In Uncategorized on September 3, 2009 at 7:27 pm
I am driving back home after shopping in my new suburban neighborhood. I spot a Dunkin’ Donuts. I had a long day and could definitely use some coffee. What do I do? I think for a second and then cut across three lanes at 50 mph to get to DD on the far right to try their Ice Coffee with milk and sugar that my wife raved about. Luckily there isn’t much traffic. I make it just enough to get to the entrance of the parking lot- barely. Yes, most stores in suburbs have parking lot. That is a luxury coming from New York.
As I get out of my car, a young lady from the store rushes to the door to inform me that they are closed now. What time is it? I check my watch. 4 pm. You got to be kidding me. Dunkin’ Donuts on a busy US Highway is closed at 4 pm. Wow! Where am I?
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In Commute on September 2, 2009 at 10:40 pm
To get the full picture of my first day, please read the preamble at Tickets Please
The day arrives. I got to the station about 10 minutes early. I drive to the parking lot. I notice that some spots were numbered spots and others weren’t. Numbered spots should be reserved ones, I thought. So I parked in an unmarked one. Off to the parking meter. There was a small line and I wait for my turn. As I read the instructions at the meter, I realized I had more work to do:
1. The unmarked spots are for the monthly pass holders. I’m supposed to park in one of the numbered spots and use that number to get the ticket.
2. The meter takes only quarters and $1 bills. I have a $5 bill and some 20s. Now what?
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In Commute on August 29, 2009 at 4:50 am
While train delays, stuck traffic, snowed out, break down have been part of regular conversions of my colleagues, I never had much of a commute. To the envy of many, my commute has been walking to work, or a short train ride. And the trains ran every 5 minutes or so during rush hours and served 24 hours. Awesome! If I miss one, there’s always another one right behind it. Do these trains even have fixed, official schedule? Even if they did, it would probably be like “from this time to this time, train runs every 5 minutes, then from this time to time it runs every 10 minutes, and so on.” I certainly didn’t need one and didn’t bother to check.
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