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Hi Mari,

Originally Posted by Mari

I remember my mother complaining about the commuter air conditioned subway cars in NYC in the mid 1990s. The subway stations were hotter than outside at street level (due to machinery and all), and she felt that no a/c on the trains might have been better than having to deal with the very hot transition from the train through the station to the street level. i

This makes sense. The subway stations here tend to remain slightly cooler than outside, while the trains tend to be extremely hot and even those with AC are seldom too cool.

The main problem here is with the buses, particularly on inter-city routes. If a bus is too cold, nobody asks the driver to turn off the AC; rather, they open the windows. This (per driver gossip) strains the AC systems which then break down - and might stay broken for the season. Then people scoff at not having AC. At other times we might have a bus that has baked in the sun for hours; people get into this mobile oven and whine but only the odd person will open a window.

But by far the most ridiculous thing I've seen occurs in early Spring when daytime temperatures are climbing but mornings are still quite cold. At the end of a workday, a well-to-do Lady Wrapped In Fur will get into a relatively warm bus, perhaps even a heated one, sit down, then proceed to flap at herself fervently for the full 30 minute ride, all the while moaning and groaning about the heat! I really want to slap those women upside the head! I mean, Hello???? Take OFF your FUR COAT, Lady!!!

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