New Yorkers getting the day off?

[missioncontrol]

O.k. which one of you New Yorkers are getting the day off because of this?


http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/20/nyc.transit/index.html


yeah I know there was a topic somewhere but that involves searching and my hands are too cold to do that...

[Stingray]

Mamemaster works in NYC. I'll bet he's hitchhiking. He just doens't have that slacker call in sick spirit.

-S

[Harry Potter]

Funny americans running their dang trains in them under-earth holes.

[missioncontrol]

yeah I knew there was someone because they thought it was going to happen friday and seph was worried about going to the museum. maybe the thread was in purgatory, hmmm well glad I didn't do a search after all.........

[RandyT]

I wish I could walk off the job without losing it just because I can't retire with my pension at 55.

Oh wait, I don't have a pension....or health care.....or dental....or optical....or guaranteed raises....or job security....


RandyT

[missioncontrol]

in that case you have nothing to lose if you try irt ;P

[lcddream]

i'm home today but i'll be suffering my way in tomorrow...i might walk across the bridge

[missioncontrol]

how long are they predicting it will last?

[Stingray]

I wish I could walk off the job without losing it just because I can't retire with my pension at 55.

Oh wait, I don't have a pension....or health care.....or dental....or optical....or guaranteed raises....or job security....


RandyT

I'd walk off the job, but to do that, I'd have to stand up.

-S

[markrvp]

Damn terrorists.

[DrewKaree]

I'd walk off the job, but to do that, I'd have to stand up.

-S

For the good of humanity, put some pants on first

[lcddream]

how long are they predicting it will last?

no word on that...they are still i court figuring out how much the twu will be fined for each day. i heard they wanna start with 1 million and double the amount each day.

[missioncontrol]

ouch who pays? Evertime I try to catch it on the news they either start talking about that plane crash or intelligent design.

well exept for the small part where they interviewed UPS about the holidays....


stupid news people

[Zero_Hour]

I wish I could walk off the job without losing it just because I can't retire with my pension at 55.

Oh wait, I don't have a pension....or health care.....or dental....or optical....or guaranteed raises....or job security....


RandyT

Maybe you need to Unionize then.

[lcddream]

ouch who pays?

the twu(transit workers union) would be fined...asfaik...could be the larger nationwide transport union, but they said they never authorized the twu to strike.

edit: just in, its a 1 million a day fine

[Stingray]

I'd walk off the job, but to do that, I'd have to stand up.

-S

For the good of humanity, put some pants on first

Can I put them on my head?

-S

[missioncontrol]

but that would cover up your new hat

[skippy]

but that would cover up your new hat

Most intelligent MC post I have seen in ages.  Maybe you should put them on your arms, put ypur arms behind your back and have someone tie them into a knot.  Would keep you out of trouble.

[DrewKaree]

I'd walk off the job, but to do that, I'd have to stand up.

-S

For the good of humanity, put some pants on first

Can I put them on my head?

-S

Is there another place you're supposed to put them?

[missioncontrol]

Day 2....

Union fined, strike continues



Better dress warm for the walk..........

[Havok]

Why do I get the feeling my taxes are going to somehow increase to pay for this?

[missioncontrol]

you know this will cause gas prices to go up..........

[RandyT]

I wish I could walk off the job without losing it just because I can't retire with my pension at 55.

Oh wait, I don't have a pension....or health care.....or dental....or optical....or guaranteed raises....or job security....

Maybe you need to Unionize then.

Nahh, then I'd need to shave 60 points off of my I.Q. score (2 or 3 solid blows with a ball-peen oughta do it) and develop a Borg-like mentality. 

Too painful.

Been there, done that (union, not the ball-peen) and had pretty much none of the above frills anyway.  The only people that really made out were the ones I paid dues to every week.

RandyT

[Stingray]

you know this will cause gas prices to go up..........

Everything causes gas prices to go up. This morning I left my gloves at home. Unleaded went up by two cents per gallon.

-S

[Santoro]

I worked in NYC for like 15 years, just started working from home about a year ago.

[grueinthebox]

The time has come for the proletariat to rise up and cast off the shackles placed on us by our capitalist oppressors!  We must uni...  Wait, is that the door?