The first snow of the season in NYC. It’s always too soon, messy and accompanied by much sighing. I left work early to avoid the rush hour commute for fear of The train tracks freezing and signals losing power. However today as I trudged my way to the train I had a revelation….

What’s worse than this awful transportation infrastructure in the winter? Driving on the slippery, seemingly always too narrow roads of NYC. At least now I get to sit on this train and it will eventually get me to my destination as I read, blog and listen to music. The thought of having to drive with my defenses on at all times in this wintry mix makes me so grateful for living in a city with public transportation, albeit failing. As a anxious driver; nothing calms my nerves more than knowing I can take public transportation in less than perfect weather conditions.