A long, strange trip

I just wanted to get my comics, maybe go to the Apple Store and ogle an iPad a little bit. Two months ago, it wouldn't be so hard. Get on the 7 train to either Grand Central or to Times Square. Walk a couple blocks and there you are. Then the MTA shut down weekend service between Times Square and Queensboro Plaza. Now I have to transfer once to get to Times Square, twice for Grand Central (I find it a bit ironic that only a handful of subway lines hit Grand Central Station). So I make my transfers and get my comics and do the whole thing in reverse on a lazy Saturday. I don't really understand why the MRA would cut off weekend service into Manhattan. Why not overnight? Are there that many people using the trains between midnight and 5-6 a.m. weekdays that it would be more of a disruption?

Waiting on a rather long line at Port Authority Gate 22 for an 8 am trip to Syracuse. As my father would say, "Get on the bus, forget about us." Hmm. The rather long line may have been for an earlier bus to Montreal. Must investigate... Update, 7:18 am I don't know if I'm on the right bus, but it's going to Syracuse, so here I sit. I ran upstairs before boarding to use the restroom - the one downstairs at the gate was posted as out of order - and I saw the statue of "The Commuters" by George Segal. I took a picture. What creeps me out about the photo is the three people walking through the door with their eyes closed. It's just disconcerting. Anyway, I walked back downstairs a couple minutes later and the bathroom at the gate was now working. Maybe someone just wanted me to see the commuters... Update, 7:47 am My 8 am bus was boarding at 7 when I got there and we left around 7:30. By the time my scheduled time hits, I'll be well in...