Thursday, March 17, 2011

The Commuter's Lament

Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo....what's a commuter to do?  Subjected to this and the second-hand smoke of puffers on the platform I'm exposed to toxins galore.   The cacophonous symphony of bronchial distress around me puts me in a tizzy.....which I snap out of as I smell the remnants of your last night's Sloe Gin Fizzy.

Will the parking machine function?  Will I remember my space number?  Do I have $1.50 in bills and/or quarters?  What was my space number?

 Musical chairs ensues - can I find a seat without the imprint of someone else's shoes adorning the bottom or back?  What's the track, what's the track?  Express or local.  Beat the gate.  Don't be late.

Mornings are a polite ballet of workers heading into the big city.  What was my space number?  Evenings feature Mr./Ms. Yackety Yack - shut-up, Cellphone Jack.   Newbie interlopers with their bags strewn about.  Move out of my way - getting home is serious business.  There is commuter train protocol.  Make yourself compact.  Don't invade my physical or earshot space.  Kindles out.  Headphones in.  Luddites clutching - gasp - a newspaper or magazine.

Bibbidi bobbidi boo that's what real commuters do.