In London I did this everyday, OK you can lose yourself in iPod seclusion and read the paper. I coudn't find a photo of the tube on a really bad day. And no picture conveys the crush smell and noise of the real thing. If you grow up knowing no different I suppose it is acceptable? Then there are the other irksome issues. A lady with a white stick was clearly anxious at the prospect of missing her stop, no one was helping her, a London Transport Attendant had helped her on the train but now she was on her own. I very gently and politely asked if I could be of assistance, her reply was "F@£$ OFF" very loudly and she repeated her request 3 times. It was then I wished the carriage was heaving, so I could disappear into anonymity, no such luck the 20 or so fellow passengers stared so hard I left the train at the next stop.
Ok so now look, yes the traffic is bad but look at the view. I get to sit on my own listening to the radio, news talk ZB and ponder the view. On petrol purchase days I even get to sip a flat white!
For the Authentic experience watch the clip. The 12 kms take me an almost guaranteed 35 minutes in the morning. Much Less than Mudchute to Covent Garden!
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Wednesday, 27 February 2008
The Commute
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I got a ticket last time I crossed the bridge apparently for following too closely, mortifying lol.
Good thing I don't go over it very often. My commute is from the bedroom to the living room much less dangerous ;)
We must have been cross posting, I just added todays entry as I saw your comment lol.
Adored Shadowlands even though Debra Wingers voice tends to annoy me. I have had a life long love affair with all things Clive Staples Lewis. Yes I was one of those little girls who sat in her wardrobe aged six desperately trying to get through to Narnia. I can't even begin to describe how overjoyed I was when I heard Andrew was directing the movies and then to find they were being filmed here. I was also heartbroken that had I known sooner I could have been one of the "mothers" at the train station. I am not sure I will ever recover from that one lol ( kidding but I was seriously annoyed at myself)
Gosh I just wrote a novel sorry !
Hiya!! Lovely post JG. We have experienced the underground on many occasions and never liked it for a second, and now relate our travel times back to the fact it would take us 32 minutes to drive 4 miles across town and only 12 minutes to walk to work.
Why drive? Well we needed to go via the nursery first, then back across and to work. Nightmare times, we hated it.
When we lived down in Owhiro Bay Michael made work in 7 minutes by a very easy route, now it takes 22 minutes but again on his motorbike he gets to see the beauty that NZ has to offer everyday with NO STRESS.
Magical. We are very lucky people.
Oh and PS. Can't get the video any more??
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