end of a long week
Things are looking better
here in Manhattan
at least
from
34th Street north
below
34th
things haven't gotten a lot better
power is still out
people I work with
who live in NJ
are still without power
one co-worker had a tree fall on her house
no one was hurt
but rebuilding will have to happen
another co-worker's home sustained no damage
tho
she too has no power
and
is unable to get off her street
because
of downed trees and power lines
#1 boss sent his kids uptown to stay with his sister
while he and his wife have moved temporarily into a hotel
Wednesday morning
I took the M104 to work
waited a mere 15 minutes
before it arrived
got a seat a few stops later
the trip took
- door to door -
45 min
I left the office
on
Wednesday
at 4
walked
to
43rd Street and 8th Avenue
to get
an
uptown M104
waited only a few minutes
before an already crowded bus
(on the uptown route 43rd/8th is the first stop)
excuse me
excuse me
excuse me
got me
wiggle room
to get as far back as I could
the traffic was insane
bumper to bumper
at one point
we
did
not
move
for
10 min
I'll spare you the drama of the ride
at
6:15
I got off the bus
at
Broadway and 75th Street
because
I could no longer bear to be on the bus
I walked the rest of the way
had I been wearing different shoes
I would never have gotten
on the bus
I can walk
from
office to home
in
35 min
seriously
You cannot imagine
how
happy
I was
Thursday morning
when the morning news team
announced
the subways
- some of them -
were
running
True
its limited service
but
its running
there is still no service below 34th Street
because
power is still out
and
there's still flooding
but
we're getting back to normal
a little every day
there were such horrific traffic tie ups
throughout the city
on
Wednesday
that
the
car pool
'rule'
from post-September 11th
was invoked
until things calm down
until there is full service
between
NYC MTA
the NJ Port Authority
PATH lines
no car
with less than 3 people
will be permitted
into
Manhattan
this is being
strictly
enforced
by
police
at bridges and tunnels
Hopefully by Monday
things everywhere will be better