There's More to Jersey than Exits off the Turnpike - We hope!: Two things that make me smile

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Two things that make me smile

While my commute home might sometimes seem to take forever (even though I am just sitting on a train reading my book), there are two things that I sometimes see that always make me smile when I finally arrive at South Orange and get off the train:

1) Men coming off the train carrying a bouquet of flowers. For them to bring flowers home to their wife or significant other is so thoughtful and sweet.

2) Kids waiting to greet their mom or dad as they get off the train. This is too cute to me. The kids are always so excited and I know it makes that long, bad day at work just melt away.

I thought I would post something nice and positive rather than always complaining about the people up here!

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Lessons on New Jersey

1) No trucks on the Garden State Parkway. Not that there was a problem, but I really don't think you are supposed to have huge trucks on it; probably b/c of the really low clearances on some of the underpasses. OOPS!
2) EZPASS is a MUST!!!
3) NEVER go to IKEA on a weekend!
4) People around here don't expect you to say excuse me, so it's alright if you just kind of push them out of the way. (Oh man, wait till I take this lesson back to Baltimore with me)
5) (actually this is a lesson on the whole area in general) Just act like you know where you are going and act like you own that piece of sidewalk you are on! Otherwise, people might try to run you down. I think I already knew this one, but being up there only emphasized its importance.
6) Don't be scared of not knowing where you are going. Odds are there are people around that are much more clueless than you.
7) Always have a train schedule handy so you can make it to the train on time!
8) Don't buy a car in NJ because they don't come with turn signals and the brake lights are faulty
9) When people are waiting for the train they tend to group together in certain areas - this means that the train doors are most likely to open where they are standing
10) While waiting for the 7:34am train, there is a train that comes through around 7:25. This train FLIES by and does not stop. Turn your back and get away from the track or you will be blown away.
11) My train that leaves Penn Station at 5:50pm almost always departs from Gate 3 or 4. Its amazing and its pretty funny to see everyone gathered around that gate waiting for the same train every single work day.