Congestion Pricing? Are They Insane?

The Mayor and others have been tossing around the notion of congestion pricing for a little while now… it’s nothing new… but the debate seems to be “back on” as of late, and I’ve never opined on it before.

So now, for the record, let me be clear on where Angry Subway Guy stands on this issue:

I oppose congestion pricing and any other measure that would likely cause the subway to become more god-awfully crowded than it already is. 

I know that encouraging folks to ride mass transit for the sake of the environment might sound like a noble cause.  But in practice, I guarantee you that it will FUCK SHIT UP. 

Besides, who gives a shit if the city is polluted and congested?  If 10 million people are already willingly living through our current circumstances, why changes things and make everyone suffer? 

How My Categories Stack Up

There are 41 posts on this site so far, and I wonder what, if anything, the way I’ve categorized these posts suggests about the NYC subway system?  The world? You? Me?

Good to see “Blockers” up near the top.  And “Cripples” at the bottom.  But I was a bit surprised by how some of the others stacked up. Only 2 posts about the homeless? Only 3 about the diseased?  You’d think I never rode the subway at all… Note to self – write about the diseased homeless more. Kill two birds with one stone.

Creeps	10
Blockers	9
Food	5
Tourist Low-Lifes	4
The Diseased	3
Unstable/Insane	3
Thugs	3
The Homeless	2
Cripples	1
Drugged Out	1

Why We All Hate Flying

We all hate flying because we all hate each other. 

We make each other sick, and abhor the thought of having to put up with each others behaviors and tics for hours on end in close quarters.  When we get ready for a trip to the airport, we brace ourselves for selfishness, rudeness and oftentimes pure revulsion. 

From the grown man who just can’t wait his turn on the security line… to the nasty fuck clearing his throat in the seat behind you… to the parents with out-of-control children (who usually think it’s cute)…

… To the large-bodies who bump each and every one of our aisle-seated elbows on their way to the bathroom… and to the every-bodies who grab onto each and every one of our seat backs on their ways to the bathroom, as if the only way they’ll make it down the aisle is if they hold on for dear life…

To the blue-tooth wearing asshole yelling into the air next to me in the waiting area… to the pathetic old grandma who left NY long ago for sunny Florida bragging to some old fart friend ”You’ll never believe it but I’m at the airport.  I SAID THE THE AIRPORT.  I’m going to go visit my nephew – my daughtah needed a baby-sitta this week so I said shaw, I’ll fly to New Yawk”…

FUCK THEM ALL… 

Face it folks, flying fucking sucks because we all fucking suck.