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150 points archagon | 1 comments | 26 Apr 25 19:12 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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cosmicgadget ◴[26 Apr 25 23:20 UTC] No.43808148[source]▶
> The reincarnated bunny spirit of a legacy car who has seen it all.

Not how I picture a BART car that has "seen it all".

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cultofmetatron ◴[26 Apr 25 23:46 UTC] No.43808272[source]▶
no kidding.. I lived in SF during the peak of the influx of tech and was a daily BART rider. there's things I can't unsee.
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Lammy ◴[27 Apr 25 01:03 UTC] No.43808589[source]▶
I'm glad I got to experience the carpeted cars with cloth seats even if they got gross some times.
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cobbzilla ◴[27 Apr 25 03:59 UTC] No.43809340[source]▶
Cloth seats on BART must be among the worst design decisions ever made. Seating on public transit must be something that can be hosed down with bleach, and not a material that will forever hold whatever funk is deposited into it.
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1. cobbzilla ◴[29 Apr 25 12:56 UTC] No.43831947{3}[source]▶
I find it implausible that anyone who actually rode these could remember them fondly.

To the defenders: I ask you to please describe your memory of “the BART smell” from the cloth-seat era, if you have such firsthand experience.

I do remember. Many years make a strong impression. And while that specific smell-memory is largely indescribable, it’s nonetheless and unfortunately quite unforgettably awful.

My attempt: imagine a laundry hamper very full of very dirty clothes, including a few with fecal/other/mystery stains, slow-baked for weeks in a warm closet. Now open the closet door and take a deep nasal breath— that’s what stepping onto the train was like. I feel zero positive nostalgia.