So, the public transportation system in Philadelphia [Septa] went on strike starting on Oct. 31st. Well, it didn't really affect me much, OR SO I THOUGHT. Okay, I'm going to start bitching so tune down your sensitivity or something.

Regional trains are still running and only the busses, subways, and elevated trains that have stopped running. So naturally there will be more volume in the streets as more people are driving. There will also be more volume in trains. Monday afternoon I boarded the 4 o'clock train only to find myself one lonely sardin in a tin can. There wasn't room to even stand. I had a person everywhere.

Earlier that day, my train conductor got robbed. He was standing there waiting for the passengers to board the train when some guy ran by and took all his money (gathered from taking money for tickets and such). It was all very exciting and the police came and all. But I had to miss a lot of time and it wasn't until another train had come by that I could get to my University.

The last strike was in 1998 and that lasted for six weeks. Six weeks of crazy sardin in a tin can. Six weeks of crowded platforms and lack of parking spaces. Le sigh.