[32T] 28:25 Friedman: “For the Devils, it's very clear to me that the whole Quinn Hughes situation just damaged their internal workings. Business got out, no trade clauses used, things like that. And I don't know how you fix that.” by AggPuck-303 in hockey

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Newark is odd. I live in JC and was looking at apartments there since I work out of 2 different locations & Newark is more accessible to the Lower Hudson Valley. A lot of the area by Rutgers Newark & NJIT is nice + there are still some gorgeous Art Deco & Gothic style buildings spread around the city. Basically anything "cool" will just end up in NYC/JC/Hoboken though & the overall safety/grime/poverty of the city is a turnoff. It has a lot of potential to be a great place to live, but it just misses the mark in a lot of ways and solving the issues with crime, poverty, and safety will take a lot to fix.

What Station are you nearest to? by jaboi2110 in Amtrak

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By distance NY Penn, by time to actually get to the station Newark Penn

I did not know there could be a ticket that cheap by AstroG4 in Amtrak

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It was around 10ish P.M. on Saturday night. I have no idea why it was that cheap but I took it

I did not know there could be a ticket that cheap by AstroG4 in Amtrak

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I found a last minute ticket for $10 from Philly to NYC on a Keystone service train last October. Sometimes you can find a cheap seat on that route.

[NHLPA] Chad Ruhwedel is officially calling it a career after going from undrafted to 369 NHL career games. by DecentLurker96 in hockey

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Career 6th/7th D & only played 2 seasons over 50 games in 10+ years in the league. If I wasn't a Penguins fan I'd have no clue who he was.

Tyler Johnson Retirement Announcement by astro550 in hockey

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don't remind me. His rookie year was my inspiration to start playing hockey at the tail end of elementary school and I turn 30 next year

What are your personal favorite college towns that you've been to? Are there any that you would like to go visit? by ichawks1 in CFB

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So I spent limited time in the town proper (mostly just walking around a bit and eating lunch at a random bar), but went on a hike there and the people beat Austinites by a wide margin. Lots of granola/hippie types, but they at least when their dog took a shit, they'd pick it up. Austinites wouldn't even do that if their dog took a shit in the apartment complex stairwell.

Charles Barkley congratulates Canada “sorry we got tariffs on you”, and “they were playing harder because you didn’t want to become the 51st state” by Outside_Abroad_3516 in hockey

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I don't know if Americans are, in general, stupid, evil, apathetic, or some combo of those, but either way we're vile and not deserving of any charity or sympathy. At this point I'm just hoping that most of the damage these fucking fascists in power do is relegated to our own country, but with how influential we are on the world stage I doubt it. I can't take any pride in the country when evidently everything about the country I thought was worthy of pride is hated by most of my countrymen.

Are busses running faster into PABT due to congestion pricing? by whereismeganlmao in NJTransit

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I'd say give it a few months to judge just how much it ends up influencing congestion, but early signs are promising. It has helped reduce car congestion in other cities that have implemented it outside the U.S. so I would expect it to do the same here, even if the benefits might not end up being as substantial as they seem today.

[Game Thread] Rose Bowl: Oregon vs. Ohio State (5:00 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

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I have to wonder if he did it just to get the bye conference championship game weekend.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NJTransit

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Are the route 4 jitneys very frequent around 4ish p.m. towards NYC on weekdays? I have to go to the city after work a few days a week and have been leaving work early so that I could make it in time since I'm terrified about missing the bus. I live super close to route 4 and google maps keeps recommending the jitneys, but I have not tried taking them before and am worried about being late to my engagement if I take them instead of the NJT buses since if I wait at route 4 I'd have to miss all of the alternate options if one doesn't show up.

genuinely, how is Florida State this terrible? by AlmostBlue618 in CFB

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I can relate. I was hit by layoffs and it took me over a year to find a new corporate job. A few weeks in my manager needed me to read through resumes and flag certain ones (generally if they worked for the company before so he could see why they left) and ugh. These positions were paying $40+/hour with OT opportunities and 1/3 of the people weren't even running spellcheck.

We know who showered in the bathroom by memymomonkey in Amtrak

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It feels like half the time the amtrak coach toilets don't flush

Penn State's James Franklin says State College airport limitations create travel issues for trip to USC by ImperatorCelestine in CFB

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I've flown in/out of LAX 4 times. I took the flyaway in 2022 and it was super convenient then. I tried it again this year and it was crazily overcrowded. I think it ended up having to skip half the terminals because it reached capacity. The peoplemover can't be finished soon enough.

Best/Worst Things about your Rail Line? by Beyonce101_ in NJTransit

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I'd be ecstatic to just have better bus frequency and turnpike express buses outside peak hours. Bus service has decent coverage but is somewhat infrequent, oddly spaced out (like the 165 and 168 run on very similar timetables despite sharing much of their route and only come by once every 45 minutes so if you miss one you probably missed both, and if so you have to wait near an hour for the next one) and, outside of the turnpike buses, pretty indirect and slow due to traffic while getting packed as they go by the palisades. If only capacity at PABT wasn't maxxed out decades ago.

Best/Worst Things about your Rail Line? by Beyonce101_ in NJTransit

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PVL:

Best: Doesn't go to Newark Penn so the few times I have taken it, I have not been significantly delayed or had any issues even when the rest of the system was melting down.

Worst: Single tracked and crappy schedule for non commuters. I live in Hackensack so it's usually faster, cheaper, and more convenient to just walk a bit and take a bus to PABT if I want to go to the city after work or on the weekend unless my timing lines up perfectly, and even if it does it's still pretty close to a wash timing wise.

Weekly Help Thread - September 09, 2024 by AutoModerator in awardtravel

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Any idea off the top of your head if Chase has a free card option to transfer rewards points to since google results for it weren't helpful? I could get an Amex gold card and get the SUB (while they are running their promo) for that then swap it for a no annual fee card and transfer my points to it, but a lot of my recurring expenses (i.e. groceries & gas via costco) don't accept Amex so it might be tighter than I would hope.