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Dec. 21st, 2005 01:55 pmMorning, folken. We're in day 2 of the transit strike here in New York City, and, y'know, I think I'm gonna live.
No, seriously, for all that the news is showing MONSTROUS SWARMS OF DISGRUNTLED PEOPLE pludging their way over the Brooklyn Bridge and the newspapers are frothing at the mouth and calling for the head of Toussaint, the head of the TWU, there are those of us here in the city who are not terribly put out by the strike. I mean, yeah, it's inconvenient for me- but the PATH workers aren't on strike, because PATH is run by the Port Authority, not the MTA. I get a train into midtown and get out at the 30th street exit (they won't let us near 34th for some reason). I walk to 47th. That's about it. Not that I wouldn't like a taxi ride but it's not as if I expect to get one. I've walked longer distances before on equally little notice and I need the exercise, so as long as I get up half an hour earlier than usual (which I did this morning), I'm good.
I know the rest of the city has worse to deal with and there are other people having much harder times, but I just wanted you to know that not everyone who works in New York is steaming with rage right now. (Although a little steam might not be a bad thing given the temperature outside, I'll take mine from standing in front of a vent.)
No, seriously, for all that the news is showing MONSTROUS SWARMS OF DISGRUNTLED PEOPLE pludging their way over the Brooklyn Bridge and the newspapers are frothing at the mouth and calling for the head of Toussaint, the head of the TWU, there are those of us here in the city who are not terribly put out by the strike. I mean, yeah, it's inconvenient for me- but the PATH workers aren't on strike, because PATH is run by the Port Authority, not the MTA. I get a train into midtown and get out at the 30th street exit (they won't let us near 34th for some reason). I walk to 47th. That's about it. Not that I wouldn't like a taxi ride but it's not as if I expect to get one. I've walked longer distances before on equally little notice and I need the exercise, so as long as I get up half an hour earlier than usual (which I did this morning), I'm good.
I know the rest of the city has worse to deal with and there are other people having much harder times, but I just wanted you to know that not everyone who works in New York is steaming with rage right now. (Although a little steam might not be a bad thing given the temperature outside, I'll take mine from standing in front of a vent.)
