My God, how many retrograde notions can be packed into a single human cranium? The subway PA system, dismal as it is, is infinitely preferable to the knitting-needle-thrust-into-the-ear agony of having Dr. Ruth or some other hectoring celeb screech these "reminders" at you in a taxi -- an intrusive non-service that is indeed a quintessential Giuliani-ism.
>And he didn't mess up the good parts: crown
>air fresheners and beaded seat covers.
Not to mention the characteristic touch of the driver positioning his seat all the way back so he's in total comfort while you have three microns of knee room.
Carl
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