The Strangest NYC Commute. Ever.

As a NYC resident I commute.  As do over 5 million of my closest friends.  It’s the only way to geet around here.  It’s fast, fairly easy, and much cheaper than gas.  Generally speaking I go to work between 8:45 and 9:15am.  I take the 1 downtown and switch at 96th or 72nd to the 2 or 3 express train.  This morning wasn’t really that different.  I approached the 125th station and looked up just in time to see Randi getting on the subway and just in time to realize that I just missed the same subway.  Shoot.  Oh well I said to myself, the 1 runs frequently enough.  So I only waited for about 2 minutes and prepared to board the next one.  This is where it got strange.  I usually sit at the back of the subway so, when I get to 42nd street/Times Square, I’m closer to the “S” that runs to Grand Central.  I stepped on the subway and looked right, looked left…it was totally empty.  It was I, myself, and me. Imagine being alone anywhere outside of your domicile in NYC.  It just doesn’t happen.  I was alone until 96th street then a few people got on and looked around and wondered if they were on the right subway.

After I got on the 3 at 72nd street and started flying towards Times Square I looked across to the 1 that we were parallel to and saw no other than Randi!  That was strange.  I then sat down briefly because the subway wasn’t full and then had to leave because this person next to me was eating the nastiest bagel with cream cheese ever.

So I had to move away from her salmon bagel.  Don’t get me wrong, I love fish.  Probably more than most, but not at 9am.  I then finally made it to the “S” and began my commute over to Grand Central.  I got to take track 1 over to Grand Central, which I usually am excited for.  Track 1 has subway wraps on the inside sometimes.  Hugo Boss had one for a few months and Deadwood did it too.

They just rolled out with a new one.  It’s wrapped just like Grand Central looks.  The poles in the middle of the cars run into the middle of chandeliers and the seats are “marble”.  The advert is for the AMC series Mad Men. Then I made it to work.  Strange day already.