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Run Forrest Run!!!…Run!! FASTER!!!!

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What is it with the people who feel they need to run by you to get to the train while it’s still on the platform? This happens to me (and others at my station) at least 2-3 times a week.

Sometimes, I get to the parking lot a bit later than I should in the mornings (about 3-4 mins before the train leaves). By the time I walk from the lot to the station platform to the train there’s maybe a minute to spare until the train leaves. I admit I cut it close.

But, there’s always someone whose watch is 2-3 minutes fast that feels compelled to run through people as if they were doing a Tiki Barber impersonation. Yeah, I know, Tiki’s a bum…but that’s for another blog 😉 And, when I mean “run through” people…I mean with arms flailing, wielding their briefcase like it’s a club. Nine times out of ten it’s a woman. I find this particularly funny as many of them can’t even walk at a normal pace with their heels and collection of two or three heavy bags (what the hell is in there anyway?). Yet, they are attempting to run full speed down a train platform to get to a train THAT HASN’T EVEN LEFT THE STATION YET.

Set your damn watches. Or, leave the house a few minutes earlier. Even if you get there a few seconds late (when the conductor is closing the doors) he won’t literally shut them in your face. He’ll wait. (If I was the conductor, I wouldn’t, but there are nice people left in the world.)
Just the other day, on Monday morning, I’m on the platform, walking up to the train and I hear the telltale “clip clop” of heels. I am nearing the door and the next thing I hear is “hold the doors!”. On instinct, I move to the left and let this woman go. I should have told her she had at least two minutes to spare. I could have but she would not have heard me. I could have yelled “FREE SHOES!” and she wouldn’t have heard. She lunges through the door and gets to her seat. There’s still about a minute until the train leaves. I get to my seat, take out my pass…the doors close and we push off.

When I got up to change at Jamaica, I passed by the woman’s seat. She was sleeping. Go figure….in such a rush, to get nowhere.

Invalids on the Stairs

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I would like the thank the morons on the steps going down to Penn that made me late for the 5:04 today. Yeah I left the office late, yeah there was a crowd of people to push through and all that other crap. If not for these gimps on the steps, I could have made that train.

Why are people so goddamn stupid? If you can’t wal
k normally, THEN WHY THE HELL ARE YOU TAKING THE GODDAMN STAIRS….TAKE THE GODDAMN ESCALATOR!!! What the hell are you trying to prove? That you can hold up almost a hundred of your fellow commuters? That you can make a lot of people angry? That you can make people late?
There must 50 or 60 steps on that staircase. It’s hard for people who can walk NORMALLY. What the hell are you morons doing there? If you can’t even walk STRAIGHT or you have a goddamn CANE….YOU SHOULDN’T BE ANYWHERE NEAR THE FUCKING STEPS.
Next time I see one of these old bags, I swear I will throw th
em down the steps. It’ll take care of two things at once. And, I won’t be late for my train.
No I won’t leave earlier. I was held up because the elevator in my building took a half hour to get to my floor. On top of that there was the usual lead feet on 7th avenue who act like they have NEVER SEEN A TALL BUILDING IN THEIR LIVES. MOVE OVER YOU ASSHOLES!!!! People have better things to do than walk around you.
On my shit list:
– Tourists
– Old People
– Slow people
– Stupid people
– Cellphones
– BlackBerries
– Fail Road Management

The Fail Road’s Reply To My Complaint

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My complaint:
Customer (Phil….) – 08/15/2007 06:56 AM
Does anyone know why the 7:45 Jamaica-Penn “express” was held for 15
minutes today at Jamaica? The train arrived at 7:50 (5 mins late in
the real world). Just before it arrived, the 7:45 to FBA (my train
from WH) was last called and left. No announcements made about it
being late, nothing.

So the 7:45 arrives and we sheeple get on…and it sits there. After
a few minutes, we saw important looking Fail Road types with walkie
talkies squawking, shiny badges, serious looks and walking down the
platform as if their feet were stuck in gooey glue.

There was meeting of the brains around the 8th car (these serious
Fail Road types and the crew). And still, no announcement. But
wait! There’s a train on track 4! It says Penn Station! That’s the
train I wanna be on! Now there’s a steady trail of morons running
out of the train to track 4. What they didn’t notice was that it was
a “No passengers” train. I heard someone say, “maybe they’ll stop
here and help us”. HAHAHAHAAH!!! You are so naive lady. Said morons
file back into train. There were other trains that arrived like the
7:53, but by the time it was announced and I ran down the platform up
the steps (with the leadfeet) and down the steps again, I would have
missed it).

So, it’s now about 8:05, the meeting outside the train is still
ongoing. I wonder what they’re speaking about? Astrophysics, the
Mets, the Yankees, where to go for lunch?

A lady by the door then asks a collector if we’re leaving soon and he
says, “yeah, we are”. She goes, “now”? He says, “whenever we feel
like leaving” NICE!

So we finally leave, no announcement, no apology, Nothing. Tickets
weren’t even taken. If they were, there would only be shreds of the
collectors uniforms left.

Total travesty. How come there was no announcement made? How come
we were held there for so long. What was the problem?

I was 10 minutes late. While I do not punch a time card, it would be
nice to know what the problem was this time. I didn’t see any rain,
or snow. Could it have been “switch problems” or the usual shoddy
service we have come to know from the FAIL ROAD.
You have a lot of work ahead of you, Ms. Williams…..it’s been
broken since 1834.

Their Reply:
Subject
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Why Was the 7:45 “Express” to Penn From Jamaica Held for 15 minutes
on 8/14?

Discussion Thread
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Response (Jennifer Uihlein) – 08/28/2007 03:05 PM
Dear Mr. L:

Thank you for your e-mail. Please accept my apologies for your
dissatisfaction with the service provided on August 14, 2007. We
recognize that effective communication with our employees and
customers is essential, and on that end, we regret that we did not
meet those needs. As information, on the date you referenced, the
train scheduled to depart Jamaica at 7:45 AM and arrive at Penn
Station was delayed in Locust Manor due to an ill passenger. The
customer was removed upon arrival at Jamaica Station.

I appreciate your understanding in this matter and hope that your
future travels are more satisfactory in nature.

Sincerely,

J. Uihlein
Editorial Officer
Public Affairs

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Question Reference #070815-000005
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MTA Service: Long Island Rail Road
Sub-Product: Penn Station & Western Terminals
Category: Complaint
Date Created: 08/15/2007 06:56 AM
Last Updated: 08/28/2007 03:05 PM
Status: Closed
Date/Time of Event: 08/14/2007 07:45 AM

Location of Event
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Jamaica Station

My comment:
Next time, just tell us that the train is being delayed for whatever reason. Don’t just leave us hanging there.
Typical. What else should we expect. I bet the passenger was sick because of the shit service.