DAN'S PAPERS, November 13, 2009 Page 22 www.danshamptons.com
Where Am I? Who Am I? By Susan M. Galardi My cell phone area code is a 917. My home phone exchange is 329. But I don’t live in New York City nor East Hampton. So where am I? Used to be, when you called someone, you knew where the person was. Call the home number, and you could envision the person sitting in front of the TV or doing dishes. Call someone at work, and you had that context. Then cell phones happened. Remember calling people from your cell just for the fun of it? “I’m walking down Broadway.� “I’m getting an egg sandwich.� “I’m at the vet.� I called people from their favorite restaurants, the Met just as the orchestra was tuning up or the beach—just to irk them. Since most cell phone plans then were pay-by-the-minute, we kept the calls really short with little cell yells that were the audible forerunner of Tweets. Soon, the novelty wore off. Then it actually started to annoy me that I didn’t know where anyone was. I got into the habit of asking, “Where are you?� to establish a sense of place when I called them or they called me on a cell. It only got worse. Because of cell phones and additional area codes for landlines, you didn’t even know where a person actually lived. Used to be in the city, you knew: 212 was Manhattan. 718 was the boroughs. Then, in 1999 came 646, which always felt like a
Philadelphia number. But the addition of 646 was a good thing. Some 212 people looked down upon 718-ers. If you were single and met someone interesting, a 718 area code could bring that budding romance to a screeching halt—the screech being the sound of subway wheels pulling into the Astoria station. You wouldn’t say anything to the person when you looked at the number, you’d just never call and they’d wonder why for the rest of their lives. In some ways, 646 was the great equalizer. If someone handed you a matchbook with a 646 number, you’d never say, “Is that Manhattan or the boroughs?� You’d have to call at least once and find the right opportunity to ask, casually, “So where’s your apartment?� More love connections were probably made with the addition of 646, even if it entailed long subway rides or pricey taxi fares. It was probably responsible for an express train to cohabitation. On Long Island, 516 became the area code in 1951 when it split from 914—the area code for all New York suburbs. This was a good distinction. Long Island and Westchester are very different places. But mid-island and the East End are very different too, and this was recognized in 1999 when Suffolk County got the 631 area code. The snob in all of us Hamptonites was happy about that.
Of course, it gets whittled down even further by town. 324 always meant East Hampton. If you knew someone lived in that town, you only had to remember the last four digits of his phone number. Marcy? She was 8030. Gary? 3116. Then came 329, which got a lot of people up in arms. That single digit change said, “I’m new to the scene—neither blueblood nor local.� People tried to buy 324 numbers. I know of one person who was lucky enough to inherit a 324—it came with the house she bought in 2003. She was the envy of many. When we bought our house in East Hampton in the same year, we got a 329. Ugh. Then something strange happened. A few months ago we moved to North Haven. We wondered if we should try to keep the 329, since we had it for so long and all of our friends knew it. But I looked forward to being a 725. I was proud of our relocation to Sag Harbor and I wanted my phone number to show it. But we ended up keeping the 329. Sag Harbor residents with an East Hampton number. And I still have my 917 New York area code for my cell phone. We’re all totally out of context; we’ve become virtual people. I recently learned that an editor of the San Francisco Chronicle who died a year ago is still on Facebook. And everyone knows celebrities use PR people or interns to Tweet or post on their walls. Where are we? Who are we? Nowhere, man.
Hampton Jitney Fall 2009 Schedule Effective Thurs., September 24 through Wed., January 6, 2010
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ALL LUGGAGE: Must have ID tag. HJ liability maximum $250. All checked luggage and packages are subject to search. RESERVATIONS Reservations are required to guarantee a seat. Please call if you must change or cancel a reservation; please do not double book. “No shows� may be charged full fare.
TICKETS AND PAYMENT Payment on board may be by cash, ticket, credit card; or by check if you are an Express Club member and have your membership card with you. American Express, Visa, MasterCard and Discover cards may be used for payment only if the credit card is on board with the passenger. Open (unreserved) tickets, including Value Pack ticket books, can be purchased at the Omni desk in Southampton, through our accounting ofďŹ ce or online. Trip availability is subject to change — always call or refer to our website to conďŹ rm schedule.
Westbound
3:55 6:15 7:55 8:55 11:20 11:50 4:05 6:25 8:05 9:05 11:30 12:00 4:10 6:30 8:10 9:10 11:35 12:05
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Enjoy the ultimate in comfort – a full size coach with only half the seats! Spacious captain’s chairs and plush carpeting, Up to 17� leg room, Outlets for your electronics, Enhanced complimentary beverages and snacks, Personalized host service.
