A lot of people bash on the PATH, but I gotta be honest, I really love it. It’s fast and convenient and fairly reliable – it runs all night and there are never mystery off-hours like the NY subway has. It’s pretty straightforward (although my friends from NY wouldn’t agree), because there’s only two lines and only one map to follow. And the PATH tweets are incredibly responsive and very helpful for alerting commuters and responding to problems.

It does have its share of problems, but what trains don’t? One of its biggest problems is crowdedness on trains – unlike the NY subway (in which commuters are going in every which direction), everyone on the PATH is going one place: New York (if you’re a lucky commuter who lives in New York and works in New Jersey, then you pretty much get the train to yourself!). Thats one of the factors that makes the PATH trains so crushingly crowded in the morning.

Another reason is the riders themselves. PATH trains must be set up in a less convenient way or something, but a lot of people bunch up in the trains and don’t move past the first pole. MOVE IN people! So many time’s I’ve been squashed into the corner and I view the lovely haven that is further-in-the-PATH-car, where people are lounging about freely, having enough space to do their entire yoga routine if they wished. I think moving in would solve a lot of the rush hour squish. And I’ve seen plenty of men who spread themselves seemingly as far as they possibly can – perhaps to annoy everyone else or maybe they just don’t notice. It’s the opposite with the girls but equally annoying – many girls, especially short ones, think they are at liberty to hug the poles and put their entire body around it. This is an anonyance on so many levels – there are few good poles in the PATH cars and if one is fully taken up from top to bottom, it’s an inconvenience for at least a few people.

Like my walking guide… I think the root of the problem lies within people not understanding that there’s other people in the world too. They at least deserve a little standing space.

Just a friendly reminder that, yes, there are other people in the world.

So you guys asked for it, here it is! The first of hopefully more instructional comics.

Ever feel trapped by clasps? We know it’s Mike’s weakness. Now, with this easy tutorial, you can learn how to unclasp the restrictive and complex bra and free the boobs within! Overcome your weakness, today!

edit – Come to think of it, how would you describe taking off a bra? A bunch of people have apparently found my page by googling “how to unstrap a bra,” so I just went with that. But I guess it could also be “unlatch a bra,” “unhook a bra,” or “unclasp a bra”…. Or more simply, taking a bra off.