As you can tell by the title of thislatest blog, it doesn't have anything to do with school or the LIRR, but I feel the need to get this out anyway...
Being that I will be in NYC on Election Day (and far from my polling place), I applied for an absentee ballot today. The application asked for nothing more than your name and address and the reason why you would not be able to vote on Election Day. Okay, so I bring my ID with me and head to the Board of Elections. I hand over my application and am escorted to the backroom so I can vote. Ummmm no ID check? What the HELL is that about???? So technically I can go in as long as I know someone's name and address and I can vote in their place....how does that seem legal?
In these days of people making fake names and voting numerous times, I would think an ID check would be the least they could do...they don't even ask for your birthdate or SS #....it's CRAZY!!
The last election I voted in, my friend Tara & I went together, and were both pissed that ID's were not looked at in TWO polling places (she votes in a different district than myself), so I guess it's a repeat thing, no ID? Thats ok, you can vote....
Is anyone else disturbed by this?????
Monday, October 27, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
how can you afford it?
Let me ask...how the HELL can anyone afford lunch these days? I happened to go to the corner deli/pizza place (whatever the hell it is) and though the pizza prices aren't terrible, the sandwiches are at least $8 each (not with cheese or extras), a fruit cup is $5 and grilled cheese is $4. Looking at these prices I wonder how students can afford them. Then I see people from school wandering in and ordering a BUNCH of food, and they pay like it's nothing... and they do this EVERY day!!!
How is THAT possible??? I save like $5 a day for food, and that usually gets me a drink and a small order or fries or some cereal at the school cafeteria...
where do these 'kids' (and I say kids because I am an old fart here) get this $$$???
How is THAT possible??? I save like $5 a day for food, and that usually gets me a drink and a small order or fries or some cereal at the school cafeteria...
where do these 'kids' (and I say kids because I am an old fart here) get this $$$???
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
What the HELL smokers?
I'm sitting here in the school library, and all I smell is cigarette smoke...not teh stale smell of people with the odor on their clothes, but ACTUAL cigarette smoke like someone is sitting in here puffing away. The only thing I can figure out is that people are snekaing butts in teh bathrooms located here on the 2nd floor of the library....but WHY oh why is no one doing anything about them?
I had the same situation yesterday when I was on the lower level of the library, same stink, new location. So I guess all those signs here mean nothing since the aren't enforced?
It just frigging STINKS, my sinuses are bugging me and what really urks me is that I'm going to be sitting heer for a few hours (in between classes) and I have some work to do, so I NEED to be here and I must deal with the offending smell...UGH! No wonder why my doctors asked if I have ever smoked before, they claim my lungs look like I've been a smoker...nice huh? Its all teh secomnd hand smoke I breathe in..it disgusts me!
I had the same situation yesterday when I was on the lower level of the library, same stink, new location. So I guess all those signs here mean nothing since the aren't enforced?
It just frigging STINKS, my sinuses are bugging me and what really urks me is that I'm going to be sitting heer for a few hours (in between classes) and I have some work to do, so I NEED to be here and I must deal with the offending smell...UGH! No wonder why my doctors asked if I have ever smoked before, they claim my lungs look like I've been a smoker...nice huh? Its all teh secomnd hand smoke I breathe in..it disgusts me!
Monday, October 20, 2008
not a rant, just a concern.....
I was on the good ol' LIRR this morning and things were all going wrong. Not all the doors opened on each car, the ticket collectors were all new and confused, and we were running late. We seemed to have made up some time as we pulled into Jamaica station, but I was wrong...
after numerous announcements saying we will be moving shortly, a new announcement is made and we are told to get off of the train becuase of technical problems with the train itself....no big deal, but then I wonder...
was there a problem all along, I mean we had already traveled over an hour on this train, and now suddenly there is a problem? whats the deal? Was it broken to begin with and they just kept pushing it until they couldn't ignore the situation?
after numerous announcements saying we will be moving shortly, a new announcement is made and we are told to get off of the train becuase of technical problems with the train itself....no big deal, but then I wonder...
was there a problem all along, I mean we had already traveled over an hour on this train, and now suddenly there is a problem? whats the deal? Was it broken to begin with and they just kept pushing it until they couldn't ignore the situation?
