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It’s been muggy out lately, and while the out-doors can be uncomfortable, the subways have turned into a downright unbearable sticky mess. You sweat bullets waiting for that gloriously air-conditioned train.
New York subways aren’t known for their cleanliness, and add to that perspiration and body-odor, and you end up not wanting to touch anything. And for those really paranoid, there’s this silly little device:
http://www.uncrate.com/men/gear/travel-luggage/transtrap-001351.php
Seventeen bucks and germ obsessed straphangers* never have to touch anything in the subway again.
*straphangers: people who regularly ride the New York City transit system. (they have all sorts of wierd words here)