After a lovely Fourth of July weekend in Westchester, I reluctantly headed to the Mamaroneck MetroNorth station to go back to New York City. I had no idea what I was in for.
First of all the train was 35 minutes late due to an "earlier incident." Whatever that means. Then, as I was standing on the platform being impatient, my girlfriend and I both noticed a dude leaning out of his apartment window in a building directly across the tracks/street. He was shirtless. "Wouldn't that be funny if he was naked?" I said.
Seconds later he pulls himself back into the window and stands up. Sure enough: NAKED! We were in shock. Not content to flash us just once, he came back to the window seconds later and hung out there with his junk on full display. Twice more.
Just then there was a track change announcement, meaning everybody had to leave the track we were waiting at on the NYC-bound side and relocate to the opposite site. How annoying!
We headed down the stairs to walk under the tracks to the other side. As we approached the far end of the tunnel, a ripe stench was there to greet us. Apparently someone couldn't find a bathroom and decided to defecate all over the wall and ground. And let's just say that it was pretty evident that said person had an upset stomach.
The train finally arrived, and even though it was so packed that there weren't enough seats, I was happy just to be on the move. read more