Quiet Car

BubbaTerp said:
Suggestion, make all cars SILENT cars, ban all noise, even breathing.  

Cough and you're DEAD!

The only time I've been annoyed by conversation on the train is the few times that I've encountered one particular group of guys who travel home together in the evening.  They from a stop further west than Maplewood, and they sit in the bench seats at the end of the car.  It's not even that I can hear them, it's that they fancy themselves comedians.  They think they're a riot, except they're really, really unfunny.  Nothing worse than a half hour of bad comedy on the way home from work.

Throw Noisy from the Train, starring many from this thread

mjh said:

BubbaTerp said:
Suggestion, make all cars SILENT cars, ban all noise, even breathing.  

Cough and you're DEAD!

On my dream train there would be a no coughing and no sniffling car.

On my dream train, I wouldn't have to fight passive aggressive wars with the random person sitting next to me spilling into my space.

BubbaTerp said:
On my dream train, I wouldn't have to fight passive aggressive wars with the random person sitting next to me spilling into my space.

That's the beauty of the quiet car. Just sit in one of the nine other cars and you won't have to worry about it. You seem to find the idea of the quiet car irritating, and I'd love to know why. You don't like dealing with people who are annoyed by noise, so you can just avoid the quiet car. Problem solved. Why is that not a good solution for everyone? 

imonlysleeping said:

BubbaTerp said:
On my dream train, I wouldn't have to fight passive aggressive wars with the random person sitting next to me spilling into my space.

That's the beauty of the quiet car. Just sit in one of the nine other cars and you won't have to worry about it. You seem to find the idea of the quiet car irritating, and I'd love to know why. You don't like dealing with people who are annoyed by noise, so you can just avoid the quiet car. Problem solved. Why is that not a good solution for everyone? 

There you go, being logical again.....  

imonlysleeping said:

BubbaTerp said:
On my dream train, I wouldn't have to fight passive aggressive wars with the random person sitting next to me spilling into my space.

That's the beauty of the quiet car. Just sit in one of the nine other cars and you won't have to worry about it. You seem to find the idea of the quiet car irritating, and I'd love to know why. You don't like dealing with people who are annoyed by noise, so you can just avoid the quiet car. Problem solved. Why is that not a good solution for everyone? 

I know you're not talking to me, but I'll bite.

What irritates me about the quiet car is not that I might create a noise - I know better - but rather that someone else will (knowingly or not). And then some self-appointed "quiet cop" will blow up in a rage at the person making the noise - effectively making the car noisier and stress-filled.

Hahaha said:

imonlysleeping said:

BubbaTerp said:
On my dream train, I wouldn't have to fight passive aggressive wars with the random person sitting next to me spilling into my space.

That's the beauty of the quiet car. Just sit in one of the nine other cars and you won't have to worry about it. You seem to find the idea of the quiet car irritating, and I'd love to know why. You don't like dealing with people who are annoyed by noise, so you can just avoid the quiet car. Problem solved. Why is that not a good solution for everyone? 

I know you're not talking to me, but I'll bite.
What irritates me about the quiet car is not that I might create a noise - I know better - but rather that someone else will (knowingly or not). And then some self-appointed "quiet cop" will blow up in a rage at the person making the noise - effectively making the car noisier and stress-filled.

I get it. There are some overzealous people in the quiet car, and some people would rather not deal with that. But if that's the case, you can just sit in a different car. BubbaTerp and others seem somehow offended by the very existence of the quiet car, which I just find strange. 

Hahaha said:

imonlysleeping said:

BubbaTerp said:
On my dream train, I wouldn't have to fight passive aggressive wars with the random person sitting next to me spilling into my space.

That's the beauty of the quiet car. Just sit in one of the nine other cars and you won't have to worry about it. You seem to find the idea of the quiet car irritating, and I'd love to know why. You don't like dealing with people who are annoyed by noise, so you can just avoid the quiet car. Problem solved. Why is that not a good solution for everyone? 

I know you're not talking to me, but I'll bite.
What irritates me about the quiet car is not that I might create a noise - I know better - but rather that someone else will (knowingly or not). And then some self-appointed "quiet cop" will blow up in a rage at the person making the noise - effectively making the car noisier and stress-filled.

^^ Totally agree.

I was on an Acela quiet car, and the conductor would loudly embarrass anyone making a drop of noise, including those who were just walking through the car with headphones on too loud, etc. 

