The LIRR

This past Saturday, I took the LIRR from Central Islip all the way into The City. As of late the LIRR has come under a lot of fire from sources such as Newsday. A lot of people are complaining about fellow riders on the train being rude, heres some advice to make the train ride for pleasant for all of us involved.

1. Turn your Cell Phones on vibrate.

2. If you must answer your cell phone, speak into it in voice that doesn't draw the attention of the passengers within five rows. (Lower your voice)

3. Do not eat on the train.

4. If you have to eat or drink, at least clean up after yourself.

5. Give your seat to an elderly person, too many times I have seen older people standing while some young punks are sitting down.

6. Do not yell across the train to speak to others with whom you are riding with. This raises the overall noise level on the train, and to be honest, the person sitting behind your group doesn't care what you have to say.

7. Have your tickets ready. When the conductor comes around, make sure you have your ticket out and ready to present to him/her. It's not their job to wait for you to dig through your pockets while waiting for you because you thought you knew where it was. Not to mention, it takes up a lot of their time.

8. Watch the gap, this has been drilled into our heads from the media and the train announcements for sometime now. Just look down when your getting off the train, and parents, watch your children. If there is a gap, step over it! This can avoid a potentially deadly circumstance.

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