I have a three legged trek to work - local bus (40 minutes) to the train (1 hour) to a shuttle bus (20 minutes). So the best case scenario is a 2 hour commute.
But most days the train is late - sometimes as much as an hour. And most days the shuttle bus is late - sometimes as much as 1/2 hour,
So typically it's a 2.5 hour commute One time it took me 3.5 hours to get home. That was the time an Arab's bullet struck the train. I heard that it wasn't intentional. He was firing his gun to celebrate a wedding. In other words, criminally stupid.
Two bonuses were supposed to make this more pleasant. One was the onboard minyan and the other was the onboard wireless connection. To imagine the minyan experience, hop aboard a Manhattan bound A train at 8:30 AM on a Tuesday, only imagine people with even less consideration of others and a weaker sense of personal space.
To imagine the wireless connection, remember the Internet during the dialup days, only less reliable. The connection works as many people do here only when it's in the mood, which is about 60% of the time.
So what it comes down to is 2.5 hours staring out the window, and worrying about making connections.
But most days the train is late - sometimes as much as an hour. And most days the shuttle bus is late - sometimes as much as 1/2 hour,
So typically it's a 2.5 hour commute One time it took me 3.5 hours to get home. That was the time an Arab's bullet struck the train. I heard that it wasn't intentional. He was firing his gun to celebrate a wedding. In other words, criminally stupid.
Two bonuses were supposed to make this more pleasant. One was the onboard minyan and the other was the onboard wireless connection. To imagine the minyan experience, hop aboard a Manhattan bound A train at 8:30 AM on a Tuesday, only imagine people with even less consideration of others and a weaker sense of personal space.
To imagine the wireless connection, remember the Internet during the dialup days, only less reliable. The connection works as many people do here only when it's in the mood, which is about 60% of the time.
So what it comes down to is 2.5 hours staring out the window, and worrying about making connections.
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