Stop the trains, there are kittens on the loose!

[Blackhelm Confederacy]

As a New Yorker who has taken the B and Q lines since 2003 (back before the B was even on that track and the Q was the express train) I can with absolute safety say that at 11am on a weekday, this certainly did not screw up many peoples day, especially not since it was at the Church Ave station. This is a few stops from the end of the line, so service to Manhattan would still be running. Also, whenever any station shuts down the city provides free busses to the rest of the stations. Nobody was really inconvenienced unless you had a crippling fear of free bus service, and 2 kittens were saved. This was a win all around.

Really the only people w gripes about this are people who have clearly never taken the B train past Atlantic Avenue.

According to the Seattle Times:

Power was suspended between several stops — about half the Q line and the B line’s entire service in Brooklyn — on the local and express tracks for 90 minutes, MTA spokeswoman Judie Glave said.

The Seattle times is wrong. From Church back service was suspended. As proof that this is nowhere near half the line have a look at the B train stops:http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/bline.htm

Not only that but there was A FREE SHUTTLE that replaced the train for those last few stops.

[Blackhelm Confederacy]

As a New Yorker who has taken the B and Q lines since 2003 (back before the B was even on that track and the Q was the express train) I can with absolute safety say that at 11am on a weekday, this certainly did not screw up many peoples day, especially not since it was at the Church Ave station. This is a few stops from the end of the line, so service to Manhattan would still be running. Also, whenever any station shuts down the city provides free busses to the rest of the stations. Nobody was really inconvenienced unless you had a crippling fear of free bus service, and 2 kittens were saved. This was a win all around.

Really the only people w gripes about this are people who have clearly never taken the B train past Atlantic Avenue.

According to the Seattle Times:

Power was suspended between several stops — about half the Q line and the B line’s entire service in Brooklyn — on the local and express tracks for 90 minutes, MTA spokeswoman Judie Glave said.

The Seattle times is wrong. From Church back service was suspended. As proof that this is nowhere near half the line have a look at the B train stops:http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/bline.htm

Not only that but there was A FREE SHUTTLE that replaced the train for those last few stops.

[Great Nepal]

Doesn't NYC have equivalent of rail replacement service anyway?
I mean, surely this didn't require closing down of entire NYC subway unless the kitten in question was product of strange breeding between horse and cat and using rail replacement service (if available) would cause delays of couple of minutes and what better excuse than "I am late to save a kitten"...

[Katganistan]

It's strange that I didn't hear about this, considering I live in Brooklyn.

Be serious. Service disruptions on the B and Q are par for the course.

[Blackhelm Confederacy]

It's strange that I didn't hear about this, considering I live in Brooklyn.

Be serious. Service disruptions on the B and Q are par for the course.

Fact.

[AiliailiA]

According to the Seattle Times:

The Seattle times is wrong. From Church back service was suspended. As proof that this is nowhere near half the line have a look at the B train stops:http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/bline.htm

Well OK the Seattle Times is wrong.

Not only that but there was A FREE SHUTTLE that replaced the train for those last few stops.

If they have a free shuttle, why do they bother running trains?

Oh, you mean free to passengers. Not free to the operator.

[Katganistan]

Appointments can be rescheduled. Squished kittens cannot be resurrected.

Not always. It depends on the circumstances.

There are other kittens. No different than the ones that were lost.

There are other jobs, no different than the ones that were probably not lost.
There are other appointments, no different than the ones that might have been missed.
There are other methods of transportation as well.

[Blackhelm Confederacy]

Doesn't NYC have equivalent of rail replacement service anyway?
I mean, surely this didn't require closing down of entire NYC subway unless the kitten in question was product of strange breeding between horse and cat and using rail replacement service (if available) would cause delays of couple of minutes and what better excuse than "I am late to save a kitten"...

It wasn't the whole subway just the last few stops on 2 lines.

[Katganistan]

The way I see it is kill the damn cats
A) Cats are a bloody pest, but even if they were not
B) New York is ahuge city with a huge population and a huge traffic problem. You can NOT afford to shut down the whole city just because of a few stupid animals which are not endangered and were stupid enough to wonder into the human world and will cause no damage to property. You can NOT shut down an entire city because of some stupid cats, no matter how bloody cute they are!!!

They didn't shut down the whole city. They shut down two lines.
They can, and they did.

Jesus, get a freaking grip.

[Katganistan]

You cannot walk everywhere, NY is too big, and adding more cabs to the road will cause more trouble with traffic than what there is.
And to be totally honest, I have never been to New York, and couldn't give a shit if the whole city were to come to a stand still, if I did not care about my fellow human. You have to prioritise, 9 million New Yorkers, or a few stupid cats chasing their equivilant of a Darwin Award

Haha too big. You obviously never been there. Plenty of buses, taxis and everything is actually in walking distance

And am I the only one who thinks that NYC should add monorails? It would be amazing!

There used to be elevated trains in Manhattan (see: Highline Park), and there are in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx.

[The Parkus Empire]

We kill a couple hundred animals in shelters every day. This is just silly.

