Due to the storm yesterday, and metrorail’s inability to cope with anything. I had to walk part of my commute home. Yes, you read that right. I had to walk. I left work at 4pm only to have to wait inside the metro station for almost half an hour for my train to come. Okay, that’s not that bad. Then, they start making announcements that they are turning back trains at one of the stations (East Falls Church) en route to my house. Again, not so bad. They’re providing shuttle service to the next station (West Falls Church). HA! That’s what they want you to think. I get to this station and exit. There are droves of people outside and no where near enough buses to fit them all. This is going to be bad. I’m not aggressive enough to get a seat on the “shuttle” so I don’t even bother. I’m not doing all that pushing and shoving for a spot on an overly crowded metro bus. It ain’t gonna happen. Instead I turn around to hear what the metro cop is saying. Oh, well, that’s just lovely. He’s saying that we’re more than welcome to walk to the next metro station and it shouldn’t take that long. I see. Since people have started walking and there really doesn’t appear to be any alternative, I praise God for my semi-comfy shoes and start hoofing it. At first, it’s not that bad, everyone is talking to each other and making a few jokes. There’s a slight incident where no one seems to be sure where they should be going and the group splits off into two (still huge) groups. My group takes a mad dash across the highway……….and then another mad dash to get across the street. Oh, the good times are really rolling now. Shortly after that, we find ourselves on a walking trail. Okay. That isn’t so bad. Only we’re on the trail forever. And we’re in the way of the regular walkers and they’re stopping to gawk. Some of them are stopping to take pictures. Idiots. It got even better once we were off the trail and traipsing through the residential neighborhoods. People were lined up on their porches waving and holding signs that said “metro this way.” LOL It was almost like being in a parade. After we made it past our fans we were pretty much at the metro and that’s when it started to pour. We made it just in time. Oh, well. Another day, another adventure in the life of Miss Etiquette.
