Amidst the reportage on yesterday’s building collapse and Metro-North tie-up was this quote in the New York Times.

“First they said service was temporarily discontinued, and then they said about 10 minutes later that service was going to resume on a limited basis,” said Sarah English of Chappaqua, who was on a business trip to Manhattan.

Let me repeat part of that:

…said Sarah English of Chappaqua, who was on a business trip to Manhattan…

I like that. I no longer commute from Westchester to the city every day. I’m simply on a business trip to Manhattan.

Sounds much more important.

By the way, the Times had a terrific photo of frustrated commuters waiting for their trains in GCT.

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[photo: Hiroko Masuike]