I’m not living in New York but what else are New Yorkers supposed to do? Given the vast array of scented items carried onto subways, clearly this must be fairly unobjectionable?
Generally, I would say the guy is supposed to go to the corner within walking distance where a tree seller has set up shop for the season. But I don't know how accessible they are in all the neighborhoods served by the subway.
Totally fine! After paying what they charge at the tree stands in NYC, you can easily imagine not having money left for a cab (that doesn’t mind transporting a tree)…
I love all the non-NYers commenting on this as OK..when they have NO idea what its like to be on one of these smelly electrified caskets. Now we have to fight thru trees to get off the damn thing? This ain't the Orient Express we're talking about, here. Just plain selfish!
Obviously you don’t ride the subways. People tend to move away from the weirdos giving them a large space to themselves…even while crowding themselves together with strangers. He’s blocking an exit way…and it’s a fire hazard. But you keep spouting more of your out of town ignorance
I tell you..I really am liking the cordiality I experience here compared to the other site. Over there we would be threatening each other by now! Merry Xmas!😎😄🎄
NAH!!!!! Its already shedding..is he gonna clean it? And then people cry about how dirty the trains are..and then you get a tool like this. Not even mentioning his lack of consideration for fellow riders. Its NY...I see it everyday...it will NEVER change!
I saw stranger when I lived in Boston when on the T, I would have looked up and then looked back to whatever I was reading not even thinking twice about it.
Are we talking about how poorly the tree is wrapped? Because that is not fine. Do I want to carry my tree on the Subway? Nope. Do I get that some folks might need to? Yup. And at least nowadays the trains are cleaned regularly…
A few years ago, at about 7 am, I watched a guy on the uptown 6 to Grand Central unfold an ironing board and begin to press his dress shirt ... Christmas tree, pshaw! New Yorkers cannot be surprised by anything at all. (Which made Ghostbusters a great movie.)
Until I clicked on it, I thought you might be asking us to weigh in on the physical attributes of the guy transporting the tree, so unremarkable is the actual tree
Native New Yorker here (though I live somewhere else) and if that’s what people are complaining about now, they’re ridiculous. This is a fine use of public transit. In other news, let me tell you about the couple having sex in a subway tunnel, on a mattress until it caught fire.
fine but don't they have people who sell them closer to home? it seems like a pain to drag a tree through the subway when they sell them on every other street corner
FWIW, I was shocked and delighted when I first moved to NYC and saw all the Christmas trees being sold on the sidewalks. There's a special NYC legal provision for this!
IMO, less disruptive than a bicycle on the train, and bicycles are allowed/encouraged too! That's just life in a place where most people don't own cars. (Directing this to the out-of-towners, not to you, of course!)
It'll be something for out-of-towners to tell their friends about when they get home. 😂 but, yeah, this would totally not go down well during a weekday rush hour. Tree guy scheduled it appropriately.🎄
Fine but not at rush hour. . Tied Christmas tree = one passenger and a tree taking two standing passenger spaces in the middle of a car. Bike = one passenger and a bike taking three to four seats worth of horizontal space and blocking movement in the middle of the car due to handlebars and pedals.
I am still laughing at this because before covid, my father routinely rode the 1/9 to work with a monkey. Yes, a rush hour monkey. Christmas tree, please. 😂
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smells nice
biodegradable
can't see a downside
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appears to be nicely shaped
I'd say fine if the price was right
Most New Yorkers do not have a car, and I'm not sure that an Uber will accommodate.
He should be charging aromatherapy rates.
I hope you broke out into caroling
Walk all the way with it on your shoulder?
(duh!, I mean, c'mon, how else is he gonna get it home? Reindeer?)
Also context: It was the weekend and not terribly crowded. Folks would be heated if this happened during the weekday rush hour.
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