What's Wrong With This Picture?

Started by Socialist

over 15 years ago

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Quick, who can tell me what's wrong with this picture. It was taken right after the huge snow storm: http://mta.info/news/stories/images/snow4.jpg ok, time's up. Here's what's wrong: Why isn't the MTA plowing the tracks with modern equipment? The MTA owns a special train with a jet engine that can blow away massive amounts of snow in seconds. Yet, silly management makes workers shovel the tracks by hand. Then they complain that the workers are absusing the overtime to pad their paychecks. You can't have it both ways... Where was the jet engine train? Was it in Disneyworld with Chris Christie?

Response by Sunday

over 15 years ago

Posts: 1607

Member since: Sep 2009

Yes, a jet engine can blow a massive amount of snow in seconds, but unlike a person with a shovel, you cannot control very well where the snow lands. For the tracks pictured, the jet engine would blow the snow from one track to the other and onto the platform.

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Response by Riversider

over 15 years ago

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Probably the union contract promotes featherbedding. Think of all those guys with the shovels that will lose their jobs. Think of the union boss that gets kick backs from the firm supplying shovels.

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Response by NYCMatt

over 15 years ago

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Member since: May 2009

You're right. They should have not shoveled the snow at all.

Then you'd REALLY have something to complain about.

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Response by huntersburg

over 15 years ago

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Member since: Nov 2010

Maybe the special MTA jet engine train was on the Port Jervis line and you took a picture of a station along the Ronkonkoma line. Or is there a jet engine train at every station, like there are people.

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