Flood on the Tracks

[sdelmonte]

And lo, it did begin to pour this morning. And all the rain sought refuge in the subway system.

The ENTIRE subway system is affected. Pretty much every line is suspended in part due to flooded tracks, with the possible exception of the 7 train. It took a lot of walking to get here today, and I am worried that it will take the same amount of walking and waiting to get home.

I would like to blame this entirely on the MTA. This sort of thing didn't used to happen so often, but it seems to be almsot common. However, it's the weather too. The weather is worse. I am sure of that. Global warming? Maybe.

All I know is that is took me 2 1/2 hours to get here, and I hae no idea if the flooding will be remedied by rush hour. At least I don't have a lot to do, since I am pooped.

Comments

[camwyn]

Og sympathize.

[maya-a.livejournal.com]

And it came to pass that there were fires as well as floods, and smoke filled the stations.
Yes, it was a dreadful commute! I got in about 20 minutes or so ago. Luckily, it seems to be a slow day. I am hoping it will be easier to get home...for all of us.

[immortalthief.livejournal.com]

That really sucks. But it's good you don't have a bunch to do.

*crosses fingers* that you don't have such a hard time getting home.

[happyfunpaul.livejournal.com]

Hey, it could have been worse. The subways flooded much more on Sept. 21, 1938. :-)

(I just read a book about the Great Hurricane of '38, so it's fresh on my mind. Of course, the southern coasts of Long Island and Rhode Island got hit much worse than NYC, which missed the storm surge and the worst of the wind.)

[happyfunpaul.livejournal.com]

Hope you get home safely and promptly!