidizing the subway!
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:17 (six years ago) link
i will feel penalized for not opting in to a shitty system.
― ian, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 18:29 (six years ago) link
https://bklyner.com/mta-machines-wont-take-credit-cards-this-weekend/
― algorithm is a dancer (katherine), Thursday, 1 February 2018 16:30 (six years ago) link
from strength to strength
saxophonist at 14th street (A/C/E) last night was playing a medley of game show music -- i heard the jeopardy and price is right themes before my train came
― mookieproof, Thursday, 1 February 2018 16:42 (six years ago) link
"Price is Right" seems p demanding, like Flight of the Bumblebee
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 February 2018 16:44 (six years ago) link
i was mildly amazed that i recognized it
― mookieproof, Thursday, 1 February 2018 16:45 (six years ago) link
MTA Listens to Public, Delays Breaking All MetroCard Machines Until Next Weekend
― mookieproof, Thursday, 1 February 2018 18:55 (six years ago) link
Xpost that must not have been the young guy with the long dreads, I can’t imagine him pulling off a game show medley
― Winter. Dickens. Yes. (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 1 February 2018 23:24 (six years ago) link
MTA: construction is extremely expensive in NYC, the most expensive city in the world.Also the MTA: we need temporary office space. Better blow up some earth and build it underground! pic.twitter.com/u9Gw8ovovG— Aaron W. Gordon (@A_W_Gordon) February 6, 2018
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 February 2018 17:45 (six years ago) link
Power outage at Queens Plaza?
― Psmith, Pharmacist (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 13 February 2018 17:45 (six years ago) link
Some northbound F trains are stopping along the G line from Bergen St to Court Sq then via the E line to Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av.Some northbound F trains are stopping along the D line from Coney Island-Stillwell Av to W 4 St-Washington Sq.Some southbound F trains will end at 2 Av.These service changes are because of a dog on the tracks at York St.
Some northbound F trains are stopping along the D line from Coney Island-Stillwell Av to W 4 St-Washington Sq.
Some southbound F trains will end at 2 Av.
These service changes are because of a dog on the tracks at York St.
― mookieproof, Friday, 16 February 2018 20:53 (six years ago) link
Year of the dog indeed
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 16 February 2018 21:37 (six years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DWL_D7mUMAELERs.jpg:small
little dude ran from york street to bergen i guess
― mookieproof, Friday, 16 February 2018 22:46 (six years ago) link
What a naughty
― Lockhorn. Lockhorn breed-uh (Jon not Jon), Friday, 16 February 2018 23:17 (six years ago) link
Sunday
http://salsa.ridersny.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=96612
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 22 February 2018 17:20 (six years ago) link
“As of now, we do not know where this W train is terminating. We do know the next stop will be Court St. After that, we don’t know how far we’re going.”— Doug Newman (@donewman) February 28, 2018
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 March 2018 03:24 (six years ago) link
hey it turns out there *is* a countdown clock at my (home) station -- but at the other end of the platform. the one at my end just has the date and time
no usb charging ports either. ANDREW!
― mookieproof, Thursday, 1 March 2018 04:40 (six years ago) link
Still waiting for MTA to extend the subway to Santa Monica. I thought this was the greatest city in the world.
― Moo Vaughn, Thursday, 1 March 2018 04:45 (six years ago) link
turns out that there *is* a countdown clock at my home station -- but only at the other end. the display at my end helpfully shows the date and time
― mookieproof, Friday, 2 March 2018 22:12 (six years ago) link