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Jennymayla, you are right on the money. Giving up your seat to someone who needs it more is just good manners, and makes living in a crowded city that much more bearable.
I once gave up my seat to a perfectly healthy-looking woman who happened to be wearing a pair of killer heels. I had on sneakers. It was simply a nice thing to do.
Posted on: 2009/8/6 23:26
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I can't believe how much hate everyone gives the Path system...I fully understand if you are riding on the weekends or after 11pm from 33rd Street, but during the week it is so much better than so many MTA lines...Do us all a favor and move to Flagstaff you cry babies. The Path is really really good compared to so many transit systems of similar size. Sure it has insanely hot platforms @ 14th and 23rd, really crappy sound systems and zero insulation; but that's just because we have really crappy elected officials and a totally corrupt Port Authority running the show. For the price you pay it ain't bad, just the people, so be nice you freaks
Posted on: 2009/8/6 23:11
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Wow is right...you penance for being a di#k is to get off at the station before your normal stop on Monday of this coming week and walk in the 90+heat. "wait for the next train" seriously an asshole move. You should break your foot and have to come to work for a month on crutches, see how you like it.
Posted on: 2009/8/6 23:02
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Elvis;need to add you to the s%*T stirrer category. Equal rights has nothing to do with being a gentleman, whatta fool...The real Elvis knew that moron. Some Elvis, you must be a real lady killer...oh maybe you are!
Your penance is to give up your seat to "anyone" who comes along...even if the car is empty. You'll feel much better about yourself and you might make someone really happy
Posted on: 2009/8/6 22:58
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ohhhh stop poking fun of Debbie Duhane or whatever her name. I think it's great there's always a reminder. REminding people to be cautious, watch etc.... not only is A SERVICE not DIS Service it also scare off would be suicide bombers or bombers. At least they know they're being watched by all citizens.
Posted on: 2009/8/6 18:55
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lol. you know when you just KNOW?
Posted on: 2009/8/6 18:23
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it's not about equality. it's about manners, across both sexes. if you see someone who could use that seat more than you could, why not offer it up? whether it's a man or a woman. nothing more complicated than that. plus good commuter karma makes all the difference. just try it. (please note that i think that the PATH train is hell on wheels and I get myself into a stress state twice a day every day plus get bad puffy hair in the morning from the hotness, which haunts me for the rest of the day. and i seriously think about committing hateful acts of revenge against at least 35% of the fellow commuters. but still. ya gotta try.)
Posted on: 2009/8/6 17:51
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What? You assume that you are "none of the above?" 
Posted on: 2009/8/6 16:29
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why you rolling your eyes at me? read post #401
Posted on: 2009/8/6 15:55
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!! What makes you think that?? 
Posted on: 2009/8/6 15:46
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I guess too many women were pole dancing on the train.
Posted on: 2009/8/6 14:37
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One time I had just gotten my haircut in the city and then jumped on the subway to go downtown. This totally cute young man, maybe 19 or 20 got up from his seat and asked me to sit down... like a gentleman. He did not want to have sex me... he just thought I should sit because I am a female. He clearly was visiting from the South or some other part of our country. So here I was, a tired, over-worked, new mom with a fresh hairdo and a seat on the subway given to me from a cutie... wow. It just made my day.
It's nice to be treated like a lady. Eventhough it only happens once in a blue moon. I am glad I didn't say, "oh, no thanks" and instead I graciously accepted.
Posted on: 2009/8/6 14:30
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To my Path Nemesises (Nemesi?):
The A-hole who is more concerned with downloading an App on his Iphone than walking in a straight line. The guy with the 7ft wide umbrella open when it isn't even raining. That same guy with the 7ft wide umbrella swinging it and almost impaling the people behind him. The person in front of me who stops short to answer a text message. The person who realizes at the turnstile that they need a path card to enter and the proceed to rummage through their purse/murse to find it. The a-hole who stands on the left side of the down escalator and wonders why everyone is staring at him... The person who stands in front of the open door on the train, blocking entry for the rest of us, so as not to give up his great position to exit first at exchange place. (If you replace "door on train", with "Door on elevator" at exchange place, it reads the same...) To the sweaty guy who has to lean on the hand-pole with a complete disregard to those of us who are holding on to it. And to Bernie Minenblatt, Debbie Duhaime, the loud cell-phone-talker going into the tunnel ("Hello? Hello? I think i'm going to lose you in the tunnel"), and all the other obnoxious people.... Thank you for riding NJ Transit! It just wouldn't be the same without you...
Posted on: 2009/8/6 14:29
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I've said it before on here and I am going to say it again:
Its not just the man's responsibility to get up for a pregnant woman. Women should do it too. Why? Because this is not 1953. You fought for equality and won. You can't have it both ways ladies.
Posted on: 2009/8/6 14:24
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Wow. 
Posted on: 2009/8/6 14:20
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Yes, that does make sense. But without the pole to hold on to, how are people expected to stand in the centre of the car? Anyway, the few times I rode the new train it wasn't crowded. I'll reserve judgement and wait to see how it fares when its packed.
Posted on: 2009/8/6 14:15
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So no one would crowd the train near the doors, another reason they have the 3 door cars.
