tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post7164894088556737848..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: ObsoleteJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-31398902434061115312011-09-09T21:50:56.465-04:002011-09-09T21:50:56.465-04:00did it occur to the writer, that the walking man w...did it occur to the writer, that the walking man w/the big hand (or no walk man) is there because many people in new york cant read english! hello! we have millions of 3rd worlders here.lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-38536824158943161492009-12-03T04:21:34.098-05:002009-12-03T04:21:34.098-05:00Because you know so much about Zelmo Zzzzzip you a...Because you know so much about Zelmo Zzzzzip you are my hero. I can't believe you actually called him! Seriously, reading this has made my day and many more to come.BrontosaurusEmChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13322406338653209337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-6197291786216925772009-11-13T21:42:28.617-05:002009-11-13T21:42:28.617-05:00I agree with anonymous 12;47, but its actually wor...I agree with anonymous 12;47, but its actually worse. Since drivers -with taxi drivers being the worst exception- decided they could make sharp turns into crosswalks without slowing down, its actually dangerous to cross the street at some corners with the light. You just get blindsided by a speeding car. There have been some Midtown streets where I wait through the green light for all the cars to make their sharp turns into the street I'm trying to cross, wait until the light turns red, check to see if there is no traffic, then cross. Its often safer that way.<br /><br />The midwesterners/ suburbanites have gotten pretty good at finding the exact spot to stand in the intersection where you can't get out of the way of a speeding vehicle. I'm really starting to wonder if this is deliberate.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-55133243574211671792009-11-13T00:47:48.494-05:002009-11-13T00:47:48.494-05:00All these suburban/mid westerners who wait at the ...All these suburban/mid westerners who wait at the corner for the "Walk/Dont Walk" sign to change are a bunch of Pavlovian pussies. Particularly when there's no traffic coming. It drives me bonkers.<br /><br />Hey numbnuts. This is New York. Instead of being controlled by a flashing sign, try using your wits and self awareness to decide when it's time to cross the street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-91780027191655020652009-11-12T22:43:27.931-05:002009-11-12T22:43:27.931-05:00Walk/Don’t Walk Signs with timers on them seriousl...Walk/Don’t Walk Signs with timers on them seriously panic me. I actually find the audible crosswalk sounds around 23rd Street and 6th Avenue to be far less invasive and a better adaptation.JakeGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133101465071716345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-71463879952292396552009-11-12T11:53:35.814-05:002009-11-12T11:53:35.814-05:00True - there's nothing so satisfying as slammi...True - there's nothing so satisfying as slamming down the phone!Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-8655157993486520392009-11-12T11:39:39.373-05:002009-11-12T11:39:39.373-05:00with the vanishing use of payphones also goes the ...with the vanishing use of payphones also goes the abuse--the angry outburst, where you slam the receiver, signaling to all onlookers you've been wronged.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-82687322270704976622009-11-12T11:01:30.041-05:002009-11-12T11:01:30.041-05:00Wait til they put in the Oyster card. If it's...Wait til they put in the Oyster card. If it's implemented like it is in London, you will have to swipe to get out of the station as well. Of course that makes it easier for them to track your movements.ShatteredMonoclenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-45820143625924570072009-11-12T10:36:55.718-05:002009-11-12T10:36:55.718-05:00I'm going to miss payphones not just for their...I'm going to miss payphones not just for their function, but they made a phone call seem important. To make a call out on the street, outside the private home, you had to do it in public where everyone could hear. You also needed the money and, oh, those moments when the operator would interrupt and say the call was being disconnected unless more money was inserted, but there were no more coins in the pocket...such urgency!<br /><br />I'll miss phone books too. As a kid I loved looking up everyone I knew and seeing their address and number...I found some 'antique' phone books in a library recently and looked up my great-grandparents. There they were, name and number, right there in front of me as if I could just ring them up and say hello. Phone books provided a permanent accessibility to strangers - everyone in that book was part of the community and just a rotary dial away.Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-28214778993258706362009-11-12T08:00:22.814-05:002009-11-12T08:00:22.814-05:00Payphones are better than cell phones simply becau...Payphones are better than cell phones simply because they are a designated place for people to call. Now people have basically turned the sidewalks into giant phone booths, which are bad for people trying to use the sidewalks for other things, like walking.<br /><br />Land lines have clearer connections than cell phone lines, its harder to tap into them, and are less likely to give you brain cancer. And you can take some change (what the use of change anymore?) and use them instead of having to pay each month for your own private plan!<br /><br />While I think the metrocard gets a bad rap, I agree about the tokens. It wasn't too inconvenient to use a roll of tokens for multiple trips. I wish the MTA had just adapted the existing technology, which worked well. Also when I use a metrocard, I often have to swipe it extremely slowly or several times. The readers seem to be wearing out at the busier stations.<br /><br />Disagree about the phone books which were (are) simply way to bulky. I like the smaller neighborhood books. There is a problem, though, with a reference book that you just can't hold in your hand and flip through, its big enough that it requires its own surface. Also the small type is a problem.Ednoreply@blogger.com