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May 27, 2009 10:56 a.m. 914Driver Dork

My son works on 2nd Ave, near 43rd or 44th and commutes quite well without a car. Some time ago I posted about the area near the Flatiron Building being turned into a park, sitting area; don't know if it's the same as the area you guys are talking about.

Berkeley NYC? To each his own I guess. I don't think I'd live there, but for entertainment, things to do, things to see, you will never be bored. I like the public transportation on Boston better (sorry Wally) but there's no need for a car.

It's about noon here and raining. I just met Ian at the train station with his GS 450 in the back of the truck. He's riding back to NYC via the Taconic Parkway, hopefully the deer are all laid down due to the rain.....

Dan
May 27, 2009 10:59 a.m. captain_napalm New Reader

Wally wrote:

in the end the poor end up with the bill anyway.

Yep. They always do. Heck, they're still waiting on the 2nd Ave Subway, which was supposed to ease the congestion a bit after the 3rd Ave El was torn down
May 27, 2009 11:03 a.m. captain_napalm New Reader

914Driver wrote:

My son works on 2nd Ave, near 43rd or 44th and commutes quite well without a car. Some time ago I posted about the area near the Flatiron Building being turned into a park, sitting area; don't know if it's the same as the area you guys are talking about.

No, that's further to the south, near Madison Square Park. But your son works close to the area in question, on the other (east) side of the island.
May 27, 2009 4:52 p.m. Wally SuperDork

neon4891 wrote:

DC is the only large town i would want to go to, If I could ever afford it. And once in DC all you need is a Metro pass. I still want a tattoo of the metro map

Just out of curiosity, Why would you want a train map on a tattoo?
May 28, 2009 8:10 a.m. neon4891 SuperDork

Wally wrote:

neon4891 wrote:

DC is the only large town i would want to go to, If I could ever afford it. And once in DC all you need is a Metro pass. I still want a tattoo of the metro map

Just out of curiosity, Why would you want a train map on a tattoo?

Crazy fun trips to DC with art club back in college. I had the Metro map memorized.
May 28, 2009 8:43 a.m. John Brown SuperDork

Wally wrote:

neon4891 wrote:

DC is the only large town i would want to go to, If I could ever afford it. And once in DC all you need is a Metro pass. I still want a tattoo of the metro map

Just out of curiosity, Why would you want a train map on a tattoo?

To match the bus line map you have on your belly. Although he doesn't realize you use that as a cheat sheet.
May 28, 2009 8:21 p.m. Wally SuperDork

John Brown wrote:

Wally wrote:

neon4891 wrote:

DC is the only large town i would want to go to, If I could ever afford it. And once in DC all you need is a Metro pass. I still want a tattoo of the metro map

Just out of curiosity, Why would you want a train map on a tattoo?

To match the bus line map you have on your belly. Although he doesn't realize you use that as a cheat sheet.

It's my job to know where everything goes, I see more people with maps and parts of maps or their neighborhood tattooed on them. At first I thought they just got lost alot.
May 29, 2009 10:32 a.m. CivicSiRacer Reader

ah memories of driving through Times Square. I remember back in high school for our senior year we drove through at 3am and there was absolutely NO ONE anywhere. Was pretty cool.