number of times i fell today due to said snow: 5*(*)
* and i do mean 5 full-on, hip-bruising, purse-content-scattering falls.
(*) and every time i took one of said falls and someone was in my near vicinity, such people would without fail help to pick me up and steady me on my first few vertical steps....
which further solidifies my belief that new yorkers are some of the most considerate city people i've ever known. (no i'm not joking). just now on the 1 train, 2 strangers boarded at 96th street, discussing a semi-crazy-seeming-woman on the platform who was yelling and screaming at every passer-by (typical new york subway behavior). but these 2 strangers assessed the situation, and at the 103rd st station one of them got off the train to return to the 96th platform to give this belligerent woman some food she had from her just-purchased grocery bag, figuring the woman was really in need. i see such outreaches to those around us (especially on the subway) almost daily.
and remember how i suddenly became ill and violently threw up two separate times on the crowded DC metro platform and not one person even extended a word or gesture of concern? when similar instances have happened to me here in new york, i have been greeted by multiple people making sure i'm ok.
i'm just sayin' :)
(*) and every time i took one of said falls and someone was in my near vicinity, such people would without fail help to pick me up and steady me on my first few vertical steps....
which further solidifies my belief that new yorkers are some of the most considerate city people i've ever known. (no i'm not joking). just now on the 1 train, 2 strangers boarded at 96th street, discussing a semi-crazy-seeming-woman on the platform who was yelling and screaming at every passer-by (typical new york subway behavior). but these 2 strangers assessed the situation, and at the 103rd st station one of them got off the train to return to the 96th platform to give this belligerent woman some food she had from her just-purchased grocery bag, figuring the woman was really in need. i see such outreaches to those around us (especially on the subway) almost daily.
and remember how i suddenly became ill and violently threw up two separate times on the crowded DC metro platform and not one person even extended a word or gesture of concern? when similar instances have happened to me here in new york, i have been greeted by multiple people making sure i'm ok.
i'm just sayin' :)
6 comments:
wow jooj. five times in one day? ouchies!! be careful for goodness' sake.
i'm telling you les, it was INSANELY snowy/icey today. and you know me and my usual clumsiness. so, really? that surprising?
plus i walked around 2 miles at least, so i had many an opportunity :)
Wow, Joojie, you sound like me. My personal record in one snowy Provo day is 3 falls. Congratulations, lady, you win.
Ouch! May I suggest better shoes?
And what country is your New York in?
Got an email from BYU News today and was reading about the project you helped with (Womanstats. It sounds very interesting!
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