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
An older post, looking back
Yeah I tend to bitch about a LOT of things....so what?
Well I was going through old notebooks and such getting prepared for my fall semester at good ol' John Jay and I came across a bunch of pages folded together in one book. What I find within these pages are numerous rants about day to day life taking the train to class every morning and returning at night....I thought it was funny to see how much I do indeed bitch about things.
I mentioned these to Tara, and she prompted me into blogging them on here....so here I go.....
The following is a list of people that do things that really got my goat
- the guy on the train that leaves his garbage on the train. I mean I'm sitting ther across from you and I see you take your beer can and place it ever so gently under your seat, and then I watch as you look around (I guess you didnt see me afterall?) and kick it behind you. How frigging hard is it to take a BEER CAN to the garbage when you get off the train??? I just love to have my shoes coated in beer/soda/coffee etc when I sit down...lets not even get into grosser things that have been left behind...
- the bitches at school, who have the nerve to complain about paying $50 for textbooks for the ENTIRE semester. You get a discount because supposedly you dont have the income to pay full price, but I see you with your blackberry, your fancy nails, your designer clothes, your gucci handbags and your hair made up all the time..lets not forget your IPod that is stuck in your head 24/7. How come I have to pay $1000 for books and I dont have nice things like you? I shop at Target for my clothes, I share an old IPod with my husband, I got the FREE phone with my cell plan, and dont even ask the last time I actually went and got my hair done! I guess either you sepnt all your money on these things ad thats why you cant afford books OR are they stolen goods?
- my college......ok I pay for my tuition out of pocket, I do not qualify for financial aid (the last time I checked I'm like $1000 above the limit...ooo thats so much considering the sorry ass money I make at my job). I trek out to NYC (taking about 3 1/2 hours roundtrip to do so), spending a decent amount of money. And all I ask for is a building that has proper heating and cooling systems. In the summer people are SWEATING, and I mean it. Dripping with sweat all day, how are you supposed to learn in an environment where all you can think about is escaping to get fresh air? The same goes for winter, people are bundled up in jackets and hats? What the hell? On a different note, we also dont have enough chairs. I recall many times in my classes that students had to go and borrow desks and/or just chairs from other rooms just so they could attend the class. If you didnt get to class fast enough, you were the one searching for a chair when you got there. How fair is THAT? The school sets up the schedules and classes, so there should be a limit on the number of students if there isnt enough seating......oh yeah and how about the elevators.....we have TWO for over 14,000 students....how is THAT supposed to work? Granted I dont need to use the elevator, but if its 100 frigging degrees in the shcool and I need to get to the 4th floor, my ass is in an elevator.
- Bitchy animal owners. Ok,, my though is this, if I see you with a pet, I tend to think that you're a nice person. Animal people are usually friendly people. But I found that not to be true all the time. Why is it that when I smile as I see you walking your cute dog down the street, you pull your dog closer to you as if I'm going to attack it and swallow it whole? I remember my friend Lisa telling me how she gave dogs treats at her job when people brought their pets with them. She gave a dog a biscuit once and went to pet it and the woner snapped at her and said "do YOU like being touched when YOU eat?" what the hell is THAT about???
- LIRR- you like raising fares time and time again. I pay $250 a month to ride the train to and from school and the fares are going up again? I do not see any improvements with the trains, all I see is broken down trains (which lead to so many delays and cancellations), I see run down tracks, that need work all the time (adding to MORE delays), I see broken air conditioning and heat (makes such a PLEASANT trip). I don see how ever a shit load of "Watch the Gap" signs, I also see flat screen tvs at the stations telling you to "Watch the Gap", I hear numerous announcements by famous people on the loudspeakers about "Watch the Gap". SO my extra money is going towards this "watch the Gap" program? What you really mean is that my money is beng used to remind STUPID people to watch where theyre walking? I understand there are some stations out there with large gaps between the platform and the train, but again....why cant people take responsibility for theirselves? watch where you walk! Its really quite simple!! Why not use these tvs for displaying upcoming trains, or letting you know if there are delays? It makes me sick, but Im stuck using the train for now.....lets see what the fares turn into in the future.
