It’s the Little Things...

I realize I haven’t written a lot since I’ve been home thinking that there hasn’t been much to write about. However, today I made a mental note of something to remember and realized it’s the very thing that could be of interest to you, my avid reader.

Now that I’m a subway commuter, I’ve had to pick up on a few things so as not to make the same mistake twice – or even once for that matter. Given that I live on the Upper East Side, I take the 4-5-6 subway north-south down the east side of Manhattan to and from home (86th Street) and work (33rd). When taking the Express, I can skip three stations and minimize my commute by 8-10 minutes.

Local: 86th, 77th, 68th, 59th, 51st, 42nd, 33rd
Express: 86th 59th 42nd

I can either take the local all the way to/from home/work or I can take the express between 42nd and 86th and save that 10 minutes. If I take the Express, I take it between 86th and 42nd

That said, this week’s lesson comes in the form of… TAKE THE EXPRESS!! When raining in New York, two things happen, you nearly lose an eye from any number of wayward umbrellas on narrow sidewalks AND everyone thinks it’s worth the $2 to ride the local even one stop so as to avoid the torrential downpour that is New York Rain.

So, the lesson here is this… I can be crammed in a car with hundreds of other New Yorkers trying to save 10 minutes to/from home OR I can be crammed in a car with seemingly thousands of other New Yorkers trying to avoid drowning. I've chosen my poison.