Astoria Line

1.) Exactly what I said! 2.) I see, they are judged a lot more and I'm not surprised.. Funny a lot of guys do want to have a family and such as well 3.) Oh yes! I kind of learned this the hard way, but I'm only 17, so its good to learn while I'm young... 4.) I see that too, a lot of them are easy to manipulate for the simplest thing (whether its for a few $$, or if I wanna trade a hat, or something like that; I can easily influence them, and I'm a guy! I wonder how it would bad it would be with a girl!). With the women who want to be single mothers, some just want money that they are gonna use on themselves, rather selfish and sickening ain't it?

Another reason why I don't buy the $200+ Nike's/Jordan's, most of them are made out of crap materials and fit horridly.. My style is simple, stylish and comfortable.. As long as you can match it with your outfit and it doesn't make your feet hurt, you are set! I'm not much of a sneakerfan, I love clothes and snapbacks tho! Oh that type of quiet! I am actually really shy around ppl that I don't know well either, online and offline.. I barely posted on this forum when I first joined, but now I opened up and glad I did or I wouldn't have had some of the very interesting conversations (like this one) that I have on this forum and thanks!

Oh damn I haven't run on a treadmill since the incident, which was during Freshman Year (October 2010) and don't plan on running on one anytime soon... About the sneakers, i feel you... You are a bit older than me (not by much tho) and I've been told that as you get older, brands don't matter that much, and it becomes more about comfort vs. style and also affordability.. I'm like you, well minus the quiet part... Lmao! I'm the voice that you would always hear, whether during a fight, in the school hallway, wherever.. (not in an annoying way, just like you know that I'm there type of way) My friend and I were walking around Springfield Gardens on Sunday, and he kept pointing to cars and asking me "What car is this?" and then I answered and then he would look for the name to see if I was wrong, then he would get mad that I got it right We made a bet, if he found a car that I didn't know the name at any point in that day (between noon and 11pm, when I ended up going home) I would have to give him $20, if I knew the name of every car by the end of that day, I would win the $20.. I won the $20 and named probably over 300 cars correctly

Double Ouch.. One time I was on the treadmill in my school's gym, and one of my friends put the speed from 2 to 10 (-________-) and I fell off it and flew into the wall (I saw the video on facebook, and I can't lie, it was funny) but most of the skin on my right knee came off, I still have the scar today... People in my school are really immature as well, but I am respected in my school (holding my own after being bullied for a bit, for being real, helping others out, class clown, etc. lol), so it wasn't a problem, although there is an occasional joke, but its just a joke.. For sneakers, I'm in to Vans, Converses (I love Chuck Taylor's!) and Supra, with an occasional Nike shoe... Never spent more than 110$ on a pair of sneakers in my 17 years... If only girls that I knew were more intelligent about transit (some just need more intelligence in general ) to accurately test it out but they always take my word for it

We're kind of alike! lol I suck at all kinds of sports... except Kickball!!! ahh I had a mean kicking leg, but I injured it back in May, and its not even 30% back to normal, it hurts even to run (I fell 20 feet off a pole ; don't ask lol and I broke my wrist and I bruised/sprained something in my leg)... Oooh my bestfriend is a pitcher for our school's baseball team and ppl always bitch at him, but he keeps the other time from scoring, so he's doing something right lol... I'm a very open person, so going into H.S. I knew that I would let ppl know about my transit hobby, I didn't think that it would be a big deal and I wanted to stand out.. In Freshman year, ppl thought it was weird, but in Sophomore Year, my passion came out more to everyone (I recreated the Manhattan bus map in a drawing and won an art contest in my school for it) and they gained respect for me.. I love having my own style.. It also makes me feel cool knowing that I don't have to spend 200+ dollars on sneakers but I can still look cool... When I'm with my friends, I can name any car, train car or bus (whether we are on the N train, around Astoria or Manhattan or at Jamaica Center) and they would all be confused.. Its rather amusing My aunt also recently told me that when I was 3, I would tell her where all the Manhattan bus routes went and what streets they run on.. That's pretty cool! considering it was at 3 years old lol....

