| November 5th, 2009 |
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In recent weeks, I've found the MTA to be...slightly inefficient (and I'm trying to be nice about it).
Keep in mind that I've been using the bus and the subway to get to where I need to be for school. Typically I've been using these services regularly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Now, I get to the bus stop early enough so that I get to where I need to go in plenty of time, but there are times when I feel I'm not so sure I'll make it...
The first thing that's been getting on my nerves concerns the bus lines. Now, I get to the bus stop in plenty of time to make sure I get the earliest ride to the subway station. Problem is, there have been days when the bus doesn't show up when its supposed to. And by the time it gets there, I've had to wait an extra 5-10 minutes from the time the bus was supposed to show up! Even worse is the fact that when the bus arrives, the blasted thing's packed to the gills, making it hard for anyone to move around, much less find an available seat.
The absolute worst thing I've found though -- is at the subway. The subway ride itself isn't usually a problem, but what really gets my goat is getting through the turnstyles with my MTA card. Now, it's supposed to be pretty simple. Just swipe your card through the slot and you can get through, right? But no -- usually, when I swipe it, the machine keeps saying "Please Swipe Again". This takes me four or five tries just to get the damn thing to work, and it's even worse when you're trying to make it to the train before it leaves! To me, this is a case where an "advancement" does more harm than good. Personally, I would rather use a good old fashioned subway token to get through -- at least they wouldn't aggravate you if you put it in the machine back then.
Sorry, just needed to get that off of my chest. Although, you gotta admit -- the MTA needs a serious overhaul, in more ways than one.Current Mood:  cranky |
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"No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks."
- Childhood nursery rhyme
"Oh, movie sign! Let's go!"
"Boy, we're not gonna be hearing that back on Earth."
"Yeah! Let's enjoy."
"Would you get in there please?"
"Boy, we're not gonna be hearing that either."
"Yeah!"
"Let's enjoy!"
- Mike Nelson, Tom Servo & Crow T. Robot, MST3K: Diabolik
There's one thing I'm gonna be looking forward to when this semester is over and done -- no more academic interference.
What am I talking about? Well, let me put it like this...
No more going nuts trying to get multiple papers done.
No more missing out on cool events because I've got a class on the same day.
No more having to work around teachers' rigorous (and often unyielding) schedules, or student schedules for that matter.
No more driving myself insane over figuring out if I've got everything in on time.
No...once I get out, my time is my own. Any work I have to do...will be at the workplace, where it belongs, not at home.
For the first time in a long time, I'll actually have real time to myself.
The hard part will be figuring out what to do with it all. But hey, it's not like I'll go nuts trying to figure it out... :) |
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