Man I'm so irritated right now I'm ready to go postal from this humidity, cannot sleep a wink, no AC, literally thinking about riding the subway this minute at 3.30 in the morning, just so I can have a nap!!! However, smarter head has prevailed and I will leave this inferno of an apartment at a more suitable time and try not to return for 12 hours, I will busy myself with an 8 dollar matinee of Trek and the Wimbledon men's final. Those balloons in that image represent my head right now, I trust you are coping better than I with your deluxe AC, ha!
Sounds suffocating. I'm a complete wimp for heat waves. I think I'd draw a cool bath and stay in it all day, even if I came out looking like prune. Plus drinking iced Koolaid around the clock. Z.
Uncle Syd, I've gotta tell ya bout what happened to me when I did finally leave my apt.to get away from the heat, I'm still too frazzled to write it all down now...watch this space. This city is for pussies I tellz ya...later.
ok, brace yourself for this opus...so, I get ont he train at around 6.30am with the intention of just enjoying some AC and killing some time til the tennis match started or the Star Trek matinee. I'm on the number 2 train which is always packed no matter what time of day it is, seems like there are always folks going to work.
So about two stops after the stop I entered on a finally get a seat, earphones on, book out sorted, about 5 or 6 minutes in I hear some commotion through my earphones at the other end of the carriage, I look down and I see it's a woman of a bout 50 acting a little bit loopy, but nothing worse than I've seen before, I figure the heat may be making her go a little buck wild... so I just ignore it an get back to my book, next thing I know there is a mass exodus from one end of the carriage, down to my end where there were seats availble...so obviously this woman's madness had escalated, three seconds after that, I look to my right, see this woman bend completely over, pants down, completely nude, spreads her ass cheeks right in a man's face!!!!
Oh the humanity!!!!!
I knew of course that this was not going to get better, so got up immediately, waited to getoff and change cars at the next stop, I couldn't walk through myself as it was the conductor cabin. For the life of me, I couldnt figure out why noone else hadn't gottne up after witnessing that horror.
So I settle in in my new carriage and sure enough one stop later another mass exodus from that car to where I was...as I said, experience has taught me that it was not going to get any better.
Next thing I know we're stuck at Atlantic/ Barclays whilst the cops are called.
Ok, putting aside the absolute unadulterated horror and vomit inducing sight of seeing this woman spread her disgusting ass cheeks, in these instances and the shit-tonne of milder ones I've witnessed on my time in the subway, I do wonder what makes a person flip? What perfect storm of misfortune has to happen for that person to get to that state...coz believe me I am acutely aware... THAT THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I.
And I know you're aware of it too having had your stint of homelessness, could that "madwoman" be you if you take friends and family out of the equation?
I'm pretty sure it could be me and it's a frightening and sobering thought...
Anyway, I've gone off on my stream of consciousness rambling for too long, no doubt this post will be chock full of grammatical and spelling errors, for this I apologize, i really just had to bang this out to you whilst I have the strength and the small window in today, when I hasn't been 900 degrees.
Anyway, suffice it to say my little idea of 40 winks on the subway was scuppered after that incident, tis fair to say I may never close my eyes on the subway again, even though I've been riding them 20+, I am very aware of the perils of the subway, it just seems that there is some extra strength nuttiness in the air right now.
By the way I enjoyed enjoyed Star Trek into the darkness v.much, am also delighted Andy Murray won Wimbledon as my best friend is Scottish and all of Scotland is a buzz.
Man I'm so irritated right now I'm ready to go postal from this humidity, cannot sleep a wink, no AC, literally thinking about riding the subway this minute at 3.30 in the morning, just so I can have a nap!!! However, smarter head has prevailed and I will leave this inferno of an apartment at a more suitable time and try not to return for 12 hours, I will busy myself with an 8 dollar matinee of Trek and the Wimbledon men's final. Those balloons in that image represent my head right now, I trust you are coping better than I with your deluxe AC, ha!
ReplyDeleteActually I have "Two" deluxe AC's.
ReplyDeleteNo I'm not posh they were gifts from my swell sister,...who is posh.
Comrade you have to prioritize. What's more important eating or chilling. The grocery or electric bill ya has to chose.
AC's cost money , and suck down power like coke heads snort blow..BUT at least you can sleep at night.
Come to think of it newer AC's are cheap, and don't eat as much power as those from just a few years ago,...so go out, and bloody get one!
Btw I don't recommend the subways for anything except getting from point A to B. I was houseless once so trust me on this one.
Sounds suffocating. I'm a complete wimp for heat waves. I think I'd draw a cool bath and stay in it all day, even if I came out looking like prune. Plus drinking iced Koolaid around the clock. Z.
ReplyDeleteUncle Syd, I've gotta tell ya bout what happened to me when I did finally leave my apt.to get away from the heat, I'm still too frazzled to write it all down now...watch this space. This city is for pussies I tellz ya...later.
ReplyDeleteHey hang on pal, and watch ya back.
ReplyDeleteRemember Angels watch over ye,...they won't do anything, but they will watch.
ok, brace yourself for this opus...so, I get ont he train at around 6.30am with the intention of just enjoying some AC and killing some time til the tennis match started or the Star Trek matinee. I'm on the number 2 train which is always packed no matter what time of day it is, seems like there are always folks going to work.
ReplyDeleteSo about two stops after the stop I entered on a finally get a seat, earphones on, book out sorted, about 5 or 6 minutes in I hear some commotion through my earphones at the other end of the carriage, I look down and I see it's a woman of a bout 50 acting a little bit loopy, but nothing worse than I've seen before, I figure the heat may be making her go a little buck wild... so I just ignore it an get back to my book, next thing I know there is a mass exodus from one end of the carriage, down to my end where there were seats availble...so obviously this woman's madness had escalated, three seconds after that, I look to my right, see this woman bend completely over, pants down, completely nude, spreads her ass cheeks right in a man's face!!!!
Oh the humanity!!!!!
I knew of course that this was not going to get better, so got up immediately, waited to getoff and change cars at the next stop, I couldn't walk through myself as it was the conductor cabin. For the life of me, I couldnt figure out why noone else hadn't gottne up after witnessing that horror.
So I settle in in my new carriage and sure enough one stop later another mass exodus from that car to where I was...as I said, experience has taught me that it was not going to get any better.
Next thing I know we're stuck at Atlantic/ Barclays whilst the cops are called.
Ok, putting aside the absolute unadulterated horror and vomit inducing sight of seeing this woman spread her disgusting ass cheeks, in these instances and the shit-tonne of milder ones I've witnessed on my time in the subway, I do wonder what makes a person flip? What perfect storm of misfortune has to happen for that person to get to that state...coz believe me I am acutely aware...
THAT THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I.
And I know you're aware of it too having had your stint of homelessness, could that "madwoman" be you if you take friends and family out of the equation?
I'm pretty sure it could be me and it's a frightening and sobering thought...
Anyway, I've gone off on my stream of consciousness rambling for too long, no doubt this post will be chock full of grammatical and spelling errors, for this I apologize, i really just had to bang this out to you whilst I have the strength and the small window in today, when I hasn't been 900 degrees.
Anyway, suffice it to say my little idea of 40 winks on the subway was scuppered after that incident, tis fair to say I may never close my eyes on the subway again, even though I've been riding them 20+, I am very aware of the perils of the subway, it just seems that there is some extra strength nuttiness in the air right now.
By the way I enjoyed enjoyed Star Trek into the darkness v.much, am also delighted Andy Murray won Wimbledon as my best friend is Scottish and all of Scotland is a buzz.
...oh and...not my crazy woman but it easily could have been.
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