i left the carole king concert last night. The train was delayed by a Trash truck and i looked at the man remaining on the platform with me. he was an older man who was dressed in a golf shirt and sports coat.
as the train was delayed, i looked at him and he said " after working a 14 hour day, I want to go home" i said to him, " you would think they delay the train for security measures, no, they are collecting trash." i told him that he didnt want to know what i was thinking about regarding NYC security. I asked him what he did that forces him to work 14 hour days. " counter anti terrorism" he said.
So then i told him what i thought about the police being on the train during rush hour but no where to be found on weekends. he told me its all cosmetic. and Comm Kelly pads his overtime budget with anti terrorism where in reality there is way too little money from the Federal GOvernment. Bloomberg and Pataki are right in that there is way too little FED money because of the democratic nature of NYC and NYState and its Bush punishment to NYC not to give NY the money it needs to secure its safety.
we talked about measures to keep NY safer and where the holes are... the many many holes. The man told me stories about his consulting work and how he writes terrorist scenarios.. we talked about security and the internet, security and airlines, security and travel...and we talked about how much it would really cost to secure our safety
we are not safe.... we are not safe... we are not safe
i asked him about the REAL ID card and its value, use and misuse
the man and i talked all the way home. i thanked the man for his suggestions and comments and information and he thanked me for listening and i wished him much safety
