So last night, I was stuck underground on the subway for 2 hours. Yes, TWO HOURS. With no power. And no seat. About 5 blocks away from my stop. It took all of my will power not to have a panic attack. Thankfully I had cell phone service so both my FI and my Mom were trying to keep me calm. I just wanted to go home to change my clothes before my friends book release party and instead I showed up an hour late, drenched in sweat, looking like a hot mess and literally burst into tears when I saw my friends from being so stressed out. Needless to say, I'm going to get very drunk tonight to make up for it. Had to force myself to get on the subway again this morning.
What shitty thing do you want to vent about today?
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OMG I'm so sorry!!! I remember a year or two ago, some DC metro cars were stuck underground for like 6 hours and I almost had an anxiety attack just thinking about it. I cannot imagine how anxious you must have been!!!
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Oh man that's terrible, sorry to hear you got stuck. I heard about that on the news this morning, a manhole fire or something on W4 St. I really do not miss taking the subway.
Today, I would like to vent about my drivers. I am a dispatcher and I have one driver that is just late to everything. He has an excuse every single time! I am trying to be lenient but this is just getting ridiculous and of course customers are getting angry. I just called him for an ETA and his phone is going straight to vmail.
I am just dreaming about 3pm so I can get the hell out of here and forget about everything work related for 2 whole days.
I am at my wit’s end with FI right now. I've tried so hard to be supportive through everything with his job situation (it turns out he will probably still be employed through the spring) while not inserting myself in the middle of it or telling him what to do. But nothing I say or do is good enough. I reached out to a friend in his industry, and she connected him with a recruiter who helped her find a job. This morning FI was complaining that the recruiter wasn’t very nice and she wanted to receive his resume via email rather than from his linkedin. I think that’s pretty reasonable, but telling FI that would only make him upset with me. So I said I’m sorry sweetie, that sounds really frustrating. He sent me back this long text about how when I say that it means I don’t really care about his problem, and I was so frustrated that I cried at my desk for a minute. Thanks for letting me vent. Time to put on my big girl panties and go on with my day.
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@Couggal12, I'm sorry your FI is going through that. I know it's really stressful position to be in.
My manager(s) are kind of useless, but my coworkers are good, so it's a fine trade off.
It's POURING here though, which totally sucks.
You know what's kinda hilarious? Just a day or two ago I watched a Full House rerun where Jesse misses his high school graduation because they are stuck on the train. But you know, he talked a thug dropout into going back to school during the ordeal so it all turned out rainbows!
That sucks though. I'd freak out too. My highway I take to work has an exit, then 10 miles until the next exit which is the one I take. I'm always terrified of getting caught in a jam up in that stretch and having no way off...and having to poop. Very real concern. lol
But I'm afraid of running out of gas or having car issues.
Getting trapped on a train is a nightmare of mine too. And I take the CTA daily!
Ugh that's awful! I would have panicked too! Glad you got out okay.
I hate how when the subways get stuck I never have reception to call someone if I'm supposed to be meeting them. One time someone was waiting for me for like, 30 mins and I had no way of telling them! Ughh.
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