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Article #309Re: Metrocard Gripe
From: Alan Miles
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 00:00
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 00:00
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jrbenkin@nicom.com (Joshua Benkin) wrote: > >New York is phasing in a version of Washingtons Farecard called >Metrocard! I cant wait to see tha chaos in rush hour at the Metrocard >machines at Times Square when the tokens are gone! I'm amazed that straphangers think the metrocard is a net minus. Once both my home stop AND my work stop went Metrocard, I've never used a token. I buy a couple of weeks worth of round trips on a metrocard and never deal with a line or a delay. If I'm low, I wait till I see an empty booth and stock up. I used to wait in line for tokens CONSTANTLY. No more. Your Times Square scenario is a red herring. We'll all have our fares in our wallets in the form of Metrocards! Alan Miles
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