Unwanted animals, and it's a shame -- because people are irresponsible in the first place.

These were very much wanted animals, and I'm sorry, but being inconvenienced and having to find an alternate route is not a tragedy.

I guess that's a fair point.

[Blackhelm Confederacy]

The Seattle times is wrong. From Church back service was suspended. As proof that this is nowhere near half the line have a look at the B train stops:http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/bline.htm

Well OK the Seattle Times is wrong.

Not only that but there was A FREE SHUTTLE that replaced the train for those last few stops.

If they have a free shuttle, why do they bother running trains?

Oh, you mean free to passengers. Not free to the operator.

When you get off the train at the station before the stop with the problem there are a whole batch of angry MTA workers that are yelling service is suspended take the shuttle below and handing out little tickets. (If you want I will post a photo of one when I'm home). Since you already paid your fare, you are entitled to the full ride. You can only get on the shuttle w these tickets and they are only given out by the usually angry MTA employees inside the station

[Katganistan]

As a New Yorker who has taken the B and Q lines since 2003 (back before the B was even on that track and the Q was the express train) I can with absolute safety say that at 11am on a weekday, this certainly did not screw up many peoples day, especially not since it was at the Church Ave station. This is a few stops from the end of the line, so service to Manhattan would still be running. Also, whenever any station shuts down the city provides free busses to the rest of the stations. Nobody was really inconvenienced unless you had a crippling fear of free bus service, and 2 kittens were saved. This was a win all around.

Really the only people w gripes about this are people who have clearly never taken the B train past Atlantic Avenue.

And kitten haters. And Internet Tough Guys.

[Blackhelm Confederacy]

Lol I hope that explanation made sense

[Greed and Death]

It's strange that I didn't hear about this, considering I live in Brooklyn.

Be serious. Service disruptions on the B and Q are par for the course.

Every single time I came into Manhattan the B was disrupted.

[The Parkus Empire]

What else do you recommend? Cramming fifty of them into a single cage for life?

Killing them is a tad excessive though.

The offer a solution because I'm pretty sure people who work in shelters don't enjoy having to do it.

[Genivaria]

2 trains were shut down to save some kittens.
Thank you for restoring my faith in humanity.

[Condunum]

Well OK the Seattle Times is wrong.



If they have a free shuttle, why do they bother running trains?

Oh, you mean free to passengers. Not free to the operator.

When you get off the train at the station before the stop with the problem there are a whole batch of angry MTA workers that are yelling service is suspended take the shuttle below and handing out little tickets. (If you want I will post a photo of one when I'm home). Since you already paid your fare, you are entitled to the full ride. You can only get on the shuttle w these tickets and they are only given out by the usually angry MTA employees inside the station

I don't think you really need to point out that they're angry MTA workers, I think the understanding is that you have to have your anus clenched tighter than a croc's jaw to work there.

[Blackhelm Confederacy]

Kat, how could I forget the internet tough guys!

[Katganistan]

That's beautiful. I am now a Yankees fan for the next three seconds

Oh God, don't go to the darkside. Let's go Mets!

[DogDoo 7]

When you get off the train at the station before the stop with the problem there are a whole batch of angry MTA workers that are yelling service is suspended take the shuttle below and handing out little tickets. (If you want I will post a photo of one when I'm home). Since you already paid your fare, you are entitled to the full ride. You can only get on the shuttle w these tickets and they are only given out by the usually angry MTA employees inside the station

I don't think you really need to point out that they're angry MTA workers, I think the understanding is that you have to have your anus clenched tighter than a croc's jaw to work there.

pay's pretty good though

[Katganistan]

Unwanted animals, and it's a shame -- because people are irresponsible in the first place.

These were very much wanted animals, and I'm sorry, but being inconvenienced and having to find an alternate route is not a tragedy.

I adopted my two cats from Staten Island. They were strays, living in an alley.

I find it horrible that people breed some cats and then simply throw away others.

I got my Kat when she walked in the door and refused to leave.

"I like this house. You can still live here, if you must."

[Lydenburg]

We kill a couple hundred animals in shelters every day. This is just silly.

You do?
What's the point of a shelter then?

Get those buggers off the street! They're obstructing traffic, and making it impossible for the common man to drive to the megamall!

[Katganistan]

According to the Seattle Times:

The Seattle times is wrong. From Church back service was suspended. As proof that this is nowhere near half the line have a look at the B train stops:http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/bline.htm

Not only that but there was A FREE SHUTTLE that replaced the train for those last few stops.

http://mta.info/maps/submap.html The Seattle times is not correct.

[Katganistan]

The Seattle times is wrong. From Church back service was suspended. As proof that this is nowhere near half the line have a look at the B train stops:http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/bline.htm

Well OK the Seattle Times is wrong.

Not only that but there was A FREE SHUTTLE that replaced the train for those last few stops.

If they have a free shuttle, why do they bother running trains?

Oh, you mean free to passengers. Not free to the operator.

If there is a service disruption, the MTA provides bus service, for free, past the affected stations. They also let you know as you are traveling on OTHER lines, or the affected line before the break in service, how to get around it using alternate train/bus lines.