Hopefully someone can confirm this because I think I might be loosing my mind.

Unfortunately, I had to take the vette in to work because my wife's car had to go into the shop (I gave her my DD for the day). I had to go into NYC today for a meeting at one of my company's locations in lower Manhattan so I drove to my office in Journal Square and took the PATH to the WTC. As I am leaving to go home, it starts to rain. I get on the train and I was really bummed out. I am soaked, I had a ****ty day at work and now I have to drive my pristine vette in the rain. To say I was in a foul mood would be an understatement. So, anyway, I am just sitting there on the train staring out at the blackness of the tunnel when all of a sudden an illuminated billboard whizzed by. Then a whole bunch of billboards started to go by. The billboards rushing by turned into an animated Corvette advertisement showing a C6 ripping down an urban street/alley. I know what your thinking - "dude, put down the crack pipe" - but I swear it happened. Maybe it was just a figment of my imagination, but it sure was a real pick-me-up when I needed it most.

Has anyone else seen this or am I really loosing it (it was right before the train pulls into Exchange Place)?

 

Can't say whether you are losing it or not, but that would be a sight to see.

 

Can i have some of whatever you on? LOL Im sure it was an add tho.

 

I can't confirm it for you, but it sure sounds awesome!

Paul

 

Should I keep you thinking that your high on something??

Hmmm.....

Actually, those "animated" billboards have been around for a while. Stationary leds blink in a way that a moving train will see the illusion of an animated billboard. Its a pretty cool effect. I've never seen a vette one though.

 

 

I normally go to 34th St (Penn Station), but I might get off the Atrain downtown and take the PATH. It sounds neat!!

I've only been through the area once since 911 and found it very upsetting.

Bob K.

 

Turns out I have to go back into the city tomorrow. I will pay more attention this time and report back.

By the way, passing through the trade center site is a very depressing way to start your day. Don't know how the people working downtown deal with it. Guess they just have to block it out of their mind somehow.

 

no you are not insane. it's an advertisement that's been up for a few months now. it's on the left side of the train (as you are facing forward) just before you get into exchange place from wtc. it's a series of lighted pictures that the train's motion makes animated. if the train slows, so will the vette.

and as someone who lives and works down there (and did on that excruciating september morning) i purposefully don't block it out. i am thankful every time i walk through or past there that i am alive. i lost friends that morning and since i have opportunities now that they never will again, i resolve to make the most out of every day i have.

which means, among other things, driving the vette as much as possible.

 

I used to work in 2 WTC, but I hadn't been down there by subway in long time.

I took the E train a while back, and got off at "my old stop." It was a shocker. The place I last saw with stores and people in the Concourse was a big empty space.