The RPR Does Not Heart the TWU

I'm sitting here with my eyes glued to the news as I await news on the transit strike.

- In a story that I just saw, the strike now takes a new twist: it may affect me. I take the Metro-North Railroad into the city, and the reports tell me that the Metro-North workers said tonight that they will not cross any picket lines. I'm supposed to come into the city on Thursday evening to see Mr. Jared Melzer (who's in town for his winter break), along with some other friends, and if I can't take the train in, then I ain't comin'. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Even if there is a strike, I can't imagine it lasting very long. I'm hoping that things are back to normal as soon as possible, or by Thursday at the latest.

- They were interviewing a Metro-North train conductor, and the street reporter was asking questions as passengers entered a train.

Reporter: Do you have any news on the strike?
Conductor: I'm gonna go ahead and say that I have no comment.
Reporter: Do you plan to strike along with your TWU brethren?
Conductor: Yeah, I can't really say anything besides 'No Comment'. [Yells in reporter's ear] Tickets, please!

I want someone to interview me, and I can fulfill my lifelong dream of imitating such famous people like Drew Rosenhaus and the Transit Workers in New York and just respond with "No comment. Next question". I'd hold all the power in the world by not answering any questions. I'd also become a valued member of the "Most Obnoxious People in the World" Club.

- I made the comment this weekend about these car commercials where a person buys their spouse a Lexus for Christmas. Let's be realistic here for a moment. Do people really buy their husband/wife a car, a Lexus no less, for a holiday? Of course, it'd be an awesome gift, but at the same time, the guy has that "I can't believe you just spent $30,000 on my Christmas gift" look on his face. Hey, maybe the cash is indispensible to some people, but to the average American, they are looking to buy their loved one a new tie or dress shirt, or a necklace or bracelet. I think you skip a few levels on the gift scale when you jump to automobiles.

- I have to be honest: When I saw that Brett Favre led the Packers to a 48-3 loss this evening to the Ravens on Monday Night Football, that little voice in the back of my head had this to say: "Hey, when the Eagles got embarassed on MNF a couple weeks back, at least they lost to a Seahawks team who is bound for a top seed in the NFC. Look at the Packers...they are getting demolished by this Baltimore team who has been awful all season. I guess this makes the Eagles loss a little better." Remember kids, the first sign of denial is trying to spin a negative into a positive.

- By the way, let's hear it for VH1, who showed "So Jewtastic" this evening. It was 1 hour program on famous Jewish people in pop culture. I caught it at the end, so I may have to tune in for a re-run. Read more about it here.

That's it for tonight. Stay tuned for more transit strike news tomorrow night. Have good Tuesdaying.