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#31
12-21-2005, 01:28 PM
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] My O/U: 11 days. That's how long it lasted last time. And I dunno how long the Union can afford these $1 mill/day fines, as well as double wage fines for all the workers. They're going to cave first. And I'm 99% certain 50s to 16th street is $15/head. The boundaries for zones is 60th street and 23rd street. I know this from travelling from 95th street to Wall Street, crossing through three zones (two borders), and paying $20 a way. [/ QUOTE ] Hornacek, What do you think is better W96th to Herald Square and then take the path, or just take a cab all the way down to Wall? Price doenst matter and it's pretty close anyway . [/ QUOTE ] Just cab it... the $5/extra zone fee is bearable. Do you really want to get out and wait for the PATH? Doesn't the PATH wind all around NJ first? [/ QUOTE ] The path wasn't bad actually, 20 minutes from Herald Sq. but yeah its not the money, I tried a cab today and they were like "too far downtown--need 4". 
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#33
12-21-2005, 01:56 PM
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Cab drivers that do that are just greedy and want more money. If there was no strike, they'd welcome you in with open arms. [/ QUOTE ] If there were no strike, the NR would welcome him in with open arms. Is it really greed when the driver knows that he can fill his cab in 9 seconds? ~Duke
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#34
12-21-2005, 01:57 PM
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[ QUOTE ] Cab drivers that do that are just greedy and want more money. If there was no strike, they'd welcome you in with open arms. [/ QUOTE ] If there were no strike, the NR would welcome him in with open arms. Is it really greed when the driver knows that he can fill his cab in 9 seconds? ~Duke [/ QUOTE ] Very true point. I'm curious as to who's fault it is then, since I am dreading finding a cabbie that will take me from Wall Street to LGA tomorrow night. Can we ring this one up to the TWU as well? If so, f'in morons.
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#35
12-21-2005, 02:10 PM
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Re: Transit Strike- getting home is the hard part
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Cab drivers that do that are just greedy and want more money. If there was no strike, they'd welcome you in with open arms. [/ QUOTE ] If there were no strike, the NR would welcome him in with open arms. Is it really greed when the driver knows that he can fill his cab in 9 seconds? ~Duke [/ QUOTE ] Very true point. I'm curious as to who's fault it is then, since I am dreading finding a cabbie that will take me from Wall Street to LGA tomorrow night. Can we ring this one up to the TWU as well? If so, f'in morons. [/ QUOTE ] How fast do you have to get there? PATH ->penn station then walk over to grand central, where there is some sort of a private shuttle that my girlfriend is taking the next day for $15. She's going to JFK, though, but maybe there's an LGA option too? I can get more info as to what company runs this shuttle if that sounds like an option. ~D
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#36
12-21-2005, 02:14 PM
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So I've figured out how to get to work. Does anyone have a good way to get back to Brooklyn? [/ QUOTE ] Actually, get a fake goldman badge and I'm pretty sure they have a hired bus that will get you somewhere close. I know they hired a bunch of busses because of the strike and they run on fixed routes, almost certainly with something from downtown to brooklyn. ~D
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#38
12-21-2005, 02:21 PM
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Re: Transit Strike- getting home is the hard part
In addition to them upping the fine for the Union to 1 million a day they may start fining the workers which will get them to cross the picket line
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#39
12-21-2005, 02:31 PM
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[ QUOTE ] Dear The rest of the world, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Signed, New Yorkers. [/ QUOTE ] FYP. It's weird, there's something about this strike that I'm enjoying. At least from my perspective, it's fostered a great sense of camraderie among New Yorkers. It's neat to see everyone be resourceful and learn to deal together. [/ QUOTE ] too bad new yorkers can't be chummy and resourceful unless something crappy is happening. the only three times in recent memory that i can recall new yorkers actually being friendly and clever is after 9/11, after that power outage, and during this strike.
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#40
12-21-2005, 02:36 PM
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too bad new yorkers can't be chummy and resourceful unless something crappy is happening. [/ QUOTE ] what are we basing this wonderful assertion on? you live in nyc and think everyone sucks except for when there's a crisis?
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