Posted on: 2009/8/6 13:53
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Its presumptuous to club all pregnant women as invalids and as being in dire need of a seat. But there are some women who do need help. I rode the PATH to work till the last day and luckily was fine throughout. It was great when someone did offer me a seat, and without exception each time it was another woman who gave me a seat. The only time a man offered me a seat, it was a labourer who didn't speak English. I have to say I got some education about the PATH riders during my pregnancy.
I still do give my seat to a disabled person, except at 33rd street. I feel if someone is disabled and they needed a seat, they could wait for the next train instead of getting into a crowded one. On the flip side, for the non-disabled, if you do not want to offer your seat, its fine, but just make sure you do not push a pregant woman or jab her. That is just not acceptable! With the newly designed cars, why did they remove the center pole? We should've got more standing space and fewer seats and also some more poles to hold on to.
Posted on: 2009/8/6 13:36
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If only the Port Authority would install the seats that flip up at rush hour as the MTA has proposed / tested. There would be a lot more room and then we wouldn't need to argue about giving up seats to old women and perverts.
Posted on: 2009/8/6 10:52
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I always stand why break someone's fall reason being if you are sitting and some big gargantuan falls over and lands on you...crush. Also some woman had an epileptic fit, she twirled, then dropped, luckily there was a PATH agent on that middle car so he called for help on his radio.
Posted on: 2009/8/6 10:49
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Sitting on the PATH is weak.
Posted on: 2009/8/6 10:00
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the people who get mad over getting bumped by a large backpack or smelly person are the same ones who get outraged when someone bumps into you at a club.
get over it. it's crowded. if it weren't crowded, they wouldnt bump into you. you're not seriously hurt. no blood was spilled. get over it and along the same lines, make it a habit to stand whenever youre on the path. it's a 15 min ride FFS... standing during that time won't kill you. this way you wont have to get your panties in a bunch when a prego mommy to be looks at you longingly for your cherished seat.
Posted on: 2009/8/6 9:55
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I think JadedJC is right; the PATH is so unpleasant it brings out the worst in people. Its sort of like the apocalypse every time you ride the thing, so your fellow passengers are relying on survival instincts.
Posted on: 2009/8/6 9:45
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And you obviously have been pregnant before right? Next time you take the PATH, insert a 6 pound weight on your bladder on the inside and jiggle around. At work pregnant women CAN do anything because they have access to a chair and a bathroom. It makes the ride more comfortable for a pregnant woman!
Posted on: 2009/8/6 9:24
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Let's try not to generalize, because the PATH train just brings out the worst in people. The ride is so unpleasant sometimes, that I just plug in my iPod, close my eyes and tune out the world. It's not that I wouldn't give up my seat to an elderly person or pregnant lady - I just don't see them sometimes in that press of hot, sweaty bodies. On the flip side, I got into a car at 33rd Street one evening recently. It was hot and I was sweating rivulets because I had been practically running in that steamy tunnel to make the train. Three passengers were concerned enough to offer me their seats - I declined all three times. I thought to myself: "this is unusual, why are all these people suddenly being nice?" Then I caught my reflection in the window. Because it was a hot day, I was wearing a loose fitting empire-waisted dress. That's when it dawned on me: "Crap, they think I'm pregnant!!!"
Posted on: 2009/8/6 8:31
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I guess chivalry is finally dead. Men at least should get up for a pregnant woman if not any woman at that, I do. As far as moving a few feet for a wide-eyed child why couldn't he do that ? I've seen some people not adhere to the conductor's request to move away from the conductor's standing area feeling they paid for a trip and are soaking up their entitlement fee. There are a lot of walking bi-polar time bombs out there just waiting for an excuse to explode so just take it where it comes from.
Posted on: 2009/8/6 7:18
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I think you got this wrong. Men give up their seat to: A: Hot chicks they want to sleep with B: Not so hot chicks they think might sleep with them C: Pregnant hot chicks D: Cougars
Posted on: 2009/8/6 0:53
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I was on the train today and this 80 year old pregnant woman with a five year old was.....
Posted on: 2009/8/5 23:32
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80-year olds...Are you suggesting that one should not give a seat to a senior? wow, you are more of a jackass than the jackass I met today if that is the case. Xerxes you seem like a s*%t stirrer for no reason. I'll bet you'd move five inches...correct? Rule #7...Men give up your seat to anyone who is A: most if not all women past the age range of 45, B: Children under the age of six, C: pregnant women regardless if they are going to work or just out for a shopping trip in the city, D: Older gentlemen who seem to struggle with the motion of the train...That' the damn rule idiot; right after rule #6 for opening doors and holding them open until everyone passes...Learn something useful and stop your fantasy of being in "300."
Posted on: 2009/8/5 23:11
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Did you pay a fare for your 5 year old who you think is entitled to the VIEW while riding the train?
Do pregnant women going to work deserve special rights on trains? Do they deserve special rights at WORK? Do they deserve more consideration than an 80 year old? Is there a dichotomy between a woman saying, "just becasue I am 6 months pregnant there is nothing I cannot do at work"..and then claiming a horrific difficulty in transportation becasue of the pregnancy? Is it akin to "I am woman hear me roar" and then complaining about someone not opening a car door.
Posted on: 2009/8/5 23:00
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