Category Archives: 8:16

Overheard on the 8:16 This Morning…

Posted on October 16, 2012 by TJ

A commuter play in one very short act. Conductor 1: Hey, Conductor 2, did you see an old guy bolting through the train a few minutes ago? Conductor 2: No. Conductor 1: Yeah, he was trying to bamboozle me out … Continue reading →

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Cracked Track Makes Morning Whack

Posted on January 19, 2012 by TJ

Seems as though the Harlem Line as just as screwed up as Trainjotting’s site this morning. (In case you missed it, a domain name snafu meant that everything from February 2010 until present disappeared from Trainjotting. To make matters worse, … Continue reading →

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Java Lava

Posted on October 18, 2011 by TJ

We actually encountered two Words of the Week on our 8:16 out of Hawthorne this morning. RIO GRANDE LATTE /reeoh GRAHNDAY lahtay/ noun: Rivers of coffee and other spilled beverages streaming down the floor on a Metro-North train. (a.k.a. Mississ-sippy … Continue reading →

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The 8:16 Impostor

Posted on October 14, 2011 by TJ

I set out on foot this morning, leaving the Trek in the garage with a forecast of an inch of rain on its way. I was cutting it close for the 8:16, as usual, turning the corner at Chelsea and Elwood … Continue reading →

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Your Daily Snow Report

Posted on January 26, 2011 by TJ

I debated taking the bike to the station this morning. The snow was to start by the end of the workday, reported Dr. Nick Gregory on channel 5 last night, meaning I’d either have a slippery ride, or I’d get in … Continue reading →

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The Weakest Link

Posted on January 4, 2011 by TJ

Left out It was a bit of a scramble getting out the door today, my first trip on the 8:16 of the new year. I read a few books to the kiddies, showered, dressed, grabbed one of The Missus’ baked … Continue reading →

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Riding With the Captain

Posted on December 9, 2010 by TJ

Today’s the work Christmas holiday party. I remember the old days, when the company would rent some grand hall and supply enough food and booze for a Russian army regiment. Then, the more recent days, when companies did without the … Continue reading →

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The Day the Train (Almost) Missed Hawthorne

Posted on October 7, 2010 by TJ

OK, Hawthorne is tiny. Blink, and you’d misss our “downtown.” A few delis, pizza, a few honky tonks where you might catch a set from “Westchester’s best classic rock band,” or the curiously titled “Lords of Hawthorne.”  Yet that’s no reason … Continue reading →

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I Haven’t Had a Snappy Headline In Several Days, and Today is No Exception

Posted on October 5, 2010 by TJ

It was every bit a weird morning.  One of the kiddies needed a grown-up’s helping hand at 4:30 in the morning, not to mention a new sheet and some new PJs. The Missus and I groggily tackled the job together. … Continue reading →

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Foul Weather Friday

Posted on October 1, 2010 by TJ

Ah, the great Fall of 2010 SuperSoaker. Seeing as The Missus had successfully driven me to the train yesterday morning, I looked out the window and considered my options. The drive offer was on the table, she said. It actually … Continue reading →

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