Found this lovely gem on the platform which seems to be the start of a poem, maybe, and the rhyme made me smile a bit. Turns out we're not done freaking out about this new strain of flu. There was another unnecessary "we interrupt this program for a special report" today with Bloomberg and others reporting about the closure of 3 other schools in Queens. I do hope people stay well, but I wish the media would stop blowing this illness out of proportion. Bloomberg's tone was very calm which I appreciated and one of the reps today pointed out that the closure of schools is causing a lot of stress for working parents. She urged their employers to be sympathetic and for there to perhaps be a new policy for incidents like this. I imagine most employers can't afford to be sympathetic, but it was a nice, public attempt for workers' rights.
In other slightly related news, these crazy subway grates have popped up in our neighborhood. Have they in yours? I don't know what genius thought of these, but they are both distracting and obstructing. The sidewalks are already crowded with people waiting for the bus and trying to get around. They're also really really ugly. I don't get it. Plus Scott was bitter that someone most likely got overpaid for the steel work on them. What the??
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