WhipperSnaPR

Any seasoned Bostonian knows to expect complete havoc during labor day weekend. It really does look like the Uhaul convention is in town for the weekend. After almost two and a half years here I thought I would have learned my lesson, but there is one thing that I’ve consistently forgotten each fall…. the immediate and constant influx of traffic.

I first moved to Boston in June 2004; I lived in Back Bay and worked in Swampscott (I’ll have to complain about ‘reverse’ commuting on the T some other time). On labor day weekend that year, I moved to Fenway with my parents excursion pulling a Uhaul. Absolutely Crazy! The worst part though, was when I was late to work the entire following week; my already hour-long commute had turned into a two-hour long nightmare due to the huge influx of traffic on the green line. I learned to hate boston students while I was also learning to be one myself.

This year, I’m now working in Lexington. (I have a masochistic track record of working in Boston “suburbs:” Swampscott, Newton, Lexington. I’ve only worked in the actual city for 3 months, and oh how I loved that commute)! So, first I was taking the T to the bus to Lexington and my commute was about an hour. Then, Josh moved here with his car! Because parking in Cambridge is so ridiculous, I drive to work every day to take advantage of free parking. The month of August was amazingly easy. I loved my commute! However, immediately after Labor Day, it has become absolutely hellish.

Lesson learned: students suck, especially the ones with t-passes or cars

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