Grand Concourse Posted February 21, 2012 Share #4026 Posted February 21, 2012 I guess probably best not to say anything about it as it is technically tresspassing if the MTA still owns it. *I think. today, spent the day in Queens to test out a camera that had some issues lately. Went from the to the to to . basically southern queens and northern Brooklyn Used the Q53 to get b/w the lines on Woodhaven Blvd and finally got to ride an ex-BL O5 on the Q53. At Howard beach, I snapped a shot of the turnstiles at the PA side and one worker there said 'no pictures'. I didn't feel like arguing and just walked by without trying to provoke them. But just to show how paranoid the PA is. smh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaica Line Posted February 21, 2012 Share #4027 Posted February 21, 2012 @ GC I highly doubt some thing would become of it thou. Love that trestle over Park Lane South thou. Would be a nice spot to roll up if I did smoke. Photos to come soon... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted February 21, 2012 Share #4028 Posted February 21, 2012 I guess probably best not to say anything about it as it is technically tresspassing if the MTA still owns it. *I think. today, spent the day in Queens to test out a camera that had some issues lately. Went from the to the to to . basically southern queens and northern Brooklyn Used the Q53 to get b/w the lines on Woodhaven Blvd and finally got to ride an ex-BL O5 on the Q53. At Howard beach, I snapped a shot of the turnstiles at the PA side and one worker there said 'no pictures'. I didn't feel like arguing and just walked by without trying to provoke them. But just to show how paranoid the PA is. smh. I was out in the rockaways the saturday before last... after taking the Q35, I was gonna take the 53, but I had just missed a nexgen hybrid & a remaining ex-BL was @ the terminal... so I stopped at the chinese food store on B 116th (plus I was hungry at the time anyway)... after I got my order, I just went ahead & took the Q22 that was a handful of blocks away..... Long story short, it's gotten to the point where I avoid taking the ex BL's if I don't have first dibs on the back seating.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted February 22, 2012 Share #4029 Posted February 22, 2012 Lol...you like the back seats too? I've recently got accustomed to sitting in the back seats on the Orion 5s in SI. I used to sit in the front where the door is because I wiuld aleays lean my head against the plexiglass window and take a nap. The only time I sit in the front is if the back seats are taken or my B/O friend is driving, so I stay in the front and talk with them. On the low floors, I always sit in the back. I rarely sit in the front unless my B/O friend is driving, which I usually stand next to them and talk. While I don't like the Next Gen Hybrids I do like the fact that my feet sorta dangle when I sit in the back seats on the high part of the bus facing forward because the seats are extra high off the ground. On the Original Orion 7s as well as the Third Gens, my feet meet the ground evenly and don't dangle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 22, 2012 Share #4030 Posted February 22, 2012 I took a seat at the back of the O5 mainly since I knew it was going to get crowded and I wanted as few ppl around me so I could get a few vids of the engine sounds. Otherwise I wouldn't have had a problem with the middle of the bus. @ GC I highly doubt some thing would become of it thou. Love that trestle over Park Lane South thou. Would be a nice spot to roll up if I did smoke. Photos to come soon... Oh I wasn't worried about the worker, plus I think I saw a guy in a military uniform there and he didn't say anything. I just snapped one pick and stopped. They can't do anything if I don't provoke them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted February 22, 2012 Share #4031 Posted February 22, 2012 Lol...you like the back seats too? I've recently got accustomed to sitting in the back seats on the Orion 5s in SI. I used to sit in the front where the door is because I wiuld aleays lean my head against the plexiglass window and take a nap. The only time I sit in the front is if the back seats are taken or my B/O friend is driving, so I stay in the front and talk with them. On the low floors, I always sit in the back. I rarely sit in the front unless my B/O friend is driving, which I usually stand next to them and talk. While I don't like the Next Gen Hybrids I do like the fact that my feet sorta dangle when I sit in the back seats on the high part of the bus facing forward because the seats are extra high off the ground. On the Original Orion 7s as well as the Third Gens, my feet meet the ground evenly and don't dangle. Yup, shoal do ! I'm simply too tall to