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Ah, okay, thanks, then. Maybe what I read was only for new motormen -- "train operators"...it was advised that new-hires should get used to working around the clock, almost, being sent hither and thither....
Do you know how hard it is to stand around doing nothing for 24 hours straight?
Do you know how hard it is to stand around doing nothing for 24 hours straight?
Well, I do believe the subways ought to be fully automated (maybe "retool" the operators and conductors into a station "watch")...to paraphrase a Y Combinator co-founder, "Standing around doing nothing for 24 hours is a terrible waste of a human being!"
She may have been drunk. Still it’s horrible it happened to her. The main thing is when you are waiting for a train there is no reason to stand close to the edge where you could fall over, someone could push you, or you could drop something. New Yorkers have bad habits including standing near the edge to peer into the tunnel. No reason to do that now with countdown clocks and apps.
I know I shouldn't but I would also be tempted to go down there if I dropped something. I know it's an idiotic thing to do.
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She may have been drunk. Still it’s horrible it happened to her. The main thing is when you are waiting for a train there is no reason to stand close to the edge where you could fall over, someone could push you, or you could drop something. New Yorkers have bad habits including standing near the edge to peer into the tunnel. No reason to do that now with countdown clocks and apps.
Too bad any little thing that happens means the countdown clock is wrong. All last week I must've been waiting for a D train that was only six minutes away and it ended up being double and triple the time.
Natural selection at work, even though she didn't die. Who will want to reproduce with her now, assuming she still can? And even if she already has children, the poor kids will be at a disadvantage in the future with a severely disabled parent.
Natural selection is a powerful, amazing, scary, humbling concept.
Yeah, and not all places have token booths with token clerks inside. Seriously. Sometimes you're just left on your own. Also, someone pointed out that it wasn't just her wallet that was lost, it was her entire bag. If that's true, that changes things. Her keys, phone, may have all been inside not just money and cards. This is a nightmare scenario! Think I would go to the nearest police station but what if you don't where that is.
It's 1 AM in the morning & you wouldn't just what to ask a random stranger at that time of the night. And depending on the neighborhood, maybe no one's out. At least no one you want to approach & ask. Jeesh. I guess you can try to spot one of those phone booth things and call an MTA agent but are they there in all subway platforms?
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