tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post115623471872442123..comments2023-11-05T02:46:43.045-05:00Comments on New York Hack: Cow catcherM.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08367560859705244696noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1166773578931741932006-12-22T02:46:00.000-05:002006-12-22T02:46:00.000-05:00Wow, you live the life. Im not from NYC but, hope ...Wow, you live the life. Im not from NYC but, hope to visit there some day. I love your blog please keep posting about your events in NYC I love reading them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1164903772425716262006-11-30T11:22:00.000-05:002006-11-30T11:22:00.000-05:00What a great story. Thanks for writing about it.What a great story. Thanks for writing about it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057916928875915365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1159566474191077932006-09-29T17:47:00.000-04:002006-09-29T17:47:00.000-04:0020 years since I last saw you and suddenly we ran ...20 years since I last saw you and suddenly we ran into each other in town. The first thing I felt was like a kick in my stomache -how mean you were back then. Iloved you more than enyone and you just let me down. You loved my friends more than me. So in a sort of way you took them away from me.<BR/> But you just smiled like you didn't remember. <BR/>The next thing I felt was a that I just wanted to hold you and never let you go. Stay this time Helena, stay. I don't want to hear about your children and new husband. I want you this time.<BR/>I hate that I love you -but I hate you so much that I love youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1157469408303486072006-09-05T11:16:00.000-04:002006-09-05T11:16:00.000-04:00Canadians rock and so do you. Happy Anniversary MP...Canadians rock and so do you. Happy Anniversary MP.JA Firebrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08429410071017287823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1157083007258670682006-08-31T23:56:00.000-04:002006-08-31T23:56:00.000-04:00People can be really dumb some times.People can be really dumb some times.High Power Rocketryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537203640644706903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1157053162257055762006-08-31T15:39:00.000-04:002006-08-31T15:39:00.000-04:00Way to go!....for all parties concerned! Nice to h...Way to go!....for all parties concerned! Nice to hear when everyone is rewarded (financial and otherwise)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14375875159524961317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156910182809572122006-08-29T23:56:00.000-04:002006-08-29T23:56:00.000-04:00great postnext time in NY, I must take a cabgreat post<BR/>next time in NY, I must take a cabBatyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156839869120040862006-08-29T04:24:00.000-04:002006-08-29T04:24:00.000-04:00The U.S.: A yellow cab driver must take you to any...The U.S.: A yellow cab driver <I>must</I> take you to any destination in the five boroughs that you want to go to. Next time, get into the cab before telling the driver where you want to go. If he asks you before you get in, lie and then tell him your actual destination once you're inside. If he refuses once you're inside, threaten to complain to the TLC. If he still refuses, get the number on his hack license, then complain to the TLC by calling 311.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156835752716582112006-08-29T03:15:00.000-04:002006-08-29T03:15:00.000-04:00All I need is the first one, and then everything w...All I need is the first one, and then everything will fall into place...is this the title of your book i have noticed that you have used this a couple of times in your blog'sxyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156830986278314042006-08-29T01:56:00.000-04:002006-08-29T01:56:00.000-04:00HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!New York Hack is one year old, ...<B>HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!</B><BR/><BR/><I>New York Hack</I> is one year old, today. The 29th of August.<BR/><BR/>Ms. M., did you even think that want has transpired over the last year was going to happen?<BR/><BR/>YOU GO, GIRL!<BR/><BR/>Best wishes and <B>ALOHA!</B>Paradise Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668266221623363777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156776497896536762006-08-28T10:48:00.000-04:002006-08-28T10:48:00.000-04:00semi unrelated, but check this out. album cover fo...semi unrelated, but check this out. album cover for 'spontaneous, in-the-cab recordings of the NY taxi driver'... bahahaha: http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=30837422&size=oAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156766268869090632006-08-28T07:57:00.000-04:002006-08-28T07:57:00.000-04:00Another Canadian girl here...LOVE reading your blo...Another Canadian girl here...LOVE reading your blog and those cow catchers come in handy...=PDragonFly Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582402793276418916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156744670360789022006-08-28T01:57:00.000-04:002006-08-28T01:57:00.000-04:00You don't need ID to get on a plane. ID checks at...You don't need ID to get on a plane. ID checks at airports are "revenue protection" measures put in place by the airlines to keep us from violating the non-transferability of airline tickets (since if we could resell our tickets, the airlines couldn't charge last-minute travelers the ungodly premiums they charge).<BR/><BR/>ID checks do NOTHING to enhance security. Every one of the 9/11 hijackers had valid ID. And even if their names had been on some gov't no-fly list, any college student could have helped them get fake IDs with different names. The TSA knows this, and it's the reason why at most airports (even with today's BS "heightened" security) the TSA does NOT check your ID--rather, a minimum-wage contractor hired by the airlines checks it as you enter the TSA's gauntlet.<BR/><BR/>That said, because so many people have been brainwashed into thinking that ID has something to do with security (including the ID checkers themselves), you're likely to be harassed if you try to fly without ID. And the airlines can in theory deny you boarding if they want to be jerks about it, although usually you'll just get an extra massage and hand-luggage rifling. <BR/><BR/>Also, since the guy was presumably flying internationally (Canada = another country), he probably had a passport.