sit in the front.... guaranteed someone's gonna end up bumping into my leg after paying their fare & what not, so I make my way to the back.... I don't tend to sit in the middle seats (paired or singular) b/c I can't fit into them comfortably... Bad enough just about everytime I get up, you hear crackling bones... lol.... Only time I'll sit in those suckers is if the bus is jammed, and I get lucky enough to catch a seat upon someone having occupied that seat about to get off..... the back most seating is where I can comfortably sit down, & doze off if I'm tired enough.... only thing that kinda sucks is that you have the USA flag on either side that impedes your view as you're lookin out the window..... yep, the little things you'll hardly hear anyone talk about (but, do), I have no problem posting about it :cool: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 22, 2012 Share #4032 Posted February 22, 2012 I'm surprised anyone can nap on a bus especially if it goes over bumpy roads. I haven't been on many O5s, so I'm basing my opinion on the last one I rode, but I will say if at the back, you will be 'launched' up an inch or two if it goes over a big enough crater on the ground. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted February 22, 2012 Share #4033 Posted February 22, 2012 Whether I'm on an Orion 5 or Orion 7, there's this bump on Hylan Boulevard one stop before Bay Terrace heading to Brooklyn...if you're going fast enough and you're sitting in the back you'll go flying. Hell, I was on a NG on the S79 and since my friend was driving, I stood in the front. When we hit that bump, my head almost touched the ceiling. Why pay a crapload of money at Six Flags when you can just hop on an MTA bus for $2.25 and take a flying course? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 22, 2012 Share #4034 Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) yep, the little things you'll hardly hear anyone talk about (but, do), I have no problem posting about it :cool: LOL... Yeah I'm the same way... I have no problem talking about dirty buses and folks stinking on the bus. Some folks don't like mentioning it but it grosses me out since I'm a bit of a germ phobe. As for those flags, I agree that they are rather annoying. They should find a better spot for those flags so that they're not blocking any views from the window. Edited February 22, 2012 by Via Garibaldi 8 Typo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 22, 2012 Share #4035 Posted February 22, 2012 Whether I'm on an Orion 5 or Orion 7, there's this bump on Hylan Boulevard one stop before Bay Terrace heading to Brooklyn...if you're going fast enough and you're sitting in the back you'll go flying. Hell, I was on a NG on the S79 and since my friend was driving, I stood in the front. When we hit that bump, my head almost touched the ceiling. Why pay a crapload of money at Six Flags when you can just hop on an MTA bus for $2.25 and take a flying course? Lol! I was thinking the same thing after my bus hit a bump and caused me to fly off a few inches off the seat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted February 22, 2012 Share #4036 Posted February 22, 2012 I'm surprised anyone can nap on a bus especially if it goes over bumpy roads. hey, when you're tired enough, you aint thinkin about the road conditions along w/e route you're (traveling) on..... lol.... Whether I'm on an Orion 5 or Orion 7, there's this bump on Hylan Boulevard one stop before Bay Terrace heading to Brooklyn...if you're going fast enough and you're sitting in the back you'll go flying. Hell, I was on a NG on the S79 and since my friend was driving, I stood in the front. When we hit that bump, my head almost touched the ceiling. I know exactly what bump you're talking about.... there's a series of grossly uneven patches along hylan around bay terrace, but that one in particular... smh.... and the (local) b/o's don't slow down upon approaching it either..... you even feel it while on the (MTA's) expresses.... the x24 though, not so much... LOL... Yeah I'm the same way... I have no problem talking about dirty buses and folks stinking on the bus. Some folks don't like mentioning it but it grosses me out since I'm a bit of a germ phobe. As for those flags, I agree that they are rather annoying. They should find a better spot for those flags so that they're not blocking any views from the window. A dirty bus is a dirty fu**in bus; that I have zero problem bringing up.... Not one of these ppl. that wanna pretend like our buses (and trains) aren't "that" dirty..... they are only lyin to themselves..... I'm far from a germaphobe, but nasty is nasty no matter how you slice it..... The flags, yep... thing is though, where else can they be put.