Last night NYC got hit by some heavy rain and as a result local roads, rail, and air traffic have been severely slowed. People have been waiting up to three hours to get onto a train. Many have been told to get off the train and take the bus, only to find that the buses are so full that drivers won't allow new passengers on. The MTA has even told people to just stay home. Normal to heavy precipitation seems to cripple the city much more now than when I first moved here. It's become so commonplace that if the weatherman predicts heavy rain, I get up at least thirty minutes early, just in case I have to take a different subway line to work in the morning and walk across Central Park. A couple of weeks ago a couple of friends returned from their honeymoon in Myanmar. They were telling us all about it, how it's basically a dictatorship that's cut off from the rest of the world. As an illustration of how underdeveloped it is they said, "And whenever it rains, all the roads shut down!" to which I replied, "Oh my God! Just like here!"
I laugh, but this is a serious problem and it's ridiculous that we suffer under these conditions.
Pictures were obtained from Bloomberg.com
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