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Lol...they were better of at Yukon, at least they took care of them.

I'm wondering how the new 2200/2300s are doing at Charleston...I've been seeing them a lot but I haven't rode them yet.

That's why I don't think I'm ready for a girlfriend yet...I'm don't think I'm prepared for the price tag it'll come along with. I have my own money issues and whatnot...I'm trying to save every penny I can so I can get the hell out of my mom's house by the summer and I don't need to be spending it unnecessarily.

lol... That's true... I remember when Castleon had those too and God did they tear those buses up inside and out.... They were running the hell out of those buses on the X10... Would get one every Saturday to the city... Sure as hell beat the beat up ones they had though.

Castleton has improved, but they can do better. That's why I don't agree with having buses stored outside because exposing the buses to the elements 24/7 can add extra wear and tear to them. The MCIs at Castleton are poorly maintained. Yukon > Castleton

Other than that, today I caught 934 on the B16 doing a school piece from Fort Hamilton High School dropping out to 36th Street. There was an Orion 7 and two new C40s also going to 36th Street. I remember hating the old C40s, but now I'm going to miss them as there's only a handful of them left. I'm not a fan of the new C40s especially the ones with LBSS, but the non-LBSS C40s are hard to come by.

So I've been doing some thinking...with the B44-SBS going into full swing within a year and the northbound routing of the bus being relocated onto Rogers Avenue, I've been wondering about the Bedford Avenue/Arlington Place exit for the Nostrand Avenue station on the and the . Are they going to re-open it for the B44-SBS? I would be shocked if they didn't seeing that there will be a Fulton Street stop for the B44 in both directions, and the northbould stop will now be at Fulton/Bedford. Obviously it is unnecessary now since the northbound and southbound B44 stop at Fulton and Nostrand Avenues, and there isn't a Limited stop at Fulton/Bedford, but that will soon change. Will the MTA re-open the western exit for the station? I think it is warranted. Thoughts?

Just saw 6032 on the S78. I think that bus came from Casey Stengel or Kingsbridge. Whatever the case, the bus has GPS.

Worst case scenario the furthest an R160 can go on the Rockaway Line would probably have to be Howard Beach. South of that point and if you have TOO MANY trains down there, it can be a problem. Remember, R160s were tested on the in the Rockaways and passed the 30-day test, but it was most likely only one consist at a time and never more than that.

I never thought of that. A lot of people were saying Manhattan will be last but they have the most new buses besides SI. And in Queens the MTA has to still get rid of all those 1990's buses and give MTA bus routes guide a rides and GPS's.

That could be the reason why they gave the Q50 to Eastchester and removed the RTS' from the line and gave them Orion 5s because the RTS'  they had were pre-1998 models. And as for Manhattan, I'd say the number of pre-1999 buses they have make up for somewhere between 5-10% of the Manhattan Division. I don't know if they'll put GPS in the 2000 New Flyers in Manhattan but seeing there are 2000 units in the Bronx with GPS then it's a slight possibility.

Speaking of GPS, something dawned on me that makes it certain that Queens and Brooklyn will be the last buses to have GPS...they want to get rid of as much end-of-life buses as much as possible, and it just so happens that Queens and Brooklyn have the most of them (1995/1996 RTS', the Ex-Bee Line Orion 5s, as well as 1305 and 1306, and some 1999 New Flyers). Staten Island has the least amount of them (their oldest buses are 1998/1999 and aren't being retired as of yet), as well as the Bronx. I do think though that whatever buses older than 1998/1999 are still around after GPS is systemwide, they'll most likely not give them GPS as it would be pointless to give it to them and they would be retiring anyway...perfect examples are the 1999 New Flyers at West Farms. 

Yep. That's what happened on the shuttle. I was in the front, the bottom was packed and those idiots thought the stairs were a force field, so I don't know why the prick was talking to ME like that. What I said in reply was enough, but I would have cursed the person out if they continued. Though I nearly got into a fight one day because of my words

At least you have the ability to make people intimidated...unlike me. I'm a scrawny guy lol

In other words, it's that time of the year again, Daylight Savings Time. I like the days being longer but the fact that I lost an hour of sleep last night really sucked. I went to bed a little before 2 and woke up at 8:30, five hours of sleep! I was cranky as f*** earlier this morning but I'm okay now,.

In case you guys didn't know, R160s were tested in the Rockaways and they passed compared when they were testing on various other lines and they failed. But I do think that if too many R160s are in the Rockaways at any given time then there could be an issue. Other than that one or two trains wouldn't do harm.

Well said man. As long as you keep working hard then everything you once believed was once out of reach will soon be in your grasp. It just takes time and dedication.

 

 

 

Tell me about it. mental cases, seriously.

 

I was on chat talking about this late last night. Let me go into more detail here.....

 

While coming home on the from work @ late last night this homeless guy comes on the train talking about "I need money from you Americans, I am a proud Vietnam Vet" Then he starts menacing all the Asian passengers on the train. One girl ran to the back of the car cause she was scared shitless. I look more South Indian then Chinese so he initially didn't focus his attention on me. Regardless I totally lost my patience and told him hey first panhandling is illegal as well as harassment, and second shut the f**k up!

 

He starts with me of course (yeah I looked for it) but I was heated.  I told him,that I never agreed with the Vietnam War and please do us all a favor and stop shoving this shit down our throats. He asks me if I'm Spanish. I said no a**hole I am Chinese you prick. Then he starts talking about war babies and gooks.... Heh. Guess that was directed at me since I am mixed Asian. 

 

I asked him: "So how many innocent people did you murder in Vietnam and how many young Asian girls did you rape in the line of duty?" Very alarmingly he could not respond.....

 

He did run off the train. Not sure but I think someone threatened to call the cops. I was talking to a White male/Asian female couple after the fact and they applauded me because they were shocked on the war babies comments. With many smiles from other commuters for shutting this fool up. 

 

I can understand many men were forced into the war because of the draft and had to either serve or end up in the stockades. But those comments and threatening body language he was displaying was just completely unacceptable.

 

Real soldiers who support the interests of their country will not say shit like that. rather they will conduct themselves as disciplined men with morals proud of serving the country that they serve. Not act like this guy with the hate.....

 

I can have a very hot temper particularly with these racists who ruin an otherwise peaceful commute on the train.

I really wish cops would crack down hard on panhandlers because that shit is annoying. Call me cold but I don't want to hear their sob-stories about how they're homeless and trying to get spare change to get them something to eat...for the most part they put themselves in that position. Yes sometimes it's inevitable but why should I give the money I busted my ass for to some decrepit skell?

I remember one time there was this homeless Asian lady on the Staten Island ferry at like 7 in the morning and she was asking people for change...she'd extend her cup with change and hover over them for like a good minute. She did that to me and tapped me on the shoulder and I was like wtf...if I wanted to be a real prick I would have slapped the cup with change out of her hand and have her pick it off the floor.

It's really annoying and I don't know why people continue to shell out their money to them, whether it's 25 cents, 50 cents, a dollar or two or five...I refuse to do it. Lord knows what they use their money for....

The f**king geniuses that think that people can move in more when it's impossible. I had that problem on that 2 shuttle bus.

 

"Does it look like I can move back? What should I do? Stand on the person behind me because you're blind" is what was said that day.

These people are mental cases...I applaud their effort for trying to tell people to move in but sometimes you really can't move any further. It's worse on buses because people don't like to step into the back. Two years ago I was on the S53 which predominately used hybrids at the time and the bus was crushloaded and it wasn't even noon yet...it was 11:00. My guess is a bus may have broken down, but after standing in the front right by the door I told the driver to stop at the next stop and open the back door and I went on through there...there was SO MUCH ROOM and there even was a seat in the back. People are just too damn ignorant sometimes.

Just saw 4241 on the B44 a little under an hour ago with the new paint scheme. The numbering is on the blue stripe and not above it in blue lettering.

And to top it off, R46 F's are not all that rare.

I saw one yesterday morning on the .

Hahahahahaha it's all good man. It's been years since I've got into a fight with anyone...last fight I had was with my older brother back in 2008 when I was 16 but that's pretty much it. I kept my cool with strangers but I let them know that it's not serious as they make it out to be.

A few weeks ago people were pushing their way into the subway car before the doors closed...I move in as much as I can and STILL there are people pushing and grazing past me catching an attitude thinking I'm in their way. I just tell them straight up to relax themselves and not make it a big issue that they're making it out to be. I don't tolerate people disrespecting me like that especially strangers in the subway or bus, but I have a way of talking to them to let them know that I'm not looking to fight, but that I'm not going to stand down and just take being pushed around because of their lack of consideration thinking it's all about them and no one else.

