[VermiciousKnid]

And, ironically, it was ALWAYS the smoking cars on the commuter trains which would forever be barely occupied, while 80% of the rest of us riders were crammed shoulder-to-shoulder in the non-smoking cars of the trains, packed like sardines for the entire commuter ride to the City.

This is a lie. I was born and bred in NYC, and rode the LIRR for years. The smoking car was packed each and every day with people. We were as tightly packed as you were, I assure you. When they banished us from our one little car they claimed "the smoke SEEPS into the other cars." What a crock of BS, especially when you consider what other interesting odors were eminating all over the place.

I never liked living in NYC anyway, and have moved out to the Island. But I'm not far enough away quite yet.

Regards,

[laredo44]

And, ironically, it was ALWAYS the smoking cars on the commuter trains which would forever be barely occupied, while 80% of the rest of us riders were crammed shoulder-to-shoulder in the non-smoking cars of the trains, packed like sardines for the entire commuter ride to the City.

This is a lie.

It is the mark of a meddler. They always, always lie. Incredibly, they'll pile on Al Gore for embellishing, or Dick Gephart talking about his billionaire friend not wanting a tax cut, but never make the connection to themselves. They are the enemy.