- Offending sneezers and hackers- ok, I am not a germaphobe or anything, but why cant people cover their mouths when they sneeze or cough? I have my own germs than you very much and I do not need anymore of them. You sneeze quite loudly and spray anyone within a 5 foot radius. Come on!! We were taught in pre-school to cover our mouths, what happened as adults did we just forget? I had always carried a bottle of Purell with me (being in mortuary school I needed it) but now it seems I am reaching for it more often with people's sneezes and coughs landing on me. Honestly the breeze and fine mist of your hacking and sneezing is not a refreshing experience for me.
NOW....let me just add a few finer notes on the people that I saw that really surprised me and were NICE..
- there was the man who let me go ahead of him while getting off the train and he even smiled as he did it....thank you!
- I was short some change when I was paying and someone gave me the change....thank you!
Well I was going through old notebooks and such getting prepared for my fall semester at good ol' John Jay and I came across a bunch of pages folded together in one book. What I find within these pages are numerous rants about day to day life taking the train to class every morning and returning at night....I thought it was funny to see how much I do indeed bitch about things.
I mentioned these to Tara, and she prompted me into blogging them on here....so here I go.....
The following is a list of people that do things that really got my goat
- the guy on the train that leaves his garbage on the train. I mean I'm sitting ther across from you and I see you take your beer can and place it ever so gently under your seat, and then I watch as you look around (I guess you didnt see me afterall?) and kick it behind you. How frigging hard is it to take a BEER CAN to the garbage when you get off the train??? I just love to have my shoes coated in beer/soda/coffee etc when I sit down...lets not even get into grosser things that have been left behind...
- the bitches at school, who have the nerve to complain about paying $50 for textbooks for the ENTIRE semester. You get a discount because supposedly you dont have the income to pay full price, but I see you with your blackberry, your fancy nails, your designer clothes, your gucci handbags and your hair made up all the time..lets not forget your IPod that is stuck in your head 24/7. How come I have to pay $1000 for books and I dont have nice things like you? I shop at Target for my clothes, I share an old IPod with my husband, I got the FREE phone with my cell plan, and dont even ask the last time I actually went and got my hair done! I guess either you sepnt all your money on these things ad thats why you cant afford books OR are they stolen goods?
- my college......ok I pay for my tuition out of pocket, I do not qualify for financial aid (the last time I checked I'm like $1000 above the limit...ooo thats so much considering the sorry ass money I make at my job). I trek out to NYC (taking about 3 1/2 hours roundtrip to do so), spending a decent amount of money. And all I ask for is a building that has proper heating and cooling systems. In the summer people are SWEATING, and I mean it. Dripping with sweat all day, how are you supposed to learn in an environment where all you can think about is escaping to get fresh air? The same goes for winter, people are bundled up in jackets and hats? What the hell? On a different note, we also dont have enough chairs. I recall many times in my classes that students had to go and borrow desks and/or just chairs from other rooms just so they could attend the class. If you didnt get to class fast enough, you were the one searching for a chair when you got there. How fair is THAT? The school sets up the schedules and classes, so there should be a limit on the number of students if there isnt enough seating......oh yeah and how about the elevators.....we have TWO for over 14,000 students....how is THAT supposed to work? Granted I dont need to use the elevator, but if its 100 frigging degrees in the shcool and I need to get to the 4th floor, my ass is in an elevator.
- Bitchy animal owners. Ok,, my though is this, if I see you with a pet, I tend to think that you're a nice person. Animal people are usually friendly people. But I found that not to be true all the time. Why is it that when I smile as I see you walking your cute dog down the street, you pull your dog closer to you as if I'm going to attack it and swallow it whole? I remember my friend Lisa telling me how she gave dogs treats at her job when people brought their pets with them. She gave a dog a biscuit once and went to pet it and the woner snapped at her and said "do YOU like being touched when YOU eat?" what the hell is THAT about???
