I read an article in the Wall Street Journal a few
days ago that had to do with the lack of parking at most Connecticut Metro North train stations. Most riders have an average of 2 - 6 years before they can get a parking pass. I was a bit surprised when the photo above the article
was a picture of a guy on the Bar Car drinking a beer. The
end of the article stated that you know that you've made it in Connecticut when
you've got a parking space at the train station and you can get drunk on the
bar car on the train ride home.
I'm confused, what does one have to do with the other.
People enjoy a beer on the train after a long day, it is a 78-minute commute
after all. What does a picture of a guy chugging a beer have to do with parking spaces?
What happened to decent reporters? Please tell me
that all the other reporters in the tri state area are using up all of their 12
weeks of vacation time occupying Wall Street. This ass clown must be a fill in
from the New York Times. No newsworthy article has been published about the
Metro North in the 6 years that I've been riding and it doesn't look like there
will be one anytime soon. Do they mean to tell me that the stellar
investigative reporters in the New York area were only able to provide me with
two regurgitated facts about my commute over the last 6 years?
1) It's easier for an alcoholic to get a liver transplant
than it is to get a parking space on the New Haven line.
2) There is a bar car on the Metro North that
people ride in order to catch up with friends and enjoy a drink on their way
home.
Hey, Wall Street Journal, I can't wait for that two-page
spread on the findings that the sky is blue!
On a more serious note, why not try to do a story on why there are so
many problems with the MTA and how to solve them so the millions of riders can
enjoy their 3+ hour commutes everyday. Don't just hop off at 125th St. after
taking a few pictures of people on the bar car and rewrite old news.
