TTC

What I am not looking forward to,
with the coming Winter season,
is more than just the cold and slush.

I was tired this morning, so I decided to skip
the bike ride to work, and took the TTC.
The forecast also called for rain in the evening,
and I didn't feel like riding home in the rain either.

It did rain in the evening,
so the Streetcars were busier than normal,
and later than normal.

The wait is supposed to be 15 minutes or less,
but I ended up waiting 30 minutes for a car,
and the first two were packed with people.
I waited for the third, which allowed me a seat.

If you haven't been on a Streetcar when it's raining,
the smell of mould, and wet people permeates the air.
Even with the windows open, and the ventilation
humming, you can't escape the smell.

And a crowded Streetcar with wet people
almost smells worse than if they were all
wet dogs.

I decided tonight,
that I will ride my bike as far into Winter as is possible,
not stopping in November as I did last year.

Only when it snows,
or the temperature dips below freezing,
will I stop riding.

DB