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having the balance of a cat when it comes to riding in rocking subway cars.
hahaha! subway surfing is something I do to amuse myself when I forget my book or mp3 player. i see how long i can last on really shaky trains before I bump into someone.
Do yall say "doohickeys" in NYC? That surprises me, I mean here we have doohickeys next the the thingamabobbers and the watchamacallits, but I didn't know that yall had doohickeys above the Mason Dixion line.
Speaking of bridges..... They are raising the toll on the Verrazano Bridge to $10.
Being from Pittsburgh originally and having to cross bridges all day long everyday to get anywhere...especially to the other side. I can't imagine why ya'll have to pay to cross a bridge, what if you don't have any money, what if you just wanna get home...can you walk across for free.
Being from Pittsburgh originally and having to cross bridges all day long everyday to get anywhere...especially to the other side. I can't imagine why ya'll have to pay to cross a bridge, what if you don't have any money, what if you just wanna get home...can you walk across for free.
Yes you can walk for free but it's long and windy. Might as well take the $1 buses
Being from Pittsburgh originally and having to cross bridges all day long everyday to get anywhere...especially to the other side. I can't imagine why ya'll have to pay to cross a bridge, what if you don't have any money, what if you just wanna get home...can you walk across for free.
These are Pittsburgh bridges over the Monongahela River:
... and these are NYC bridges over the East River:
Quite a difference in size and span length. BTW - all three of the bridges in this photo are free to cross.
Larger, newer bridges (George Washington, Triborough, and Verrazano), have tolls, as do the four tunnels into Manhattan (Queens-Midtown, Battery, Lincoln, and Holland)
Most people pay their tolls with EZ Pass, a "doohickey" you attach to your windshield that deducts the tolls from a prepaid account linked to a credit card or checking account.
FYI - walking over the Brooklyn Bridge is a popular tourist activity. There is a wide deck above the roadway for pedestrians and bicyclists. Some great views of lower Manhattan, the river and harbor. It's free too!
True. Don't forget you tell everyone "well in NY we have... " as if they don't have ...everywhere now (it's 2007 for crying out loud). Oh yeah you have to say it with a snotty attitude.
The general population doesn't know that.
But seriously, New York has many things that you''ll never find anywhere else but in New York. Same with London, same with Paris.
I am from LI originally but worked in NYC for many years so I shall put in my 2 cents.
You know you are from NYC when you move to Texas and are told you walk and talk too fast. You are asked to slow down but your response is, "You need to speed up."
The first post is priceless.
Speaking of bridges..... They are raising the toll on the Verrazano Bridge to $10.
....and in Houston there was a public outcry when they wanted to raise the Toll Road to $1.75.
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You know you're from New York when:
