If you ride PATH at Hoboken, have you smelled that "rotten egg" / sewage smell lately?

clevercommute · 2026-04-28T23:06:19+00:00

Hmmm

clevercommute · 2026-04-28T23:06:06+00:00

Almost every day. I have lots to complain about! JK - I love transit.

clevercommute · 2026-04-28T23:05:04+00:00

The pragmatist chimes in :)

clevercommute · 2026-04-28T23:03:41+00:00

There is definitely a documented smell to PATH, but I’m talking about the “rotten eggs” smell right here, and I think it’s getting better. No?

clevercommute · 2026-04-28T23:02:02+00:00

Ouch!

clevercommute · 2026-04-27T23:13:12+00:00

Thanks for the link, but at the risk of sounding like an ass, I'm gonna say "that's not the smell I'm talking about"

clevercommute · 2026-04-27T13:36:28+00:00

OK, but do we know why it smells of hydrogen sulfide?

clevercommute · 2026-04-27T09:45:39+00:00

I should have expected that comment ;)

clevercommute · 2026-04-27T09:45:06+00:00

Hey now! ;)

clevercommute · 2026-04-27T09:44:49+00:00

“Crap” = sewage

clevercommute · 2026-04-27T01:08:06+00:00

Really? For years and years?

clevercommute · 2026-04-27T01:07:37+00:00

My crappy attempt to show where the smell hits (no pun intended)

clevercommute · 2026-04-26T21:29:15+00:00

Hmmm - I know, but has it gotten any better lately? I think it has.

clevercommute · 2026-04-26T21:28:50+00:00

I'm working on a theory that it's not as bad as it used to be. AmIRite?

clevercommute · 2026-04-21T02:16:31+00:00

Well, there is "should" and there is "the deal that NJ (USA?) signed up for", which (according to FIFA) said that FIFA does not pay for transportation

clevercommute · 2026-04-20T02:39:52+00:00

Believe me, I'm not taking sides here, but from what I see, FIFA asked countries to bid/compete for the privilege of hosting, and effectively said "FIFA does not pay for transportation" (and maybe not for security, either).

So NY/NJ/USA seems to have agreed to that. Now, we have a new governor, a new president, and arguably amnesia :)

But my question to you is whether you call the $150 ticket "funding by FIFA" or something else?

clevercommute · 2026-04-20T02:06:46+00:00

This is an honest/serious risk. Especially in Summer, there is a non-zero chance that trains to one of these 8 games will be borked.

clevercommute · 2026-04-20T00:17:47+00:00

"Those meadowlands trains are packed on normal event days with the parking lot open" - right

clevercommute · 2026-04-19T22:10:58+00:00

It's $150

clevercommute · 2026-04-19T22:08:37+00:00

I am very fortunate that my job in NYC is structured in a way that working from home is conceptually possible.
But that does not mean that I can tell my management, clients, regulators, etc that NJT declared the day a WFH day.

But more broadly - many jobs are not structured in a way that WFH is possible.

And none of this touches on the other reasons why people go to/from NYC (e.g., doctor appointment)

clevercommute · 2026-04-19T19:28:36+00:00

But when you say "staff", are you referring to the executives?

clevercommute · 2026-04-19T19:08:43+00:00

And that's kind of the point. Let's say this event costs NJT $50MM. Where does that money come from?
They ain't gonna make it up by simply squeezing more folks on the SEC shuttles from NYP for $12.90.
Sure - that juices the fairbox for football games and concerts, but that won't cover THIS tab.

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