Friday, December 20, 2013

Take these old MTA benches off of LaMaMa's hands — or they'll be chainsawed!



An EVG reader passed along this Craigslist post…

We payed full price, $650 each — you can have them for free, you just have to pick them up. We will even help load them into your truck. They weigh ~500# each. We used them in a show and the show will be done. You MUST pick them up Sunday night or early Monday morning at LaMama theater. Otherwise they will be chainsawed...

FYI: they are 10' plus long, so you would need a box truck, not a cargo van.

Seriously, haven't you always wanted one of these in your back yard? Or you artist loft?
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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 20, 2013 at 8:57 PM

    Was entertaining thoughts on acquiring one of these for my back yard until I remembered how incredibly uncomfortable they are, meaning my fat ass would barely fit between the rails. Remember, the MTA designed them to BE uncomfortable and unsleepable...

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  2. Matthew has 2 T's, dumbassDecember 20, 2013 at 10:07 PM

    Gross ! No !
    now, if it were one of the old F train seats with the orange seats then maybe !
    Good luck getting rid of these, LOL !

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  3. Scuba DivaDecember 21, 2013 at 2:12 AM

    Anonymous 8:57, why would you want to sleep in your back yard?

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  4. Glenn BelverioDecember 21, 2013 at 10:20 AM

    Burn them, they are useless.

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  5. AnonymousDecember 21, 2013 at 10:46 AM

    @Anon 8:57PM

    Oh I've seen bums in full REM sleep on them. Then again, that's gotta be the most comfortable place for them to sleep...

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  6. AnonymousDecember 21, 2013 at 12:25 PM

    Hello, Bed Bugs!!!!

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  7. MicheleDecember 21, 2013 at 8:49 PM

    hey are these still available? I want them!

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  8. AnonymousDecember 22, 2013 at 9:36 AM

    12:25: bedbugs is right. I haven't sat on one of these benches for years--ever since reading that tests had shown that the benches in many stations (Union Square was one I recall) were riddled with bedbugs.

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  9. Laura Goggin PhotographyDecember 22, 2013 at 7:33 PM

    Seems like these might be useful in a community garden, like La Plaza or El Jardin de Paraiso.

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