How do I strip the first character
<p>I am constructing a URL and I have</p>

<pre><code>escape($('#count_of_stations').html()
</code></pre>

<p>The problem is the value will come in like this </p>

<pre><code>1 station
2 stations
</code></pre>

<p>I need to strip everything other then the first character, so is there a way to sent it with the " station(s)"?</p>
