Yup, it's Monday

[magid]

I walked to the T at Harvard, getting there at 8:30. I know it's about the worst time for commuting, but I knew something was up when I saw people more than six deep on the platform. I thought about walking to work, but I'd just walked in the opposite direction from work to get to the T. I also thought about going out to Alewife, but was sure I'd miss the train as I went out. It wouldn't be too bad, right?

Wrong. The trains were infrequent, and packed. I couldn't get on the first three that came by. Frustration, all around. To be fair, there were frequent announcements that the trains were delayed in both directions due to an earlier disabled train, with further announcements telling where the inbound and outbound trains were. The most annoying part was how the train announcers were almost yelling at people, and saying there was another train 'right behind'. Which we all knew was false, since the station announcements had already told us that the next train was three stops away.

Finally, I managed to squeeze onto the fourth train, over half an hour after getting to the station. Of course, it was hard just to find a comfortable stance, sardines that we were. I felt badly for the people waiting at Central, the platform there also full.

It's a nice day; I should've walked.


Confirmation it's that day: 11 flower arrangements at the reception desk

Comments

[ruthling.livejournal.com]

Commute: Yuck!! Glad I missed it! Nothing makes a Monday worse than a packed-stupid commute.

11 flower arangements? You've got some popular people. We've got lollypops, though!

[ckd]

Some days I'm glad I usually walk to work. Sounds like this was one of them.

The 68 (Harvard-Kendall via Broadway) might have been a win; where were you headed?

[magid.livejournal.com]

The commute: really, I shouldn't've let it get to me; I had crocheting with me (too packed to crochet on the train, but there was plenty of time on the platform), and I knew it wouldn't be a busy day at work, but even so...

It's a large building. And I suspect a lot of people around here would appreciate lollipops!

[magid.livejournal.com]

I keep telling myself I should walk more, but I seem to schlep a bunch of stuff enough of the time that T'ing seems to make more sense.

I work downtown, near the Arlington T stop. I don't know the bus routes at all well, since I get just a plain T pass, the assumption being I'll walk more that way :-)

[ckd]

Yeah, from Cambridge to the Public Garden area there aren't any good bus options anyway (as I learned while doing the Arisia commute thing).

I get a Combo pass, which gives me more options when things are wacky. During the Red Sox "rolling rally", we went from Copley Place to Cambridge by taking a bus to Andrew and getting on the Red Line there....

[magid.livejournal.com]

I considered getting a combo pass (back when I started this commute), but I decided that the bulk of my travel really is underground; it wasn't worth the extra money for the few buses I end up taking each month. The side effect of that, though, is that I'm relatively unfamiliar with the bus routes in general. Plus for some reason I don't expect buses to follow their schedules*.

Nice workaround going to Andrew. I'm just close enough that if things get wacky, I'll start walking home, checking out Charles/MGH on the way to see if it's worth catching a train there (usually not).

*When I lived in a city that had only buses, I had no problems taking them all over. Somehow when there's buses and trains, I default to the trains.

[teddywolf.livejournal.com]

Just as a datapoint, your brother much prefers trains to buses as well.