...is what it SHOULD be called.
So, I'm a day or so behind on this...been a little busy at work getting some serious work done!
Of course, the day I forget my phone, I would've had a nice picture of what the LIRR looks like when they have delays that cause rush hour to be one chaotic mess. You walk down the steps expecting to get to your track and instead of that, you walk into a pile of people who are just standing there with no place to go...and pissed off as well. Right away...you know you're screwed and hope that you have no plans to get home to because it's going to be awhile. There's no where to stand and you are pretty much in the way of everyone, constantly getting bumped into because people who can actually get on their train are trying to weave their way through the crowd. And let me tell you...it gets hot and gross with all of those people just standing around.
Apparently...during a routine inspection, they found faulty tracks and just HAD to work on them during rush hour...causing at first 5-10 minute delays which end up being more like 30 minutes.
What I absolutely LOVE is the fact that they send out notifications (which...you only get if you sign up) telling you that there are delays happening or anything that has to do with your train line. But...here's the BEST part...they send one out saying there are all these delays...advising customers to leave the city early to get home on some of the extra trains running for the holiday. So...when does the LIRR have time to speak to my boss(es) and tell them that it's ok for me to leave work because the LIRR has f'd up yet again.
Then...they issue an apology the next day...that also says they are going to schedule routine inspections AROUND rush hour so there is no more inconvenience during the craziest time of day for commuters. So...it takes a bunch of angry commuters to figure that out? That you shouldn't do routine things during rush hour? Um. DUH! Here's the thing. If I had money for every time the LIRR should apologize for the crap they pull with MY money...I might actually have a free commute every month.
Needless to say...I didn't get home until 7:15pm that night. All I can say...is thankfully...I had a seat and didn't have to stand on a packed train...because that would've made it 20 times worse. Then again...when that happens I generally push my way through and do what I have to in order to get a seat. Because it's literally every man and woman for themselves when that happens. The elbows come out!
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