nothing really to report this morning. this was one of those morning where the commute is a dream. the #9 showed up right on time, the north springs train showed up within two minutes of me getting to five points, there were no delays on the rails, i got to north springs with 6 minutes to spare, had time to go to the bathroom and the #140 left right on time.
that my friends is a marta commuter’s dream.
i continue to be bemused by how long it took me to discover the beauty of commuting this way and wonder aloud why others haven’t either. every morning i look out of the windows of the bus/train and watch the cars plying their way along the highway. i know the frustration and boredom that all of those drivers are bound for. and i know they are now paying norht of $3.50 per gallon, which is now something like 17.5 cents per mile, just for gas. the irrationality of entrenched habits sometimes knows no bounds – at least that was true in my case.
speaking of savings, i also won another $25 from the clean air campaign’s commuter rewards program last month. two months in a row.
oh, finally, speaking of five points, i am absolutely enthralled by the dudes that vend on peachtree street outside the station. i see them every morning pulling all of their wares out of their battered white van. i hope my friends at clfreshloaf are listening, because this author thinks they would make an excellent edition to the profile series.
We hear all, James. Welcome to the panopticon, my friend!
All kidding aside, good suggestion.
We’re listening.
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