Really, get a life
A big construction project on Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway is forcing car-loving commuters off the interstates and on to the trains, WSJ reports:
Not anymore. Massive construction work on one of Chicago's main highways has forced her to trade the peace of her sport-utility vehicle for the clatter and crowds of a double-decker commuter train.
"This was a very, very big step for me," says Ms. Schue, 42 years old, who had never been on a train in her life before she recently started taking the Metra rail service. "I'm still very...," she says, choking up, then pausing to compose herself. "I miss my car."
[...]
Despite traffic and other hassles of driving to work, many car commuters consider their trip a guilty pleasure. "You don't drink, you don't smoke, you don't do crack. [Driving] was my enjoyment for a little while" each day, says Frank Pierson, 52, who works at a bank in downtown Chicago.
Can't you derive your satisfaction from some other facet of your life that doesn't involve congestion, pollution and bad urban planning?
Post Author:
rj3 | 9:55 AM |
Link
|
TrackBacks
