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.
[photo: Hiroko Masuike]
As a former Chappaqua resident myself, I’ve come to learn that most people in Chappaqua are complete idiots.
“I will be leaving early this morning on a fact-finding mission in the lower Northeast on behalf of my organization”, she told the cab driver proudly as he placed her three roll-ons carefully into the trunk..
“I guess I’ll be picking you up at the station at the usual 6 PM then?” he replied…