Nick Summers

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Friday, June 19
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fumdog:

I’ve always wondered this, and it turns out that yes, NYC cabbies do hate the little TV’s in the back of the cab as much as we do.
It’s kind of hard to read, but the note says:
“PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.  IF UR Not Watching TV, PLEASE TURN IT Off or TURN IT Low.  Thank u So Much. PLEASE!”

How fast you can stab the off button in the bottom-right corner of those screens is one of the tests of how much of a real New Yorker you are, along with knowing which door of which subway car to board, depending on your stop.

fumdog:

I’ve always wondered this, and it turns out that yes, NYC cabbies do hate the little TV’s in the back of the cab as much as we do.

It’s kind of hard to read, but the note says:

“PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE. IF UR Not Watching TV, PLEASE TURN IT Off or TURN IT Low. Thank u So Much. PLEASE!”

How fast you can stab the off button in the bottom-right corner of those screens is one of the tests of how much of a real New Yorker you are, along with knowing which door of which subway car to board, depending on your stop.


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  1. pablog reblogged this from nicksummers and added:
    I think I’ve ridden in that cab.
  2. joojoobee reblogged this from markcoatney and added:
    I hate these TV’s too. I once tried actually watching it, and got pretty nauseous. BUT I will say one thing. Before the...
  3. markcoatney reblogged this from nicksummers and added:
    The problem is that not every screen has the ‘off’ button in the same place. Which should totally be against the law
  4. nicksummers reblogged this from fumdog and added:
    How fast you can stab...bottom-right corner of those screens is one
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