Introduction - Issues with the MTA Subway

Anyone who has read my Facebook statuses know exactly why I started this blog, hell many have suggested I start it, but for those of you who don't know, here goes -



I'M CURSED TO RIDE THE SUBWAY EVERYDAY!!



If you live in NYC and have ever had to take the subway, chances are you know what I'm talking about becuase you have heard any (or all) of the following phrases on your commute through NYC:



"Because of an earlier incident, this (insert train number/letter here) is delayed"

"Because of an earlier incident, this (insert train number/letter here) is out of service"

"Because of a passenger needing medical assistance, this (insert train number/letter here) is delayed"

"Because of a police investigation, this train is being held in this station"

"We are experiencing train traffic"

"This is the last stop" (of course it's never the stop you need to get to)



The above are just a few of the ones I hear on a daily basis. The one that mainly gets on my nerves the most - mainly because I hear it the most is Train Traffic. Exactly what the hell is train traffic??????



During the summer was the worst for me because I already practically live in the North Pole (actually the stop before the very last on the 5 train) and the MTA decided this is the perfect time to do "track work" on the express track, so my train had to be on the local track - I am not lying when I say I only saw workers on the track once...ONCE and even now my subway stop is peppered with signs indicating more track work. Among the exciting adventure I along with my neighbors have to endure is no trains running near us on the weekends - welcome to the Shuttle Bus. Imagine trying to squeeze an entire train full of people onto a bus - yeah exactly!


Anyway, if I continue, i will never finish but the above is what you may see me complain about as well as other topics like people who fight onthe subway, shove you out of the way to beat you to a seat, weird things (this is NY afterall).