George White wrote in a message to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE:

 RJT>> Last time I was up in NYC I got to demonstrate that one, finding 
 RJT>> a way to get to where I wanted to go in fairly short order,  in 
 RJT>> the chaos that's lower manhattan streets.  Tomorrow I go back 
 RJT>> for the first time since that visit and we'll see if I can still 
 RJT>> remember how to drive in that town.  

 WC> Never got into the city in N.Y. but I can sure see a bicycle or
 WC> the subway as having the advantage over a car in Boston.

 GW> Boston is a cakewalk compared to NY city. I didn't mind driving 
 GW> round Boston, and I was based in the centre (next door to Mass Gen 
 GW> Hospital, I've forgotten the name of the place. :-( I was in one 
 GW> of the tower blocks, in a condo). In NY I was based near the JFK
 GW> Airport for a while - downtown Queens is _not_ fun... And I had to 
 GW> drive a mile or so to get to the nearest Subway... I wouldn't fancy
 GW> anyones chances using a bicycle to get around in NY, it's too
 GW> dangerous (except in Central Park).

Having spent a nontrivial chunk of time there Sunday and Monday,  it amazes
me how many bicycles there were there...

My biggest problem with one of those is having to lock it up.  You need a
*serious* lock,  at least.

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