I love the Nova Artics too. Just last weekend, I caught 5332 on the B44 going southbound.

You know you can stop by my job whenever you want to ! lmao

I've been asked for change a few times on the street and just say I don't have any. That mostly works for me so far. On the train, I just don't look at them and pretend to ignore them. No need to escalate the situation.

Good because alot of them are not people who are homeless and infirm but are actually scammers ready to seriously rip people off. Most of them.

Lol...I remember a few months ago I was at the Wendys by the SI Mall and I almost got into a fight with some homeless guy because he was asking me to get him something to eat and I was ignoring him. He had a cane and a pushcart on him and then he started to stand over me cuz I was thinking he wanted to fight me...next thing you know I picked my longboard off the floor and stood up to him with my board next ti me to let him know that I had a weapon to use if he tried to start something with me. He walked out of the restaurant disgruntled as hell. I laughed it off afterwards.

I am LOVING these 2013 Nova Artics on the B44. I rode 5325 this afternoon heading to work and it still has the new bus smell to it...lol

Every year I'm at H&R Block I always see different things on the B44 and B43, the lines that pass right out front of my job. I started working here in 2011 and there have been a lot of changes in terms of bus assignments:

2011:

• B43: Occasional Orion 5 CNG, sporadic Orion 7 CNGs, regular 1999/2000 New Flyer C40LFs
• B44: RTS and Orion Next Gens

2012:

• B43: Orion 5 CNGs got scarce but would still show up from time to time. Orion 7s still making appearances sporadically. 1999/2000 New Flyers still running regularly, and the 2011/2012 New Flyers started coming in.
• B44: No changes

This year:

• B43: Orion 5 CNGs gone ( ), 1999/2000 New Flyers becoming a rarity, sporadic Orion 7 CNGs, 2011/2012/2013 New Flyers became the new regulars on the line.
• B44: Nova LFS Artics showing up on the line occasionally. Just started running on weekends now starting last week Saturday (3/2/13).

If I return to H&R next year, I wonder what changes will come to both lines. I can see the 1999/2000 New Flyers completely gone and the B44-SBS fully operational with wrapped Nova Artics on the line. Let's see if I'm right.

So I finally sent my G12 out to Canon today to be serviced. Back in September my lens got stuck but I had the camera working again within a month. When Hurricane Sandy hit and the system was free for the rest of the week, my camera was working fine. The Saturday when the fares were reinstated, my camera conked out on me again. Now I'm finally sending out my camera to be fixed.

The good thing is, I'm using my college's Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 as an interim camera. They're allowing me to hold on to the camera for as long as I need to. I doubt they'll let me keep it during Spring Break (which starts on the 25th for me), but I won't complain. I should have my G12 back by then I hope.

When did Castleton lose 6007?

Rode RTS 8981 on the Q35. Didn't get pics of the front and some people did a double take asking if it was a Q35.

 Yeah people tend to do that if they're not used to seeing a particular bus model on a line after a while.

Looks like I lucked out this morning and caught an Orion 5 on the S79 Select on my may to work this morning...bus 6288. (y)

Every time I see Taylor Swift's name, it makes me think who's the next person that she's going to write a song about. She just broke up with the One Direction guy Harry Styles, only a matter of time she writes a song about it, maybe to be called "Wrong Direction".

Hell I'd rather listen to Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" over Tayor Swift's crap.

Hell, even the boy bands during the 1990s was better than this garbage we have now. Backstreet Boys and n'Sync...they have talent. One Direction...who the hell are they? The only direction they need to go is right off a bridge and put an end to the misery our poor ears have to deal with, as if it isn't already enough.

I like modern alternative rock artists like Foster the People, Radiohead (they were a hit during the 1990s), Muse, Linkin Park, Vampire Weekend, Weezer, Red Hot Chilli Peppers etc. Classic rock artists I like are Guns N Roses, Queen, Aerosmith, Blue Oyster Cult, Sublime (when Bradley was still with the band before he died, not really a fan of the new lineup with Rome Ramirez).

But yeah, it's sad how people think that someone that has heavy profanity and talks about b!tches and hoes in 99.9% of the song is music. Smh.