Who else got screwed this morning?
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snarl....
Northern State Pkwy was crawling all the way to the Meadowbrook.
took me 2 hours.
When I got to work I was growling.
Summer is officially over now as far as I'm concerned.
Only thing I had to be happy about was I remembered to close the sunroof this time. I had found the stereo remote floating in my cup holder.
Northern State Pkwy was crawling all the way to the Meadowbrook.
took me 2 hours.
When I got to work I was growling.
Summer is officially over now as far as I'm concerned.
Only thing I had to be happy about was I remembered to close the sunroof this time. I had found the stereo remote floating in my cup holder.
I left at 8:45. Got in at 11:30. I was with thousands of people in the sweltering Borough Hall station (including a weary-looking Adam Koppel) wandering from train to train in the hopes that one of them would take us into the city.
Finally I gave up, had breakfast on the steps of some old Brooklyn building across from the courthouse in the cool air outside. Then I got a 2/3 train which took about an hour minutes to get to midtown, but I found a seat, read and napped. So, except for about a half hour there, it was still better than being at work.
Finally I gave up, had breakfast on the steps of some old Brooklyn building across from the courthouse in the cool air outside. Then I got a 2/3 train which took about an hour minutes to get to midtown, but I found a seat, read and napped. So, except for about a half hour there, it was still better than being at work.
It only took me about half an hour longer to get to work today, which was suprising. I think I caught the one N that didn't crap out while still in Astoria or it crapped out after I had gotten off at 57th St. The train was packed to the gills when normally it isn't at the time I ride (9:30 AM). Some fucko crammed his way into an already crowded train and was blocking the doors so that they wouldn't close. The conductor was asking him to get off the train so that it could get going and he wouldn't budge. Of course, we all had to shout at this dude in typical NYC fashion ("Get outta the train, asshole!") and eventually he crammed his way in and we were off.
I'm lucky. All my Brooklyn co-workers were screwed. I think I just happened to be at the right place at the right time in order to come into the island. WTF is going on? With one of the most advanced transit systems in the world I am shocked that a downpour like this would so effectivly put it out of commision!
I'm lucky. All my Brooklyn co-workers were screwed. I think I just happened to be at the right place at the right time in order to come into the island. WTF is going on? With one of the most advanced transit systems in the world I am shocked that a downpour like this would so effectivly put it out of commision!
I walked in the rain to the subway, got on the train, waited about 20 minutes or so.
I was finally told that the train would not be able to go past Steinway, which is one stop from where I live.
I left and called work and told them that I was going home to either try and figure out a new way to get there or wait until the trains were running (At this point all I knew is I was effectively cut off from Manhattan.)
I came home, and I crashed.
I have muscle relaxers for a pinched nerve I got at work, and I'm OK if I am doing something, but once I sat down and waited, I just crashed
I was finally told that the train would not be able to go past Steinway, which is one stop from where I live.
I left and called work and told them that I was going home to either try and figure out a new way to get there or wait until the trains were running (At this point all I knew is I was effectively cut off from Manhattan.)
I came home, and I crashed.
I have muscle relaxers for a pinched nerve I got at work, and I'm OK if I am doing something, but once I sat down and waited, I just crashed
A water main broke along with the rain flooding and sewage back-up.
I don't know if the trains will remain delayed this long but if anyone needs a ride to Park Slope/Cobble Hill/Windsor Terrace/Bensonhurst this evening, my car will be leaving the W. VIllage around 9pm.
PM me and I'll give you my cell #.
I don't know if the trains will remain delayed this long but if anyone needs a ride to Park Slope/Cobble Hill/Windsor Terrace/Bensonhurst this evening, my car will be leaving the W. VIllage around 9pm.
PM me and I'll give you my cell #.
I got stuck on the Manhattan Bridge in my beloved Q train this morning. Finally, after about an hour they evacuated our train by pushing it up against the train in front of it, and having us walk through all the cars to get to the Canal Street platform. (Luckily, we were well off the bridge itself by this point.)
Still not cool though, and made worse by the fact that about 40 minutes in, I really, really had to go to the bathroom.
Anf, for future reference, how on earth do you catch an uptown bus in the Chinatown area? I was so confused!
Still not cool though, and made worse by the fact that about 40 minutes in, I really, really had to go to the bathroom.
Anf, for future reference, how on earth do you catch an uptown bus in the Chinatown area? I was so confused!
It took me almost 3 hours from UES to West Village. I waited unsuccessfully for a train, then a bus, at about 25 minutes each before finding out that service was suspended and the uptown transverses were closed, respectfully. Then I decided to walk through the park, in PVC ballet flats, which led to soaking my jeans up to the knees, getting harrassed by construction workers and getting some really-rushed asshole's coffee spilled on me. Upon arriving at the C station on the upper west side, I learned that the power was out on all west-side trains, so I walked from 86th to 59th, where the trains were running again. After waiting through three too-crowded F-trains-on-the-A-track, I finally got one and arrived at work no later than 10:41. And I SO wasn't the only one (though I am probably the only one who bought new pants. Wet jeans are the only thing that would have made my morning worse).