I started cringing anytime I heard any small noise because I knew the crazy ball of fury was about to be unleashed... and it was far worse than sitting through any loud conversations I had sat next to in other cars.

ml1 said:
The only time I've been annoyed by conversation on the train is the few times that I've encountered one particular group of guys who travel home together in the evening.  They from a stop further west than Maplewood, and they sit in the bench seats at the end of the car.  It's not even that I can hear them, it's that they fancy themselves comedians.  They think they're a riot, except they're really, really unfunny.  Nothing worse than a half hour of bad comedy on the way home from work.

I think I know who you are talking about....agree.

I try not to drink in the morning on my way to work and would simply like to enjoy reading my newspapers in peace.  I'm not suggesting banning talking or anything else -- knock yourselves out, just do it in the 6 or 7 other cars.  I am really at a loss to understand why people are so upset about not talking in the quiet car.  I do agree, however, that it would be advantageous if the conductors enforced the rule rather than commuters.

Grambling said:
I try not to drink in the morning on my way to work and would simply like to enjoy reading my newspapers in peace.  I'm not suggesting banning talking or anything else -- knock yourselves out, just do it in the 6 or 7 other cars.  I am really at a loss to understand why people are so upset about not talking in the quiet car.  I do agree, however, that it would be advantageous if the conductors enforced the rule rather than commuters.

I know that talking in a subdued voice is okay, I just don't understand why you'd sit in the quiet car--knowing it's the quiet car--and talk the whole way  seems like some pretty passive aggressive bull***** to me. (This is not meant to include people who really do not know its a quiet car.)

All for the quiet cars, but prominent signs should be posted in the quiet cars and at all entrances to those cars. 

I wish they'd add a clown car.

weirdbeard said:

ml1 said:
The only time I've been annoyed by conversation on the train is the few times that I've encountered one particular group of guys who travel home together in the evening.  They from a stop further west than Maplewood, and they sit in the bench seats at the end of the car.  It's not even that I can hear them, it's that they fancy themselves comedians.  They think they're a riot, except they're really, really unfunny.  Nothing worse than a half hour of bad comedy on the way home from work.

I think I know who you are talking about....agree.

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Maybe there could be a loud alarm that went off whenever the volume went above a certain level. 

orzabelle said:
Maybe there could be a loud alarm that went off whenever the volume went above a certain level.


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That would be funny! I heard someone complain once that the announcements were too loud. That was an SMH moment.

orzabelle said:
Maybe there could be a loud alarm that went off whenever the volume went above a certain level. 

I had thought that the self-appointed "quiet cop" fulfilled that function.  

TomR

was in a quiet car yesterday (quietly sitting there with my headphones at a low volume) and remembered this thread.  Still having trouble finding the word "Silence" on this sign.

Copyability said:

was in a quiet car yesterday (quietly sitting there with my headphones at a low volume) and remembered this thread.  Still having trouble finding the word "Silence" on this sign.

It's not there, but they've made "mute" in "Commute" the same color as "Quiet".

I avoid the quiet car as well -- way too much drama.  I said hello as to someone as I was walking to a seat and some lady came running half way thru the car to remind us we were on the quiet car.  Told her to shut up since it was the quiet car.  

Quiet cars originated for long train rides and some people wanted to sleep.  For a 30- 40 minute commute, it really does not seem like such a big deal. And even a noisy car seems quiet after having all the sounds of NYC right out my office window (several floors up).  

I started up my leaf blower on the quiet car.  It was bedlam!

do you have to communicate with hand signals in the quiet car?  

I love the Quiet Car! I always work on the train and find it difficult to work if someone is talking on the phone or having a conversation. 

But, for the life of me, I still don't understand why some passengers feel entitled to take up two seats by sitting on the outside of an empty two-seater. It just slows everyone else down and makes them look like jerks. Yes, I know this topic has been amply covered here, and that some people claim they have good reasons to do it (long legs, getting off at next stop), but I feel strongly it is selfish behavior. 

If you get to the seat first, I think its your right to pick inside or outside.  That one's fair game in my opinion.  Just don't plop your stuff down and make it hard for someone to fill in the seat.

I occasionally ride an Adirondack Trailways bus between New York and New Paltz. There is a quiet rule there, too. No talking on the phone. I wonder why it works so well there. Maybe it's because the driver is right there and can hear most of what goes on.

conandrob240 said:

If you get to the seat first, I think its your right to pick inside or outside.  That one's fair game in my opinion.  Just don't plop your stuff down and make it hard for someone to fill in the seat.

I agree. If you're prepared to hop up right when someone signals they want to take the inside seat, no problem. If you have stuff on the seat, and/or if you tune out to the world around you and have to be prompted to stand up, and/or you give an annoyed look, you're in violation of train etiquette. 

Robert_Casotto said:

do you have to communicate with hand signals in the quiet car?  

Cocktail hour came early!