Conductor: Ladies and gentlemen, we have some good news and some bad news. Bad news is that our engine has stopped. The good news is that you're not on an airplane.
--MetroNorth train
(fyi for non-locals - the commuter rail to Westchester and CT)
Why this is so funny:
Once when it was 10 degrees out and I was coming back to the city, this happened to me just outside of New Rochelle. They got a little engine thingie to push the train to New Rochelle station, where we got out of the train and waited outside (remember, 10 degrees) for 4 hours while they arranged for 2 buses to bring 500 people to the Pelham station (25 people at a time), where we could get on another train to the city (which waited there for all 500 people).
Other annoying things about NYC transit:
- Smelly/hot subway platform or bus stop
- Trains/buses not showing up for 20 minutes during rush hour
- 300 sweaty people waiting 20 minutes for a train, only to wait 20 more minutes when they won't fit on the one that finally comes
- 300 people lubed up with sweat sliding against you in the crowded train/bus
- Subway announcement thanking riders for "riding with MTA NYC Transit!" (as if we had a choice)
- Musical performers (particularly trumpets and mariachi trios) - confined space people!!
- The preacher guy who shouts gospel to the car for the entirety of his ride. If I wanted to be lectured about being a sinner, I'd go to church
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