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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Friday, September 26, 2014
Guest Post: Bus Pet Peeve #1, Blocking The Aisle
It’s time for another guest blog post. My friend and former colleague, Chintan, takes the NJ Transit bus to and from Manhattan each day. The bus has its own series of challenges. Whether you take the train, bus, airplane, car, or rickshaw to your destination, there will always be people who commute in their own world.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Guest Post: An Entirely Different Kind of Commuting Challenge
Today’s The Train In Vain blog post comes from Christine, a high school friend with whom I’ve reconnected via the magic of social media. She lives in North Carolina, far away from the commuting craziness we in the north live day in and out. Under all that southern charm and polish beats the heart of a New Yorker, and she has a great story to tell.
Christine was in a serious car crash many years ago. She walks with a cane and leg braces, a critical point to the story. Commuting is tough enough. A disability adds a whole other dimension.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
It's Not Just Parking, It's STRATEGY
Today I'm going to share with you what it's like to park at the Hicksville train station. Those of you who regularly read this blog know that I am a big fan of the 7:29 AM train. If I'm going to make that train, I have to have a strategy. I have to know where I can park and not waste time where I can't.
Saturday, September 20, 2014
A Quick Thank You
Recently, I checked the blog mailing list and was thrilled to see a group of new followers. Many are people I don't know personally, and I welcome you to the blog and hope you continue to enjoy my musings. The virtual camaraderie makes the commute enjoyable.
Hope you continue to follow! Keep giving your feedback, positive and negative, and ideas for future posts. It's all appreciated.
Best,
David
Hope you continue to follow! Keep giving your feedback, positive and negative, and ideas for future posts. It's all appreciated.
Best,
David
Thursday, September 18, 2014
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Fidgetman!
On the train, next to Fidgetman. It's a two-seater, and this guy has shifted in every possible way to get comfortable. I'm going to recommend that he switch to boxers.
Monday, September 15, 2014
A Morning Stroll In Search Of a Seat
This morning, I made a dash from the parking lot to the platform. I had no choice but to get on at Seventh Avenue side, or the east side of the train. It is always crowded there, and finding a seat is too competitive for my taste. To illustrate, I've included a crude drawing below. As you can see by the purple arrow on the right side, I came up the steps to the platform on the east side, to face a throng of bald, faceless, and extremely short commuters who want to get on the train from the Seventh Avenue side.
Before I boarded, I decided I would walk through the cars to the 8th Avenue side, where it would be quieter. As I made my way from car 12 to car 2, a blog post happened.
Before I boarded, I decided I would walk through the cars to the 8th Avenue side, where it would be quieter. As I made my way from car 12 to car 2, a blog post happened.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Everyone's Got a Story To Tell About Today
Like most who experienced it, I vividly remember this day 13 years ago. Everyone has a story to tell.
I'm one of the lucky ones. I was in New York City but my story is boring. I was newly married, living in Manhattan. My wife and I both worked in midtown. Nobody close to us was impacted directly by the attacks. I remember looking at the burning towers and arrogantly thinking to myself, "terrorists can try all they want, but those towers are not coming down."
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
A Mosquito-Free Commute
On the train, next to a woman who smells like a citronella candle. No bug bites for THIS commuter!
Monday, September 08, 2014
A Little Yippee Men's Room Watchdog
At Penn station, I walk into the men's room. Several urinals in a row along the wall. At one is a man with a back pack. Sticking out of his backpack is a little backpack type dog. Tried to use the urinal next to him. Dog barked at me.
Only in New York.
For (hopefully) obvious reasons, I am not sharing a photo.
Thursday, September 04, 2014
Post Labor Day (PLD) Commuting Blues
It's September. And when it's September, everything changes. Camp is done, vacations are over, the kids go back to school. Lunches have to be made, homework has to be checked, teachers need to be met.
It's them "Post Labor Day Blues." Have you heard the news? No more cruise. The kids need new shoes.
It's them "Post Labor Day Blues." Have you heard the news? No more cruise. The kids need new shoes.
Monday, September 01, 2014
The Train In Vain Shares News From a Cruise
I've been away for the past week on a cruise, in case you've wondered why I haven't posted any observations recently. On the cruise, I noticed some parallels between vacationing with thousands of strangers and commuting with thousands of strangers. In this post, we'll explore some of the similarities and differences between a cruise commute to Bermuda and a train commute to New York City.
