I Needed To Put Gas In The Other Car

My wife wanted me to fill up the other car with gasoline last night but I forgot. I remembered this morning and pronounced my idiocy out loud as I was about to leave the house.

I took the other car out, put gas in it, and came back home.

I then drove my car to the station - I had to take the later train.

It's my own fault. Nobody's fault but mine.

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Departure Time From Home: 6:46
Departure Time From Train Station 7:26
Arrival Time at North Station: 8:06
Weather as I call it: Cloudy, chilly, 20s
Shady Gas Price: $3.47
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 4
Feared for my life: No

Free Granola Bar

Somebody was handing out free granola bars outside North Station. I grabbed one but saw that it came along with a card with a church's information attached to it.

I threw away the card and I was going to throw away the bar too, but my stomach had different thoughts.

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Departure Time From Home: 6:34
Departure Time From Train Station 6:58
Arrival Time at North Station: 7:40
Weather as I call it: Sunny - 30s
Shady Gas Price: $3.47
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

The Kid is Quiet

The kid who usually made noise every morning has been quiet over the past few months. I think the little guy is growing up. He's maturing right before our eyes. He is learning that the morning is not a time for commotion.

I appreciate it, kid.

And the scary old ladies aren't coming up to you and waving "hi" to you over and over. They don't seem to take the train anymore.


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Departure Time From Home: 6:36
Departure Time From Train Station 6:59
Arrival Time at North Station: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Sunny, 30s
Shady Gas Price: $3.47
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Why Do You Drive So Fast

There's this one dude who likes to enter the train station parking lot with a lot of gusto. He drives real fast and he like to take wide turns so he can park in his spot just right. Every day, I see this same jerk-y move and it's getting to be annoying because his wide turns are getting close to HITTING MY CAR.

Some other guy was yelling at him a few months ago - I think it must have been due to his driving.

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Departure Time From Home: 6:33
Departure Time From Train Station 6:59
Arrival Time at North Station: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Sunny 30s
Shady Gas Price: $3.47
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3
Feared for my life: No - I feared damage to my car

Playing Games on My Phone

This woman next to me was playing some video game on her phone. It looked pretty fun.

The guy with bad breath was also in the seat...although there wasn't any odor this morning.

Good ride for the most part.

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Departure Time From Home: 6:38
Departure Time From Train Station 7:00
Arrival Time at North Station: 7:42
Weather as I call it: Cloudy again. Colder.
Shady Gas Price: $3.49
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: Nope.

I Caught A Whiff

I think the guy who sat next to me on the train had a bad case of halitosis.

I kept getting whiffs of some bad breath. I thought it was me. I kept checking it...blowing into my cupped hand. The scent didn't match.

When we got to West Medford, he let a woman sit with us...so he got closer.
I had a pretty good feeling it was coming from him.

He probably thought I smelled bad too.


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Departure Time From Home: 6:36
Departure Time From Train Station 6:59
Arrival Time at North Station: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Cloudy, 30s
Shady Gas Price: $3.49
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Is The Week Over Yet?

I woke up this morning and I didn't want to go anywhere. At this point, can we just pick a time and stick with it? I don't want to have to switch back from daylight savings to standard and back again...just pick one and let's go with it...like forever.

There must have been a lot of St. Patty's Day casualties...traffic was light today. There was puke on the sidewalk on Canal St....you'd think that was a regular occurrence, but it isn't.


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Departure Time From Home: 6:32
Departure Time From Train Station 6:59
Arrival Time at North Station: 7:40
Weather as I call it: Sunny, 30s
Shady Gas Price: $3.49
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Wear Your Green

St. Patty's day. The first of the Boston springtime holidays. People were wearing their green on the train. There weren't too many people on the train to party...which I have seen on other holidays.


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Departure Time From Home: 6:38
Departure Time From Train Station 6:58
Arrival Time at North Station: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Partly Sunny, 30s
Shady Gas Price: $3.49
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

5 cars

Only 5 cars on the train this morning. It was packed in - Lots of people had to stand.

I listened to music from Anderson on and I was still listening on the walk.

The sun was good to see this morning. The heat is coming back.

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Departure Time From Home: 6:38
Departure Time From Train Station 6:58
Arrival Time at North Station: 7:40
Weather as I call it: Sunny, warmer
Shady Gas Price: $3.53
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Free Coffee

As I was walking off the train today at North Station, I noticed there were a few gentlemen handing out something. A few people in front of me declined whatever it was. I got closer to them and I heard what they were offering.

They were saying "free coffee" and handing out cards for redemption of the offer.

I looked at the card. It was sponsored by the MBCR and it was good at the McDonald's at either North or South station...today...between 6 and 10 AM.

I looked up from reading the card and saw the line at McDs was loooooooooooong.

I found it funny that the MBCR was trying to make up for all the late trains with an offer for something that would make me late for work if I tried to redeem it. NICE!!

Thanks again!

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Departure Time From Home: 6:34
Departure Time From Train Station 7:00
Arrival Time at North Station: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Cloudy. A little cold. 30s
Shady Gas Price: $3.53
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Thinking About Them

I woke up and saw the news about the earthquake and the tsunami. I have a couple of friends in Hawaii right now...one who lives there and one who is visiting.

I checked on them both and they are ok...but it's crazy what can happen in just a day.

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Departure Time From Home: 6:32
Departure Time From Train Station 6:59
Arrival Time at North Station: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Foggy, cloudy...wet
Shady Gas Price: $3.49
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Same Situation

I love watching the same scene every day on the train. Mom and kid get on. People get up and give them their seat.

Next day:

Mom and kid get on. People get up and give them their seat.

At this point, you'd think that the regulars would know not to sit in the front seat of the car.

They're just going to come on and take it from you.


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Departure Time From Home: 6:38
Departure Time From Train Station 6:59
Arrival Time at North Station: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Sunny, 20s
Shady Gas Price: $3.35 It's serious!
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Happy Tuesday

typing on my mobile phone. Blogging the way I always intended.

Or at least how you thought I was blogging
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Departure Time From Home: 6: 30
Departure Time From Train Station 6: 59
Arrival Time at North Station: 7: 40
Weather as I call it: sunny cool
Shady Gas Price: $ 3.29
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: no