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Re: PATH (pathetic attempt at transporting humans)
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I reiterate . . . PATH doesn't give a sh**! With very little to no competition, they don't have to. If they're enjoying their monopoly and all their federal and state funding, then it's time for our elected officials to do something about this mess!

Posted on: 2010/1/8 18:31
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Re: New Jersey Senate Votes No on Gay Marriage
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This whole issue just baffles me. The states of the northeast (the cradle of the abolitionist movement and the civil rights movement) have such a hard time moving into the 21st century. What I find funny is the arguments against gay marriage - seriously, they are hysterical. Is it possible that there can be that many ignorant buffoons?

And, I'm the registered Republican! If I feel this way, how can not a majority of the politicians (most of who bill themselves as liberal and progressive) make the right decision here.

If only NJ can figure out a way to tax gay marriage and then have the politicians pilfer the proceeds for personal gains . . . this would be a non-issue. Better yet, if there were some contracts to be rigged, this would have been passed before anyone could even utter the word "sanctity."

Posted on: 2010/1/8 17:28
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Re: PATH (pathetic attempt at transporting humans)
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Don't even get me started on the NJ Transit - although most of its delays are caused by Amtrak. Public transportation in NJ is lousy across the board - perhaps, that is why so many people just say f it and drive - which may explain the excessive traffic jams.

Posted on: 2010/1/6 18:53
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Re: PATH (pathetic attempt at transporting humans)
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I received the alert - but like always, it was 15-20 minutes after the fact. The fact that they felt the need such an alert system really goes to show you the amount of service issues they have and anticipate to have. I must get (on average) three or four alerts a day. That's insane!

As to the train etiquette, I couldn't agree with you guys more. I grew up in New York, and as a kid learned subway etiquette. I just assumed everyone else that traveled by train into NY knew to get out of the way of people exiting the train before attempting to board. I once saw a woman push through an entire morning rush hour train emptying off at WTC so she could sit and wait in the train - her response to those of us that told her to wait - was "fu-k all you" "I do what I want". Part of the problem is it seems more suburbanites who are not used to riding a commuter train take the PATH; and the rest of the problem (as evidenced by the aforementioned woman) is that more A-holes with no respect or manners live in NJ. I hate to say it, but since moving to NJ, I've found that more people in NJ have an "it's all about me" attitude - even more so than NY, which I found hard to believe. I call it the NJ-Napoleon complex.

Yes, I'm a NJ hater. There I said it.

Posted on: 2010/1/6 18:49
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Re: PATH (pathetic attempt at transporting humans)
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There was a "signal problem" system wide starting at about 9:00 am - causing 30 minute delays on all trains to WTC and complete suspension of trains to 33rd Street. It was finally fixed a little after 11. But, I'm sure it will break again just ni time for the evening commute.

Posted on: 2010/1/6 16:52
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Re: PATH (pathetic attempt at transporting humans)
#6
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We can voice our concerns until we're blue in the face. The simple fact is that the PATH doesn't give a sh-t! It has a monopoly and thus has us by the balls. . . unless of course we all start taking the ferry or someone builds a footbridge across the Hudson.

Two days in a row of hours of delays is unacceptable. How does the PATH expect our bosses (many of who have never ridden the PATH) to believe that this train system has this many delays and could be this unreliable for a system in the New York City metro area. I've been on train systems all over the world, and the PATH is by far the worst as far as reliability and customer service. Yet, it is also the smallest. 13 STATIONS (and only two of which are above ground) . . . How can the cold wreck this much havoc on this system?????????

The site at Grove Street this morning was incredible - people waiting in the plaza upstairs/outside because there was no room in the station or platform. Not a single PATH employee to be found.

On Thursdays when the "customer service" (and I use that term loosely) people are in the stations, we should all stop by and just piss on them. It's only fair, because they have been pissing on all of us for years!

Posted on: 2010/1/6 16:24
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Re: Parking Too Close to Crosswalks
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Just like everything else in this world - we need to get to the root of the problem in order to solve it - which means that Jersey City needs affordable off-street parking options and more parking, in general. Drivers simply have no place to park other than close to an intersection or fire hydrant. I believe that the Parking Authority people are cognizant of the lack of parking and thus are a little more lenient with respect to those offenders.

One easy way to accomplish adding more parking spots during the day is to GET RID OF THE STREET SWEEPERS - they are a joke. If you have never done so, I suggest walking behind a sweeper one day and see how ineffective they really are - they accomplish absolutely nothing more than leaving a little streak of water on one side of the street - nothing gets picked up!

Another option would to limit the amount of resident parking passes issued to a household or a particular address. There are at least several single-family households on my block that have more than one car - not to mention, most of them do not have a job - so they are able to move their cars right before the sweepers come and move it right back once they finish. As a result, someone who works until late comes home to no available parking.

Stricter regulation on the taxis in JC would also help keep the need for cars down. If it didn't cost $12 to go a little more than a mile to the market - it would be a little easier to live without a car.

Posted on: 2009/11/5 23:16
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Re: Best pizza in JC????
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Best Pizza Downtown --- it is a tie between Hamilton Park Pizza on 7th and Brunswick and Buon Appetite on Grove.

Posted on: 2009/1/28 21:09
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