Petr Škuta New York City is one of the largest cities in the USA, so it is not surprising that there are many AirPods users here. However, they often lose their wireless headphones even in the subway itself.
The New York City Subway Maintenance and Sanitation Service is considering announcing a special campaign. It will primarily target AirPods owners who are often looking for their lost headphones. At the same time, they often risk their lives. Maintenance worker Steven Dluginski described the entire situation, which he says is the worst this year in years.
“This summer has been the worst so far, probably because of the heat and humidity. New Yorkers' ears and hands are quite sweaty.'
The cleaning service uses special 2,5 m long poles with rubber beaks at the end to remove dirt from the metro area and the track itself. They subsequently collect small objects that get stuck in spaces inaccessible to their hands.
Last Thursday, Steven Dluginski's team found eighteen lost items. Six of them were AirPods.
Broom with double-sided adhesive tape on sale
Nowadays, it is relatively easy to find headphones, or to determine their last location using an iPhone application. The problem is then to find them on site and especially if they fit into the subway track. But users often take risks for their headphones.
Ashley Mayer is among those who lost their AirPods on the subway. Fortunately, however, she was inspired by a maintenance worker and made a special stick with which she saved her lost AirPods. She covered the broomstick with double-sided tape and hunted in the tracks until she pulled out the stuck AirPods. She then showed off a photo with the caption "Game on" on social networks.
He's filthy but he's mine (again)!
— Ashley Mayer (@ashleymayer) July 11, 2019
However, the subway maintenance workers are not too enthusiastic about such rescuers. On the other hand, we are not surprised by the users. I don't care lost AirPods can cost CZK 2, which is not exactly a small amount. Even so, when losing and possibly rescuing AirPods, we should take care of our health above all.
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
If the headphones were wired, there would be nothing to write about and
New Yorkers would have a quieter life! :-)