<BR/><BR/>None of this diminishes your good deed, or your deserving reward. But don't be fooled into the you-need-ID-to-fly nonsense so many buy into. No law exists on the books requiring ID to fly.<BR/><BR/>Further reading:<BR/>http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71115-0.html<BR/>http://www.papersplease.org/gilmore/case.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156741550257283392006-08-28T01:05:00.000-04:002006-08-28T01:05:00.000-04:00In Australia they're called 'Roo Bars' so that the...In Australia they're called 'Roo Bars' so that the kangaroo's don't ding up your truck when they come jumping out at you at night... (this would be in 'the bush' not in suburbia!...about plantain:https://www.blogger.com/profile/13780113980537181876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156685767570508162006-08-27T09:36:00.000-04:002006-08-27T09:36:00.000-04:00Yesterday, I read a Daily News article about a lat...Yesterday, I read a <I>Daily News</I> article about a late-night hit-and-run in Chelsea. A couple were hit as they crossed the street against the light; the man was killed and the woman was seriously injured. A cab driver started following the hit-and-run driver but he stopped because his four passengers were scared and yelled for him to slow down.<BR/><BR/>David wrote, "...your blog got a mention on a British TV show called Richard and Judy." I've heard about those two because Richard went off on <A HREF="http://www.myspace.com/morrissey" REL="nofollow">Morrissey</A> after Morrissey seemingly advocated violence against scientists who conduct tests on animals. The Britons who visit <A HREF="http://morrissey-solo.com/" REL="nofollow">Morrissey Solo</A> had a thing or two to say about them, in particular the story that some years ago, Richard was caught trying to take a bottle of wine out of a store without paying for it. He claimed he simply forgot to pay for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156627414534636232006-08-26T17:23:00.000-04:002006-08-26T17:23:00.000-04:00I'm at a blogger class at the yosemite writers con...I'm at a blogger class at the yosemite writers conference, and Erin Hosier just mentioned your blog... We're in the class right now. Your book sounds cool...<BR/><BR/>www.nbelardes.comNick Belardeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445719353246891145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156603541944706942006-08-26T10:45:00.000-04:002006-08-26T10:45:00.000-04:00I've just moved to the city from Australia but sta...I've just moved to the city from Australia but started reading your blog before I left. It's been great to get a sense of the city in preparation. <BR/>Now that I'm here I keep looking into cabs to see if you're driving but they're mostly men!<BR/>I couldn't make your reading last week due to prior commitment. Hope it all went well.<BR/>I've started a blog too about my experiences as a newbie to New York.Penny Ryderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15384523856122217309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156602769015815262006-08-26T10:32:00.000-04:002006-08-26T10:32:00.000-04:00It's good deeds like these that restore people's f...It's good deeds like these that restore people's faith in New Yorkers. We have a bad reputation, but I think we are a pretty honest and good bunch of people, in general. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you are out there saving our reputation one wallet at a time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156595597919575462006-08-26T08:33:00.000-04:002006-08-26T08:33:00.000-04:00Heard your mom on that broadcast....she sounds hot...Heard your mom on that broadcast....she sounds hot , is she single? Can I Cowcatch her ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156566920225569962006-08-26T00:35:00.000-04:002006-08-26T00:35:00.000-04:00You're a real tool for taking any money from the g...You're a real tool for taking any money from the guy for returning his walletAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156541526462062482006-08-25T17:32:00.000-04:002006-08-25T17:32:00.000-04:00Hey, that's great. 50 bucks, what a cool guy. Glad...Hey, that's great. 50 bucks, what a cool guy. Glad it worked out for you.<BR/>Love your blog. I put you on my blogroll.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155295227681615241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156472202713294952006-08-24T22:16:00.000-04:002006-08-24T22:16:00.000-04:00I love to be in NYC! But never got the chance tho...I love to be in NYC! But never got the chance though and probably never ever. City is seem busy all the time. You have to be thankful that at least despite of how busy the city is. There are still kind people who are not busy enough to make your day complete.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156470122453576552006-08-24T21:42:00.000-04:002006-08-24T21:42:00.000-04:00Locomotives had two kinds of cowcatchers; the stea...Locomotives had two kinds of cowcatchers; the steam engines had the kind that pushed the cows off the tracks, the Diesels have built-in snow-plows. The olde-tyme streetcars, however had just what you need.<BR/><BR/>http://contentdm.acpl.lib.in.us/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/coll6&CISOPTR=5464&REC=16<BR/><BR/>Scoop 'em up and make 'em pay the fare..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156464859361671082006-08-24T20:14:00.000-04:002006-08-24T20:14:00.000-04:00Melissa how did Rock Sullivans go, can we get an u...Melissa how did Rock Sullivans go, can we get an update on that of what happened on the night. Did any of your blog readers turn up. Loved the radio broadcast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-1156427941635648912006-08-24T09:59:00.000-04:002006-08-24T09:59:00.000-04:00why is it you're the only nice driver in nyc? ever...why is it you're the only nice driver in nyc? every time i get in a cab when i visit the city i get someone who a)smells, b)drives like a maniac, and c)doesn't speak english very well. it's not fair!!<BR/><BR/>thank you for being an honest person!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com