This morning’s commute was bad. I confess most of it was my fault.
First I overslept my alarm. I had a headache and sat around waiting for the Aleve to kick in, by the time I got to the subway I knew I wouldn’t make it in time, but then … People were running up the stairs screaming – there’s a man on the track! – They seemed to be mad at the man in the booth, but what could he do? He grabbed the phone as soon as he could.
So I got on the bus. Limited so it only went as far as 68th, I needed to go to 59th. I walked it, then got on the “R” train, which is not the right train. I got off the train at Queens Plaza to catch the E to Court Square, instead I got on the M and ended up … back at Lexington and 59th. Which is weird, cause I didn’t think the M stopped there. From there I got on the right train an went to work. Only 2 hours late.
Belleza
just a city girl 
Yeah, the M stops there on weekdays.
I’m notorious for getting so engrossed in the book I’m reading that I miss my stop by two or three stops, and at stations where the platform is in the middle of trains going opposite directions I have a terrible habit of getting on the one going the wrong direction…. Especially if I’m just coming off the stairs and there’s a train in the station.
I think it’s just the city’s way of saying, “Pay attention!”
Thanks for commenting. I can relate to all of that. At Lex and 59th the platform is in the middle so not only is there Brooklyn bound on one side and Queens bound on the other, three train lines come through there. I have the same problem of seeing, oh Queens bound! And jumping on, only to discover its the wrong Queens bound train.