the 4 and 5 suck less than the rest!

via gothamist

here's the old straphanger's report about being able to hear announcements on the trains. the 4 and 5 are doing OK cause they're all automated, but there is that annoying glitch where it says "for your safety, please do not hold or block the doors" or whatever that announcement is, about 4 dozen times in a row.

of course, it beats just enough crackle and human voice to wonder if the train's going out of service, derailing, going express or if the conductor just wanted to tell you the time an thank you for riding the mta.