The Needler Makes A Point

Huh. So Dan actually has a rationale for fooling his readers. And here I thought it was just "tricks for clicks."

Somehow I don't think we will see QR codes downtown anytime soon. I will make sure I keep some nickels and singles on hand to pay the exact fare ($1.05 for seniors) to Westfield when I want to go shopping.

Cranky? Yes! Last night I was waiting for Off the Hook to come on WBAI when country music broke out and an announcer declared the station was now bringing the genre's best hits to NYC. I can still remember some other overnight conversions at favorite stations, such as WRVR back in the day, and I was in shock last night until the OTH host, Emmanuel Goldstein, came on and warned listeners what might happen if they didn't come across with pledges. Whew!

There's a saying that the only constant is change, and being a full-blooded Taurus, I hate change. Although ... if downtown Plainfield changed back to the days when I could go shopping at Macy's on East Front Street, I wouldn't mind. A Trader Joe's was a fleeting promise for the PNC Bank. I could have gone for that, too. Meanwhile, the 59 bus remains my ride to a shopping experience that echoes the days of the Queen City as a regional retail draw. Reminding us old folks about what we're missing is a bitter joke.

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