Mid/Uptown drop offs are 3rd & 39th, 42nd, 51st, 61st, 67th, 72nd, 79th & 86th.
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These trips do not include Sag Harbor on Fri. (Eastbound) and Sun. (Westbound). These trips arrive approximately 20 minutes earlier on Sat. and Sun.
‥ The “Bonackerâ€? Non-stop service to and from X NYC and East Hampton, available Eastbound Friday & Saturday and Westbound Sunday.
This trip will not go to Napeague and Montauk on Tues. and Wed. These trips drop off on the Westside. Mid/Uptown Westside drop offs are: 86th St. & Central Park West, 86th St. & Broadway, 79th St. & Broadway, 72nd St. & Broadway, and 64th St. & Broadway.
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The “Qâ€?: Direct service to Midtown Manhattan on Monday. Airport Connections are not available on these trips on Monday. The “MatinĂŠerâ€?: After dropping off on the upper westside, this trip continues to the Broadway Theater District and drops off close by. Call our ofďŹ ce or visit our website for details and stop locations, which are also convenient connections to Port Authority and Penn Station.
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This Lower Manhattan trip drops off on the Westside. Drop offs are on 6th Avenue at the following cross streets: Bleeker St., 14th, 23rd & 32nd at the MTA stops.
ARRIVAL TIMES ARE ESTIMATES AND CAN VARY DUE TO WEATHER, TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND DAY OF WEEK. HAMPTON JITNEY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DELAYS BEYOND OUR CONTROL. ON CERTAIN TRIPS, PASSENGERS MAY BE REQUIRED TO TRANSFER.
GREEN COACH CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: The Green Coach CertiďŹ cation Research initiative (GCC) is part of a multi-year project being developed at the University of Vermont, in close collaboration with the American Bus Association (ABA) and the United Motorcoac h Association (UMA). http://uvm.edu/tourismresearch/greencoach
LOWER MANHATTAN SERVICE: Weekend Service to and from Lower Manhattan continues this fall.
www.hamptonjitney.com
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Montauk Line- These trips guarantee Sag Harbor passengers will never be required to transfer prior to their arrival. Airport Connections. Hampton Jitney airport connection stops are convenient to JFK, LaGuardia and Islip/MacArthur airports. Detailed information is located in the Westbound and Eastbound notes section on the other side.
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Trip Notes Select trips have letters or symbols above them. The following deďŹ nes the codes.
A #ODCUUCFQT %NCUU 5GTXKEG
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MONTAUK LINE
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3:30 5:50 7:30 8:30 11:00 11:30 3:50 6:10 7:50 8:50 11:15 11:45
READ DOWN AM LIGHT PM BOLD Amagansett East Hampton Wainscott Bridgehampton Water Mill Southampton Manorville
To The Hamptons
9:10 9:40
HAMPTON JITNEY RIDER ALERT CELL PHONE POLICY: All phones must be turned off. Urgent calls only; limited to a total of 3 minutes.
MONTAUK LINE
6:15 7:15 8:30 10:15 6:20 7:20 8:35 10:20
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86th St. bet. 3rd & Lex.
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Airport Connection Manhattan
Quogue
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Westhampton Manorville
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Hampton Bays East Quogue
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Battery Park City - South End Ave. & Albany Across from Gristedes
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Financial District - Water St. & Broad St. Southeast corner of Water St. and Broad St., in front of Chase Bank
4:30
South Street Seaport - Pearl St. & Fulton St. East side of Pearl Street, in front of Wendy’s
4:35
Stuyvesant Town - 1st Ave. & 17th St. East side of 1st Ave. (between 16th & 17th) at the bus shelter in front of Starbucks
4:50
Peter Cooper Village - 1st Ave. & 23rd St. East side of 1st Ave. (between 23rd & 24th), in front of Board of Education building
4:55
Manorville Southampton Water Mill Bridgehampton Wainscott East Hampton Amagansett
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Lower Manhattan Westbound MTA Bus Stop Drop-off Locations: s s s s s
ND !VE TH 3T ND !VE ND 3T ND !VE TH 3T ND !VE TH 3T 7EST 3IDE OF !LLEN 3T & E. Houston St. s 7EST 3IDE OF 0EARL 3T & Fulton St.
s .ORTH 3IDE OF 7ATER 3T & Broad St. s 3TATE 3T "ATTERY 0LACE (Bowling Green Subway Station) s #HURCH 3T #ORTLANDT 3T (Connection to Path Trains to N.J.) s 3OUTH %ND !VENUE
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