Channel 12 reported that the bomb threat evacuation announcement heard at some Metro-North stations yesterday at 8:00 was a mixup. It seems the audio file which should have played was to advise passengers of service to Yankee Stadium.

(sad trombone)

I would link to the Channel 12 story on their website, except that it’s surrounded by the most laughable subscription pay wall in the industry and I have no interest whatsoever in deadheading my readers there. You know how to find it.

I mean, how does a local cable news station insist either users pull their cable bill out of the trash and enter their account number to access their website, or pay money to see it? have they unlocked some publishing magic trick only WSJ has ever gotten to remotely work, or do they simply not do metrics?

I have cable and I think I did the recycling can dive exactly once – that was enough for me.

I have nothing against their 80s-news-meets-LodgeNet TV loop, I just wonder how the hell they get enough traffic into their website past that barbed wire to make it worth even having.

BTW This was my first post authored on WordPress for iPad – relatively painless….