For those who commute via LIRR...

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Posted by CherylBooch

I'm a weirdo. I like taking the train. It's totally relaxing for me. I sleep and read. I'd be too stressed if I had to drive and sit in traffic everyday. I'd have horrible road-rage.

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I agree that you can sleep, read, knit, or whatever you want on the train (within reason) and I could never imagine driving to work for that long every day. But I think most people who drive, wouldn't drive as far as we take the train (i.e. NYC)

I guess for most who take the LIRR, the idea that we are at the mercy of a train schedule is what is so horrible. You can't just hop on a train the same way you hop in your car. You have to take a subway to Penn and then take the next available train. So if you friend drives one hour and leaves work at 5PM and gets home at 6PM, you have to leave work at 5PM, get to Penn by 5:15 or so and depending on your train line, your next train could get you home at 6:30 or 7PM.

Grrrr.

I hate the LIRR and most of the rude riders. I had to sit in a middle seat today (already a bad ride) and the guy inside was sprawled out halfway across my seat and had his giant gym bag across his lap and half of mine. I offered to put it up for him, but he pretended to be asleep. The other guy had his knees up against the back of the seat and was reading a book with his elbows dug into my side. I'm glad these two were comfy! I wasn't and I spend too much time on the LIRR.

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Posted by JRG71

Me too! I take the LIRR from Stony Brook to Penn. Then the subway downtown - UGH!!!!!!

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Hey! I think we take the same train! Which do you take?

I like taking the train vs. driving, anyday, but the rude folks, the delays, the dirty trains....i enjoy my naps too!

I have been taking the Speonk train, the double decker...and my train ride is much longer....vs. the Ronkonkoma, but the train is CLEAN, PEACEFUL, QUIET, and more of a pleasure, but it just

a neverending ride.......

i was just getting used to my commute from Huntington to the city

1hr each way

But I did like that at least on the way to work I could sleep cause it only made two stops before penn.

The way home was the killer.

With the other stuff I do (school and Physical Therapy) I was rarely home before 9pm

Im umemployed now and I am desperately looking for a spot on the Island, but so far it looks like I may be back in the City. *shrug* hey, it's a job.

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Posted by xjulietx



I guess for most who take the LIRR, the idea that we are at the mercy of a train schedule is what is so horrible. You can't just hop on a train the same way you hop in your car. You have to take a subway to Penn and then take the next available train. So if you friend drives one hour and leaves work at 5PM and gets home at 6PM, you have to leave work at 5PM, get to Penn by 5:15 or so and depending on your train line, your next train could get you home at 6:30 or 7PM.

Grrrr.

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That's my problem! I take metro north & toda I went to buckle my shoes & all of a sudden it was 3 minutes later , & I knew I woldn't make my train, so I waited for the next one & on teh way, went ot through the trash out, which made me miss ANOTHER train, by 3 minutes! ,thus I arrived at work 40 minutes late!

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Posted by Xelindrya

i was just getting used to my commute from Huntington to the city

1hr each way

But I did like that at least on the way to work I could sleep cause it only made two stops before penn.

The way home was the killer.

With the other stuff I do (school and Physical Therapy) I was rarely home before 9pm

Im umemployed now and I am desperately looking for a spot on the Island, but so far it looks like I may be back in the City. *shrug* hey, it's a job.

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I am looking for a local job too, but it is difficutlt. It is probably faster to find a job in NYC, so I am torn with the waiting or the just taking another NYC job. And I can imagine being unemployed, you want something ASAP.

I wouldn't want a long drive either. My aunt commutes from Uniondale to Holbrook or something like that. What a PIA!

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Posted by Snowboardgirl

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Posted by JRG71

Me too! I take the LIRR from Stony Brook to Penn. Then the subway downtown - UGH!!!!!!

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Hey! I think we take the same train! Which do you take?

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The 5:54am from Stony Brook.

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The 5:54am from Stony Brook.

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What time do you get up and then leave to get to the 5:54 train? more power to you, but I am out of the house at 6a.m. for the 6:24...but just wondering how you do it for 5:54a.m.

I live pretty close to the train station. I'm usually out of the house by 5:30. Not much different than what you do!

ETA: I get up around 4:30 - 4:45

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Posted by JRG71

I live pretty close to the train station. I'm usually out of the house by 5:30. Not much different than what you do!

ETA: I get up around 4:30 - 4:45

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I take the 6:28 from Stony Brook! Sometimes I take the 5:05 if I want to get the the gym by 7:00. I work on Wall Street.

the trains drive me crazy. i dont mind commuting its much better than driving but when there are extensive delays or the combine trains and you need to stand for 1 hour its a pain in the arse. This morning they combine two trains and delayed the next train by 10 minutes the first train was so packed i waited for the second one and an hour commute turning into 1 1/2. so glad they increase our ticket for less service.

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Posted by skprmiss

I totally agree!!! I went from Kings Park to Hunters Point everyday - even weekends!!!! I figured that i was spending a total of 1 month a year on the train. Good news is i'm out i found a job on LI!!!

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Hey me too! KP to Penn though and I just found a job on LI!

On the way in to Penn when we get to about Mineola I think 'MINEOLA! Feels like Ohio!'

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Posted by SandraLynn

I like taking the train vs. driving, anyday, but the rude folks, the delays, the dirty trains....i enjoy my naps too!

I have been taking the Speonk train, the double decker...and my train ride is much longer....vs. the Ronkonkoma, but the train is CLEAN, PEACEFUL, QUIET, and more of a pleasure, but it just

a neverending ride.......

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Is Ronkonkoma bad? Just asking b/c we may look for home along that line?