tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post7816199633509175917..comments2024-03-28T18:49:48.571-04:00Comments on Joe Torcivia's The Issue At Hand Blog: Weird Commuting Stories!Joe Torciviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-87726351851766458092009-07-12T15:07:47.601-04:002009-07-12T15:07:47.601-04:00Chris:
“Quiet Cars” are a great idea, that I don’...Chris:<br /><br />“Quiet Cars” are a great idea, that I don’t imagine the LIRR ever adopting. <br /><br />Now, you CAN (and always could) avoid a conversation by not sitting in the proximity of a group that appears to know one another. It’s the proliferation of electronic noise makers and sound carriers that has changed the face of commuting for me. There is no escaping them, and I’ve been guilty of cell conversations as well (but never noise-producing games) – though I’ve always made an effort to be as unobtrusive as possible. <br /><br />As for your driving dilemma, I wouldn’t worry about the Rescue Rangers -- but keep checking your rearview for C’HP the Chipmunk/Squirrel Green Lantern! Road kill cases make him go… (pardon) “nuts”! <br /><br />Joe.Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-45647637176049793772009-07-12T11:18:20.464-04:002009-07-12T11:18:20.464-04:00Joe,
Doesn't the LIRR have "quiet cars&q...Joe,<br /><br />Doesn't the LIRR have "quiet cars" during rush hour, where loud conversations and the like are prohibited? The local MARC train between Baltimore and DC has them. Of course, other people's interpretation of "quiet" may be slightly different from your own, but at least you have a fighting chance of getting some rest.<br /><br />I've never struck a duck, but I have clipped a few squirrels in my time. The Rescue Rangers issued a warrant for my apprehension, I believe, but the statute of limitations has long since run out.<br /><br />ChrisChris Barathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845538037091279990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-57427208828312417222009-07-11T09:33:55.226-04:002009-07-11T09:33:55.226-04:00Bruce writes:
“…[ In Florida] you can see a lone...Bruce writes: <br /><br />“…[ In Florida] you can see a lonely band of rain ahead while the sun is shining on YOUR head, you finally drive through it like you're in a car wash, and then - voila - you're back in the sunshine.”<br /><br />That’s EXACTLY what it was like! Maybe it’s common elsewhere, but I’ve never seen the likes of it in New York! <br /><br />And, by now, The Duck has probably Blogged about the experience from his own point of view! <br /><br />“A metal monster, roaring like thunder and belching the fires of Hell came straight at me! Armed with only my ducky-wits, and against all odds, it was my finely-honed avian reflexes and winged agility that avoided disaster this day…”<br /><br />Thought you’d enjoy it – and remember… Don’t fill your canteen from “yellow rivers”! <br /><br />Joe.Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-52442173037328305432009-07-11T09:11:24.407-04:002009-07-11T09:11:24.407-04:00Ah, Joe...so much to reply to...so little time...w...Ah, Joe...so much to reply to...so little time...well, I have a little...<br /><br />The rain cloud reminds me of a couple of things. One is Florida, where the same thing occurs all the time: you can see a lonely band of rain ahead while the sun is shining on YOUR head, you finally drive through it like you're in a car wash, and then - voila - you're back in the sunshine.<br /><br />The other thing concerns the comic strips BC, The Wizard of ID and Croc (all by the same author/artist?). More often than not they would have a lonely cloud with a lightning bolt that would zap one of the poor unsuspecting characters.<br /><br />As for the poor duck...I feel bad about that but know what you mean. I remember driving in Utah years ago, stopping to get gas in some desert outpost, and discovering some huge bird on my front bumper.<br /><br />And as for the 'E' train, I'm glad I wasn't having breakfast reading about your "friend" on the train. Ah, reminds me of one my first songs, "The E Train Doesn't Come Here Any More"...<br /><br />I'd comment on your LIRR stuff, but it's the weekend, and I'd rather not think about commuting!!<br /><br />Great posts!<br /><br />-BruceBruce Kaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552314055059324512noreply@blogger.com