The screeching breaks of the 1 Train bruise my ears as it enters 110th Street Cathedral Station. It's official. I'm back from the serenity of Cabin Mountain, Tucker County, WV. While it's nice to see full sets of teeth, I didn't really miss the hustle bustle of the morning commute.
Who am I kidding? I haven't seen a full set of teeth during the morning commute ever. Who smiles that early? Certainly nobody on the Upper West Side, that's for sure! The station was very crowded when I entered this morning, which is never a good sign -- especially since there was a train departing the station as I entered. That train appeared to be packed. Luckily, I was able to get onto the next train that came in, so the morning commute wasn't too bad. I even got a seat as a 2 express train was entering 96th Street the same time the 1 train I was riding entered.
The great thing about being back is that the weather seemed to follow me back! This morning was beautiful, my favorite type of fall weather. Hurray for cooler days!
The drive back was almost two hours longer than expected, as we ran into terrible traffic in Pennsylvania where construction had east-bound Interstate 78 traffic down to one lane! We sat at a dead stop for nearly an hour! I returned to island at 8 PM last night and was home, after returning the rental car and settling up for everything, by 8:30 PM.
I'm really tired today! Can you get jet lag from a seven-and-a-half-hour car trip within the same time zone??
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