I know it's only been a week, but I'm obviously very spoiled and feel as if I've earned the right to complain. Now you too can experience the enchantment of Dubai public transportation!
7:10 a.m. Walk across the street and onto the sidewalk to wait for the bus.
7:13 a.m. Stand nicely on sidewalk, even as people begin to invade your space.
7:15 a.m. Use dirty looks and/or shoulders to protect your postage stamp-sized space on sidewalk.
7:20 or 7:25 or 7:30 a.m. Bus arrives. Do anything in your power to get on the bus. Relent only for the elderly, the pregnant, and possibly women with very young children. Being nice won't get you to work on time.
7:30 a.m. Look straight ahead. Remember to breath through mouth. Looking for something to hold onto is unnecessary as the sheer number of people on the bus will keep you in place.
7:32 a.m. Official-looking man from the government pulls bus over. Checks to make sure everyone on the bus has paid.
7:42 a.m. Run off the bus to the metro station. Run faster than the person next to you.
7:43 a.m. Stand as close as humanly possible to metro doors so that when they open, you have a snowball's chance in hell of getting a seat for the ride. Feel free to use shoulders again when people push ahead of you.
7:45 a.m. 35-minute metro ride in the ladies' car. Always the ladies' car. Ladies smell better and don't stare as much. And thank the good lord for iPhones and NPR.
8:20 a.m. Run off metro. Pay half day's wages for a coffee at Starbucks.
8:25 a.m. Run like hell to get to your office by 8:30. Try to keep coffee in your cup. Don't trip over high heels. Be sure to look perfectly presentable upon arrival.
7:15 p.m. Repeat in reverse.
Need help with the car purchase? Please end the commute misery(and the bitching for Rob's mental well-being.)
ReplyDeleteSeriously, if you are buying a car, and you will be, do it sooner rather than later, Also don't be afraid to spend for reliability.
Here for you Andy and Rob.
Hilarious. I am sorry to not be as supportive as your dad, but it does sound like a car would be a good idea. And imagine what it will be like in the heat! Will it be a dry heat? That won't mean anything when your commute is an Andy sandwich for an hour.
ReplyDeleteAlso, is that a picture you actually took?