- LIRR- you like raising fares time and time again. I pay $250 a month to ride the train to and from school and the fares are going up again? I do not see any improvements with the trains, all I see is broken down trains (which lead to so many delays and cancellations), I see run down tracks, that need work all the time (adding to MORE delays), I see broken air conditioning and heat (makes such a PLEASANT trip). I don see how ever a shit load of "Watch the Gap" signs, I also see flat screen tvs at the stations telling you to "Watch the Gap", I hear numerous announcements by famous people on the loudspeakers about "Watch the Gap". SO my extra money is going towards this "watch the Gap" program? What you really mean is that my money is beng used to remind STUPID people to watch where theyre walking? I understand there are some stations out there with large gaps between the platform and the train, but again....why cant people take responsibility for theirselves? watch where you walk! Its really quite simple!! Why not use these tvs for displaying upcoming trains, or letting you know if there are delays? It makes me sick, but Im stuck using the train for now.....lets see what the fares turn into in the future.
- Offending sneezers and hackers- ok, I am not a germaphobe or anything, but why cant people cover their mouths when they sneeze or cough? I have my own germs than you very much and I do not need anymore of them. You sneeze quite loudly and spray anyone within a 5 foot radius. Come on!! We were taught in pre-school to cover our mouths, what happened as adults did we just forget? I had always carried a bottle of Purell with me (being in mortuary school I needed it) but now it seems I am reaching for it more often with people's sneezes and coughs landing on me. Honestly the breeze and fine mist of your hacking and sneezing is not a refreshing experience for me.
NOW....let me just add a few finer notes on the people that I saw that really surprised me and were NICE..
- there was the man who let me go ahead of him while getting off the train and he even smiled as he did it....thank you!
- I was short some change when I was paying and someone gave me the change....thank you!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Trains & Subways.....WTF?
I have two mini-rants for today, one for the NYC subways (well mainly the metrocards) and one for the good old LIRR.
I purchase Metrocards in $20 (I get them when I purchase my train ticket), as an added bonus you get $1 free....sounds nice...but its frigging stupid. A trip on the subways costs $2 that's right TWO DOLLARS, so why the hell give me $1 free? Now I have to just add another $1 to the damn card to be able to use it. It wouldn't be THAT big of a deal if I reused my cards all the time (which I KNOW I should), but I get a new one every time I buy my train ticket...so now I have a wallet of $1 metrocards...how STUPID!
Now the LIRR really hasn't given me much to bitch about (at least THIS semester) but the other night, I was on the train (which was 10 cars mind you) and the rear 2 cars were closed, so no riders could use them. The other 8 cars were packed to the brim, people were actually standing. (I luckily got a seat, but there were many others that stood for almost the entire train ride due to lack of seats.) Now why don't they just open ONE more car? Let people who paid for their tickets actually get a place to sit....who decides how many cars are allowed to be used? This morning I saw the same thing...now the first 2 cars weren't being used, yet people were piling in...its ridiculous!
I purchase Metrocards in $20 (I get them when I purchase my train ticket), as an added bonus you get $1 free....sounds nice...but its frigging stupid. A trip on the subways costs $2 that's right TWO DOLLARS, so why the hell give me $1 free? Now I have to just add another $1 to the damn card to be able to use it. It wouldn't be THAT big of a deal if I reused my cards all the time (which I KNOW I should), but I get a new one every time I buy my train ticket...so now I have a wallet of $1 metrocards...how STUPID!
Now the LIRR really hasn't given me much to bitch about (at least THIS semester) but the other night, I was on the train (which was 10 cars mind you) and the rear 2 cars were closed, so no riders could use them. The other 8 cars were packed to the brim, people were actually standing. (I luckily got a seat, but there were many others that stood for almost the entire train ride due to lack of seats.) Now why don't they just open ONE more car? Let people who paid for their tickets actually get a place to sit....who decides how many cars are allowed to be used? This morning I saw the same thing...now the first 2 cars weren't being used, yet people were piling in...its ridiculous!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
In the beginning.......
My name is Pril and I am attending college to get my Bachelor's in Forensic Toxicology/Criminalistics. My commute on the train is 1 1/2 hours each way from Suffolk County (on Long Island) to NYC, so I have come across many, many people....most of whom aggravate me along this route from home to school and back again.....this is a blog to introduce you to these idiots and see what I see every damn day. Some you may remember from previous rants on myspace while others you may be meeting for the first time.
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