If I trip over one more rolling suitcase the next storage receptacle you see will be your casket
I know I work directly above the busiest transportation hub in Manhattan, but for the love of fuck, where are all you people constantly going that you need 18,000 tons of luggage? I could understand the need for rolling suitcases if you were flying across the country, but it's not like Metro North takes you any further than the hollowest regions of everyone's favorite state that contains a city named Mystic. Speaking of Connecticut, is there any more useless place on earth? They really oughta think about renaming it "It takes a solid two hours to drive through this piece of shit? Holy fuck there are a lot of McDonald's' on I-95," though I suppose they'd have a hard time fitting that on license plates.If you're going somewhere via Metro North, you can't be going away for very long. A day, maybe three? How much shit do you really need to visit your parents in Westchester? Certainly not an entire rolling suitcase's worth. When did luggage decide it needed to start sporting wheels, anyway? Get a fucking duffel bag; God knows you could use the exercise. Or at the very least go to the supermarket, buy your overindulgent ass some cookies, and then stuff a change of clothes and a toothbrush in your newfound plastic carry-all.
posted by LA at 7:23 AM
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This particularly pisses me off on busses. Take a damn cab already.
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How about the assbags that take the rolling suitcase to work every day...WTF!
Amen to that... Connecticut blows. I hate that state with a burning passion. There is not a single redeeming quality to that hellhole. Nobody says, "I'm going on vacation in Connecticut!"
I was actually born and raised in Connecticut, in the shadow of its long-closed hat factories where the river runs with pure mercury, and can attest that you are correct. The place boasts nothing but traffic and antique stores, and in my high school the number-one place to hang out was behind the gas station.
How about the little school kids who have mini-rolling suitcases instead of backpacks? What's wrong with a little scoliosis? It builds character.
What we need is someone to jam all escalators and forcing people to climb 100 steps with thier shit. Then, there won't be a next time.
Regardless, renaming Connecticut is a wonderful idea.
I work above Penn Station and I almost got taken out three times this morning by a parade of rollies on a mission. yeah, it definitely blows.
They are so much worse than strollers, which also pretty much suck.
No it's people bringing home their laundry for their mothers/housekeepers to do. Gauranteed.
threetoedsloth said...
and in my high school the number-one place to hang out was behind the gas station.
Ahh, so another Connecticutite(sp?) trolls the message boards of yet another blog. Isn't the act of commenting on a blog the erudite equivalent of partying at the back of a Mobil? (don't worry, the irony isn't lost on me, unlike 20 or so pairs of redeye-hiding Arnettes in the bushes of said Mobil). But I digress.
Anywho, if I didn't come from CT I would definately hate it, as opposed to my current overriding feeling of apathy. That being said, everyone hates Jersey.
a-fuckin-men! during the Transit Strike, I was knocked over by fifteen thousand rollies every day. what the fuck was that about? why did everyone suddenly need rollies?
you fucking slapdick. i take a big bag so that my mom can do my laundry.
Everyone in Connecticut has enough money to buy all of you as housekeepers. Now make me a sandwich.
Jesus, I'm waiting for fucking Ziploc bags to have wheels on them.
No, I really am.
People buy rolling bags because they are available. And by the way....I love you.
The other tri-states suck.
CT Rules!
Nutmeg Man
What's next? Rants about airline food? Oh I know, do one on how you can never open those bags of peanuts! Or about how the miscreant at Starbucks didn't put enough whipped cream on your $5 latte.
HEY I LIVE IN NEW YORK AND I'M MAD ABOUT SOMETHING! SINCE I LIVE IN NEW YORK, IT MATTERS! WATCH AS I LOOK DOWN ON ANYWHERE THAT ISN'T MY DIRTY URINE-SOAKED CITY!
If it bothers you so much, move, stupid.
I was actually wondering where all my anonymous haters were; I was afraid you guys took a vacation.
Seriously, this is the first post I've had in quite some time where an overwhelming majority of you agreed with me.
Still, comments like the one above me are really what make this all worthwhile.
Oh, and Mocat, I love you too. Anonymous pledges of love to me are certainly always welcome.
Some people have painful disabilites which are not obvious to the casual observer. I have a very bad lower back, but unfortunately for my job, I often need to lug around heavy loads of documents. I use a bag on wheels to commute via subway; it's the only way I can bring my work to and from the office. This may cause an inconvenience to some people, but I personally would trade that inconvenience for the inconvience of daily pain which I must live with. So, don't be so quick to insult and judge other people.
maybe these people with rolling duffels are all on their way from the upstates to an airport and this is just an intermediate step. i know i'll be going to europe soon and have to take metro-north to grand central and then from there i take the airport shuttle bus.
directly into your ass.
Hey, I have a lot of laundry to carry and they don't yet make rolling laundry bags. If I'm stuck in White Plains for three days at least I can get a pile of cheap & easy clean clothes out of it.
I actually had to bring a rolling suitcase to work today because I'm going out of town. If it makes you feel any better, I was filled with a sense of immense self-loathing for taking up space on the sidewalk, moving slowly, blocking the doors to the subway and generally being a total assclown. Next time you see someone with a rolling suitcase, look into their eyes. If they're a good person, you'll see 100% shame staring you back in the face.
The suitcases are pretty terrible but at least it gives you the pleasure of knocking them off balance and watching the 10 ton suitcase keel over onto the urine soaked street. I gotta say though, the strollers are worse. They are front wheel drive baby SUV's with bitchy road rage mothers behind the wheel. Damn right i'll run over your foot and you won't say a thing! I got a freaking BABY in here! What you gotta say to that!
Fuck You! New York sucks ass. The only reason everyone has to haul all their shit around is that they're afraid some prick is going to break into their $5000/month bachelor suite (first floor of course) and steal all their fuckin Beck CD's
Well, all I know about these rollie things is what my high school son tells me. There is a group of them and they're named: The Cult of the Rollie Backpack People! which I personally thought was pretty funny. But the thing is,these kids RUN everywhere, like the school is on fire with their rollie backpacks tripping anyone is sight! Where's GW when we need him? haha
Everyone's goal in life should be to be able to fit whetver they need for the day in one of these. These little messenger bags rock. If find yourself carrying so much that you NEED a suit case on wheels keep in mind the following 1) you're not really going to get that much done at home and 2) ferrying that much crap doesn't make you look more important, just silly.
I'm guessing most of you aren't middleaged yet. I used to pride myself on how little I took with me when I traveled, and now I'm loaded down with all kinds of shit - medicine, orthopedic pillow, walking shoe, etc. Wait until you're old and your knees give out!
What infuriates me the most, is not that lazy-Americans have figured out how to roll their suitcases, they are investing in the LARGEST suitcases I've ever seen. These things could carry my entire wardrobe and half of my shoe collection.
Who needs that much stuff on a road trip?
Thank you for calling people on their outrageous behaviors.
You need Jesus in your life.
Listen up, I'm a born and raised Connecticutian, and not from the freaky hick part of the state that one of your commenters was denigrating.
And it is a fine place, though you're right to rant against the pain in the ass commuters.
Fine rant.
How could you see your own casket? Unless you plan on burying them alive, which would be cool, I guess.
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