September 21, 2005

On the way to work today...

As in: Flotsam
  • The conductor stopped the train for longer than usual and announced: "Your attention please: we're currently waiting while we experience a security sweep." They usually say conduct rather than experience.
  • I sat in the tiny seat at the front of the car perpendicular to the door. Cramped but you don't have to share.
  • A man crossed the street against the light, glancing to make sure there was no traffic coming. A young woman, perhaps twenty feet behind him, crossed without looking and, striding forth from behind a parked bus, narrowly avoided getting run over by a car. She didn't look bothered by it.
  • I politely refused a Chinese takeout menu.
  • Watching the light change from yellow to red, I saw a man sprint into the crosswalk, only to get stranded in the middle. As the bumper-to-bumper traffic surged past, a woman in a sporty silver car tried to merge and dial her cell phone at the same time.
Posted by briley at September 21, 2005 8:15 AM