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News: Gallery Overhaul, New Photos

After fiddling more with the “Gallery” program, I’ve finally got things set so the pages look a little neater.  It fixes a subtle problem most people probably didn’t notice — or didn’t care about even if they did.  Basically, pictures have been resized so they “fit” in the page.  Of course, you can still access the “full size” version of any pic (ie. for wallpaper use) by clicking on the picture itself.  Click again to return to “normal” size.

DSCF3604I’ve also started uploading some of my many train pictures.  For now, I’ve posted the Metro-North and subway pictures from our recent NYC trip.  The LIRR pics from that trip will be next, and then I’ll start the massive task of uploading the rest of my collection.  (If you just can’t wait, most of the older pics are already up at nycsubway.org … just run a search for my name.) [More »]

Rant: Ordering at Subway

Jared the Subway GuyHey, everyone loves to stop by Subway for a sandwich. Me too. Sure, they’re more overpriced than your corner sub/pizza shop… but sometimes they’re closer than the local place.  They’re also usually cleaner (you can actually see the subs being made) and they won’t tell you it’s gonna be 30 minutes like you just ordered a dozen large pizzas. But there’s one thing that annoys the hell out of me every time I order a sub.

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