Transit Fanatic steals bus in Hoboken (trains, friendly, campus)

[Badfish740]

Originally Posted by njkate

Really??? The article said he has Asperger's which I think is a form of autism...

Yes, it is-I feel bad for the guy. People with Aspergers have an incredibly difficult time understanding social norms among other things-his mother probably could do a little better of a job handling him, but he probably finds his urge to interact with trains uncontrollable at times, which leads to incidents like these.

[njkate]

Originally Posted by Badfish740

Yes, it is-I feel bad for the guy. People with Aspergers have an incredibly difficult time understanding social norms among other things-his mother probably could do a little better of a job handling him, but he probably finds his urge to interact with trains uncontrollable at times, which leads to incidents like these.

Aww..in a case like this I don't think jail will serve any useful purpose...I laughed when the article said he told the cops...bet they won't be leaving keys in the ignition anymore...

[RobRiguez]

Still no response from Nexis....Ut oh. LOL

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by pvs

I was thinking it might BE Nexis (LOL)

It would be a great way to get photos in secure areas, if you had your own bus. HAHAHA

You beat me to it, pvs!

But Nexis would hijack a train if he was gonna do it.

EDIT: UH OH, I didn't read the whole article or the rest of the posts...shall we start passing the hat for bail money?

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by njkate

LOL.....yeah I laughed when the article said his Mom was suprised it was a bus because he is a big train (rail) fan.....

I liked the part when she said he likes planes too, but hasn't gotten his hands on one of those...yet...

I don't think this is Nexis. Nexis said he is 19 years old, and this guy's been doing his thing since 1981.

Maybe Nex went to get his autograph, though!

[njkate]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

I liked the part when she said he likes planes too, but hasn't gotten his hands on one of those...yet...

I don't think this is Nexis. Nexis said he is 19 years old, and this guy's been doing his thing since 1981.

Maybe Nex went to get his autograph, though!

LOL...that could very well be

[pvs]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

Maybe Nex went to get his autograph, though!

I think more likely, a photo

But, yeah, where IS he?

On a related note, maybe DeCamp can hire this guy. At least they'd have ONE bus running.

[pvs]

Just reading the article now (been a really busy day), and WOW, this guy is really something!

"McCollum - who once did two years in prison for the attempted theft of a 60-ton locomotive"

"No one was hurt and the bus was in tiptop condition. That's how it's been in every McCollum escapade since he commandeered an E train and drove to the World Trade Center in 1981 when he was just 15."

He may be autistic, but he's managing to experience his dream. I feel sorry for him. It's really too bad he couldn't LIVE his dream, for real.

And BTW, the article made no mention of a camera, so I really don't think it's Nexis ;-)

[tommyc_37]

Guys, this is Nexis' father. True story.

[pvs]

Originally Posted by tommyc_37

Guys, this is Nexis' father. True story.

Noooo! Are you REALLY serious? How do you know?In disbelief.....