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NYistas, does the PATH train go from the Newark airport to Lower Manhattan? I think I can get a much cheaper flight into Newark than to JFK.
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Cashmere - Apr 28, 2008 3:46:49 pm PDT #3909 of 10001
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Hil R. - Apr 28, 2008 3:52:12 pm PDT #3910 of 10001
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NYistas, does the PATH train go from the Newark airport to Lower Manhattan? I think I can get a much cheaper flight into Newark than to JFK.
It goes from Penn Station in Newark to the WTC station. I'm not sure how close Penn Station is to the airport. I'd bet there's some kind of shuttle between the train station and the airport, though.
Tom Scola - Apr 28, 2008 4:04:28 pm PDT #3911 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
NYistas, does the PATH train go from the Newark airport to Lower Manhattan?
Not directly. You have to take the monorail to the Newark Airport train station, which can take you to either the PATH station in Newark (and then downtown), or you can stay on the train and go to midtown Manhattan.
CaBil - Apr 28, 2008 4:28:07 pm PDT #3912 of 10001
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But be ready that they will pork you on the train ticket. Last year for NYCC Ms Havisham and I stayed out at the Newark Airport, but this year we stayed at a more expensive hotel one stop closer to NYC. Why? Because one way tickets cost $16 each one way to the airport, but go one stop further out or in, they become $4.
Cashmere - Apr 28, 2008 4:33:22 pm PDT #3913 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
The people I'm visiting live in Battery Park City, so I should probably take the monorail to the train station to the PATH station to the WTC--That's pretty close to the Verdesian, right?
Tom Scola - Apr 28, 2008 4:35:55 pm PDT #3914 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
That's pretty close to the Verdesian, right?
Not only is it close, they just moved the PATH station entrance to be even closer.
§ ita § - Apr 28, 2008 4:37:05 pm PDT #3915 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I do not currently have a high estimation of humanity. Guy collapsed next to me as I was heading to my car after work, and it was appalling how little most people wanted to be involved. An old guy (well, just 62, but he looked ancient) collapses and is barely coherent, and folks just scatter. I couldn't even be pissed at the lack of clarity that the people who stayed behind displayed-at least they were there.
And then there was the lovely security guard who wouldn't open the main lobby door nearest the fallen guy. He shrugged and said we could walk him around the long way, but he knew we couldn't really. I heard him on the phone saying he didn't want to have anything to do with it.
Of course, when we flagged down a passing cop car, the door got opened right quick. And I'm glad to say one of the cops was mad enough to say he was going to talk to the guard's supervisor about his callousness.
Poor guy.
I had to call home and talk to my (older) parents and tell them not to collapse in the street.
Cashmere - Apr 28, 2008 4:44:00 pm PDT #3916 of 10001
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Not only is it close, they just moved the PATH station entrance to be even closer.
How convenient.
ita, ugh. Some humans just suck. How hard is it to summon a little energy to get involved in that situation?
JenP - Apr 28, 2008 4:48:56 pm PDT #3917 of 10001
Unbelievable, ita. I hope the cop did/does get that bastard sec guard in trouble. Jerk. Hope the guy who collapsed is OK.
dcp - Apr 28, 2008 4:52:53 pm PDT #3918 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I've actually purchased a new watch in lieu of changing the battery before.
My old watch needed four button batteries -- at $8 each -- but each set lasted two years. By the time I was ready for the third set, Casio had a solar-powered version on the market, and I couldn't resist.
I inherited a 1879 Waltham pocket watch, well used but still in good shape, not rare or particularly collectible. It will only run for about three hours at a time, so I thought maybe I should have it cleaned and get the mainspring replaced. I called around, and finally found a jewelry store who said, yes, they had one guy on staff who did that sort of thing, but it would be at least 8 weeks, perhaps 12 weeks, and cost probably $300 to $500. Yikes! I told them "I'll think about it." I thought about it for perhaps five seconds and decided the watch can stay in its pouch for another few decades.