Strike on! December 20, 2005 ~ 10:36 am
Posted by Julie in : Daily Grind, In Da Hood , trackback
Jordana last Halloween. This is how much skin I will be showing on the way home tonight.
The TWU (Transit Workers Union) did it. They went on strike the week before Christmas without the support of their parent union. The MTA is effectively shut down, and New Yorkers had to either take the day off or find a new way in to work today.
For years, everyone has been telling me I should move to Manhattan. I always say “My day job is in Brooklyn, why would I do that?” Today? I was totally proven right. I also proved that it is good to own a bike because you never know when you might use one.
That’s right, kids, I biked the three miles from home to office. I took it slow, I almost got hit by a couple of cars (the traffic jams today are unreal), I rode through unfamiliar areas, but I still made that three mile trek in 25 minutes. 25 minutes. That is a good 40 minutes less than it takes me when I ride mass transit. And that’s on a good day. Bet your ass I’m leaving later tomorrow. I got up at 6:45 this morning, that ain’t gonna happen in the future.
Aside from the cold and the grease I got on my jeans from the bike, it wasn’t half bad. I might do more of it when the weather gets nice. My body (which has not been on a bike in seven months) did not rebel too badly against the exercise this morning, and I figure by the end of the week I’ll either be dead or on the way to getting in shape. (I’m really pulling for “getting into shape,” since I want to see what Rick got me for Christmas and I only have to work one day next week). This strike might not be an awful thing after all.
(And yes, left-wing liberal that I am, I support the TWU in this strike. I don’t think anyone should have to work without a raise like I have. If my union goes on strike, I hope the TWU supports us.)
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