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If there is one person I would like to meet in the world, it is the NYC Subway Dispatcher. When you are on the subway, he/she never carries good news. It always
by chirau 10y ago
If there is one person I would like to meet in the world, it is the NYC Subway Dispatcher. When you are on the subway, he/she never carries good news. It always starts like this...
"Ladies and gentlemen: We are being held momentarily by the train’s dispatcher..."
- pavel_lishin 10y ago> he/she never carries good news That's kind of subjective. Every once in awhile, the stars align, and your slow local C train is now running express all the way to your stop at 145th... ... which is great, unless you're actually really trying to get to 103rd.
- chirau 10y agoFor you perhaps it's advantageous once in a while, but in the overall analysis, all commuters considered, any change to the schedule is more negative than positive.
- yolesaber 10y agoThe "Ladies and gentlemen, we are being held momentarily" is not the dispatcher, it's an automated message and is the voice of Charlie Pellett (http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-most-recognizable-voice-in-new-york http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-most-recog...).
- chirau 10y agoI know it's not the dispatcher himself. The voice, however, often says we are being held up by the dispatcher and we will be moving shortly.