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Old 08-05-2021, 04:01 PM
 
Location: Manhattan
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Wow.

https://gothamist.com/arts-entertain...oozFWsqaq3XCvk

The subway in 2019 could be worse (this is not a compliment, it's just a fact that everything could be worse). It could, for example, have clung to elements from the past, like when scales were on the platforms. Imagine paying to weigh yourself ever, nevermind while waiting on the R train. Pretty dark stuff.

And while a bar on a subway car may sound like a fun idea, give it a second... less than a second, even. It would be a legitimate nightmare, particularly when the train inevitably breaks down and you are trapped (without a bathroom) underground with inebriated humans barrelling through every emotion that may be awakened with the right (wrong) amount gin.

But... it did happen, and while it was very brief, we were left with these images.
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Old 08-05-2021, 05:09 PM
 
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Interesting but I agree not very practical!
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Old 08-05-2021, 05:30 PM
 
Location: Manhattan
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No, not at all. Airlines are considering not serving any alcohol on their flights considering all the mayhem some passengers are causing. Alcohol does not make things better... sometimes.
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Old 08-06-2021, 04:54 AM
 
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No, not at all. Airlines are considering not serving any alcohol on their flights considering all the mayhem some passengers are causing. Alcohol does not make things better... sometimes.
Since personally I don't drink alcohol (as I simply don't like the taste), it would fine with me if non was available on commercial flights.
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Old 08-06-2021, 04:59 AM
 
Location: NY
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If humans can send men to the moon, gather armies to fight off or defend others there is no reason why this can not be possible.
I can drive through farmlands and purchase farm goods on the side of the road based on an honor system by buying what I need
and placing money in a basket. No one watching,no cameras rolling. It is possible to live among like human beings.


It only proves that in New York City we are living among savages.
Pick your neighborhood carefully, live in peace with your neighbors
and ride the subways as if you are walking on rice paper.
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Old 08-07-2021, 04:13 AM
 
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Wow.

https://gothamist.com/arts-entertain...oozFWsqaq3XCvk

The subway in 2019 could be worse (this is not a compliment, it's just a fact that everything could be worse). It could, for example, have clung to elements from the past, like when scales were on the platforms. Imagine paying to weigh yourself ever, nevermind while waiting on the R train. Pretty dark stuff.

And while a bar on a subway car may sound like a fun idea, give it a second... less than a second, even. It would be a legitimate nightmare, particularly when the train inevitably breaks down and you are trapped (without a bathroom) underground with inebriated humans barrelling through every emotion that may be awakened with the right (wrong) amount gin.

But... it did happen, and while it was very brief, we were left with these images.
Some other subway systems have or had first class; Paris did in the 1980s. I see no problem with this if it’s on a lightly-used line. It would make the commute home better.
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Old 08-07-2021, 10:05 AM
 
Location: The Ranch in Olam Haba
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The LIRR had it on the platforms upwards of a few years ago.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVoY07M0T9Y
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Old 08-07-2021, 10:08 AM
 
Location: The Ozone Layer, apparently...
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All you have to do is pick up a cup of ice, a soda, and one of those little one or 2 shot bottles of booze on the way to the train station. Commuters from Manhattan have been doing it for years.
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Old 08-07-2021, 10:45 AM
 
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No, not at all. Airlines are considering not serving any alcohol on their flights considering all the mayhem some passengers are causing. Alcohol does not make things better... sometimes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30ZaCODwl2E They had "PUBS" back in they days!!
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Old 08-07-2021, 12:58 PM
 
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The LIRR had bar cars for decades. The problem was they were also the last holdout of smoking cars. So if you wanted a drink, breathing was a somewhat iffy concept.
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