LIRR is over the top tonight

My POOR DH has been on a 748 Babylon train for 2 hrs and still not moving!! He said this is the worst he has ever seen it EVER! Said no one is saying anything!!!

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Poor guy.

I HOPE the LIRR is suspended tomorrow so I *dont* have to go to work.

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If I wasn't so exhausted right now, I'd be FUMING

DH calls me at 6:45. He thinks he can get a train to Oyster Bay. Can I drive the 15 miles to OB to pick him up? Sure

Get the kiddos dressed in pj's, teeth brushed, grab two bedtime stories and fav stuffed animals and into the van we went.

Navigate winding, rainy, dark north shore roads. Miss my turn for OB, wind up in Mill Neck, can't turn around for 2 miles, back to OB.

Wait, wait... dark deserted lot, people hanging out in the park , me txting DH, and two sleeping kids in the back seat.

He NEVER moved... still west of Jamaica at 9 pm

My DD started to cry, I couldn't drive around anymore, cell phone battery for both of us low. Finally, at 9:15 I texted him I had to leave.

I'm home with kids and his parents are awaiting his call. They are too old for this @#$%

All of this for a $300 monthly pass

ETA: DH told me there was a rumor on the train that passengers go so fed up they left the train and were walking the tracks so the LIRR had to shut off the third rail so no one would get killed. Who even knows if this is true? Maybe their way of diffusing blame

Message edited 9/29/2011 10:11:51 PM.

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I just got back from picking up DH at Kew Gardens. Loaded 2 sleeping kids into the car and off we went. Thank God we were able to get him.

Fun times courtesy of the LIRR. All for the low low price of $225 a month.

Oh and the icing on the cake was getting stuck at a railroad crossing (for a passing train ) 5 blocks from my house.

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Posted by longford73

I just got back from picking up DH at Kew Gardens. Loaded 2 sleeping kids into the car and off we went. Thank God we were able to get him.

Fun times courtesy of the LIRR. All for the low low price of $225 a month.

Oh and the icing on the cake was getting stuck at a railroad crossing (for a passing train ) 5 blocks from my house.

Message edited 9/29/2011 10:33:30 PM.

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Lightning struck near Jamaica and affected the signals BIG TIME.

I know it's frustrating - and I would HATE to go through what your DH and you and your kids have gone through. I would TOTALLY be annoyed.

But, it's weather related. Sucks, but when lightning strikes or a blizzard comes, any mode of transportation is affected. Ya know?

I hope he gets home soon! And maybe he can take tomorrow off?!!?

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Posted by Tah-wee-ZAH

If I wasn't so exhausted right now, I'd be FUMING

DH calls me at 6:45. He thinks he can get a train to Oyster Bay. Can I drive the 15 miles to OB to pick him up? Sure

Get the kiddos dressed in pj's, teeth brushed, grab two bedtime stories and fav stuffed animals and into the van we went.

Navigate winding, rainy, dark north shore roads. Miss my turn for OB, wind up in Mill Neck, can't turn around for 2 miles, back to OB.

Wait, wait... dark deserted lot, people hanging out in the park , me txting DH, and two sleeping kids in the back seat.

He NEVER moved... still west of Jamaica at 9 pm

My DD started to cry, I couldn't drive around anymore, cell phone battery for both of us low. Finally, at 9:15 I texted him I had to leave.

I'm home with kids and his parents are awaiting his call. They are too old for this @#$%

All of this for a $300 monthly pass

ETA: DH told me there was a rumor on the train that passengers go so fed up they left the train and were walking the tracks so the LIRR had to shut off the third rail so no one would get killed. Who even knows if this is true? Maybe their way of diffusing blame

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MIL just called me.

DH said they are bringing his train to Jamaica and all passengers must depart.

Both of us feel, no way, no how should my IL's be driving around Jamaica... they don't know the area and well... do we have to discuss 2 70 year olds driving to Jamaica at 11 pm

So DH is picking up the Air Tram and heading to JFK and they will pick him up there

Don't ask I don't understand it either.

