Why I hate SEPTA
Aug. 30th, 2006 01:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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boroparkpyro in NYC. Getting there was easy enough. I had enough time to buy round trip tickets (and save a bit of money) and I crocheted a lot on the bus as well as made a dent in my Mary Douglass reading. In fact, I probably accomplished more than I would have in the library!
Anyways, we went to Nargila, the new restaurant that has replaced Dougie's, and it was pretty good. We also walked around a lot, thoughboroparkpyro's legs started to get sore. Meanwhile, I was fine because of my super-archaeology strength. We ended up taking the subway to Penn Station and chilled until my train arrived.
Now keep in mind that bad planning had left me stranded in Trenton once before. So I looked up, before I left, the schedule, so I could take a NJT train that matched up with a SEPTA one.
My train left at 9:35 and got into the station before 11. I was pretty sure there was supposed to be a train around then. (Apparently I looked it up wrong). There was no train until 12:10. I was there for an hour!
And there was an annoying group of loud teenagers and a small girl who wouldn't stop screaming.
But I perservered, and crocheted a lot, and then read Terry Pratchett when my hands started to hurt from the crocheting.
Now my head feels like it's in a vice, so I'm rewarding myself with tea.
Points, for those of you keeping track:
SEPTA: 1000 (or more, but these are corrupted, evil, stolen points)
Me:-20
Tea: +1 HP
boroparkpyro: +10
taylweaver: +2, since anyone stranded in Trenton at night derserves something for their troubles and bravery.
(Anyone else who has been stranded in Trenton at a sketchy hour, feel free to comment and I'll give you points as well.)
boroparkpyro in NYC. Getting there was easy enough. I had enough time to buy round trip tickets (and save a bit of money) and I crocheted a lot on the bus as well as made a dent in my Mary Douglass reading. In fact, I probably accomplished more than I would have in the library!Anyways, we went to Nargila, the new restaurant that has replaced Dougie's, and it was pretty good. We also walked around a lot, though
boroparkpyro's legs started to get sore. Meanwhile, I was fine because of my super-archaeology strength. We ended up taking the subway to Penn Station and chilled until my train arrived.Now keep in mind that bad planning had left me stranded in Trenton once before. So I looked up, before I left, the schedule, so I could take a NJT train that matched up with a SEPTA one.
My train left at 9:35 and got into the station before 11. I was pretty sure there was supposed to be a train around then. (Apparently I looked it up wrong). There was no train until 12:10. I was there for an hour!
And there was an annoying group of loud teenagers and a small girl who wouldn't stop screaming.
But I perservered, and crocheted a lot, and then read Terry Pratchett when my hands started to hurt from the crocheting.
Now my head feels like it's in a vice, so I'm rewarding myself with tea.
Points, for those of you keeping track:
SEPTA: 1000 (or more, but these are corrupted, evil, stolen points)
Me:-20
Tea: +1 HP
boroparkpyro: +10taylweaver: +2, since anyone stranded in Trenton at night derserves something for their troubles and bravery.(Anyone else who has been stranded in Trenton at a sketchy hour, feel free to comment and I'll give you points as well.)
