Can I Get to Work One Day without Serious Transit Delays?

I'm really fed up with our transit system at this point.

Everyone knows what a fiasco Wednesday was, so I won't even go there. But how heavy rain can shut down an entire system, I'm still having trouble understanding.

Then last night, it took me 2 1/2 hours to get home (it's usually a little over an hour) because of smoke in the tunnels.

Today, my subway train crawled all the way to Brooklyn, then stopped dead for 20 minutes right before my stop. No explanation, no apology, just that standard announcement about momentary delays. So I was an hour late at work today.

I swear, if there is another delay tonight, and you hear about a pregnant woman going crazy on a train, it will probably be me!

Re: Can I Get to Work One Day without Serious Transit Delays?

I hear you loud and clear. I didn't go in today because I had enough of the commute for one week.

Re: Can I Get to Work One Day without Serious Transit Delays?

i hear ya - yesterday my 6:13 train left at 7pm! what really bugs me is how they're increasing fare to better their service meanwhile for all of the other times they've raised fares i have not seen any better service.

Re: Can I Get to Work One Day without Serious Transit Delays?

I was on the 6:21 that didn't leave until 7:15!

I sat next to humming lady and too loud IPOD woman. My total commute home last night was over 2 hrs when it's usually about 50 minutes. Got home at 8:30....

Re: Can I Get to Work One Day without Serious Transit Delays?

Sounds like I had company last night! I was on the 6:42, and I think it actually started moving east around 7:30 or so.

Luckily, no one annoying around me, and the train was surprisingly uncrowded.

Good think I'm off next Monday and Tuesday, at least I'll have a break!