Who wants to bet he gets home just in time to take a shower and head right back in??

Oh, and he can't work from home tomorrow. IT issue between work's server and our comp. at home

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My husband is still sitting on a train at Jamaica. I wanted to get him hours ago but he kept saying that the train would be up and running soon.

Now I have a sick child who I cannot wake up and drag out of the house and he's stuck on a train that might never run.
How come there aren't any shuttle buses..what are they doing for ppl..
This is ridiculous!

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Posted by Tah-wee-ZAH

MIL just called me.

DH said they are bringing his train to Jamaica and all passengers must depart.

Both of us feel, no way, no how should my IL's be driving around Jamaica... they don't know the area and well... do we have to discuss 2 70 year olds driving to Jamaica at 11 pm

So DH is picking up the Air Tram and heading to JFK and they will pick him up there

Don't ask I don't understand it either.

Who wants to bet he gets home just in time to take a shower and head right back in??

Oh, and he can't work from home tomorrow. IT issue between work's server and our comp. at home

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My DH was on the 7:48 to Babylon too. He said it was total chaos and nobody keeping them informed. He's trying to figure out how to get home now!

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I've had it with LIRR there should be some type of revolt against them. Why don't they arrange for buses or something. My dh has been at Jamica since 6 pm and its now 11. He finally got a car service to drive him out to hicksville and I have to take the baby out in the rain to go pick him up from there.

They are the worst with providing information to their customers. Its horrible, they really should be ashamed of themselves!!

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My DH has been trying to get home since 4:30.

I want to know what other rail systems around the world do and if they have this many issues. We had a 10 minute thunderstorm that wasnt anything major and the whole system is out for hours maybe days.

The weather channel said there were storms coming couldnt they hault service until the storm passed or dont they have back up signals..

What did they do before powered signals? If any other company acted the way the LIRR acts and treats their customers they would be out of business but instead they are getting $400 a month per rider give or take and they still cant get their stuff together...

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Message edited 9/29/2011 11:13:36 PM.

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to everyone.

To answer the question about mass transit in other cities and around the world...

A childhood friend of mine has lived in several world cities on a few continents. She grew up in Syosset.

She said, hands down NY has the WORST mass transit... LIRR, subways, buses... so dirty, unreliable and flippin expensive

You would be if you saw some of the mass transit systems around the world... you would think you were traveling in first class.

Good luck to everyone

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DH was supposed to take the 5:09. STILL isn't home. My wonderful brother went out to Jamaica to pick him up so I wouldn't be dragging my 2-month-old out to Queens.

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wow that sounds nuts!!

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I had to drive to Jamaica to get DH. GPS took me to the wrong place twice. Over an hour and a half later, I am there and DS is crying.

To top it off, DH clearly has bronchitis and dealt with all of that sooo sick.

I told him that even if there is no service, he's not going in. Sick day.

He was on a train from 6pm till 10:30.

People keep jumping out of the stopped trains so they had to cut the power over and over. There was no AC. The cops got on the trains and were patroling them. They were trying to stop the jumpers. *****? WHO JUMPS OUT OF A TRAIN??? He was sooo mad. Then there was a medical emergency. His phone died. They talked about sending his train back to penn but, eventually bumped up to another train stuck at the Jamaica platform and let them walk through 2 trains to get off.

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I know this doesnt help at all now

But if anyone wants to avoid Jamaica next time - for $5 you can take the AirTrain to Howard Beach and get picked up there (or they can get a cab across the street depending on how much you like them at the moment )

What a nightmare last night!!!

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Posted by GioiaMia

I know this doesnt help at all now

But if anyone wants to avoid Jamaica next time - for $5 you can take the AirTrain to Howard Beach and get picked up there (or they can get a cab across the street depending on how much you like them at the moment )

What a nightmare last night!!!