I cannot say it is surprising to find Chicago ranked sixth of the most miserable cities in the United States. Weather, commute times, and taxes all contributed to the unfavorable ranking. Unremarkably, residents of Detroit and Flint are even more miserable. I am surprised by the other three cities where residents are more miserable than we Chicagoans: Miami; West Palm Beach; and Sacramento. At least we Chicagoans have legitimate reasons to be miserable. I suspect those of you from Miami, West Palm Beach, and Sacramento simply have miserable dispositions and would no matter where you live. Now admittedly the weather this winter has been mild in Chicago, but I dare you residents of Florida and Northern California to come here where there are reasons for our misery!
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Monday, December 6, 2010
Metra Shuffle
People can be amazingly forgetful. Last week I was in Seattle. There were numerous traffic delays Tuesday blamed on rain. Come on, it is Seattle - nine months of the year it rains. How can people forget to drive in the rain? Yes, the week before it snowed and traffic came to a standstill. That is understandable. It does not snow often in the Seattle area, the communities are not prepared for it, and the hilly terrain makes for treacherous driving on snow slickened roads. But, rain???
With the wind chill this morning in the suburbs of Chicago the temperature was -6°F. The trains were running late due to frozen switches. People were appropriately bundled up to stay warm. Amazingly though, not everyone standing next to the commuter railroad tracks danced the Metra Shuffle. Most of us remembered to start the dance by facing in the direction of the train. After the wave of wind from the train blasted us in our backs, on queue we shuffled around perpendicular to the tracks to board the train. A third of the passengers waiting with us though apparently forgot about the Metra Shuffle and had the side of their faces blasted by wind from the train.
By last Wednesday the drivers in Seattle largely remembered how to drive in the rain. Will Chicago’s Metra commuters remember to dance the Shuffle tomorrow?
With the wind chill this morning in the suburbs of Chicago the temperature was -6°F. The trains were running late due to frozen switches. People were appropriately bundled up to stay warm. Amazingly though, not everyone standing next to the commuter railroad tracks danced the Metra Shuffle. Most of us remembered to start the dance by facing in the direction of the train. After the wave of wind from the train blasted us in our backs, on queue we shuffled around perpendicular to the tracks to board the train. A third of the passengers waiting with us though apparently forgot about the Metra Shuffle and had the side of their faces blasted by wind from the train.
By last Wednesday the drivers in Seattle largely remembered how to drive in the rain. Will Chicago’s Metra commuters remember to dance the Shuffle tomorrow?
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