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Nov 30, 2008 at 09:12 AM
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The New York City Transit division says it gives passengers the notes so they can prove they're not lying about being delayed while riding the subway.
Passengers request the delay verification letters over the phone.
NYC Transit verifies the date and time of the delay and sends an official note in the mail in one or two weeks. It mails 34,000 notes a year.
Each letter shows the subway line taken and the durations of the trip and the delay.
NYC Transit is working on an online system so it can accept Internet requests and e-mail the excuse letters.
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Nov 30, 2008 at 09:31 AM Anonymous Says:
wow so that's where the money is going
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Nov 30, 2008 at 10:32 AM murray Says:
What happenned to personal responsibility?! When I lived in NYC growing up my parents told me if i had an important appointment it was up to me to allow plenty of extra time.
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Nov 30, 2008 at 11:52 AM robroy560 Says:
Well said #1 & #2... We now are seeing the stupidity of wasteful government spending on a local level. But we all have an individual responsibility to be on time and respect other people's time.
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Nov 30, 2008 at 12:04 PM chachom Says:
“ What happenned to personal responsibility?! When I lived in NYC growing up my parents told me if i had an important appointment it was up to me to allow plenty of extra time. ”
Personal Responsbility????? Next thing you will tell us your parents hit you or had respect for Gedolim. Get real, this is the world of faultless actions.
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Nov 30, 2008 at 01:13 PM murray Says:
So if there is a major scare/threat to the subways and they were to close them all down for a couple of hours-does that mean they are prepared to write, and mail out over 1 million notes in one day?
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Nov 30, 2008 at 01:56 PM Government is not the solution to our problems, Government IS our problem Says:
By the time the school gets the note in 2 weeks the punishment is already over.
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Nov 30, 2008 at 02:22 PM murray Says:
“ By the time the school gets the note in 2 weeks the punishment is already over. ”
Skeptical ( and think the whole thing is dum) but this still can work -like this: you are late, you get punished, later on the official note comes through, now you have "one free pass" for the next time you are late. the next time you are late the pass you now have is accepted immediately with no waiting period.........you get the idea.
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Nov 30, 2008 at 02:34 PM Anonymous Says:
#6- not true i kow of a school whose takes off points from a students report card if they come late 3 times! and noone can control the bus or train schedule. if a child leaves their house the same time every day there is nothing they can do about what time the bus or train might arrive and if a student gets to school late they are punished even if it is not their fault!!! and the worst part is the school does not excuse them for being late even though it was not their fault! THAT IS NOT RIGHT!
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Nov 30, 2008 at 03:13 PM murray Says:
I understand that if a student brings a note from a veteranarian, after lab anaysis of the dogs stomach contents that the school board , by law has to except the excuse "the dog ate my homework"
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Nov 30, 2008 at 11:08 PM Anonymous Says:
Can I get a bathroom pass? Oh thats right none of the subway bathrooms work.
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Dec 01, 2008 at 09:24 AM Anonymous Says:
the best thing would be if you can get a printed reciept when yo swipe your metro card with the date and time stamped on it
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Dec 01, 2008 at 09:42 AM mewhoze Says:
how about email or fax? costs less than postage