Its cool to be different I'm very well known and popular in my school but because of my outgoing personality and b/c I stand out.. BUT I'm not like the guys at all, I socialize w/everyone and I don't play sports like they all do (ppl assume that I'm gay b/c I don't play sports which is absurd)... I have the best clothing style in my school lol... while they all wear Hollister, American Eagle, etc.. im wearing a mix of urban and streetwear I stand out for being different, I suppose.. The whole school knows about my transit hobby, and I am often complimented on my passion for trains and buses, ppl even ask me what is the quickest way to get somewhere by train/bus (especially hot girls) , which is cool... I'm a big fan of Cars (not the movie), like if you met me and you pointed a random car to me, 100% chance I would guess the right make/model and year it came out (or close to it)... Music, I love hiphop, rap, R&B and latino lol, half mainstream, half individualized... Just goes to show one can be different from the crowd in many different ways..

Lol oh no I would never, I couldn't stand dating a girl who hates men, I would criticize her for dating me in the first place, as that is very hypocritical... And too bad every other guy in my school falls under the fool category... I love being different!

Oh yes indeed, I hate that.. When I'm in a relationship, I never let the girl try to influence me, no matter how hard they try, b/c at the end of the day, I do what I want, and I have been successful somehow.... Guess its b/c I don't date feminists or egotistical girls

One thing I have learned about women in general (from ex's and family) is that they are really stubborn and persistent. They will do w/e they can to get what they want or to get their point across.. They always try to have the last word.. That's the problem....

You're correct, it is Cranberry Street Tunnel !

THIS^^^ This sums a lot of female behavior very much.. They don't get what they want, and then they turn nasty and hateful.. When I hear a girl say that she doesn't need a man in her life, I laugh b/c of what you said, AND b/c they know that they can't be single their whole life.. They're gonna need a man to marry and settle down w/eventually, unless they wanna become single at a very old age....

That always happens on the Q85, there would be at least two buses (either a LTD and a local or two LTDs) and one would be packed (normally the LTD in situation 1; and the first LTD in situation 2) and the second one would be either close to empty or half seated... With the headways of some of these routes, Idk how they become bunched up like that. On the Q85 route there normally isn't traffic or delay, a LTD catching up to a local is normal due to stops skipped on Merrick, but a LTD to catch up to another LTD when they are 6-15 mins apart depending on time of day, is absurd...

31 Street you mean ; and I suppose so, but the Q102 has more important places that it serves (Roosevelt Island) and it runs 7 days a week, as opposed to weekdays like on the Q103 If you can route it perfectly, theres no harm in trying, both routes run weekdays only, which is perfect!

So you're saying to discontinue the Q34, and reroute the Q20B to serve the Whitestone portion of the Q34? How would this be routed? Seems interesting...

That's what I thought.... The major area it serves (Queensbridge) is already served by the , Q102, Q69, Q66 and the Q100, so if it was eliminated, I wouldn't see much loss from it....

The Motto is really annoying and overplayed IMO, but I like Up! Lol my 9 yr old stepsister was singing it, little does she know what it really means

I agree with this. Some routes should be cut or changed. Some are for coverage purposes I believe... I never understood the point of the Q103 either, it goes not too far from my school and I don't see much ppl on it, and it has horrible headways and stops running fairly early (6:30 or 7pm, I believe)

I don't understand that either, the children will just be starting their lives a year later, it doesn't make much sense... I was held back myself (not b/c of something like this tho) and although I am really smart and rank high in my class, I'm not necessarily "ahead"... Idk the parents logic, like if your child was really "ahead and had an advantage at life" they would be a grade AHEAD not a grade BEHIND....

I know that too, but many also use it to go to the Astoria Blvd station...

With the peace of mind, I mean't us guys, but I should've clarified, my fault... I don't understand why guys lie about having sex, it's unnecessary and they think it makes them look "cool" but it makes them look bad smh.... Its a shame that guys your age do that, you would think that some (not all) would be settled down... Smh, girls think that now they are equal to men in a way, that they can act the way that they do IMO.... Some of these girls are confused b/c they don't wanna face the truth that what they do/feel isn't the right way...

Not necessarily, most ppl in Astoria actually go to the Q69. The Q19 is for those who don't necessarily live near the Q69 and a lot of ppl during the rush use it as an option to the overcrowded M60 (if they are going to the Astoria Blvd station).

I can't stand girl like that so I prefer to stay away and its ironic because everyone calls me immature when I'm the one that gives them advice lol Another thing I don't understand, when girls change their sexuality every week or very frequently. For example there is this girl in my school that I dated in like 7th grade, and she was straight, then she became lesbian, then she became bi, then she became straight again, Idk if she's doing it for attention or not but its kinda weird lol. Many girls in my school have become bi to fit in... Its kind of a shame smh...