{"id":4770,"date":"2016-10-27T23:29:14","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T04:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamesrichardson.net\/jtalk\/?p=4770"},"modified":"2016-11-03T23:35:12","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T04:35:12","slug":"the-mta-can-be-a-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jamesrichardson.net\/jtalk\/2016\/10\/27\/the-mta-can-be-a-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"The MTA can be a pain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js_3w\" class=\"_5pbx userContent\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4771\" src=\"http:\/\/jamesrichardson.net\/jtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/trainride.fw_.png\" alt=\"trainride-fw\" width=\"493\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"http:\/\/jamesrichardson.net\/jtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/trainride.fw_.png 493w, http:\/\/jamesrichardson.net\/jtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/trainride.fw_-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/jamesrichardson.net\/jtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/trainride.fw_-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><br \/>\nThe morning commute from hell. 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