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Amy

@plitter.bsky.social

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cats, transit, cities, other cool stuff like that. I work at the MTA; my opinions are mine. she/her/🏳️‍🌈

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Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 1d

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Ben K. @benjaminkabak.com · 1d

ChatGPT is not doing the subway system too well.

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Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 1d

oh my goddddddd

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority @mta.info · 2d

POV: it's 1995 and you're one of the first New Yorkers using E-ZPass to pay your toll

E-ZPass NY was first introduced on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on October 15, 1995, and it's still the fastest and easiest way to pay your tolls. If you don't have an account, sign up today at e-zpassny.com.

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Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 2d

xoJane is dead (thankfully) but like, my god, was that such an awful incubator of this type of content

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Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 3d

Toss up between Flagpole Sitta and The Way

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Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 4d

I’m 20 pages in and so far I have learned that we* are nowhere near terrified enough of the Great Lakes

* people who live outside the Midwest and/or are otherwise unfamiliar with the lakes

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Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 4d

I haven’t found out yet!!

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Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 4d

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The epilogue to the book about the Edmund Fitzgerald includes the lyrics to “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” and “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl),” which pleases me greatly

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Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 4d

The alt text has a typo. It is not a book about the gals of November.

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Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 4d

Tonight’s plans

A copy of “The Gals of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald”

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Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 4d

theonion.com/it-only-tues...

It Only Tuesday

WASHINGTON, DC—After running a thousand errands, working hours of overtime, and being stuck in seemingly endless gridlock traffic commuting to and from their jobs, millions of Americans were dishearte...

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Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 8d

all of the above depending on the platform and recipient

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Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 11d

Really reinforcing that I need to take the tour guide license exam again tbh

Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 11d

That was one of the questions I got wrong!

Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 11d

I finally took the NYT “Are you a true New Yorker?” quiz and, well,

23 out of 25.

You Should Run For Mayor

Congratulations — you don’t just know New York, you are New York. You’ve mastered the subway transfers, perfected the sidewalk shuffle, and probably have a favorite coffee cart guy who knows your order before you say a word. From uptown to downtown, you navigate the city with the ease of someone who’s lived here a lifetime. Honestly, if you threw your hat in the ring for mayor, you’d have the boroughs behind you.

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Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 11d

The Big Picture x @blankcheck.bsky.social with a draft category about the subway??? This was made just for meeeee

Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 12d

The public transit in Zootopia is extremely impressive

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Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 12d

Things bad but I got a tattoo of Stella and that’s good

A tattoo depicting a screaming calico cat, with orange and black shading, green eyes, and a little pink nose

A screaming calico cat standing on a sink

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Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 12d

I hate the AI part of this but maybe this means it’s finally the semicolon’s time to shine

Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 14d

Watched the Creation Records documentary tonight and I think it’s gonna be a fuzzed-out British rock fall for me

Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 15d

Oh absolutely. I love the Verve; why is Urban Hymns 76 minutes long, WHY

Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 15d

Oasis was my first love, I say this because I care!!!!

Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 15d

Ben you would need to cut a least a minute from even the good songs

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Roger (Perpetual Stu) @iamtherog.com · 15d

SURPRISE! I released another Perpetual Stu song today for #BandcampFriday! It's called "Happier" and it's a song about being sad.

Give it a listen!

RTs appreciated, streams and downloads even more so!

perpetualstu.bandcamp.com/track/happie...

Happier (Bandcamp Friday Mix), by Perpetual Stu

track by Perpetual Stu

perpetualstu.bandcamp.com

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Amy @plitter.bsky.social · 15d

Is this her Be Here Now

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