You know what I love? I love how no matter how hard I try, no matter how early I get up and am out the door, I’m ALWAYS late to work because of the subway. Today I had to be at SVA 9 sharp to help set up classrooms and install software (school starts next week as some of you already know), and my normally 30 minute commute took well over an hour. Why? Who the fuck knows.
I also love how not a single subway worker knows what the hell is going on, and how they’re always more than happy to let you know this with their oh-so cheery “I don’t know and I don’t care anyway, so get the fuck away from me” attitude.
Plus I love how as the entire subway system continues with their steady decline, we’ll all be force to deal with another asinine fear increase next year, despite the fact that its common knowledge that there’s a huge surplus in the MTA’s bank. And if I’m not mistaken, the MTA’s plan is to have regular fare hikes every two years or so. How the fuck can this happen? Oh wait, I forget… they have the entire city by the balls, and our mayor is some billionaire who’s hardly sympathetic to those that are most affected by the greedy, shoddily run subway system. I’m still trying to get over his “Just get a bike” response to the possible strike from a few years back.
The thing is, everyone knows that the additional money from any fare increase is not going back to the trains which really needs it but even more bullshit real-estate deals, things like the Olympic Stadium, which thank fucking God is not happening.
And like many others, I too want to know what the fuck the MTA is doing with all that money the federal government gave to help strengthen security in the wake of 9/11, such as the proposed video camera system, just like the one they have in the UK which was invaluable with their recent terrorist ordeal.
At least I can take solace in the fact that all my other coworkers are MIA due to the f’d up trains (hency why I’m writing and not working this minute). There’s nothing more annoying and embarrassing than being the only person affected, and almost everyone else lives in Brooklyn as well (like yesterday… oyvey).
And once again, the yellow line (which has the R, N, W, and Q trains) proves once again to be shittiest line of them all! Don’t even get me started on them shutting down the Cortland Street station, which makes going to and fro New Jersey about twenty times longer for MK & myself.
There are times were I absolutely cannot stand living in New York City, and today is one of them.
