SUNY Stony Brook OTR: 5 Reasons Why The LIRR Sucks

5 Reasons Why The LIRR Sucks

Posted by Hot Latina 212 06/26/2008 10:58 AM
Category: Tags: Subway, MTA, Tanning, Hummers, LIRR, Long Island

Com’on, you all know what I am talking about when I say the LIRR is terrible. I know what you were thinking when you chose to go to SUNY @ Stony Brook: “Yes! Cheap school, good education, close to home, and 30 minutes from the City. Life couldn’t get any better.” Actually, you were right, your cloud nine stops right about there.

#1 Prepare to be left behind if you arrive on time. I suppose it is not a bad thing that the LIRR prides itself on arriving on time; however did it occur to them that people need time to walk up to the train doors before they slam shut on you and speed away with half your body hanging out of the car? If your train is to arrive at 12:30PM, it will be gone by 12:30PM.

#2 Large gaps in schedule. If you miss your 12:30PM train, expect to be stranded at whatever station you are at until 1:35PM or later. Why the hell do they need hour gaps for trains?!! Uhh, hello! It’s as if they are purposely trying to deny people of the seats they paid for and trying to make your commute miserable.

#3 People who ride the LIRR SUCK!

The people who ride the train might as well work for the damn railroad themselves OR the devil. Ha, I know that’s harsh…BUT it’s the reality of the situation. I swear they herd all the asswipes of the LI/NYC area and board them on that train to purposely make a point. And that point would be save your effing $15 and invest in a scooter. You’d be better off.

#4 Extremely Overpriced

I b**ch about the $4 I gotta pay round-trip just to ride the MTA buses and subways, but nothing compares to this. Why the hell does MTA charge people between $9.75 and $15 for a one-way ticket into Long Island? Please. Trying to compensate for your overgrown SUVs (that you can’t handle) and orange sun tan lotion. That’s highway robbery!

#5 Horrendous interior design

Okay, so I have already disclosed that getting a seat is like winning the lottery, but what is this I have been hearing about the seats actually tearing people’s clothes apart?! What kind of ghetto nonsense is that?! So they charge people nearly $10 a ticket to make them stand with abusive passengers, and if they are lucky enough to get a seat the chairs eat their clothes. That’s just sad.

+ 10 comments

aquamarine says,

I've only taken the LIRR once but it was a positive experience. I did not have any of the problems you mentioned. Posted 06/26/2008 11:03 AMReply

Anonymous says,

Are you HIGH?
Gone by 12:30?

LIRR is late much more than on time, especially in the AM.

Seriously - there must easily be 10 or 20 other reasons why the LIRR sucks. Posted 06/26/2008 12:29 PMReply

Hot Latina 212 says,

Hey--no one said WE had to share the same experiences. I know for one a lot of people will agree with me, maybe just not on here. So...with that said. You can go write your own blog about why the LIRR is great. Posted 06/26/2008 1:17 PMReply

Anonymous says,

That's all SO true.... Props to you!

"meow" Posted 06/26/2008 5:29 PMReply

unc11 says,

I've definitely had more late experiences with the LIRR than on time ones...last week it took me an hour and a half to get from Penn to Wyandanch...an hour and a f*cking half. And it took me a full hour to get from Great Neck to Penn. That's maybe a 20 minute drive?
Damn you, LIRR Posted 06/26/2008 8:55 PMReply

Anonymous says,

LIRR riders are a bunch of disgusting animals. The first time I ever rode it, the guy I had to sit down next to took his shoes off, then his socks and proceeded to pick the dead skin off the soles of his feet. I have never been more horrified by another human being in my life. Then there are the loser ditzes with atrocious highlights and that ghostly single toned spray-on "tan" and light colored contact lenses who incessantly chatter at the tops of their lungs on their cell phones about the most intimate and inane part of their personal lives.

I hate Long Island, I hate the LIRR more. Posted 06/27/2008 7:35 PMReply

Hot Latina 212 says,

@ Anonymous: hahaha exactly. Sorry you had to go through that...*shudders* Posted 07/17/2008 11:18 AMReply

Anonymous says,

I've had my share of experiences with gross and inconsiderate people on the LIRR but that doesn't mean it's the LIRR's fault. A lot New Yorkers are just rude and annoying-it's that simple. Unfortunately, sharing space with jerks comes with living on Long Island.

Generally, my trains are on time. This has a lot to do with the fact that the trains must keep a brisk pace and cannot simply keep their doors open for every straggler. I've always had enough time to board a train without the doors closing in my face.

#2 The LIRR can't run a train every 15 minutes just so that Hot Latina isn't inconvenienced when she misses her train. It's PUBLIC transportation sweetie. A train that isn't full is very expensive to operate. LIRR schedules are set up to blend frequency with efficiency.

#4 When compared to the cost of car ownership (car payment, insurance, gas, maintenance, finance charges, etc.) the LIRR is actually a spectacular deal, plus it's much safer than driving. The public generally undervalues mass transit since the private automobile so thoroughly dominates suburban transportation. As result, people (hot latina included) consider the LIRR a rip off.

I'd love to see improvements on the LIRR - it's far from perfect. However, the LIRR has enormous value for Long Island and its residents. Clean, efficient transportation is exactly what long island needs, not more congestion. Posted 12/02/2008 12:40 PMReply

Anonymous says,

all of you who say the people on the train are disgusting or whatever, seriously; shut up!! people are people no matter where you go! stop being like that. Also, reason #4 is the most ridiculous thing i have ever heard. Since when do inanimate objects such as chairs eat clothing?! GET OVER IT! Posted 02/11/2009 4:58 PMReply

Anonymous says,

LIRR Rules OK!!!! Love traveling on it!!! Posted 10/02/2009 6:48 PMReply