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 22, 2012 Share #4037 Posted February 22, 2012 I know exactly what bump you're talking about.... there's a series of grossly uneven patches along hylan around bay terrace, but that one in particular... smh.... and the (local) b/o's don't slow down upon approaching it either..... you even feel it while on the (MTA's) expresses.... the x24 though, not so much... lol... Sometimes I wonder what in the world those B/Os are sitting in. You'll be almost flying out of your seat hitting the potholes and they're flying down the street like everything is peachy creamie. Must be the seat belts that keep them in place. A dirty bus is a dirty fu**in bus; that I have zero problem bringing up.... Not one of these ppl. that wanna pretend like our buses (and trains) aren't "that" dirty..... they are only lyin to themselves..... I'm far from a germaphobe, but nasty is nasty no matter how you slice it..... The flags, yep... thing is though, where else can they be put.... lol... Some folks don't like hearing the truth... As for the flags, I thought about that myself. They could just have one of them and maybe place it on the back on the bus somewhere and make it a bit smaller. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 22, 2012 Share #4038 Posted February 22, 2012 I'm not saying buses aren't filthy either. I'm not that fanatical about defending the buses. Before I enter my house I take off my coat and shake it outside before hanging it up the coat rack. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaica Line Posted February 24, 2012 Share #4039 Posted February 24, 2012 Standing on the third rail... As long as you're not completeing the circuit by having contact with both the ground and the third rail, you're good. :cool: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted February 24, 2012 Share #4040 Posted February 24, 2012 The power to that line was lost years ago.... or was it? You laugh, you lose: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaica Line Posted February 24, 2012 Share #4041 Posted February 24, 2012 The power to that line was lost years ago.... or was it? Yea 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr4567 Posted February 24, 2012 Share #4042 Posted February 24, 2012 The power to that line was lost years ago.... or was it? You laugh, you lose: the clock made me laugh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted February 24, 2012 Share #4043 Posted February 24, 2012 Oh, the evil... :cry: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 25, 2012 Share #4044 Posted February 25, 2012 Nooo! That's even worse than the split screen. Damn starz, damn them! I know which channels I'm not keeping for the future. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted February 25, 2012 Share #4045 Posted February 25, 2012 The power to that line was lost years ago.... or was it? You laugh, you lose: Lmao this is retarded. Where did you find this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted February 25, 2012 Share #4046 Posted February 25, 2012 That was from the front page of a "You Laugh, You Lose" thread on the Ubuntu* forums. *I do not use or condone any shell/OS of Unix or whatever-the-bloody-f{}ck they call it now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted February 26, 2012 Share #4047 Posted February 26, 2012 Nooo! That's even worse than the split screen. Damn starz, damn them! I know which channels I'm not keeping for the future. Courtesy of ti-triodes & mike1977 (previous pic) from AVS Forum. That was from 2010, but the ad banners now are... bland. It's just like the black infobox that appears on the ending credits, but still intrusive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lance25 Posted February 26, 2012 Share #4048 Posted February 26, 2012 Don't let it be a free preview weekend. Every ten minutes or so, they feel the need to remind you of this "factoid", as if you weren't aware of that when you turned to that channel and it didn't say something along the lines of "you don't have this channel". How about letting us know when you're not showing 2012 for the 18,000th time this month. Now that would be useful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 27, 2012 Share #4049 Posted February 27, 2012 Anyone that switched from Optimum to Fios: does your email still work or is it suspended? Not that I need it, but it is annoying that it no longer works. At least with Aol, I know that still works. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted February 28, 2012 Share #4050 Posted February 28, 2012 I don't even know what's the point of the Optimum email address if there are better email services out there (gmail, yahoo, etc.) I don't even use it anyways. :cool: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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