Half an hour of talks to go!

If there's a strike TOMORROW, I'm going looting TONIGHT!

23 minutes left!

Can I park my bicycle here?

Guess what! "Its Christmas time in Hollis Queens."

im stranded in Time Square Can i get a ride?

loveletter said:

Steal fauxie's bicycle!

Who wants to carpool with me tomorrow?!













(P.S. Bring a car.)

2the9s said:

As of 12:12, no strike yet.

They've been hyping up this strike bullshit for the longest. We go through this every few years.

Very true. I really believed that they would strike but it's 12:45 and they haven't come out saying anything yet. If the Transit workers are gonna strike, then they should just do it. I hope they don't but this is so silly.
[Edited 12/15/05 21:45pm]

I'm not a commuter anymre --so I dont give a fuck.

Tooo bad for Stern--his big ass final celebration will be cancelled if theres a strike.

2the9s said:

4 person Carpool.
If you don't mind a van, instead of car.

origmnd said:

I'm sure he'll get over it with his $500,000,000 deal.

Personally, I don't think there will be a strike. Right now it is 3:30am in NYC and no strike yet. If they strike, the city will effectively SHUT DOWN and any support the transit workers may have from the general public will disappear because no one will be able to get anywhere.

The average starting salary for train conductors & bus drivers is more than my annual salary and I have an MA from an Ivy League school. They don't have to pay for their health insurance premiums & they get to retire at age 55...I don't really feel that bad for them. It's upper management that's to blame, so why should the public suffer? The MTA is jacked up--first there's a shortage so they hike the fares, now there's a surplus? They need better financial management!

I took the day off of work--my company (a Federal museum) was talking some bullshit about how Federal buildings are REQUIRED to be open and that anyone who could walk to work should--and you might have to work in a different department (e.g. I work in Education, but if I went to work I might have to serve food in the cafe.) I wasn't feelin' that...
[Edited 12/16/05 0:36am]

2the9s said:

they announced a selective strike. so basically, some private bus company in queens won't be running.

this thread.
[Edited 12/16/05 10:45am]

i am honestly terrified, because i can not afford to cab it, and i can't walk the bridge as i have a TERRIBLE fear of bridges, as being suspended over water freaks me the fuck out and gives me all kinds of vertigo.

JasmineFire said:

FUCK Queens!!

It's hard as hell to travel in Queens as it is. For the non New Yorkers here on the org, you tend to have to take a bus (or 2) AND a train to travel out of Queens. With the Jamaica and Triboro Buses not running after tonight, it's gonna be even worse. Do y'all think there's going to be a strike after Monday night? I would say no but EVERYONE who's involved isn't trying to come to some sort of compromise so I have no idea what's going to happen. Stay Tuned....

I'm used to walking anyway....

cborgman said:

I'm getting a little fearful of them too.

2the9s said:

FUCK Staten Island.

jone70 said:

Fuck both

unlucky7 said:

FUCK the Bronx!