Comments | martini_corona: Obligatory how-my-commute-was post

martini_corona

Obligatory how-my-commute-was post

Dec 13, 2007 18:13

1. We were allowed to leave work starting at 1 PM. I am taking tomorrow off, so I decided to stay so as not to screw over my department, which has been having all kinds of medical emergencies lately (emergency appendectomy, compound fracture on arm due to fall on ice, random fainting spell requiring 24-hour observation and MRI). The building was ( Read more... )

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dga December 14 2007, 00:07:37 UTC

Time for a bike! :)

martini_corona December 14 2007, 01:50:13 UTC

I saw one intrepid lady on a bike on Mass. Ave. near Symphony. But I was slip-sliding around in my boots -- biking would have scared the bejeezus out of me. The other thing is that there was almost no space between logjam-cars and snowdrifts -- not sure where the bike would go. And taking a lane wasn't an option because, well, that's the problem to begin with. :)

evilbunnymayhem December 14 2007, 00:31:34 UTC

Wait a sec... you live in my neck of the woods?
I'm in JP! We should grab cocoa sometime!

(btw, that's truly awesome what you did for the bus driver)

martini_corona December 14 2007, 01:47:58 UTC

Nope -- I WORK in Longwood -- I live near Inman Square in Cambridge. The walk took me quite a while. :)

But we could still grab cocoa sometime after work. More excuses for cocoa = good.

nyzie December 14 2007, 05:08:58 UTC

you're so sweet, i bet you made that bus driver's day.

my mom called me to say it was snowing and she'd gone 3 blocks in 45 minutes.

nacl December 14 2007, 05:49:02 UTC

Is it wrong that I'm jealous? All we get is the-entire-county-is-on-fire days.

puffy_wuffy December 14 2007, 15:34:32 UTC

Wow! This makes me grateful that I left work early. Good story.