It's no secret to readers of this blog that, despite being a native of Los Angeles, I take mass transit regularly. It's a little freakish, I know, but it provides for amazing slice of life moments - some magical, some just interesting. That's a win/win situation when it comes to this blog, folks. Tonight was no exception.
Until now the most remarkable thing about the MTA buses were the fact that on some of them, the bus automatically names the next stop. This frees the drivers up to berate wheelchair-bound riders for not waiting at the right spot and such. But tonight I discovered that there's an even fancier type of bus. These have a TV setup at the front that dispenses with all sorts of information. I'd hesitate to call it news - at the left is a report about Lindsey Lohan's car crash and I saw a blurb about the Dandy Warhols being annoyed with media attention (really? I thought they'd be happy to let us all know they're still around!).
When did the bus become such a strenuous ride that we need TV to keep us busy? I'm not sure - I regard it as interesting escape from "real" life, but I guess others feel differently. Then again, I ride it usually for two, three miles tops. There are others who use this to get cross-city daily. I only do that for special occasions. And I usually take the subway for as much of it as I can. So I guess for some folks, this is a great thing.
For me, it was an annoyance: I was so transfixed by it that I missed my stop!
There's a reason they call it the boob tube, I guess.
-J.
This post was sponsored by the I Want My MTA TV Committee.
4 comments:
For the most part, yes - believe it or not!
As far as the infotainment invasion goes, I knew the game was lost when they put in those little TV's at every supermarket checkstand.
Yeah, like I'm gonna take out a pen and jot that herb chicken recipe right down onto my box of Cheerios.
nwrkmp
Now where's Ricky's kebab... maybe pilfered?
J, were you drunk, or just sitting sideways when you snapped that picture?
I say the more TV's you put in places I go, the better. It allows me to multi-task. Now If there could just be a TV in my shower, on interstate over passes... you get the point.
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I was not drunk. I took the picture off-kilter to convey the double take I did when I realized there was a freakin' TV on the bus. :)
etjulot
Extra terrestials jumped up like otters today.
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