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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Love on the tracks .... starring Y'ALL

Part 2
from The National Post

GO riders can follow each other online as well. Cindy Smith, a web designer in the financial services industry and a stand-up comic, last year began a web site about GO train manners, thiscrazytrain.com,on the premise that, for $272 a month in fares, she deserves some comfort. People send her photos of riders eating pizza or sushi, taking up space with bags or dog crates, parking sloppily in GO lots and, mostly, putting their feet on the seats. Ms. Smith dubs passengers sprawled over several seats "lounge turnips, calls entrance blockers "door donkeys," and Photoshops flames onto pictures of misbehaving riders.

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8 comments:

LSW said...

I just KNEW you were a closet comedienne! Keep up the funny work CJ!

AL said...

Stand up comedian???

Where??

cj@thiscrazytrain.com said...

I haven't done open mic in years but have been encouraged to take it up again. If I do, I'll make mention of a date.

Anonymous said...

The flames are my favourite.
Don't ever stop.

C.J. Smith said...

I don't plan to!

Dakota said...

I love your site and you are so funny. I hope the traffic increases.

C.J. Smith said...

Aw, thanks Dakota! I hope so too but in a good way.

lswgirl13 said...

DAMN YOU! Now I keep reading your blog when I should be working! Love the clock idea which makes me wonder - why do I get the email updates AFTER the delay is over?